Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-05
Orders passed by the Board of Education,
August 3()th 1871

re Ut ordered by the Board of Education, That
unoer authorlty given to this Board by an Act
OF the General Assembly of Virginia approved
December %, 1870. entitled IAN Act requiring
certain officers to regulate and supervise cleo,
lions held tor school Purposes (see Acts of As
| sem6ly lS7O-71, p A. the following regulations
snail oe observed by the revenue officers of the
counties and townships of Virginia in respect to
the collection of county and district school tax
es, and the compensation of the officers who take
| part in the collection and disbursements there
of, to wit:
L! In all cases in which other effective provis-
| ION has been made, it shall be the duty of the
county treasurer in each county to proceed forth
with to extend the county and district taxes
winch have been voted, and to do so either on the
land and property books in his possession by ru-
| ling additional columns therefor, or in small
piank DOok obtained for the purpose, and also to
make on tickets therefrom which he shall deiv-
er to the proper township collectors on or before
the 10Th Of Septembe next and take their re-
ceipts for the same. fass sl.tHEL II
=. On the receipt of these tickets, the township
collectors shall proceed Immediately to collect
| the school taxes and to make returns to the
county treasurer on or before the 1st of Decem-
ber as by law required in the case of other tax
es. retaining as compensation FIVE per centum of
| the money collected. as 5n saia
3. The county treasurer shall be allowed thirty
(30) cents for every hour of labor actually ex-
pended in extending the taxes and preparing the
tickets, together with cost of necessary stationery
| and printing. His account shall be presented to
the county superintendent of public schools, and
If endorsed as correct by him. the treasurer may
enter the charges against the county and district
| funds respectively. 9t
| 4. Whatever labor in extending the school tax
| es may have been performed by the assessors
shall, If not otherwise provided for, be paid for
out OF the school funds atthe same rate as in the
| case of the treasurer; and the county superin-
| tendents endorsement of approval on the asses
sor's account shall be sufficient order on the
treasurer for payment.
4 5. In cases where the county treasurer has col
lected the school taxes he shall be authorized to
retain three per centum of the amount collected,
| as compensation for collecting and discussing
| the same. In those cases in which he disburses,
but has not collected. county or district money,
| he shall be authorized to retain one and half
per centum on the amount disbursed from either
| fund.
| 6. In regard to the disbursement of the State
| school funds, the power of this Board to fix a
compensation being doubtful, the county treas
| urer may retain one and half per centum on
the amount paid out, as a compensation for his
services, provided that in case the next Legisla
| ture shall annul this action Of the Board, the
| treasurer shall hold himself officially response
bic for the return of the money to the school
funds, or for the return of such portion thereof
as may be required.
| A copy from the minutes. sassA~
| DC. LYLE,
'3l3a Us = Secretary of the Board.