Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-04-06
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any duty required by the act TO pay peual,y Of twenty
DOLLARS recoverable by moiion before the comfy csuri
ana TO be paid 10 the treasurer for the benefit u The
sehno lond. The act Ia not IL runhct with sny
organizing special sysrm IN any county rorposon
nor WIN The provisions ~ the amending The peseR.
! primary sehool system, In The state.
AZ nei amending the present primary school system.
Requires The county and catporaton her Oc>
"her terms To lay Ui helr and into
districts, having regard 10 The territorial extent ~ pop.
u'hiion oi The same. and 10 app.int lot each dsinct
s'i"o' commissioned All the commissioners together
To nini ooatd Vacancies In be- supplied. they
cur. by The courts. Nine menbers unless the poph.r
oe less Than sixteen and then mnjrity. Constitute
quo um II the boafd The hoard is Ia assemble anna.
ally nj the November terms uf their courts. The court
houses. and then ~ elect o schls re-
qurng OF him bond aud security for the prrfursnce u
his duties. II lie fail 10 accept bund The a.
poinment mnyhe made al tho pexl court. The cum
missioner OF each district Ia Ia suy busnrss
meren. 10 register and torepwrt tho superintendent
all thldien IN The district between five and sixteen
years. To enter al school any number Of INDECENT children
"heh The district proporon Of his county corporation
quota VIII ray Tor. al the rate Of tuition allowed and 10
subscribe such number u days 10 each teacher as he may
mink proper. directing such teacher m he may think
proper directing such teacher TO keep account IL
cry days attendance o each child entered by him. for
"hoh no Is To receive tho rate per diem prescribed The
superintendent Is 10 perform the duties h~reoE. pes.
irned by tho treasurer aud clerk of the arhuel camis
s"oefs To prepare aud Keep register Of all children en-
tered ~ school. aud may from time to time require res
Prs i'"h the several commissioners oi the county or
otros'onj he II also 10 report TO The annual meeting al
'ne board o commissioners tho condition Of the scho
sysen with such Information ns may he proper; also
"s account az treasurer for the proceeding year. thu
SAID account to b. reported by snld boad the supern-
deni o the Literary fund he h require from tho said
'onns'"nesa port Of the numh,fr, ages, names and
sex's OF The children within their Districts designating
'hose entitled 10 Instruction., and the number IT VI
instruction received 10 the 30ih September annually and
10 ftp"H those facts To the superintendent of the liter
Thar nIinrV art.. 10
nun as hioflant OF tired 10 be by thu
superintendent o said fund.- he is 10 fix the CON prosatin
I" ,e teachers per diem for the instruction y. indppnt
children. subject 10 the control II the board Of COMMITS
sohtsi TO- pen an account with each district m his cum
~ passing 10 lts credit its equal share Of the Quota to
winch the county is entitled. notifying the commissioner
OF Tue district ct the amount 10 his credit, and charging
MN WIN such orders. as shall be drawnby the commits.
soner on the superintendent; he may require fron any
teacher any lnormaion connected with his schooi,
ana he IL cntil,d Tor his services. Two and half
per cent. upon Tho amount expended for the pur.
n"aes OF edocat,on during the proceeding year
Ihe act nuhnfizes the commissioner Of every district
TO IRA" upon the county superintendent according 10
specified iofp. for the amount due The teachers Tor tho
'n''ien u children entered by them schuo lf The
present system OF primary schools is dsappved by tho
pron", me county courts, on the peon VI one fourth
" me legal voters OF the county, required 10 order
pull Ia be npened In each county desiring IT, for taking
'ne sense Of The people on the question whether they will
ADOPT system o district free schools or not The prr.
sons VINO conducted the elections in the preceding
W osea'ts 10 ,he general assembly are I" sn-
peIinend said bulls. Persons qualified To vote fur Iee-
gates are allowed 10 vote The question. The r-.plp
src, system " bsher ,he o.osr,l ana ar ",. W. s"
pne which NAV ha W. been nd,n,.d Inv anv cnniy ~ ,h
state. "r may have been passed into law. Should wv
system Of free schos md m,mri,v o so;d vn,s,. ~
IN favour If either of The system, I'M, b,. hs.n r.s.aS
by the Legislature, then that INV shnl he hind,,r n,~
ri 10 murhn hasa nj.
.rsdy been maid nv m, state c,r cl,ims ,n .,a, -
pa ,n.n,s 10 officers of Tho reyolu,in ,,nI;,i c ~
enhancement of which j. nav neni,na hc 90 w. ~.
hall be mid min The Ii,e,,,, 6,rd .nJ .an.,;,.
# i,s n.rm,nen, c,ni,, ~. 49," ,nLs. a., c pa
.lier the Is, of October 1916, ''''' -"'