Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-05-14

officers 81 the g0yegnnett may be maintained.
Provides that hereafter all actions or s,its al
law or ID equity against corporations, The funds
and property 81 which the Stale Is sole owaEf
and watch tnaY be composed ~ officers of GO
yemgaaHt, shall BE- nsillgted II the Circuit sd
pafi0r court for Henfieo county and ei9 os
Richmond, d u tie superior couHef ehaneery
for die Richmond district, as the case nasy be-;
aud # ANY sueh sU.i OF action has been hereto
fofe brought elseg here, the Judge oi the court
is required TO transfer lae same willi The pa
peIs IL one of the sad courts; and declares any
judgment hereafter rendered against said cor
po'atlon n any other court 10 be VOID. The
actdeelares that agents OF officers making cen
tracts ior pubic corporations are not personal
IS responsible for the performance thereof
An act 1opnnish frauds on the elective fran
eBise. Provides lbat If amy person shall veto
Of offer 10 gule for delegates. for members ~
congress or eiectors, upon amy track d lan3 or
lot iraUdultnGg procured by saeh peraon to be
entered on returned upon che commissioners
books. for the purpose Of emitting such person
to vote, and shall not have title, leal or eouii-
able, thereto, or shall have good cause 10 be-
leye thar thcge is no such land or ioi, such
person shall on conviction be amareed bg q
Jury thirty dollars, one half to the infonmer,
and the other halt to The Literary Fund. Re-
'quires sheuits to receive Of any person pay
ment Of the revenue due the State BY hiu, 1t
any tine before the aane shall have haen re-
tgFaed delinquent, and TO give proper receipts
therefor, showing the year Of assessment. aad
the day, month and year o. the actual payment
Of such revenue.
An act for the establishment Of district
public school system. Prescrihes thai upon
the petition to the county court Of one third OF
those qualified voters Of the county who shall
have voted a, the preceding election for dele.
gates 20 the Legislature, the court shall certify
the same 10 the commissioners Of election for
the county, aud require said commissioners at
the next succeeding election FOR delegates 10
open q poll to ascertain the sense OF the people
upon the establishment Of district schools in
the county. Persons qualified % vote for
members OF assembly only are entitled 70 vote.
The poll is 70 be returned 10 the clerk Of the
court, and < two-thirds Of the legal voters are
II favor Of adopting The system, il shall be
adopted for that county. The school commits
sioners m Office AZ the time shall cause The
county 10 b. LAID of into districts 10 be OF such
a size as 10 contain children enough 70 make
a school, and so that all the children may dali
ly attend. Two plats Of such divisions shall
and the other to be preserved IN the clerks Of
iiee--tAe expense Of the division aud pats to
be paid for out of the school fund They are
also 70 divide the county into precincts. each
precinct % embrace as many school districts
as may be deemed convenient, and IN each
precinct an annual election shall be held for a
school commissioner for that precinct. The
FIRST election shall take place At such a time and
place as the commissioners in Office at The time
OF adopting this act shall prescribe. after giving
ten days notice. The election 20 b. superin.
tended by ihrae persons in each precinct. to be
appointed by the board Of school commission
ers. All other elections after the first TO be
held IN the several precincts on the FIRST Satur-
day in june annually, upon similar notice.
The school commissioners ia each county are
declared body corporate, with the usual
powers, and the right 70 receive, hold and eon
yey real and personal property for school pur-
poses 10 fix the salaries Of teachers 10 divide
the school fund among the districts or in case
OF donations to administer the same as the don
or may direct. To appoint a clerk and allow
him compensation not exceeding one hun
dred dollars per annum. Each commissioner
Is required to visit all the schools in his pre-
cint at least twice a session, aud examine The
register Of the teacher, and other matters touch
ing the school house, studies. discipline mode
OF teaching and improvement Of the school,
To make returns Of It's condition in such par
Gculars and at such time as the board ofschool
commissioners may require. 10 submit a
Writien account OF the proceedings and c0udj-
ton Of the schools for the year preceding, and
% give aid and advice 70 the trustee and teach
er relative 10 their duties. The annual meet
iBgs ul the said board 10 be at the court house
on the FIRST day OF the court in the month Of
October. A school is TO be established in each
district N which IS TO be taught reading, writ
ms, arithmetic, English grammar, geography
history. and the elements Of physical science.
and such other higher branches as the school
commissioners may direct; and all resident
white children ia the district above the are Of
six years are entitled 10 receive tuition free of
charge Every district is u be under the con
troll OF three trustees, tobe appointed annually,
two by the qualified voters at the annual cleo
ton OF school commissioners, and one bg the
board OF school commissioners at their first
meeting The trustees are required 70 pur-
chase q slte aud erect thereon a schooihouse,
or Go rent or lease house FOR dat purpose,
The terms TO be approved BY the board Of cons
missonegs; 20 furnish proper fixtures. books.
apparatus aud fuel, AID keep the house and
enclosure IN repair to appoint a teacher for
eaen school, and to remove him and suprria-
tend his conduct Teachers 70 be examined
and approved BY the board Of school commis
sionegs, Or by some one deputed by them for
that purpose. One Of them Is 10 visit theschool
al least once month, examine The scholars,
address the pupils, exhortiag them to prose
cute their studies diligently, and 70 coaiuct
themselves yirtnously and properly. They
may suspend or expe pupils from the school.
They are 70 return 70 tue board 81 school coM-
nissioners annually ID September, report Of
The condition, operation aud expenses Of the
school Annually in April they are 70 ascer-
tain the number Of white children in tac dis
tact over SIX and undeF sixteen, and Tie names
Of their parents or guardians, and return tie
sarae to the clerk oftae school commissioners.
They are 70 draw orders on the sheriff paya-
5e o those entitled, TOR salaries Of teachers and
9ther expenses, and they are especially to visit
lie families o. the poor and prevail on them 10
send their children regularly % school While /
lc.ing as trustees, they are exempt from mill I
Ia duty in time OF peace. Ii the inhabitants
j a district iu 10 elect trustees the trustee app
pointed by the board is vested with all the
powers OF the board Of trustees. The tea
hers are % keep registers Of the names and
Iges Of the pupils, OF the names Of their pa
enis and guardians. dates Of entrance and lea
ing school, and daily attendance. and the Wis
IS made by the school commissioner OF hls