The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-18
ARTICLE VII.
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS.

COUNTY ORG
SECTION /. There ehall be elected By the
qualified voters of the county one sheriff
one attorney for the commonwealth, who
shall also be the commemorative attorney
for the circuit court; one county clerk,
who shall also be the clerk Of the circuit
court, except that in counties containing
fifteen thousand inhabitants there may be
Il separate clerk for the circuit court; one
county treasurer; and one superintendent
Of the poor. And there shall be appointed
in the manner provided for i'll Article VIII
one superintendent Of schools Provided
That counties containing less than eight
thousand inhabitants may be attached to
adjoining counties for the formation oil
districts for superintendent Of schools
| Pr0ridtd also, That in counties containing
thirty thousand inhabitants there may be
appointed Oh additional superintendent Of
schools therein. All regular elections for
county officers shall be held on the first
| Tuesday after the fret Monday in Novem-
Der, and all officers elected or appointed
| under this provision shall enter upon the
duties of their offices Oh the first day OF
January next succeeding their election, and
shall hold their offices for the term Of three
| wears, except that the county and circuit
court clerks shall hold their offices for
| four years.
Townships.
SECTION 2. Each county of the State
shall De divided into 80 many compactly-
located townships as may be deemed ne
cessary not less than three: Provided,
That after three have been formed no ad-
ditional township shall be made containing
less than thirty square miles. Each town
ship shall be known as the township of
-, in the county Of ---, and may
sue and be sued by such title. In each
township there shall be elected annually
one supervisor, one township clerk, one as
SCISSOR, one collector, one commissioner Of
roads, one overseer of the poor one justice
of the peace, who shall hold his Office
three years; one constable, who shall hold
his Office three years: Pfou,ded, That at
the first election under this provision there
shall be three Justices of the peace and
three constables elected, whose terms shall
be one, two, and three years, respectively.
All regular elections for township officers
shalt take place on the fourth Thursday in
May, and all officers so elected shall enter
upon the duties of their respective offices
on the lst day of July next succeeding
their election. The supervisors of each
township shall constitute the board of su-
pervisors for that county, and shall assem-
BILE at the courthouse thereof on the first
Monday in December in each year, and
proceed to audit the accounts of said county,
examine the books Of the assessors, regu-
late and equalize the valuation of property,
fix the county levies for the ensuing year,
apportion the same among the various
townships, and perform such other duties
as shall be prescribed by law.
School Districts.
SECTION 8. Each township shall be di-
Vided into 60 many compactly-located
school districts as may be deemed neces
sary Provided, That no school district
shall be formed containing less than one
hundred Inhabitants. In each school dis
trict there shall be elected or appointed
annually one school trustee, who shall hold
his Office three years Provided, That of
the first election held under this provision
there shall be three trustees elected, whose
terms shall be one, two, and three years,
respectively.
Road Districts.
SECTION 4. Each township shall be d.
yided into one or more road districts. In