Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-02-11
MA LITERARY FUND.

EDUCATION. COMMON SCHOOLS. TIE SIRCi-
MA LITERARY FUND So.
Ma wnA,ros Il YOU think ,hs following ss.tch
oTibs l.u, relsuvs 10 the Common School SyF.srn Ct
Virgins. With the accompanying remerkS, worthy Of
psblisarisn you give ihsmr place ~ your p,psr.
Br act pa,,ed M.rch. 1919. sec / r. Gods
p $500 sB E,chsso and GrfriuTes. sal personal
property aSciu:rs The Conrfca ,.c,its a. d.r.si
and having rEHIfsl .wnsr. which sesrvsd .ipee
tbs 20 Fss. 1910. ans which shall hsr..ns5 accrrs
20 the Comzaon"o.l,h, 10 appropriated 10 On. .arosr
sgsms.i OF isHra,ng All militia iine, j 10. Feb 1911
tsior9i 90 oh'r~iss appropriated are srcs.d Of
the saine way-Ssc ~. ali snos md p.cuui,ry gsa.
siies imposed by sistuts dVciars< ~ common law
and rsc0vtssble under ihs lew, OF e.. safe .SIC-p
~aIitia hns'l shall 10 pad into tss Treasury snd hs
appropriated 10 hs Oncosfsg .neHt q ie.rniug Sec.
81 drseh The Auditor 10 ksep assoHnts OF the Lii.rs.
~ fund Sec 8 tbs 've.iOn t.clu-ss that al resl
douGs Of sissa:sS shsss there are no dis,risntse.
shall 50 to ihs LIisrry fund (N,te Th.-,sn,
20 relate ~ personal prOaeryl Sec 10 confirm. a.
u'i passed m ISIS. spProprsuss to l. fund seS,
das from lac CuH-d States 10 Virgins Sc vssis
"a he L isnd uuo o. lanis iOr.seJ sf non 9,rnsri
81 isIss. snl remaining. un-ol sac Is v...r %.
sshoSi Comm s''oasrs lhe prucesdt Of CIss- lsna,
"eid By c'sFissrs % ,hs pb1s, !5t 10. eI.e,i!on %!
POOR children.
" Eo I'll. 'hcis th. chief .rcc, ef IA. Literary
faad Of Virginia. Tn. permanent capital IN 1872
seeord'n. ~ tho report OF lie SlrsrncaJcnt Of tbs,
v'i'' trom winch tho rrpor laS; ADMITTED by Tho Of
heeF. tvs believed. zoe, no, materially q .h,r W.,
Si4tSSSo Nesfly Iae whole of ,hI FAM Is .nve,
isl IN Pros'nhls siosks anl loans which zavs.r.,e.
nae IN 1889 OF Sl02.590 From Ihs sovera! lav. reg
alaiHg 'as distribution Of ikis fsEd ia appointment
"i sesoo CSTHm ssionss prescribing their dlii.s Z e.
'Ae following ahsiarci has BEEN made. From the net
sSoVe r'srrel TO- II ], made the dsiy Of a., eovr. Of
zoe severn! counties, cities aud borough. i'm a. month
81 OCTOBER. or a. soon ahsr may be- 10 appotnt not
less ihan nor eOre Than ~d.erest psr,,n. 10 be
called School Commissioners. b. act SIS ihs Jos.
ics' are selursd 70 al v.saar..s in IA. E,intA Of
June or July under fcrsi'y. md il ,slso made the
duty OF The Commozw salths attorney 60 Gle iufyrma.
ZION against offenders. IN the Superior Cuurr SAID
Sor-nri7nsfs are compelled to serve al l,ssi os-
year 90 forfeit go They ,hsu meet annually oct
le35l m Oco5s-. and may hold extra meetings vher
ePP"SAiol ia made cy a. iess. ors ,hlrI VI sqs Com
'ai'-'on7rs--'cqrsirsa ma orr, TO form a hoard. c-
ssJoarn (eIco?' from day 10 dIy) ,Rri CofoN Com
nissiUnou shall determine what pJoT children tasy
VIII educate, and What shall DO raid and ,a,I
su'torse each Of the' .vcl 10 select such On I-s q
ORA" orders o. the Treasurer for the payrsnt Of m.
