The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-11
ESTON KANAWHA COUNTY, WESTVA WEDNESDAY APRIL Il, 1866

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having held the Office the preceding
term and that after the first election
two commissioners shall not be chosen
from the same school district, if there be
50 many as three in the township. -.
3. The commissioners 30 elected shall.
within ten days after being duly notified
blythe township clerk, proceed to qualify
by taking the several ;oaths prescribed
| by law, which oaths the clerk of the
township o is hereby authorised. to ad.
minister to the commissioners aforesaid !;
n copy of which oaths, signed by the
commissioners, shall be kept by him up.
on tho files Of his Office. And if.auy
vucshcy should occur in the Office OF
school commissioner, tho board Of cduca-
ton Of the township shall fill such
vacancy within ten days after being in
formed thereof, by the appointment Of
some suitable person, who shall serve
until the pext annual township election
when commissioner shall be elected for
the unexpired term.
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION.
+. The commissioners, together with
the clerk of the township, shall consti.
tu!e the board Of education for their
township, and they and their successors
/ in office shall bo a body corporate in
law, under the namo and style Of" The
Board of Education Of the Township Of
-" and as such may purchase, hold
and sell or convey real and personal
property, for the uses Of education within
their district, may receive any gift, grant,
donation or devise may become party
to suits aud contracts and do other cor
poratc acts. They shall have the man.
agcment Of, and be invested with thie
title to, all real and personal property fol
the use of the public school within their
township, and shsll manage or dispose
of the same, as in their opinion will besi
subserve the interests Of the schools.
5. The clerk Of the township shall be
the secretary Of the board Of education,
but shall have no vote except in the case
Of an appointment to GIl vacancy in
! the Office of school commissioner. lie
shall~bc present at all meetings Of the
board, and shall record, in a book to be
provided for the purpose, all their oficisl
act, and proceedings, which shall bo a
public record, open to the inspection Of
all persons interested therein; all which
proceedings, when so recorded, shall be
at,estcd By his signature thereto as sec
rotary of the board. lie shall have tht
care Of, aud shall preserve in his office
all papers containing evidence Of title
contracts, and obligations; and in gen
cral shall record or keep on file in hi:
office, all such papers and documents a:
may be required by any Of the provision:
Of this act. or by the orders Of the board
of education. 1t shall also be the duty
Of the township clerk to make an annu"
report to the county superintendent on
or before the 3lSt duy Of August, o.
each year. For his services he shal
receive such compensation MS the boarc
Of education may determine. In hi:
absence the board may appoint q clerk
pro tcn'pore.
ENUMERATION OF YOUTH.
! G. The board Of education Of oacl
township shall, so soon as practicable aft
er they are duly elected and qualified
and annually thereafter, within si1teer
days after the fourth day Of July, tuk'
or cause to be taken, an enumeration O.
all the youth resident within each schoo
district, between the ages Of six and
twenty. one years, distinguishing betwcer
males and females, white and colored
and shall cause the result, verified by
the oath or affidavit Of the person taking
the same, to the effect that such cnumer
alton is'correct, aud that he has USED al
the means in his power to have it so, to
be recorded in the Office Of their clerk
which enumeration shall be transmittc.
by the said secretary to the county su
pcrinte ndcnt.
SCHOOL, DISTRICTS.
They shall divide their township into
couvcnicD Dt school districts, assigning to
each not less than fifty youths, between
the ages Of six and tvcuty.one years, e1
ccpt in cases where, in the opinion OIL
the board, it is necessary to reduce the
rumber, and shall cause to be taught ir
each district one school for not less than
six months in the year, in which shall
be taught, by competent teachers, Or
biography, Reading, Writing, Arithme'
tic, English Grammar, and Geography
Ia making these districts, due regard
shall be had to any school house alread )
erected, or school house site already Sc
cured, so far as may best subserye tht
interests Of free schools.
APPOINTMENT or SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
The board Of education 6rst elected
after tho organization Of their township
shall appoint ~thrOe trustees in each
school district, who shall serve till theil
successors are elected, as provided il
the twenty fifth section OF this law.
{. They shall receive and revise the
reports of the trustees Of each district o.
their township, and may return them t.
tho trustees for, revision and correction
From the corrected reports, they shall
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