Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1846-09-10

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Near ne close of De session Of he lat Is-
ri,laturr. sksn an the School bills seemed in
cosaiilos a nneerisi5ly, The friends bf he
Primasy School System urged forward N amsnb-
aioiy bIIl-vhieh, like lhs others, Ess hurried
through uifheuE much time for rsneciioa OF ex-
smissfiop. We give below synopsis or lis
fssiures, prepared 81 lie Clerk Of The House o.
Delegates
Al aci snendirg he pFinsry school sJbism-
Requires the county ard corporation courts at
their October farms 10 lay % their eonntisssand
corporations ipto districts, having rsgsfd 20 The
lerfiioiiai exIent aud population Of DE sane,
and 70 appoint fof esch district school can
missioner. Al the eempissioners 10 form .
board. vaesasies 10 BE- supplied, as they &C.
eur, BY The coafls. Nine members, unIess The
number Be less than sixteen sud then Maori.
ty,Iio. cons.iirse sqnsfam Of he board. The
board Is 70 elect superintendent 81 Schools,
reqeiring Of hiu bord ard security for he per.
sormsnes 81 his duties. \ he fail 10 seespi or
execute bond, DE- appointment mar be made at
The next esun. The commissioner cf esch dis
tfirt il 10 tSsnsset sRy business therein 10 Je-
gisler aAd report 10 The superintendent al chill
drtn Ia the district betPeen .6te and sixteen
years 10 enter al school shy nunteT q iA3sgsnt
children which The district portion Of hissSo1n.
" or corporation quota will pay for, line rate
| Of tuition allowed; and q subscribe such num-
Der Of days 10 each leather - BE .mag think
proper, directing such teacher 10 keePaDa e.
count Of every day's attendance Of each child
entered BY him, for which the teacher is7to re-
ceive the rate per diem prescribed. Thezsuper-
4 fnlesdensis 10 perform the du:ies be fftofefe
| perfortAet BY the uessuFet and clerk Of TIE
school commissioners, 20 prepare sEd keep q
register OF all children enteIed al school, and
/ msy from time TO time require reports from the
several commissioners Of The county III cotpo-
1 ration; be Is also 20 repoflio The annual meet.
| ing az sIhe besId OF commissioners the condition
/ Of ihs school system, viih such ipformAtion as
| may Be proper; also his account .. treasurer for
the preceding yeaf,,he said account 10 Be report
/ ed BY said board TO the superintendent Of lhe
Literary fund he Is 10 require from The said
commissioners report OF The M nber, ages
| names and sexes of.the children within their
districts, Designating those entiled 10 instFucIen
and The hnmber Of days Instruction, received up
/ 10 the sob September annually, end 10 rrporI
| those fscisto the superintendent Of The Liietsry
i fund, together with any other matter regarded
i by him as important, or required TO be eomnu'
fnicaled by the superintendent Of said fund; ne
4 is 10 fx The compensation OF the teachers pei
j diem for The Instruction Of INDECENT children,
,pbjeet 10 the control or tbe board Of commits
sioners, to open On account with each district
ia his conniy, passing 10 -its credit its equal
share OF ihe quota 10 which the.coony is snti
lied, notifying the com missioner Of The dissIic
of the amount TO his credit, and charging hin
with such orders as shall be drawn by ibefcom
missioner on the superintendent; be may re-
qpite any Information cofaeeed WisS. his school
, andhe is entitled for his services, 10 Two aod
h. la- hfRA n
, the purposes Of educatioa during the ptecediD,
ytar. The aetauhori1ss the commissioned 0
every district 60 draw upon the comfy superin
tendent, aecording 10 q specified form, Tor th
=. smount,due The teachers for the tuition Of chill
o dien entered BY them al school. ,if the pres EN-
system Of primary seheels>is disapprovfd b
the people, the county courts, on the petition o
one fourth Of the legal voters OF the county, ar
n required to order a poll to-bs opened in eac
= snuDiy desiring il, for linking the sesse Of tn
e people 90 The question whether they will .sdop
a system Of district free schools or not. Th
persons who conducted The elections 10 the ne !
: preceding election Of delegates 10 The Gensr,
Assembly are TO sppeTintenJ So ia polls. PEI
e sons q1sliaed TO voisIfot delegates are above
n tp vote on The question. The people ID yotin
). are allowed TO specify preference for 90
Edisircl system, whether vi. general one, Or ap
| special one which may have been adopted
; any county 10 the State, Or may have been PAS,
q Ell into law. Should two thirds or the vote
CAST their votes IN IA %. = So :. -.
$50 isf either Of the syslems 'lnAt W.
ns.sss by the Legislature, then ina. ieW sn"
I passs.a;,,, nnnn m. county. The act Requires
be p'po'ns w. -. .lgeady been paid by ID
e 80 ,s ~, els;ms on account Of psymehts to o
fe s'a'e Io' .npl:eation for The reiu
e ..s,.r, n which is now pending bff 're Coz
nj 49, shsu e naid into ,he Literary fund 40
g'ess, ma 3 Ps,s :. armament cspitSfs tt
: s.a ,sI.ss sFsc, from and after the lst OF Oct
s 1919 #