The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-11

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all expenses Of enrolment, building,
purchasing property; rcut, and other. out
lay necessary to tho performance Of their
duties By drafts on tho treasurer of tho
county, which drafts shall bo signed BY
the clerk. g.. ....o.. q t,I "Ei..s''.
s. When any Judgment shall bc OBJ.
tanned against any township board OF
education, it shall bc the duty Of the
county superintendent to assess the
amount Of judgment, with interests and
costs, upon tho taxable property Of their
township, which amount shall 'bo collect
ed and paid out in the same manner as
other school taxes, upon the order Of the
clerk of said board upon the, county
treasurer, to satisfy the judgment afore.
said. If the justice or court trying the
case shall determine that the board Of
education, or a majority of its members,
nro guilty of en- unlawful act, said judS'
ment shall be satisfied by said board or
said majority equally, as the case may
| be.
ESTABLISHMENT OF UNION SCHOOLS.
0. Whenever, in the opinion Of the
board, tho interests Of education within
their township require that central or
union school Of higher grade be estab.
lishcd, the said; board shall call j town
ship meeting, by giving at least ten
days notice, by written or printed ad.
vcrtiscmcnts, posted in at least five OF
the most public places within their town
ship, specifying the time, place, ,.and OBJ
ject of the meeting, which meeting, when
convened, shall be. organized and con.
Quoted as provided for the annual town,
ship meetings; and when so organized
tho board OF education shall submit the
proposition for the establishment OF
such school, with, the reasons for the
same, together with carefuilytpreparcd
estimate of its cost; and if, after full
delibcraliou and discussion, two.thirds
Of the qualified; voters present and
voting, shall decide in favor Of the prop.
ositon, such school shall be established,
and the .cstinated additional cost shall
, be added to the next annual assessment
for school purposes within the. district,
and the board Of education shall proceed
TO put such school into operation.
10. Such school shall be for the ben.
eft Of all the white inhabitants of the
township, and shall be kept by compe'
tent tearher:or teachers (haviug mum.
Der one ccr,ifcatc) Of good moral char
actor, who, in addition to the brancEe:
of learning prescribed for the primar,
schools, shall be capable Of giving in
s,ruc,ion i. Bookkeeping, Algebra, &C.
omstry. and Surveying, with such other
branches pertaining to the natural sci,
cnces und general literature, as the board
Of education may determine.
! II. 10 regard to such union schools,
the boards Of education shall be invested
with the same powers and perform the
same duties as are required Of the trust.
ees Of the school districts in reference to
the primary schools, so far al these are
applicable. They shall determine the
ages and qualifications Of the scholars to
be admitted into them, and the length oi
time they are TO be kept in operation
during the year, and admit scholars mol
residents of the township, who possos:
the requisite qualifications, at a rate o'
tuition not exceeding Eve dollars pei
quarter, and shall report separately tc
the county superintendent all such facts
in regard thereto as will be necessary tc
form a just estimate Of the state Of cdu'
cation within their township.
DISTRIBUTION OF STATE SCHOOL rUSD
-. No school district shall receive its
share of the State fund for the support ol
free schools unless tho report required
to be made by the trustees thereof shall
first have been filed in the Office Of the
county superintendent, within the time
prescribed by law, and tho levy required
by section thirteen shall have been
made.
TOWNSHIP LEvIEs FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
1a. The board Of education Of each
township Of the State shall submit to &
meeting Of the qualified voters of their
township. at. the regular annual town
ship meeting, or at ono called FOR the
purpose, an estimate, as nosr as practIc
able, Of the amoun: Of money necessary
for the purpose Of prolonging the school.
10 the districts after the State funds
have bcon exhausted, so that free schools
shall be continued in every district
for tho term of six months, at least
iu each year, and said; meeting
shall assess the amount of tax to
be levied for such purpose, not less
than two nor Moro than FIVE mills on
cach dollar, according to the valuation
of the taxable property Of the township
The minutes Of the meeting shall be re-
corded and preserved in the record book
of the township board Of e'lucntIoo'
And the rate per cept! 80 decided upon
: the board shall mako known BY eertih
cate in writing, within ten days, incIud:
ing any tax which may have bcen voted
.by special meeting f1s tho establish.
men. Of high schools,Tas provided 10 the
tenth section, to the assessor. who shall
extend the entire amount Of such assess:
ment, together with other township
leyies, and mako rcturnsthereof TO the