Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-13

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lures and Libraries-TPassed Sept Q, 1851
| 81 Be it ordained By the Council of the Ctv of
! Richmond, That the sum OF one thousand dollars Is
| hereby annually appropriated fund for primary
schools for the education OF INDECENT children in the
elementary branches OF knowledge
g. AT the hrst regular meeting OF the Council er
this ordinance takes effect, and afterwards, upon every
annual organization Of 1.-THE Council, soon tberea
| ter as practicable there shall be appointed by the
Council from each Ward, three persons, of whom one
members of the Council or citizens. The three SO APP
pointed for any Ward shall be Committee Pr
mary Schools for such Ward and all appointed for the
Wards shall together constitute General Commit ee
| on Primary Schools.
] = g. The General Committee shall have general
contro over he administration OF said fund; shall
annually apportlon The among the seyera Wards
as near as may be according the number OF INDECENT
children IN such wards respectively, or II such other
way as to the Committee may best. Ii may regu-
late the purchase and distribution OF books stationery
ana other thngs tor the use OF the choos the selection
OF the teachers, The number OF ndgen; children to be
taught in each school, and the late which their tut
ton shall be paid for.
4. The Committee for each Ward may subscribe
TO schools in their Ward for such tuition of ind gen;
children as they shall think proper at the rate allowed
by the General Committee, so that the AGGREGATE of
what IT suoscrbs, and the purchases OF books station
cry and other things tor The use of the schools in said
Ward, shall not together exceed said Wards portion
OF the fund
s. The General Committee shall choose Chair
III,
time call meeting thereof There shall each wear be
filed with the Chamberlain copies of resolutions of said
Committee, designa ing their Chairman and prescribing
the portion Of SAID fund which the Committee fol- each
w ard may draw Tor on the Chamberlain within such
year. Payments may be made by the Chamberlain
from time to time upon the draft OF two OF the I'm
mtlee Tor any Ward, not exceeding the portion pre-
scrbed for said Ward 1tany portion OF said fund be
not prescribed the same may be paid by the Cham
berlan upon the draft OF the Chairman OF the General
Committee.
Gov, al, Word eha1 I,o
once in every three months visit the primary schools
therein, examine enquire into the character and qua
caons of the Teachers aud the conduct and progress
OF tine pupils and such OF their pro-
hciency and good conduct should be educated in high
school.
81. The Committee for each Ward shall for each
year make report, showing. as far as practicable,
the number of The INDECENT children within such Ward,
the number oschools and names OF the teachers there
in for such children, and the number of children edu-
Gated in each of said schools, and stating the Commit
tees receipts disbursements and proceedings. The
General Committee shall also make report annually OF
their proceedings, and state any thing which they can
relative to the tuition of INDECENT children in the City,
the condition OF the primary schools thereof, and what
is wanted to make them operate more benehciay
8. The Richmond Lancasterlan School shall be
high school Tor the education OF those whom the
Committee Tor any Ward may, under the sixth section,
account of their proficiency and good conduct,
and school tor the education OF such other children
as may be received therein, under the rules and regua
tons for its management which may hereafter be in
force. Said Committee shall cause information 10 be
promptly given TO the Superintendent OF the High
School of all so noted
So The Trustees of the Lancasteran School shall
revise the rules and regulations Tor its management,
and submit the Council for its appreciation such rules
and regulations as they may deem proper 10 elevate
the character OF the school, according 10 the intent OF
the preceding section. The Trustees shall also con-
slider and report to the Council whether it is advisable
to change the location OF the SCHOOL, and if their opn
ion be in favor OF such change, snail accompany their
report with estimate of what could probably be OBJ
tain nd he a
tached thereto, and what il would cost 10 procure OH
err ground and erect thereon building suitable for a
High School, Ii their opinion be against change OF
the location, then they shall accompany their report
with estimate OF what it will cost 10 plant suitable
trees and shrubs and improve the ground and walks
about and around the school house, to give it
air oneatness and comfort. The said Trustees shall
make report annually of the number of children edu
Gated in said school, showing the largest and the small
est number on any one day, and for each month the
average number on each school day of said month,
stating the number OF males separately from the number
of females; the names OF the teachers said SCHOOL, their
compensation respectively; the branches oil knowledge
which they each teach the condition oil the school aud
what is wanted to make it operate benehcially;
the said report shalt also show the receipts and dis
| bursements tor the year.
| ! 10. The building heretofore known by the name
! OF the Richmond Academy shall be called the Athe-
n9um. Al The hrst regular meeting OF the Council af
ter this ordinance takes effect, and afterwards upon
every annual organization of the Council, or soon
thereafter as practicable there shall be appointed by the
| Council nine persons who may be in OF the
Council, and with the President OF the Council sha be
| a Committee On the Athenaum.
ii. The rooms IN the upper story of said building
may during the pleasure OIL the Council be occupied by
the Richmond Library Association and by the Virginia
Historical and Philosophical Society," that to say one
large and small room in sa d story NAV be occu-
pied by each OF said institutions, free OF rent, and wh
out charged by the city for the light used here
IN; the Committee on the Athcp2Im may designate
me particular rooms to be occupied by each During
ihe fiscal year commencing On The first day of March
mex, aud n each succeeding year, there may until
otherwise provided, be paid BY The Chamberlain ore
huudred and hy dollars the order OF the Presd mt
OF said Library Association, ana hundred and fittv
dollars the Order OF the Chairman of The Executive
Committee OF said Society, to ne laid out in procuring
books, maps charts to be added to The respective IL
orares. In consideration oil what hereuoaore al
lowed by this section, any citizen of this city, though
not member OF said a ISOLATION of said Society,
may, Inder such regulations as The Commlttee the
Ahen8um may prescribe Vlsl tie library Ut either in
tltuton, when open, and examine any book IN the liz
brary, without taking 1t heretrom
II, The rooms III the other stories Of said building
shall be under The control Of the commit ee The Athe
uRum They shall provide Tor the livery, in some oil
rooms OF lectures such Subjects such times as
they may fit except that the Cit shall pay, lis
corporate character tor such lectures otherwise than
by allowing the use OF The rooms without charge there
ter, or for the light water used therein Unless the
Committee cause TO direct otherwi g, there shall
be such moderate abundance lees will be suffi~
Gent TO deray necessary current expenses and be
best calculated to provide fund TO be applied under
the direction oil said COMMITTEE in gradually collecting
scientific library and scientific apparatus, belong to
the city, and to be kept at the Athen8um. The said
fund shall be kept in bank to the credit OF the Rich
mond Athen@um; and payments shall be ma de there
out upon the order OF the Chat man OF said Committee.
Annually the Commi tee shall mako report 10 the
Council stating the time OF each lecture and of
each lecturer the Atheneum; and The procet DIS of
the lectures how The proceeds have been applied and
the state OF the fund.
10 The Trustees of the Lancasterian School shall
have public examination annually OF the children
taught in said schc oil; and appoin 10 superntend said
examination, five citizens, upon whose recommends
ton The trustees shall report to the Committee the
Athenaum such Of said children, at it may be proper
on account of their good conduct and proficiency to
attend the lectures at the Athenaum any OF them,
grauitously; the Commit tee shall allow such attend
ance accordingly, unless they good cause to order
otherwise
IA II of the scholars so reported, or any Others
educated at The Lancasetan School (aboye the age Of
seventeen) there be any who, with reference to his
character, capacity and the inability of the parent or
pupil furnish the of education, ought in the