Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-03

may Ne adequate 10 the wants 81 lh' ''>''''' uniil
scloclhousss can be furnished, Tue 'ihs'''s s"aii use
for 4 limited period such MS can he procure" f "hpo-
rary use, and shall exercise over them i"' sum ."'-
,r,i ne il bere;n granted over school'tnuses erected ny
themselves. They NAV also use private Schools ior Tue
education OF those who may not be IN reach "i the pun
lie schools, and appropriate To Tue same II 'A'r prop"
lion Of the funds in the hands al the trustees, 10 H'tnS'
that MI q no cuuno, provide instruction themselves mhv
receive it. ;,
1th. l. shall be the duty .! the clerk To attend al
meetings or the board q: tust"e>, and to record IN :
book 10 he kept i"r that purpose the proceedings 81
such meetings, and all reports ana accounts ne sfa''
keen and preserve al! books, records ihd papers belong
,ur 1, bs office; and, al the expiration 81 his term, or
upon his death, removal ar resignation, the SAID BOOKS,
records and papers shall vest IN nus successor. lie
shall receive for his services reasonable cohpe'isa-
ton. TO be paid by the treasurer on the order oil the
board.
S,h. |, shall be the duty of the treasurer to receive
all moneys due TO the trustees, and TO pay out the same
upon the written order of the board, which order shall
spccify on its face the consideration for which It ~
drawn; to record in n book, and when required by the
trustees or the court, 10 exhibit true and exact accounts,
showing his receipts and disbursements for the previous
gears, and shall furnish any Suggestions Tor The better
performance at the duties of his office which he may
deem important. He shall receive such per centagc
on the annual receipts, not exceeding III any case I'VE
per ccntum, as the trustees shall allow hun Before he
STALL enter on The duties III his office, he shall give bond,
With rood security approved by tie trustees, III the Pc
nalty Of - dollars, made payable To the trustees and
their successors, and conditioned i"r the faithful DIS
charge VI the duties Of his ciice, which bond shall he
filed with, aud Re carefully recorded and preserved BY
The clcik vi the county or corporation IN ms oificc.
ON. The trustees appointed under this act, shall meet
NJ the court house OF the county or co!porttinil, or
al some other convenient place, nj least once IN each
wear, and, when 50 assembled shall constitute a board
| of school commissioners for the county of corporation.
They shall appoint 4 clerk 10 record their proceedings,
and Ike treasurer, Under The former h'ifa 81 commits
sioners, Shall report t. them, ani discharge The daiieSoi
Treasurer 10 the new board, nhti! The board may think
proper 4, appoint another bat IN n case Will a com
mission be charged ~ the treasurer q tn" school CON
missinnrrs upon tae .aa!s TO BED expended ~ me ds.
tricis for primary education. Hey Shall distribute all
fun Is coming into their hands Ia tic trustees OF the dis.
tricts, in proportion 10 popuisinr, To be ny thelh heiu
in trust for public education. They shall inform the
Second Auditor Of the portion ni the school quota, ior
the county or corporation, TO which each d's'fict VIII oe
entitled, and shall furnish him with Il consolidated re.
port, from the district reports-shewins the stale oil
public instruction in their county or corporat'on-the
whole number OF children instructed al SAID schools
the time of their attendance the price OF tuition the
amount paid the teachsrs-ana the number Of children,
male and female, between the ages OF eishl ana sixteen
years, in the county or corporation.
l0;h. They shall decide al! questions which mayaris
between the citizens AMI trustees, - 10 the creation o.
schools, or ctlle- matters d d. lily between them;
and ifc sctoolhomsc i located n the border "' one
school district, they Shall assess amount, I" b. paid
" lIll uHl "a t'itl- B' 49,
the charge Of he school shall ~ remain "iti the
trustees IN whose diSiric, the hons" - located.
