Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-02-08
u. llRGlNlA. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1859 no, AZ

\ signated by known BOUNDARIES, and nun
Ibered, shall be reported TO the board o
school commissioners atltheir first meet
ling and recorded in their minutes. Fol
the services hereby required Of the said
commissioners the court shall allow rea,
sonable compensation.
2. Il shall be thelduty Of said commits
Isioners to designate the place for the
lschool house in each district, appoint three
fpersans Ito whom they shall give due
Enotice) to hold the first election for three
Trustees 10 each district. designate the
ltime and place of said election, by caus-
ling anotice to be posted up+inFtHo places
lin each district, at least ten days previous
/ toisuch an election, And to cause a no
ltise to be pc ted up at the Court. House.
and at two places IN each magisterial dis
trict III. the county. for at least thirty days
previous to the time they may designate
tpr an election Of two school commission
ers ID each Magisterial district ii the
county. The said election to be held as
soon as may be after the county islaid off
into districts, at the places Ill each pre-
elinct designated by law fol- holding elee-
| lions, and conducted by the commission
Arb and officers that conducted the last
general election.
/ 8. Annually on the first Saturday Of
April Of each year after the FIRST ELECTION,
The said trustees shall hold an election al
| the sGhool-house in each district, for the
Eelection Of three trustees, who shall hold
fttheiriofdes one year, commissioning on the
| first DAY Of May. and thereafter until their
Espccessors are elected The said trustees
1 Shall report 10 their nearest school Com
missioner the names oflthel persons elect
ted FOL serve rs trustees fof the ensuing
year forltheir district, and cause to Be
/ posted on the door Of tpe school house
the names ofsuch trustees SO elected, also
/ post On the door Of said Hschool house a
/ notice OF said election al least ten days
\ previous thereto.
/ Es 4. lat the second general election held
after the 6rst election for school commits.
sionefs, and everytwo wears thereafter,
lhe commissioners and officers conduct
| Ing said election at esch place Of voting
lii said county, shall cause a. pollto he
opened for the election Of two school com
missioaers Id each Magisterial district,
who Shall hold their Office for two years
from The FIRST Monday Of July thereafter,
land until their successors are elected
lThe Clerk @of. the County Court shall
Icause to be posted up.in the Court House
iof said county, the name Of each person
ELECTED school commissiouer for the EN-.
fsuing TWO years, and the Magisterial dis,
itrict for which each are elected.
1I San persons elected Or appointed tc
Tiny Office BY authority-df this act, who
Hail to perfosm any OF the daties enjoiaed
fapon them sils provisions shall forfeit
len dollars for every such failure, unless
there is unreasonable excuse therefor, re-
Hcoyefable by warrant before q Justice o
| the peace, on the complaint Of any yotel
lin the county, To- be paid o,the Sheriff d
Esaid county for the support Of the dis
ftricts schools as herein provided for, ne
II. g.. 1t shalLbe the duty of the said trus
| tees In each district to provide q suitable
lschodl house therein, keep it in repair
i provide fuel, and employ q competen
teacher for at least.three months in eacl
Il year, in which shall be taught all the
n common English branches Of learning
and such other branches asss the board q
lschopl commissioners may require, al
llAe children il said district between TIL
Il agesiof seven and twenty.one years, shal
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