Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-31
The New Constitution: OF Virginia.

:.pbi7 shall ela2t 20 jo;nt ha}'2t. Tithin thI'y
ca7a after il: Organization ,'2::eI al; '2n:Gitu
ion. and erc77 fourth gear ihc72a'fe7, . super.
;ntccdcot ct puhI:;, in7trTct:oo. lie shaiI haTe
i!,c ssneyc supervision RI iGo nu2I!3 1rcc
schaal interests 81 the State, ana shall rcporI
to The General Assembly IoE i' consideration
with:. thirty days after lbs c:ccti21, Uniform
system OF public Tree schools.
SscTJoS &. There shaH b. Board c! iGdu
cation, composed Of the Governor, GHpeElaten
Gcat Of Public INSTRUCTION, anu Attorney ten
o-sJ which ek.!! appoilt. and have power n
rsTmo-c tD. cause aud upon notice IL ihc 70
cun.bcnts, subject to confirmation BY the Sen.
ote, I'll county .uptrintcndcn!a 81 public ige8
schocls. This board shall! have regulated IL
lay s,o rnanagcIaent and Investment 81 al the
school funds, and snch supervision ri schno!a
Of higher grades as the lav shall p-c7:dc,
SECTION 3. The General Assembly shall p70.
vide By law. at ita FIRST scsa!ou under this Con
stitutioI. :. uniforms system @! public free
schools and for liz gradual equal, au3 full
introduction into Il! the counties ct the State
nv the year 1876, or ~ much earlier IS practl
cable. .,
SECTION i. The Genera! Assembly ahaIl
have power, alter 4 tuIl introduction OF the
public trcc-schocl SYSTEM 70 make such laws
| as shall not permit parents and guardians to
| allow their children to grow nr N ignorance
| aud vagEancy.
SEcrLoN 5. The Gcncral Assembly shall cS-
| tablish az soon as practicable normal schools
and such grades OF schools Is shall he for the
| public good.
SECTION G. The Board Of Education shall
provide Tor uniformity CT text books, anu the
| furnishing of school houses with such appa1a-
| tus and library - may be necessary, under
such regulations as !naY b. provided by Law.
SECTION 7. The General Assembly shall Sch
apart as permanent aud perpetual literary
| land the present literary funds al the State,
the proceeds Of ell public !aE;i5 donated hy
Congress for public school purposes, OF all
ascheated property, OF all waste and apprnpria'
ted lands. q, all nrcpertv accrn!nr to the State
br forfeiture, and all fines collected Tor offences
against the State, ind such other GUNS ~ the
General Assembly may appropriate,
| SEcTioN 3. The General Assembly ahalI APP
: NV the annual interest On the literary tiind,
ca rta;iou or other special taS provided Tor bJ
this Cou7ltutGi iu- public free school prr
poses, and an ANIMAL tax upon the property q!
The State Gt nut less than orc rail! nor FGOTC
thar-{;ya mills on ne dollar, Tor the equal bene
| Ge o. ali the people o. the Stat" The nnmtrr
Of children botWran be agc2 OF Eve and twenty
onc YEAR in eooh r'ibr tree school district be-
;nc the tari? 0E alth division. PROVISION shall
b. mad. to ai1ppiy children attending the p1h
lie Ton 7chnaIs viii nrCc1Eiil tcIt books III
ca5es where the parent ~ guardian IS unable,
By aa0n 81 poverty. 10 furnish them. tac!
county and public free school district nai' raise
additions! sums By 6 :aI OH TrGpcTty Tor inc
siinr0rs @? 1;ubIic free H"hCo-. III! nn"3ren
AK snme r. nn~ orc ycar il a7y pnhl;, free
sn.ool I;.,rict .laE g, i1lo !ha GcrcraI schoo
iuu& or ro.d:7isinn tic naE' :'::lT f'02!dea
Tha: any TAX a'r4nri:G;i Is tbs section TO b.
ia=a& hy rorH:i-* or s"hoo! district" Nilal! no.
exc i i've III % ou s dollar il! sEv ono year
and ehaI' M ta snijac; - redv;Si0r, ~ h'rc
! inhatorc prc!iGni ~ this lection.
SECTtov =. Tho General Assembly, -Hal
have power t. !"5'oF -: H'Rh'i E:''.eS "
scho0'l n2u@r X #'ng'"i-'ja' "@l "a pF,Ni'ie
tnr su"il purpose permanent "alaaiiHnai liind'
SECTION ~. "h Grams an; HHh:tlons re-
c"!"ri ~ to Gcn'ra! rs. .lnA'Y l&T EQUATION
al purposes sE4.: b@ "nf!l'a af2'T"'"" I" 20
FERNS prescribed! ~ III: donors.
SEXTON Ii. Fact! cGtr ana c2taiS S"s:! nc
;lcid acculln.aiiG :oF TIC OBSTRUCTION T.! srhC0
;;GPeT;E ihat MAJ !5E@ i',a'1 w'ii,ih ~ i''c!'H
! = inccnd!ales 6: y! :a violence.
; SECTION l.. be '*cncva! !SS@!I:>!: 7:ia!! "a
thA salaries ~" prescribe tEc :"!!;% - III
schco! officers ar" 7:i@!! make &: i;a,;ii l2W7
a!1 Regulations 70 rarIr int, eject !h2 Hit!:2
! free sahoci System! rGVld"d for hE lH's article
!
| The GeEara! Assembly. IS Soon rs p?ac!ica
! be. shall Drovide for o rcasscssmcnt OF lands,
and GO lard shall l.. assessed 1Jorc Of bclor It's
1o7ut :: \ sinking find sAaH be provided.
! Ever? law hereafter enacted By the Genera
| Assembly creating debt OF authorizing n loan
- ~ .,-o,:4, >;ri,;~r en-; in- mo ro-rnnn.
o%thc SANE,
TIC i.nT.n1cd .:.it .,i::a:. n: bc lnul4e,: CT
redeemed CT value exceeding ;:!ut establish
Cd by la5 ut the time said Get. wss Contracted
nor Shall any discrimination hereafter be made
il, ray;ng the interest on STATE honda which
shall gl7e q higher actual val-c 10 bonds held
il foreign Countries oyer The @a'2:, 'asa OF
bonds icld in this country.
No debt shall be contracted D. this State ez-
cept to meet casual deficits in the revenue, to
redeem previous liability CT the state, to sup
prcss irst.rrecticu, repc! Invasion, or defend
the State in time OF war.
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