expenses of Ihsr iston Thsy NAV authors, ih-f,
irssirFef. to Pareaas. and distribute among .ch,,
books, Sc.-Proyidej sueh expenditure d., NOT -,
coed per eentun ofthe quota ofhcir soun,y-, 500
Ahey arc not 10 eIpend thsn the quota of saiI
year. or Balance hand Of former gacl 1929
seho0! Commissioners report annually the number
Of schools Inc number OF inJig.nt children and the
pfce paid Tor their tuition ias nurlhcI etuea,sJ mn,
what m"hsy rsInsn' On hand March 1872 and al,
wha' further sum will be Tulneien, to furnish moan,
OF sdasnnAg ali nissAs children in their eoIny o.
CorPsfIIIon. Comm,s,oncr, are =, s1,.p.a, c-,c, -.
settle annually thor Treasurer accounts. to prcpare
ssPor and transmit 10 clerk Of the e,yrt G,, 80 -.
ing boih their report and the lrcauirers' a-earnt
ihey shall eesi treasurer und clerk IN. bu.ip...
Of The Treasurer to receive and s.burse ell non...
paid into his hands On account of / fund f., ,,t,.t
ne shall receive not exceeding .! per cent On the
mount his disbursements zee C. = The act 500
The se Of is2s also pressribss the Of .e .,E,
nf school eO'nn!Dcnsfs and Of Tho rouni!ss AID Cur,
poFaon'. requiring the latter to receive saIJ report.
and accounts sni 10 transmit, copiss " % Auditor
aud u Iahs BOMBS Of treasurer
FREE SCHCOIs
Itis Wen here. t. b. noticed that the ,t,,.,,, ~
which hn, lsng been in operation in Virginia
whieh has for iis o.seo! the odussigu Of iudi.sni
e:Ildren only.
~ or as' pissed Feb. 1879, new system has been
provided not however az u would seem ,Iih view
o. HPsreedi7s tho old, bat apPsau % DO asIiiary
IL provides that Whenever the scOo!
any county shall thiH1 the money Appropriated 70 The
education Of poor children car be cmyoyed 10 advs,
fs.ya in ha
lawful Tor hsm 70 esuso ihoi- county 10 10 divided
o eoh''n sni districts. nD. less shan .Asgc nor more
'han seven miles s4Bars Whenever ,he Inhabitants
any one said county shall contribute lhrso-GGh. Of
iEs amount necessary 10 Lui'd school houses IN said
District shall be lawful ir corporations 10 ooi.rbu.o
Wi Of the fnoia Of tE'r county the remaining two
hth'-Proviioi iaid appropriation shall not exceed
~ per cenium Of such qup.a and that the house 10
es'hoT with the ground BE- vested u ,e president md
a"eciofsd tho L. fund. and b, for the exclusive us
oi said district Tho sum Of 100 is a.1 9, be- aBpr,
p'a'sd out Of said quota. Cor fhs ompl,ymon, or"a
good and sshicisHt teacher -ffrviJsJ the iubsbi
tsn'' Of said district shall contribute "a equal sum for
tha' Parpose' and shall select r1 teacher who shall not
hh's been efaminei, d. q provided tlilt saI school
shall be constituted nio free school or tie n.,rac
Ron OF every free white child within said district spd
--J'0' I'd tue c2ai'i oi t1fFg trustees. two 70 be .
"Pfo'osi BY tls c0nin5Iio-l and one D. commission.
es The other provisions hereinafter noticed rem.
l''e he mode q applying ,he T. fund Tie school
ts''hers ore allowed cents sr Gay or each days a.
tendance Of PoOf children ,lcji lso5 afs Iszg1 Tin.
pf'sidoni ord Director RI ao fund shall pay ann.
ay 10 he Treasurer OF ihe s.'D5 comm ssau-r. .r-h
Psron Of ihs sum q st5 600 as The Tree white r,5r
laon u The county o. corporation ~ which ifsv mr..
aPpoiniod bsaf' % The whole ro1u's'.~r II tSe Com
inonwsal'h i''5is Tim Is iis fred snas.I apfrs
Prai'oa) Tbs Surplus revenue Che amsuuf svefand
above he abovs'um fs45 900 shall aJdaJ 90 "a,
iand snnualy granted " primary seboo.l 90 % 7-1ro
prisied in he same mann "a .. q