The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-07
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Institution for Lhe Deaf, Dumb and

for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind. AS tht
location Of this Ilstitption Is to be deter
mined Ays tliCs Board q Regents Rt thGil
flrst1neetins in,this eiNonithe 2OtG Inst
1t will bc well for our citizens to consider
first. whethcrit will not be worth whilt
to cndeavor to obtain the location here
and, If so, to consider, second, whNt step:
should be taken to that end. FOrgcnerU
information we print such parts Of tlt
act as aseIof immediate interest," J u
Be ii cmcted BY tie Legislature Of lIts
Virginia:
/. Tint Immediately after the plssagc o.
this act, the Governor shall appoint one
person from each senatorial district Of The
State, 10 Constitute, colleCtivGlytA body
corporate with powers TO TCnt purchase
and convey real estate, aud with all
other powers necessary for the establish
ment Ofa temporary institution tor the
education Of tho deaf md dumb and
blind youth of West Virginia, us hcrcinat'
ter provided; and 10 bO known as the
| 'BCHlTu VI NCBGIlS VI Luo WOoS H6HHa
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and
Blind" Said board shall appoint one Ol
their number as president, pIll ip cdse ol
Ills absence, n president pro tehL; shall
also appoint n secretary; and all orders
Idrulls, etc, Of tho board shall be signed
by tllejr s9eretary, and cOpnteBipcd by
tic president. Said board shall meet as
hereinafter provided, and shall hold such
other moedngNas they llRy think neces'
sirny,.j .B$tfa meetings may be called by
thefpresidCht, 81 By any three members b
the board; by notifying tho other members
of the time and place Of the meeting, and
Of the nature Of the business which rem
tlcrs an extra meeting necessary. ANY
time members Of, said board shall consti.
tISte A Quorum for the transaction Of all
ordinary business; but for the location Ol
the institution, and for tile appointment to
and removal from office, Of any OF the
officers and teachers Of said institution,
the cOnculTenceof tho majority shall be
necessary.
>. The board of regents Of the West
Virginia Institution for the deaf fand dumb
and blind, shall meet in the city Of Wheel
ing at Il time to he specified by tic Gov
crnor, within period Of three months
after the passage Of this act, aud shall pro-
coed 1T 6hce to adopt and put In execution
the necessary means for the education Of
the deaf and dumb Nnd blind youth OF
West Yirginia. E1y. n II
8. AT their first meeting, they shall elect
u principal, whose term Of office shall be-
gin on The day Of his election; and in
concert with the board, It shall be bis
duty .to, superiptenl oil tue preliminary
preparations for the opening Of the West
VIRGINIA Institution for the deaf and dumb
and blind. It shall be Ills duty, turtlIer,to
visit all the principal institutions for the
deaf and dumb and blind In the country,
for tic purpose. of. ascertaining tic lutest
and most improved modes Of discipline
and instruction adopted in such institu'
tlons, ind for purchasing, with the advice
md consent Of the board, such books and
apparatus as may be necessary for the
efficient twprking Of their own institution;
land bis travelling expenses shall be pt!id
by the board Of regents, out OF the funds
hereinafter appropriated.
4. The board Of regents, Mt their tirSl
meeting, or o. soon thereafter as practlc;I,
bic, shall establish the temporary inslitu'
ton at Romney, in Hampshire county, in
the building gratuitously furnished by tht
citizens thereof, or at some other suitable
place: and shall provide, with the advice
and cooperation Of the principal, the fur
niture, fixtures, apparatus, etc, necessary
for The comfort and convenience Of the III
matcs Of the institution, and shall have aII
things in readiness for the opening OF the
school on the first Monday In September
eighteen hundred anil seventy, or US s00rl
thereafter as practicable. .,t.3t, ~
8. The board of regents shall also elect,
ut their first meeting, or Mt anysubscqucni
meeting prior ID the first dNy Of August
,ECirlltncil hundred and seventy, u stcw1rdr
mStrOn, one male and one female teacher
of tho requisite qualif ations; ;whoseternls
Of office Shdll commence on tho day Of the
Opcning Of the school. The principal
steward, mAtron, and assistants shall re-
side IN tho institution. Their salaries
shall be fixed bytlc board QfreGontsE anu
shall lpc paid quarterly, viz: OH the frs
day oCOctober, the first day Of January, thu
first day Of April, and tho first day Of July
In cach wear, out of the funds hereinafter
AbbronriatGd. Tho board of'rCgentS 'sllal
employ, us visiting physician Ofthc instilu
lion. a physician Of respectable standing
in'his proieSsion, and il sllalRbe his duty
10 render all themcdic6f assistance neccs
sary 10 It's inmates.
8. The board Of regents In the establish
ment ofthe institution herein authorized
shall provide accommodations for. n0
moro thanllortY persons, Mt tlrst, inclId
| ing o(liccn, assistants, etc. And they
4 kliRll authorize their principal TO- no
tiN the principal Of tho Virgtnit
institution and the superintendent Q
tho Ohio institution for the deaf and dtllnt
land, blind, at as carly ;dato3as praGtlcaplc
tbR he time At which THO W eSt VtFginit
institution Tor the deaf and dumb ant
blind shall be open, md ready TO accom-
mediate tho indigcnt and all other deal 'Int
dumb and blind youth from this StAIc
who have been so kindly, and so liberalIy
accommodated in their respective institu
tiOns, md the board slinll at that tint
furnish the necessary means for the trans
portation OF such indigcnt youth Us mIJ
then be in said institutions, 70 their owl
l'1S.TTGc' 1s. TGc sum Of eight thousand dollar
Is hereby, appropriated, to he. pid out o
i thc treasury q The State upbh theordc
and warrant Of tho board Of regents .
the West Virginia institution for the dea
and dumb and blind /; which sum shall b.
used BY said board in meeting tho expen
ses Of Tho establishment Of the institution
hereby authorized, and in supporting th'
same from the date Of It's establishment L
tho tIlirtiCtll day Of September, clghteeI
hundred aud sevCnty.onc.
1t will he seen that but $1,000 are ap