Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-02-08

SASn ~ AtOh the taxes nereln provided
for school purposes. The board OF
| school commissioners shall hare the pow
4 er, and include the said town iii their
leNies for the school fund,
l6. The Sheriff Of the county OF Mason
shall collect the taxes imposed ander this
act, for that purpose. hs shall have the
same power and rights. be subiectSto the
same penalties as in the collection of the
tax Tor county purposes. The county
] Court shall require of the Sheriff whea
ne executes his official bond to execute
lone with such penalty as they may deem
reasonable, but not less than ten thousand
dollars, for the due COLLECTION and dis.
Ibursements Of the taxes, fines and Forfeit
ures imposed under this act, aud the
quota Of the Literary fund Of Mason coua-
4 ~. The said Sheriff shah only pay out
the money rhat may come into his hands
under this act, on the order Of the super
intendent of schools drawn inf fayor Of
] those to whom it is due. ff
~. The said board shall have power
to alter, divide, OF form new school dis.
ltricts in any pafi Of the county, and il.
shall be their duty 10 do so when the
cause Of education or tie convenience Of
the people willIbe promoted thereby.
n f8., AT theahnuai meetingloftha board,
they shall appropriate a'sam, Of NOT Elk
eeeding twenty dollars. 10 nsch district,
which shall be expended by the trustees
or any one Of them. in the repair of the
school house and for fuel annually or 80
much of Il IS may be necessary. The
4 said trustee. or trustees shall present To-
the Superintendent true account of all
such necessary expenses not exceeding in
any one year the sum of SEQ, il found
correct, the said superintendent shall
draw on the Sheriff for the amount. ii.
from any cause in the opinion Of the
trustees in any Of the. school districts, the
necessary repairs on their school house
will exceed In one year the sum of ten
dollars, they shall report The amount they
deem necessary u the school commits :
sioner of their division Of the MagisteliaI
Edistriet, and if they by himapproged, 1.-The
the requisite amount shall be raised IN the
district by a tax, aud collected iii the
the same manner as provided for the
building Of school houses ia the5seyeGth
section Of this act
| IS. The superintendent shall annually
settle with the Sheriff previous to the
meeting of the board, and report 10 them
4 the total amount III money that fbe on
hand and applicable to the support Of
schools for the ensuing year. The said
board shall then proceed to diFide the
amount (aler deducting therefrom the
twenty dollars TO each district between
Isuch Of the school districts Of the county
as shall have provided d suitabls school
house, and had a school taught therein
J Iby. . duly lquaiifed teacher forsat leasi
three months in the preceding year, in
Equitable portions, agreeable to the nam
Der Of children between the ages 81 seven
and ItwentyEone years In each district
Tie said superintendent shall pay the
lamount coming to any district or any
. Epart of il to the teacher thereos on the
4 order Of the trustees, stating IN said Or
!. der the amount due said teacher, the
length of time school has been taught, the
number ofpupils in daily attendapce. the
total amount paid for tuition in the pre-
ceding year. and the different branches 81
learning taught. He.
90. It Shall be tie duty Of the suPerin
:, tendent to appoint with the approvafo
! the board, one or more persons in eacf
{ Magisterial district, to examine appli-
: Ecants as to their qnsliications|to teach il
I TALL the branches Of learning that.rnay bs
. required By the said board their mora
character aid standing. II the said ex
! amiaer or examiners should deem thea
, suitable. tasy shall give said applicant !
! certificate to that effect, and forthwith re
] port the name Of the said person to tn
i superintendent, If they should fail 70 d.
, so, the said superintendent shall not pa,
9 the said tescheE any sum for which h,
! may have an order from the trustees un
I til he produces such certificate.
y III. If any district should notexpent
! 1.-The amount of twenty dollars for repairs .
school house ard fuel in any year, the
the balance whatever itsmayI be shall b
applied BIZ the trustees Of the district to
! wards the compensation to the teacher
2 and their order on the superintendent fo
such balance or the whole amount, stat
I iIsg IN the order that it ii from The repai
!, and fuel fund, shall be paid BY the sal
: Superintendent to the said teacher.
] 22. It shall be the duty Of the snperin
a tendent annually to give 70 the Sheriff
!. Mason county an order for the quota
4 1.-The said county due from the Iiterar
Z fund, for which amount the AS1erI
z shall be liable tos pay at apy tins after !
i may come into his hands, thai the pa
!. superintendent may draw on him for Y
& las heretofore provided fpr.s |" zee Boar
n Of Me Literary Fand' are hereby r
4 CURED to pay over 10 the Sheriff th
e amount so due the couatyof Mason .
!. the order Of the said superintendent, whe
: ii is duly certified % the said board b
i the Clerk Of the county Court. that p
: said Sheriff has given the bond require
! bg this act.
nj 60. Thes board Of school commission
. ers shall ALLOW the superintendent res
Isl sonable compensation for his services
% the said commissioners shall be entltle
10 to receive 4 sum sufficient to pay The
necessary expenses when in the dischara
10 Of their duties as commission and .
I, more, tIs Sheriff shall % allowed &
81 tsxes collected by him the same commi
ID sign he IS entitled to for the colleetion