Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-04-23

Che agas oil ave ana tweutv+cnn yeaFz, age en-
tiled 10 receive tuition FREE 81 charge Each
school commissioner in his 9isteoi ia % v,sit
the school rw &C q session ii least, 70 examine
every thing connected With y, aad make out
returns Of is condition whenever required by
the general Board. lie has the power 70 sus-
PEND OF expei pupils for grossly bad conduct,
q ipcofrgble bad habits, He IS 10 ascertain
annually IN March, the number Of white chll-
dren 10 his district over Eve and Under twenty
one years. end 70 submit % the beard written
account Of his procec ings and tie condition
Of The school. for which services he il allowed
q sum rot exceeding ten dellars. The beard
of commissioners are 70 meet annually al ;ha
Court House on the first Wednesday il June,
and to hold such ether meetings as they NAY
deem Necessary, majority 70 constitute
beard them first meeting 10 BE- bel as soon
after their election IS practicable. They are
70 anpolnt clerk and prescribe his duties, and
allow him compensation NOT exceeding SO
per auaum. To appoiDt, also, 4 treasurer, who
is 70 collect, hold and disbuIse the school fund
Of the county, and TO give haud with security
IN lhe penalty Of 10000 dollars his compen-
sat.un is limited 70 an amount rot exceeding
Eve per cent, OK the amount Of the said fund.
He IS subjected 70 the penalties fer falling 10
perform his duties imposed upon saefilis Tor
failing to collect and account for the connty
levy and poor rates, recoverable in ike man
nef, The board are to purchase or rent site
In each district, as near tie centre as possible.
and have q school house hult thereon. and
furnish the same. They ere 10 appoint the
tsachersfx their salaries, and superntend their
conduct provide books and stationery for the
schools, and draw upon their treasurer i9l all
such expenses. The necessary expenses o!the
commissioners while attending the hoanlafe TO
bepald and they are cxegaptin peace from mill
TIA duty, and from serving on all junes. The
school fund IS 10 be raised bY applying thereto
thesehool quota due the county iFom the Liter.
airy fund. also the Glebe funds &c said counties,
and all fines and icrleiiufeg aGenlng under
this act By such donations, bequests and de.
vises, as may be made for school purpose.
within the counties, and by such an assess
nleat upon the same subjects Of taxation, ex-
cept upon law process, seals 81 courts, deeds
and probats, from which the revenue Of ths
State is raised, and upon such persons as are
assessed with county levy and poor rates the
taxation 10 be assessed by tie bond Of COM
missiouers, and to be collected by the Treasur-
er. al the time and IN the manner tue public
revenue is collected BY the shenG The COM
missloners oR The revenue are required to fur
nish The said Board with a copy Of their land
and property books, and are allowed therefor
not exceeding fifteen dollars All officers APP
PORTED under the act. aad others required 10
perform duties thereby, are liable for neglect
to fine Of ten dollars. 10 he recovered by mo
ton in the County Court The Doard of
School Commissioners are required 70 make
annual reports 10 the President and Directors
o. the Literary Fund i the sense Of the peo-
pie, nom any cause, on the pfopnety ofaJop-
ting the act, be Dot taken this year, the act
provides That it uay be taken at tie elections
ior delegates in the year lSi7.
An act to authorize the Roanoke navigation
company 70 sell The stock Of delinquent Sub
scllbers and Il the stock shall not sell for the
amount due the company, they are authorised
70 aPpo'nta an agent to purchase the same for
the company.
An act 10 provide for the payment Of hot air
iiues and furnaces TOT ihe hall Of tao house Of
delegates appropriates 1873 to that object
An act directing the Beard OF Public Works
to sell lhe Portsmouth, and Roanoke Railroad.
aud incorporating the purchasers thereof by
the name Of the Seaboard and Portsmouth
Railroad The sale is 20 be by public auction
before the Court house Of Norfolk county af-
ter six days. notice and % b made as requir-
ed by the general law PASSED l3lh March.
l64f Terms Bonds with approved securi-
ty, payable IN six equal annual Ins,alments.--
The Beard oC Public Works are authorised TO
bid such price as they deem its value The
company are incorporated under their new
name, subject inall respects 70 the dutes,pgu-
laaoHs and penalties. 70 which the Old compa-
NY were subject, and 10 be governed by the
general railroad law passed March lth, 1887.
The sale 10 be- subject to all prior mortgages
and deeds Of trust executed hv the old ceppa-
nv to other creditors than the State. " the
State 81 North Carolina, or ANY incorporated
company ~ said State, for purposes 0finter-
nal improvement, shall become the owners Of
the road, the Legislature reserves the right 10
revoke the powers and privileges conveyed by
the sale, and 20 declare the same void. The
Board ofPubbc WORKS are required to regu-
late, from time 10 iiine, che fare or passengers
on the several railroads between Weldon and
and between Weldon and Peters
burg, 50 as 20 prevent injurious competition.
The act declares that u ihe State oi n Carroll
ma shall ~ any time deprive the Petersburg
Railroad Company Of ar Of ihe privileges Of
its charter Obtained from tia, state, ia couse.
queuee Of any oct done Or Omitted % be done
By SAID company. on prevent Jhom from con-
Quoting their operations en- 20 much Of their
road lies IA taat state, ,hen tle privileges
granted by the charter 81 the new company
snail cease unul Die peuaeburg Railroad Is
ID rs privileges by SAID State, og the
Legislature Of Virginia shall Otherwise daecL
An act appyoprating a certain sgm Tor tue
redemption or a part 81 the public debt, appro-
PIRATES $3.50 G6s 10 redeem certificates Of 8
3cr cent deb issued by the ola james River
rompany, under acts passed l7th February,
s2l, and ssh February. 1921, amounting 10
s3i $50 Tor like certificates under act Of 2.th
february, 1873, amounting to $3.50 6Gs, and