The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-18

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teachers, and for other purposes con.
nected with the establishment or main.
tenance Of such school.
ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF TRCs-
TEES.
25. The qualified voters Of each school
district shall, on the second Saturday Of
April next succeeding the formation Of
their district as provided in the sixth
section of this act, and annually there
after, meet and elect three trustees Of
schools, and transact such other business
as may further the interests Of schools
in their district. The trustees so elected
shall, within five days after they arc no.
tilted Of their election by the secretary
of the district meeting, take the Several
oaths required by law, which oa,hs the
said secretary is hereby authorized to
administer.
SCHOOLS FOR COL0RED CHILDREN.
&c The trustees Of schools in their
respective districts shall be, and arc
hereby authorized and required, to es'
tablish within their respective juri,dic.
tions, one or moro separate schools for
colored children, when tho whole number
by enumeration exceeds thirty, so as to
afford them, as far as practicable under
all the circumstances, the advantages
and privileges ofa free school education;
aud all such schools shall be under the
management aud control Of the trustees;
but in case the average attendance OF
colored children shall he less than fifteen
for any one month, it shall be the duty
Of said school officers to discontinue said
school or schools for any period not ex.
cccdiug six months at any one time, and
if the number Of colored children shall
be less than fifteen in attendance, or not
exceeding thirty BY enumeration, the
directors shall reserve the money raised
on the number Of colored children, aud
the money so reserved shall be appro-
pria,ed for the benefit Of such colorcd
chillrcn in such way as the trustees
shall think best provided colored chill
drcn shall not attend the same school or
bc classified with white children.
QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS.
q. No teacher shall be employed to
teach in any Of tho public schools Of
this State, until he shall have presented
to the trustees Of the district in which
he applies, a certificate, in duplicate, of
his qualification to teach school Of the
grade for which he appioS, the duplicate
copy of which shall be filed with the
clerk Of the township and no salary
shall he paid to any teacher unless such
duplicate be filed as aforesaid.
2S. Every teacher shall keep daily
register uf his school, in manner and
form US prescribed by the State superin'
tcndcut, blank forms Of which register
shall be furnished to every teacher by
the trustees Of the district, at the com.
menccmcnt Of his term, and at the close
thereof shall be deposited in the office Of
tho township clerk, properly filed ae.
cording to the instructions accompany.
in. the same from the State superinten'
dent, as condition precedent to his re-
ccirins his salary. They shall, before
entering upon,-,heir duties. take tho
oaths required of all officers Of this State.
%. All teachers employed in the pub
lie schools Of this state, shall read or
cause to he read at least one chapter
from the Bible, in a language understood
by the scholars, every day at the open
Ing of the school inculcatc the duties
o; picty, morality aud respect for the
laws and government Of their country !;
and all teachers, boards Of education,
and all other school officers created by
this act, arc hereby charged with the
duty Of providing that moral training
for the youth Of this State, which shall
contribute to securing good behavior,
and to furnishing the State with e1cm-
plary citizens.
COUNTY CpERlSTESDEST.
80. On the duy Of the annual town.
ship election next ensuing, and every
two wears thereafter, on the day Of said
election, the voters Of each county shall
elect county superintendent of free
schools. whose torn Of Office shall bc Tor
two wears, to commence on the twentieth
day of June succeeding said election; /;
and he shall continue in Office until his
successor is elected and qualified. He
shall, before entering upon the duties Of
his Office, execute boud before the re.
cordcr Of his county, in the sum OF five
hundred dollars, with approved security
upon which bond he shall be liable in
any court having jurisdiction, to any
person or persons, or to any township
board of education, for losses sustained
by reason of hi, neglect, or non perform.
unce Of duties imposed BY this act
Said bond shall be fled 10 the Office Of
the recorder, who shall within Eve days,
certify to the general superintendent Of
free schools, the namc Of said county su.
periutsndent, aud his post Office address.
81. The county superintendent shall
bs liable to removal or punishment BY
foe not exceeding fifty dollars, BY the
board of supervisors, for any palpable
v;olation Of law or omission of duty.
Bu, no such superintendent shall be re-