Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-04-23

! with which he was charged, if deman-
ded within twelve months by any Off
/ Ger of the law, unless such slave shall
have been fairly sold and removed be-
4 yond the limits Of the State. But i
| the offence with which he was charged
was punishable by death, the cour1
shall remand him to Jail to be dealt witt
according to law.
| An act to punish frauds on the cleo
tive franchise. Provides that if any
person shall vote or offer to vote fol
delegates, for members of congress OF
electors, upon any tract of land or lot
fraudulently. procured by such person
to be entered or returned upon the COM
missioners' books, Cor the purpose oil
emitting such person to vote, and shall
not have title, legal or equitable there
to, or shall have good cause to believe
that there is no such land or lot, such
person shall on conviction be amerccd
by a jury thirty dollars, one half to the
informer, and the other half to the Lit
erary Fund. Requires sheriffs to re-
ceive of any person payment Of the re-
venue due the State by him, at any
time before the same shall have been
returned delinquent, and to give prop.
er receipts therefor, showing The year
of assessment, and the day, month and
year of the actual payment Of the reve-
nue..
An act for the establishment of a
district public school system. Pre-
scribes that upon the petition to this
county court Of one-third Of those
qualified voters of the comfy who shall
have voted at the preceding election
for delegates 10 the Legislature, the
court shall certify the same to the
commissioners of election for the coun-
ty, and require said commissioners at
the next succeeding election for dele
gates, to open poll to ascertain the
| sense of,he people upon the establish
ment Of district schools in the county.
Persons qualified to vote for members
of assembly only are entitled to vote
The poll is to be returned to the clerk
ofthe court, and if two-thirds of the
legal voters are in favor IF adopting
the system, it shall be adopted for that
county. The school commissioners in
office at the time shall cause the coun-
ty to be laid off into districts, each dis
trict to be of such size as to contain
children enough to make school, land
so that all the children may daily at
tend. Two plats of such divisions
shall be made out, one for the school
commissioners, and the other to be pre-
served in the clerks office--the ex-
pense of the division and plans to be
paid for out of the school fund. They
are also to divide the county in pre-
cincts, each precinct to embrace as ma.
nv school districts as may be deemed
convenient, and in each precinct an
annual election shah be held for a
school commissioner for that precinct.
| The first election shall take place at
such time andplace as the commission
ers in office at the time of adopting
this act shall prescribe, after giving
ten days notice. The election to be
superintended by three persons in each
precinct, to be appointed by the board
of school commissioners. All Other
elections are the first to be held in The
severa! precincts on the FIRST Saturday
in June annually, upon similar notice
The school commissioners in each
county are declared body corporate
with the usual powers, and the nigh
to receive, hold and convey real ant
personal property for school purposes
to fix The salaries ofteachers; to divide
the school fund among the districts; o
in case of donations TO administer th'
same as the donor may direct. IL
appoint clerk and allow him a com
pensation not exceeding one hundred
dollars per annum. Each commission
er is required TO visit all the schools II
his precinct at least twice a session
and examine the register of the teach.
t r. and other matters touching The
school house, studies, discipline, mode
, of teaching and improvement of ths
school. To make returns of its
condition in such particulars and a
such time as the board of school com.
missioners may require. To submit {
written account of the proceedings and
condition of the schools for the veal
preceding, and to give aid and advice
to the trustee and teacher relative to
their duties. The annual meeting O
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 in which is
to be taught reading, writing, arithme-
tic, English grammar, geography, his