Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-02-02
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M1ncureSi Rob09nul Audlbof, couceFulHS
the School System Of Virginia The OBJ
yes of this Report is, to show the mum
berofpoor children attending each school,
aud the number of poor children sent to
school ii each county the aggregate
number Of days, per anRum, that poor
childrenIattend school the rate oftuition
per day; the amount Of expenditures
made annually for tuition. and all other
purposes the number 81 School Com
missio,ners 10 each County 4 and ths ron.
d;tion of HE District Free Sehoe1s. dc.
This Report contains also the amount
of the School quotas. belonging to vari-
oas Counties, and which are uncalled for.
In word. tho Reports intended 70 show
the charges and appropriations that are
I made Of the School Revenue and Literary
Fund, for the year ending Sept 3oth,
1886, and also for the year ending Sept,
=.fs3th, 1857.
+7F On page rs Of the Report, we lind that
.the School quotas due Kanawha county,
4for the rear 1855, was $lo72 Az, and
for theiyear 1856, was s1o7a44, making,
together, ssl44188. and that Ion the 3oth
Sept, 1856, this eniire fund. was ant
d1uua. Oh page II Of the Report, We
ind that Kanawha's quota Of the School
Fund for the years 1856 and 1857, was
uaarawn on the 3oth September, 1857.
and II amounted to st953 2e. Why il this?
will the Editor of.the Kanawha RePa6-l
kotn please inform the public why Ia
Lnawha's School Quota is not drawn from
tie State Treasury more promptly -
why this delay ? Is not the money need
Cd by the School Commissioners Of IA
nawlla !? Can il be possible, that the Ka-
nawha School Commissioner can not
draw the school quota, becausethey have
failed to comply with the acquisitions Of Of
tho law Il WeIhops not However, for
4 their good, and for the good Of the pub
lie. We herewith publish tie law onthas
subject, taken from page pos Of The Code
I of Virginia 4
SO. No annual quota of the literary
fund, allotted to any county or corpora
ton, shall bepaid before the FIRST day Of
January succeeding the; allotment, nor
until certified copy of the accounts and
reports, for the preceding year, of the
school commissioners and superintendent
sof such county Or corporation. and OF the
/ official bonds ef such. superintendent, 4
shall have been received by the second
auditor, nor unless it appear by such re-
ports and accounts, that the unexpended
balance in thehands Of such superintend-
ent is less than one years annual quota
VI such county or corporation.
n SO. All 'school quotas due any county
or corporation, which shall have remain
ed 10 the public treasury undrawn for tho
years after they are payable, shall be for
ieiled by such county Or corporation,
md constitute a part Of the permanent
capital Of the literary fund.
Thus it WILDE seen that two years de-
lay, forfeits the School quota
Il III d few counties, the District Free
I School System exists We believe in II;
Il Kanawha County is one Of them. On
page So, and thereafter Of the Auditors
Report, will be found Reports for the
year 1855, from the Counties wherein the
Free School System prevails. Some 81
these reports are in full. and lengthy
But, when we look for what's said about
The great Free School System Of the grea'
Countyo of Kanawha, We find the follow
iRg
"KASAwHA--To remarks
Not at all satisfied with this manner d
dispensing with our great Free Schools il
Kanawha, welturned to page 1871 of the
Auditors Report, to ascertain what oul
School Commissioners had reported fol
ths year 1856 ] and. very much to orr dis
appointment. we find the following:
II" KASAwHA No Report"
II viii be rcpolleeted by the readers 81
lie /. Star, that several months ago. ",
put various questions 70 the Editor. Of hi
Republican, about the Free Schools .
Kanawha. For the good of the public
forthe good of The tax paying people 9th
county. for the benefit Of the county sen
orally. and for The benefit Of all interested
III our free Schools, we respectfully IN
CURED. What became Of the money tha
was collected in this county for fre
schools? We asked. HOY this, none.
ras spent !? who got the benefit Of Il
how many free school teachers there were
whore tl,ey came.fromy? how much mon
~ liz School Commissioners received
81 dien. for fheir services : which
liz School Commissioners Poeketed fl
dollars per duy for their services ho'
MANY scholars attended these schools
how many sehool-houses there we're
what became I'll the $1,000. annuaily al
lpropsiated d the Free School syslsI'a
Kanawha ; az. DC. And. 10 rely
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