The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-11-18
school Moneys.

We publish below tho act Of the
Legislature, passed at It's last session,
authorizing the School Committees OF
the various EQUITIES in the State to
bring suit against all school officers
found III arrears upon settlement Of
their nee cunts By the School Commit.
tee. The members OF the Committee
for this county request US to state that
unless parties who we're found in ar.
rears ty them, pay to the Sheriff tho
sums so found against them, by the
LIST day Of January next, counsel will
be employed aud suits brought against
the parties referred to:
An Act to amend and rc-enact section
two of chapter one hundred aud sew
cnty.une oil the Acts Of one thousand
eight hundred aud seventy-one, en-.
titled IAN net TO provide for the
settlement Of the accounts ofcertain
officers and persons for school
moneys in their hands or under their
control"
Passed February 81, 1879,
Be il enacted BY Tic Legislature Of IgeSl
Virginia.
That section two Of chapter one hun.
bred aud scvonty.one Of the acts ofonO
thousand eight hundred aud seventy.
one, entitled IAN act to provide for
the settlement Of the accounts Of GER
tain officers and persons for school
moneys in their hands or under their
CONTROL" bo amended aud re.enactoi SO
as to read Us follows:
80. When any such settlement shall
be made By such committee, it shall be
returned to, aud fled with, tile clerk
Of tho circuit court Of the county
wherein such settlement shall have
been nude; and upon tho failure OF
any person found TO be in arrears for
any such moneys upon such settlement
as aforesaid, to pay the same to the
Sh0riLl Of the county, or 10 such other
officer US The said circuit court may d..
rect, the said committee are hereby
authorized, aud it shall DO their duty,
to employ counsel and forthwith pro.
cecl TO enforce the collection Of tue
amount found due as aforesaid together
with legal interest thereon from the
date the same became due, and also ten
per cent damages on the same amount
from the same date from such person or
persons, or bis executors, alministra.
iers. representative or security, by
motion, on ten days notice, or by nc.
ton in the circuit court of the county
wherein such settlement is had, in the
nam. Of the board of education of the
township or independent school district
wherein such default shall have oc.
Cured. But in case said committee
shall DO unable by reason of the fail /.
ure OF any such board Of education,
officer or person to appear before them
in pursuance OF such notice, or to pro.
duce to them any book, record, voucher
or account. or other necessary paper or
statement to make such settlement, ii
shall be their duty to employ counsel
aud proceed at once to flo their peti.
ton in the circuit court Of their county,
or in the clerks Office thereof in yaca.
ton, against any one or moro Of such
board Of education, officers or persons
aud their securities, or the personal
representatives Of any member Of such
board, officer, person or security, as
they may deem necessary and proper to
compel such settlement, mud tIlereupon
a summons shall issue ugain.t the de.
TcnA,nt or defendants III said petition,
to appear aud answer the same on the
irst day of the next term of the circuit
court Of said county thereafter +: which
summons may be served in the same
manner as other summonses issued by
he clerk Of said circuit court may By
aw be served, and such proceedings OH
aid petition shall thereafter be hnd as
II suit in clianccry regularly brought
u such court for the settlement u my
,ppnuut.