The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-18

The uorIed to the Convention
.,aS ~ THE COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 'I!.1Int
REpohi ,c or CORPORATIONS AND EDuO !.,
flSSS Wv ;E TiIE sunEcr OF FREE COMMON
T sr"V Committee on Taxation and Flna n,
III ~ TSoTDorailons and Education, 10 Wn ,%S
Gu" a,S referred various resolutions On ,n nS
WIZ hiort NJ education, having had tlleS1 MoV
S m consideration, respectfully "'s
Lave TO submit the following
REPORT,
ARTICLE-'
rho LEGISLATURE shall provide, by
T. All Law W tor A thorough aud efficient
general "a lSw a. lO common schools, whereby
Al tho children of this state o., inmy ''''''
ago" Th vo SIatc Superintendent Of Free
eoIonl az ,bslI have a general supervision
oCt tUoo common schools, and perform such
:" ,,rI J mites as arc prescribed by law.
"' y The Legislature may provide lor
Corpiy supcrintCndents and such o'a nc.
oClccrs as may, be necessary 70 Garry out
III" objects Of this article, and define inc
J"iics powers and compensation oil such
officers by general law, ,.,
l. All grants, deviscs or requests that
NAV be made to this State for the purpo,,
%s Of education, or where the purposes OF
such grants, devises or requests arc mol
sDcci6ed; the States Just share OF inc IT.
crary fund of Virginia, whether PAID over :
or otherwise liquidatcd, and any sums o.
money, stocks or property which Ihls
State shall have the right 10 Clam
rom the State Of Virginia for cdu'
cuional purposes; the proceeds Of the es.
mIcs of persons who may die without
leaving a will or heir; and oil lands or the
procecds Of the sale Of the same that may
be donated to the State by the United
states, shall be set apart rs a separate tunu
10 be called the permanent school fund,
and shall be invested under such regula'
tons rs may be prescribed by law in tue
interest.bearing securities Of the United
States or Of this State; aud tue interest
thereof shall be annually applied to tho
support Of free common schools through
out the State, and to no other purpose
whatever.
8. The Legislature shall annually up
prOpriate for the support OF such schools,
The interest Of the permanent school fund,
the net proceeds of all fOrieitures and
fines aCCruing to the State under the laws
thereof; the proceeds Of the sale Of for.
teted, delinquent, waste and escheated
lands; all moneys that may DO paid for
exemption from military duty the State
capintiOn tax; the proceeds oil any taxes
that may be levied on the revenues OF any
CORPORATION in this State; and all such
sums rs may be raised by general taxa
rion on property or otherwise. Provided,
the said Tux on property shall not exceed
in any one year fifteen cents per hundred
dollars valuation.
&. In any county Of the State, or in any
district into which the said county may
he divided for common school purposes,
there shall be levied by taxation uniform
within the Jurisdiction levying the same,
y sum sufficient, with the distribu-
table school fund derived from the
State, IN maintain in the said county or
districts q school for at least three months
in the year; provided the said tax, so
levied shall not exceed thirty cents per
one hundred dollars valuation, and pro-
vilcd further, that If the said county or
district shall have failed during the pre-
CcdIng year, TO maintain school for the
length Of time aforesaid, or to levy the
said tax for tho purpose, its share Of
the distributablG school fund shall revert
to the State, and become part ofthe dis.
tributablc school fund for the ensuing
year. The said county or district may,
however, by specified tax, levied by
tlrcC.liIths OF the voters thereof, voting
On the question, provide for continuance
Of the said school for n longer period than
three months; but the said levy, so made,
shall never, in any one year, exceed TWEEN.
~ cents per one hundred dollars valua-
ton.
I. In order TO provide for the necessary
grounds and school houses, keep them in
repair and pay all incidental expenses
connected with the operation Of the
schools other than the salaries oil teachers
and county Superintendents, the county
OrdiStriCt authorities shall create q fund
10 be called "Thc Building Fund" to be
appropriated exclusively 10 these purpo.
Ses. 10 supply the necessary revenue for
this fund they may borrow money upon
its credit and levy IN annual tax upon the
taxable property Of the county or district:
Provided the money 50 borrowed, tOgeth.
CT with the necessary annual expenses
shall never in the aggregate amount TO
more than can be paid by levy ut the
rate OF twenty cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation per year, Tor five success.
Sive years. The counties or the districts
into which they may be divided for com.
mon school purposes, shall be liable Tor
all debts incurred for any school property
to (Which they may succeed, and which
may remain unpaid by the authorities
creating the said debts.
$, All levics laid by any comfy or dis.
rict, for the purpose Of free common
schools, shall be reported by the aulhOri.
lies thereof to the Sheriff Of the respect
i've counties, who shall collect and dis.
burSc the same In such manner as shall
represented by general law. The com.
pGnsatlon for collecting said lcvies shall
never exceed three per cent;and noallow-
ance shall be made Tor the disbursement
Of the same. All money borrowed on
account oil the Building Fund, or in any.
way acCruing thereto, Shall be paid into
Tue hands OF the Sheriff, and be by him
discussed upon proposed orders without
compensation. The Sheriff shall give
such security for the sale keeping and
GuEScmcnt Of the school funds rs the
legislature shall direct, and make with
The proper authorities annual settlements,
which shall be audited by the county
courts and made matter Of record by the
Clerks thereof in a book to be kept for
that purpose.
" The Legislature shall make provl.
son for the free common school education
OF the Colored children In the several
counties or districts in the proportion
with their number OF white children
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