Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-05-19

The last two to fill vacancies.
In the other Townships the same officers are
to be elected, except that only one Constable is
to be elected for years.
In Pastures Township two Constables are to
be elected, one for years, and one for 2 years
to fill vacancy
vote is to be taken to impose tax of 81
tenths of mill on each dollar of taxable prop
erty in the county, for Free School purposes to
wit for tuition and Superin tendept's salary.
vote is also to be taken in Beverly Manor
Township of of a cent on each 800 of taxable
property in the Township for School Houses and
books BE. furnished INDECENT children.
A similar vote will be taken in each Township
for the same purpose, but Of the amount in other
Townships to be voted for we are not informed.
We desire, however, to call the especial atten-
ton of our people to the fact that unless the
Township School TAI is voted, the Township can
mot receive any of the State School fund One
fifth of the State tax levied is to be applied to
school purposes and although our people will
have this fifth to pay, yet they will derive no
benefit from it unless they vote the Township
tax. This one-ffth will be divided only among
poriant, therefore, that our people should bear
tkis in mind and vote accordingly. For the full
information Of our people on this subject, we
quote the following section in the Act of Assem-
oily providing for system of Public Free Schools:
IA. No School District shall receive any part
of the funds unless it has made provision for
School-houses furniture, apparatus, textbooks
for INDECENT children, and all other means and
onn1Sa f,lf g., n
Schools.
In obedience to resolution of the Council Of
the City of Staunton, adopted at the regular
meeting, on May End, 1871, I have prepared the
following statement Of the resources and expen-
ditures of the City Council, from the LIST day of
July, $780, to the lst day of May, 1871, viz:
Taxes on all subjects for the
year 1870, $26, 1854, SO
Less discount of 10 per cent.
lfor prompt payment) on
sSl3,513,62, 81. 35l,
Less discount of 5 per cent
(for prompt payment) or
$4S4,27, 24,2l
Less taxes of 1870, remitted 42722
Less amt of taxes of 1870,
credited on Corporation
bond, 1858 $l,986, Al
$24, 1868, 06
This sum for interest on bond
for market house property SIG, 04
This sum Supt. Wat. Works, $50, 81
Taxes of 1869, collected since
July lst, 1870, $5,o26,5o
This sum from Superinten-
dent of Water Works, 1871
Reed from former Council, $5,2oO,2l
This sum paid for former
Council, 3,02s,o7
Balance of gum received from
former Council, 2,172, IA
Net resources, 1921, 49,, FL
appropriations since
July lst 1870
For interest on Public Debt
July 1870 and Jan. 1871, $l,62e,0O
To commissioner of streets
for repairing streets and
for bridges, 5.457.93
To Water Committee for
materials, 3a5,2s
For Fire Department 100000
For Street Lights, 9l7.se
For salaries-Mayor, Clerk,
Sergeant Atty for Com
menwealth. Chief Police,
Com'r of Revenue, Over
seer of Poor and Physi-
clan-to July LIST 1871, l,535,OO
For support poor of the CITY, l. 500 90
jFor support of Free Schools, 10000
For Corporation Bonds, due
prior to July LIST, 1870 100000
For printing, lea 90
For street lights, 1914
Fer elections, 1900
For Water Committee, $500
For books and stationery, 9,o5
For Fire Department, 1900
To Superintendent Of Water
Works, 1915
~sundries, s4,52 1884,
gBalance-subjectt to DELINQUENT
list, commissions of Sere't
and Treasurer and appro-
sf'auons, SIS, 1872, $
Out of this balance, the Council has, by reso
Tuition, ordered the payment of $4,000 of tn
public debt of the City
Teste
JAMES F. PATTERSON, Clerk.