Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-15
SECOND AUDiToR's OrricE,
RJcLDinDH Ri Jtri IlrS

hchHiOnd 81 .5pTL, 1853 \
FBNHE General Assembly, at their session. adopt-
"a ed resolution, copy of which is herewith sent
requiring the President and Directors of the Literary
Fund TO procure certain Information respecting the
dition and wants of the University of Virginia and of
the Colleges and Academies of the State and autho-
rising them to call upon the Directory and Trustees
those Institutions and upon the Boards of School Com
issoncrs OF the several counties aud corporate towns
for such detailed statements will enable them to per-
form this duty.
The information thus called for appears to be intend
cd to serge basis upon which form general and
equitable System for the appropriation Of the surplus
come OF the Literary Fund.- to the endowment of such
Colleges, Academies, and intermediate Schools US may
be hereafter designated established by the General
Assembly 1t is Indispensable therefore not only that
the number revenue, usefulness and locality of all the
existing institutions of that description should be fully
presented for the consideration of the Legislature
that the fact of the existence of such institutions in
any county or section Of the State should be distinctly
stated.
The President and Directors of the Literary Fund be-
evlng that the resolution itself expressed with su Hi
Gent nnutcness and precision respectfully refer there
to- and request that early steps may be taken to put them
in possession of the Reports the respective Junction
aries above mentioned before the first Monday i'm
december next in order that they may be laid before the
General Assembly.
BY order OF the President and Directors of the Lite
rary Fund, j. BROWN, JR Second auditor
Resolutions Of the General asscnJIy calling for Informal
ton respecting The University Of Vrginia, and lie L0i-
icges and 4cade'nicS cfthe &0tePasScd FeJ % 1885
Whereas the General Assembly on the twenty fourth
day oil February eighteen hundred and twenty one en-
acted that whenever the annual income of the Literary
Fund should exceed sixty thousand dollars the surplus
above that sum, until such surplus should amount to
twenty thousand dollars should be appropriated TO the
endowment OF such colleges academies and ntcrmedi-
ate schools, within this Commonwealth as the General
Assembly might thereafter designate as fit institutions
ior such endowment: And whereas appears from the
report of the Second Auditor hat there will accrue dur.
ing the current fiscal year. surplus Of than
~ thousand dollars above the charges the Literary
FUND.- and that the SAID surplus will probably continue to
increase every year, to render it expcdent
wise some general system for its appropriation and dis
trbutun, in fuen Of the original designs of this As
sembly, which amount cannot be done for the want
of certain requisite information in relation 10 all these
Institutions
BE therefore ReSoired Gy lie General assenaJfv That
the President and Directors of the Literary Fund re-
qucstcd to report to the next General Assembly the con-
ditiOn and wants of the University Colleges and Acade
MES IN this State, which have been endowed by pre-
sent former government, or by private muui6ccncc
and tho state OF their funds and Of their annual
revenues with account of the sources of their der
Walton, and the modes of their investment: also detail
ed statement OF the condition of each of these scmina
RES, in respect TO its accommodations for teachers and
pupils; the number of its professors teachers with
the amount OF their respective salaries; the number
OF students; the branches of science and learning
taught in i the fees Of tuition, and the rules of its
government: and, farther, which Of these semi
nures have been Incorporated by law. And in or
der TO enable the aforesaid President and Directors
are hereby authorized and empowered call upon the
directory OF the several colleges the of the
ial academies, far they be ascertained md the
boards of school commissioners Of the several counties
and corporate towns Of the State to furnish such detailed
statements as they may deem necessary enable them
to accomplish the objects Of this resolution
Agreed 20 by both Houses of the General Assembly
February Goth, 1885.
GEORGE w MUNFoRD, c.n.D.
May To- 3~iamt3os