Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-04

count for The purpose oil taRinS tnis az, ino evn
sideration. And il shall be The duly OF Tue ohc-
riff to summon every Magistrate IN Inc county OF
corporation accordingly, and return 'ha' iac' 70
/the next court; and for the ialure 10 no 50 "nel
everreouired by the court under this act, ne snaii
t,riei, and nav in each case The sum OF ilve dol
lars: for which, Judgment shall be rendered ny
the com, 10 whom the return is hereinDeiore anu
hereafter directed 10 be made, unless Inc Sherin
BY his return or that OF his deputy shall snow na'
he has performed the duty hereby required OF hiih
. Re IL farther enacfcd That at the next
Cuurt after The summons aforesaid, Ia majority
of the acting magistrates OF The CouIt oelns P,e-
sem, The Court shall make an order olreclihs 'he
school commissioners OF the county or corpora
lion, 10 Law of the county or corFoia'ioi 'n'o
school districts. in the manner prcscrlced ny
The first section OF Inc acl pdsseu =" ~" u -,
of February. 1929, and the Sd section OF the acl
passed March 3Olh 1887, and 10 return copy OF
the man OF The said school districts 10 The clerk OF
the Court 10 be BY him preserved; and, also, re-
ouirine The said school commissioners 10 ascer-
lain without delay, and report TO Inc Court, Inc
number of children in each district OF The proper
AGE 10 be sent TO The county school, ana WHOSE
narents are willing 10 send them 10 the school
herein provided for and TO compute and report
10 the said Court also, the sum OF money neces-
sary 10 be raised BY The county or corporation 10
educate the said children and erect me school
bouses in The manner now prescribed BY law
where none now exist
"3. And be ii farther enacted, That when Inc
said report shall have been made ny inc schoo'
commissioners. it shall he The duty of The court
TO enter N order directing the Sheriff TO summon
the MAGISTRATES of the county TO attend The next
court Tor the purpose of considering and farther
acting upop. The subject Of education; and at Inc
said next court "a majority OF the acting masls-
trates being presently the said court shall hrst
consider and determine, by rsra rocc vote, 10 DC
entered of record, whether they will make levy
as hereafter provided for; and il maj oriy OF the
said court shall be in favor OF the said levy, they
shall then proceed 10 raise The money required
by the said report OF the school commissioners,
by levy upon all the citizens of The county, town
or borough, after the manner in which The conn-
~ lcvies are now made, and a ralcable levy upon
the lands, lots and houses therein, according TO
their assessed value, and the sum so raised shall
be collected by The Sheriff when The taxes and 9th
er county leyies are collected, and paid over 10
The treasurer of the school commissioners, upon
the orders, from time 10 time, made by The said
county or corporation court, upon The requisition
of the school commissioners, 10 be distributed 10y
he said treasurer as The school commissioners
may direct.
Il. And be IL Ea1ticr cnacted, That the said
school commissioners shall annually report TO The
said court, al their February term in each year,
the amount necessary to be raised Tor Inc ensuing
wear; and the said court shall, in The manner be-
lore directed, al The court at which The other le-
vies Tor The county are made, proceed 10 make
the lew for the school fund aforesaid, 10 be col
lecled in manner aforesaid; and Tor making such
collections. The Sheriff shall be allowed a COM
mission d per cent
"5 anu be II farther enacted, That if majo-
rity OF the Magistrates shall fail 10 attend at the
Court TO which they are summoned as hereinbe-
fore provided for, it shall be lawful Tor the Court
10 make new order 10 summon the Magistrates,
and al another Court, at which majority OF The
Magistrates shall be present, 10 do and perform
all the things hereby authorized 10 be done by the
Court first summoned.
"6. .Aad6e IL farther enacted, That whenever the
cour, oithe county, town or borough, constituted as
before directed shall refuse 10 make The levy lore
said, this act shall not be enforced in such comfy
town or borough until Court, summoned and
constituted as Aforesaid, shall reconsider and re-
verse the determination Of The first Court, and
shall determine to execute, and proceed 10 exc
cute, this act in manner aforesaid in said coun-
~ Town or borough.
~. Be IL farther enacted, That the public
schools herein provided for. shall be Tree schools,
subject TO the regulations, in other respects, now
provided by law, except that all appropriations 10
them from the public treasury shall cease.
IS. And DC ii foyihtr enacted, That any school
commissioner who shall refuse 10 perform any
duty required BY this act, shall forfeit and pay for
each refusal the sum oftwenty dollars TO be reco-
vered by motion before the CONT OF the county or
corporation as other penalties are now recovered
from said commissioners, and 10 be paid 10 the
Treasurer of the school commissioners, for the
benefit OF the school fund.
80. BE ii farther enacted, That two thousand
copies Of this acl shall be printed, OF which one
copy shall be Immediately transmitted by the Sc
cond Auditor to the clerk of the court OF each
county and corporation, TO be by him laid Leiore
The court OF his county corporation, at its next
term after he receives it,"