South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-20
The School Law.

rs N"O A"AtO"iuS eOStfati OF TUE hVuo'i law
as passed by the last Legislature. Nc on
ly design at present, to give that portion If
the law which viii be required 10 put the
machinery into operation, aud 10 secure
schools in each distric, of the county. We
do this because the law will not be available
to but few, beforethe :imc arrives, when ac-
ton mus, re taken to secure tho successful
working of the system:
The former Towpships-uow Magisteri-
al Districts will compose the several school
districts of The county, tho present school
districts will compose the sub-disiric,s in-
TO which the school districts above, will be
divided, until altered by law
; Each county shall be under the control
OF county superintendent, each district
shall be under the control Of a board Of
education, and each sub-district under the
control of one trustee, the same persons
shall not be eligible to more than one OF
these Offices al the same time. The board
OF education shall consist of three persons,
president and two commissioners.
Aa election for these officers shall be held
at tue school house OF each sub district,
from O'Clock in the morning ill six =
NJ of tho second Friday OF August, 1878,
aud every two years thereafter.
Ii shall bs the duty of the board of ed :.
ucation Of each distric, TO give at least
three weeks notica Of this election by
causing the same to be posted at each Of tho
places, at which poll is TO be taken. II
there is moro than one school house in q
sGb-district, said election is to be held at
the one most convenient to The voters, of
the ssid district, to be designated by the
present board Of education. (The above
duty of giving notice and holding this cleo
ton dcvoves of course Oh the present boards
of education)
Poll books shall be prepared By the couu-
ty superintendent aud delivered to the trus-
tees of the several school houses a. which
elections arc to be held.
| AT this election persons qualified to vote
for mcmbois Of the State Legislature shall
be the electors.
! A Judge aud c'erk of such election, shall
be chosen by those present, at the place
OF voting at the time Of opening the polls
for the same. The person thus chosen as
Judge, shall preside at said election; in case
of Tie in the vote for-trus;ee, be shall give
the casting vote, aud deliver = certificate of
| his election to the person receiving the
Lhest number o. votes for this Office
Signed by himself and clerk.
Within ten days after the holding Of
said election, be shall also forward to the
secretary of the board of education of his
| ton as held by him, for all the officers spe-
clhnd in this section.
The board of education for each district
shall assemble on the second Monday after
said election and maj 'rity ofthe same be-
ing present, shall open and examine the
election records Of the several ub-distrcts
They shall ascertain ,herefrom who has re-
ceived the largest number of votes for the
several Offices Of the district board of ed
ucstion, and give certificates Of their cleo
ton to the persons entitled thereto.
They shall also ascertain the sum Of the
votes cast in tho several sub di,triots, of
their district for tho person or persons
voted for as county 'uperln tendont, and
within ivo days report the same to the
clerk of the county court.
In regard TO this election 10 be held Oh
the second Friday in August next, remem-
Der, the following officers are to bo voted
for, viz: one trustee for each sub.dsirict
three pcrsons for board Of education for
the district, one person for county super.
intendont, and on the one and same ballot,
shall be written or printed "for power to
levy" or "against power to levy" "a the
voter may choose. If the majority of the
ballots given 10 the district shall have
written or printed upon them 'Ior power
to levy" it shall 10 construed ss confer
ring upon the board of education the au-
thority Of the people 10 make the annual
levies required by law. for each year du.
ring their term # Office, (which is two)
bat if the ma jority shall be Ga gains, power to
! levy" then the authority Of the people is
withheld aud the boari OF education will
not be authorized TO mako a levy, and the
portion of State fund otherwise belonging
to su,h district, will be withheld, and dis
iribu'ed ia the general school fuud, but
thi, Withholding the power to levy in any
district is only binding for one year, and
another election must be held at the cxpirl-
Ii Of that time
We dcen this all the law, aud all tho iu-
formation necessary to put the school sys.
TEN into operation. AZ the proper time !
design to give further information 10 re-
gard TO levies, and duties Of officers, SC
will just add here, tina If any officer, or
member Of tho boards VI education fail 90
perform any Il tie duties herein rcQuirej
he or they viii each be subject TO lino Of
ten dollars, and to damages TO my person
injured. A FnlEND.
-GENERAL DAVIS sss on the poiat Of
making short work Of SONS dozen or so u
HE Moloe captivas v.hrn be vas et,,r.I