The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-01

of the Board of Education of the
amount.
II. 1t shall be the duty of the Board
OF Education, annually, in the month
OF July, to determine as nearly as
practicable, the amount of money
necessary in addition to all other avail.
able funds, to continue the schools of
the District for period of not less
than nine months, and for all other
purposes relating TO the schools of the
District such as the repairing and inn
proVement of school premises, the pur-
chase of sites and the building of school
houses; the payment of debts previ-
| Ously contracted which may fall due
within the year And said Board shall
cause the amount to be assessed on all
the taxable property of the District |;
provided that not more than five mills
on the dollar valuation of said taxable
property shall be assessed in any one
year for the purpose of continuing the
schools for said period of not less than
nine months, and for ordinary repairs
and incidental expenses; and not more
than five mills on the dollar valuation
for the purchase of sites, the building
| OF houses and permanent improve
ments. The amount collected under
the assessment last named shall be
| known as the Building Fund. The as
sessments made under the provisions
of this section shall be levied and col
lected by the same officers as the coun-
ty levies are made and collected. The
amounts thus collected shall severally.
be certified by the collecting officer, to
| the clerk of the Board of Education; (;
and shall be paid out only upon drafts
signed by the clerk and issued by or
der of the Board. But the Board of
Education shall not, during any one
year, incur any expenses that shall ex-
ceed the amount of available funds re-
ceived for school purposes during that
year. The Board shall, however, have
authority for term of two years from
the passage of this act, to borrow, upon
the credit of the Building Fund, such
liabilities incurred for school purposes
within the District previous to the time
when this law shall go into effect. AT
the expiration OF said two years, all
power on the part of the Board to bor-
row money, shall cease.
IL. The collecting officer shall, annu-
ally, in the month of July, make set
tlement with the Finance Committee OF
the Board of Education, of all accounts
arising from assessments made by the
Board within the preceding school
year; and also of accounts arising from
assessments made by the voters of any
township within the district for school
purposes within the township, as
provided by acts of the Legislature, not
included in the provisions of this act.
l3. The collecting officer for collecting
and disbursing the taxes assessed by
the Board of Education, shall be enti-
tied to receive commission of not
more than three per cent. upon the
amount collected. rsi
Ia. The Board of Education shall have
power to make all necessary rules and
regulations for the government of the
schools of the district; for the admis-
sion of pupils therein; for the exclu-
RlnR nhllnFnn whnSa affannanR
would be dangerous to the health, or
detrimental TO the morals or discipline
of the schools. They may prescribe a
uniform list of textbooks for use in the
schools of the district, and may furnish
books and stationery for the use of in
digent children in attendance at the
schools They may provide suitable
number of evening schools during the
fall and winter months, for the instruc-
tion of such youth over twelve years of
age as are prevented by their daily vo-
cations from attending day schools.
They may furnish all necessary appa-
ratus, stationery, registers, textbooks
and books of reference for the use OF
teachers, and incur all other expenses
necessary to make the system efficient
for the purposes for which it was estab-
lished, and pay the same from the
school funds of the district.
Is. Each township of the district of
Wheeling shall constitute sub dis
trict, ana in each sub-district there shall
be established by the Board of Educa-
ton, at least one Grammar School,
and one graded Primary School. In
the Primary Schools shall be taught
photography, reading, penmanship,
arithmetic and geography, to such
an extent as the District Super
intendent of Schools, with the APP
proval of the Board of, Edu-
cation, may prescribe. In the Gram
mar Schools F0OIiSb ora mmar end
United States history shall be taught,
in addition to the branches named for
the Primary Schools No pupil shall
become a mem ber ofa Grammar School,
who shall not first have completed the
course prescribed for Primary School.
shall be thorough and complete in the
branches named. The Board shall
have power to establish one high
School for the district; in which shall
be taught such higher branches of learn
ing as the District Superintendent, with
the approval ofthe Board OF Education,
may designate. Until said High School
shall be established, such higher
branches shall be taught in the Gram
mar Schools of the district. No per-
son shall become pupil in the said
High School who shall not first give
satisfactory proof to the District Super
intendent of due proficiency in the
branches prescribed for a Grammar
School. 1ise--- 111-- H=5-s-
16. Admission to the various schools
of the district shall be gratuitous to all
white children, wards and apprentices
of actual residents within the district,
between the ages of SIX and twenty-oneI
years. provided that the admission of
pupils, residents OF one sub district to
the schools of another, shall rest with
the Board of Edncation. Non-residents
ofthe district may be allowed to at
tend the school of the District, upon
such terms as the District Superintend-
ent, with the approval of the Board of
Education, may prescribe.
II. The Board of Education shall es-
tablish within the District, one or more
separate schools for colored children,
when the whole number by enumera-
ton exceeds thirty, so as to afford them,
as far as practicable, the advantages
and privileges of free school educa-
ton. All such schools shall be under
the management and control of the
eral regulations as the other schools of
the District. But under no circum-
stances shall colored children be al
lowed to attend the same school, or be
classified with white children.
Is. The Treasurer of Ohio county shall
be the Treasurer of that part of the
school fund of the District derived from
the State, and such other funds accru-
ing TO the District, as the Board NAV
shall be entitled to receive commits
sion of one per cent upon any school
moneys received and disbursed by him.
Before receiving any school moneys,
said Treasurer shall give bond with
security, approved by the Board of Ed
,ucation, in such amount as shall be
named by said Board, which bond shall