llth. They shall, Ii they should THINK II necessary,
present 10 the qualified voters "i t"e ennhty OK corpo'
ration. n statement, of;ac coad.ti.l vi pubic education,
| Of the necessity for increased .ands, and 0. The amount
which would be required annually TO complete tier
system Of education, and tar aid qualified voters, al
The next annual election for del satrs to the General
Assembly, t,T the county or c''''ofa',on' snail vo'"'
CTar or no Tal'D-and ii a inajoi,ty should decide III
favor Of n tax, then the county " corporation court
shall assess, upon the property 81 the county, 'hr
amount required, which shall be pndoy a proper officer
Of the court, IN just proportions, % the district tfea'
srrers.
l2ih. They shall nominate for the Military Institute,
| al Lexington, land such other institutes III the State,
as may be established by law double the number OF
youths which the county or corporation may hereafter
be entitled to, (under a law TO byicreafter passed. to
he educated at the expence of ii. Sta,e-from which
the board Of directors shall selec, the number required
and the said cadets shall enter INTO bond with the SAID
board of directors-,o take effect when their education
shall have been Completed become pupilc instruct
ors in the primary schools, IN their county or corpora
tons, for number Of years, At the uSaal price pad
Tor such instruction Bu; provided hey should trel
Il, 10 be their interest 10 decline thus dit!, they shall, by
paving - tie comm ssioncIs ~ the county or corpora
ton the sum IL dollars, equal 70 the amount their
education had cost, be escrcrai"d from the duty, and
The sad sum the SAID commissioners snail pay over !
the sad Institute, II b. used III tie ciklaton OF an al
ditional pupil iro;n sad county or oTWfaiion.
I'm. me Second AUDITOR ~ l'iuiItu F" hiSe Puoi'Sii
ed in the State, Tor which may he procured on better
terms else where) for primary education, saci books
as a committee To BE- appointed hy the Legislature may
designate, and distribute tho same 10 ;'e counties and
corporations agfeeahly 10 the reqnisiti"as Q! me sch""i
commissioners Of sad counties and operations, and
charge their respective annual quota 4fii the same.
r.. g., ...,,., E :; i, y! ..5s!v a. magistrate.
Of the counties, or corporations, = 4'r'P'i he ia" or,
if they prefer it, 10 rciaia III present system. 4 par
tal experiment. viii rive sf"a'"7 ooni'tni Q! teachers
and, il case 81 filurc, viii produce ies4 iab!i: INJURY
whereas, the benefits would - but nt''" Delayed. Inc
principle vas adopted by penasy lvan'a N The i%n'FoJnc-
ton Of her school system, and worked well. The
character of the population VIII make II almost lHPos'
sible TO Introduce The township system m Virginia a
single school district would also, IN many counties, De
yery inconyenient ; but hy taking larger districts, ani
sudsrinn the inhabitants to locate their schoolhouse in
the most populous neighbarhoodS, the great mass OF the
community might be educated in the common schools,
and the greater part of the remainder might, rs snS'
gested in section sixth, find private schools.
The second section Of the bill proposes private aid.
When il is rccollcctcd, that 4 tax has been lad on TIE
people Of the State FIR the higher schools, un ao oi
private contributions and alsn Tor The education OF the
) extreme poor-,ha, nothing !ias been done Tor te
middle classes-that four.iliih~ II The people are YET 70
receive the first cent from the Legislature, !, Will be
very desirable, if ali canan, b. reached, that those who
ara 10 receive nothing, should pay as lt,le as possible
To avoid. therefore, Tie heavy lax n carry out ms sys-
tem-to AVOID as much as possible the Dutiieh on nun,
whose child will not he in reach Of a school, would
snpyes,. that an appeal H. made to the wealthy and
liberal, for such means as VII put the scheme IN partial
operation would ask all I" contribute, from Inc
smallest sum imaginable, = tir largest, II possible, ~
70 move tina, prejudice vince rH,>,s against gTat,i'tous
;ps.ruc;ion and. Of course, T. stimulate the counties
IA the greatest effort in tliS good work, each county
should meet lis deficiency hr i county lax, at the plea
sure of Il majority Of The frArlr,
The 7h section of the hi relates 10 II. location Of