Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-03-26
teacher, and for all other authorised

expenses.
1t shall be the especial duty Of the trus-
| tees'to visit the families Of the poor,
and to use their constant and best
endeavors to prevail on them to send
their children regularly to school, and
as far as possible to see that such
children are sent to school. During
their continuance in Office, they shall
| be exempt from military duty in time
Of peace. 'si - ~.
| 7. Be 1t further enacted, That in
case of The failure or Neglect on, the
part Of the inhabitants of any district,
10 appoint trustees, the trustees APP
pointed by such district by the board of
school commissioners shall be vested
with all the powers, and shall perform
all the duties which are, vested in and
required of the board of TRUSTEES. l
! s. Be 1t farther enacted, That the
teacher of every district school shall
keep book, to be provided by the
trustees, in which he shall register the
names and ages of all the pupils, and
4 the names of their parents and guardi-
ans, dates of entrance and leaving the
school, and daily attendance, together
F. with the dates of the. several visits
made to the school by the school COM
missioner of his precinct or section,
and BY either or all of the trustees Of
| the school. The said book shall be de-
livered by the teacher at the end of his
term to the clerk Of the board of school
commissioners Of the county, with an
/ abstract in legal form, showing the
commencement and termination Of the
session, the number of male pupils and
number offemale pupils registered, and
{; the aggregate number Of days attend
ance of the whole; and one.fourth ofthe
compensation of the teacher shall be
/ withheld until this duty be performed.
I 9. BE it further enacted, That the
expense of purchasing site, Of build
ing, renting or leasing, and repairing
I the schoolhouses ofihe several districts,
and furnishing them with the necessa-
Try seats, desks, fixtures, and books,
| shall be paid by the inhabitants of each
county ,byaunliorm rate ofincreasedtax-
alton, upon the then existing subjects of
J the revenue tax and the county levy, to
be ascertained and assessed BY the said
board, and 10 b. collected by The sher-
if in the same manner as other public
taxes under his official bond, and to be
/ paid to the orders ofthe school trustees;
and such sum as may be necessary in
addition to that received from the Lit
erary fund to pay the salary Of the
I! teachers and the expense Of the neces-
sary apparatus and fuel, shall! be raised
and paid in like manner. And for col
Letting and discussing the said school
fund the sheriff shall receive FIVE per
cent. on the amount collected.
10. Be it further enacted, That the
annual appropriation of the Literary
fund for the education Of the poor, shall
be divided amongst and paid TO the So
sesal counties and corporations as
heretofore; and the amount accruing to
any county which shall establish the
district school system, shall be appor-
toned among the several districts of
such county, agreeably to the proper
ton which the free white population of
leach district bears to that of the whole
county: and shall be paid to the teach
ers, or other persons entitled thereto,
by the officer receiving the same ac-
cording to law, en- the orders of the
|',nsteeS of the respective districts as
required BY this act. .tas}
| IL. BE 1t 1asther enacted, That the Sc
veral borouebs and corporations within
this commonwealth entitled to replesen-
ta;on in the house of delegates, and the
City of Williamsburg, shall havepower
by bylaw or regulation, to adopt and
carry into effect within their respective
limits the provisions and principles of
hi, act, in such manner as 10 them
may seem most exredient, distinct
from the counties in which such corpo-
ra,ions may be comprehended.
~. Be 1t further enacted, That any
person legally appointed under this
act or any existing officer, who shall
refuse or neglect to perform any Of the
duties herein imposed upon him, shall
forfeit and pay 70 the president and d.
rectors of the Literary fund the sum Of s.
ten dollars to be recovered by motion
in the superior court Of law for the
county in which such person may re-
side, on ten days previous notice.
And it shall be the duty Of the attorney
for the commonwealth in each county
TO prosecute the said motion, when
ever he shall be informed OF any such