The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-05
Tue NEW SCHOOL LAW.
A synopsis OF its PrOVISiOnS..ShOw-
ing the Changes from the Old Law.


A synopsis OF its PrOVIsiOns..ShoW.
ing the Changes trOmthe Old Law.
From tho wis CArcnil6J JEr
The school ofHceB are q county super
ntendent, q board Of education for eacl
township called the district and ont
trustee for each school district called sub
district. These officers arc to, be- elected
on the second FFtdgR'g Of August 1873, SnC
every two years thereafter. The cleo
lion is TO be held in the school house o.
every sub-distriot; q Judge Of election
and clerk shall DO chosen by the voters
on the day Of election when they are as
sembled, TO conduct the election. The
county superintendent shall prepare the
pOll books for election and deliver the
same 10 the trustees OF the several school
houses where the election is TO be held.
Those who are now trustees are the ones
who arc TO receive the poll.books. There
is no provision in the law for paying
the county superintendent for making the
DOLL books, but good natured county courts
will perhaps order the necessary apprO-
priatlon to pay for the paper used. Il will
be no small job to prepare 120 poll books
tyr o county Of 90 Sub-districlg. II thereiH
more than one school house in bids
IrIct, the election must be held In one that
will accommodate the most voters. Lliyou
have no school house In your district, hold
The meeting for election In q hollow stump,
a rock cave, or under the ahade Of tree;
but il YOU have no hollow stump, rock
cave or shady beech tree, then assemble
together on high hill and pray for those
who despiteiully used you by the passage
IT such an unwildly and cumbersome
law Within ten days after the holding
Of the election, the judge OF election shall
send the full official record Of the same
10 the Secretary Of the board Of educa-
ton Of BIZ: Township and the board o.
education shall assemble on the second
Monday after the election, examine the
election records Of the several sub-dis-
tricta Of their district, ascertain who y
elected, and give certificates Of the cleo
lion Of the persons entitled, to the same;
they shall also ascertain and report the
number Of votes for county Superintend,
ent, to tho clerk Of the county court; and
the clerk will give the certificate OF cleo
ton 10 the county Superintendent, and re-
Dort the same 10 The State SupeIintend'
emit. II there Is q tie vote for members
Of the board of education, the county
superintendent, shall give the casting
vote; II thefe ID B he for two peOonB FOL
superintendent, the Presidents Of the
boards Of education shall decide who Is
to serve. 4 G4 "a u o
At this election the people will be re-
quired to vote on the levy.
The same ballots shall also have written
or printed upon them, "iEpoWer to levy
Or against power 10 levy, as the Votel
msy choose. II q majority of the ballot
given In the district shall have written OF
printed upon them, "for power TO levy
il shall be construed as conterring upon
the board Of education the authority o.
the people 10 make the annual leVies re-
quired in the thirty light and fortieth sec
lions Of this chapter, for each year during
their term of Office; but II q mGjorityo
the ballots given In the district Shal havt
written upon them "against power Il
lew" Il shall be construed as withhold
IDg from the board the authority Of thu
PEOPLE to make any levy and no levy
shall be made for the school year mex
succeeding. But this prohibition Shsl
not extend longer than the one year, AM
ItShall DO the duty oil the board OF edu-
cation to hold a special election for thl
following year, on the day and date, RnC
il the manner prescribed In this section
MWhIch the question OF levy or no lew
shall be again submitted TO the people
aud decided for that year as herein re-
quired.
Il was deemed absolutely necessary t
insert this provision in the law by thu
Committee on Education In the Legi9la
Inre, on account Of some recent decision
Of the Supreme Court Of Appeals. OnI
township or district may vote "iOr pOWe
10 levy" and the adjoining township o
district vote against It Some member
Of the Legislature were not to 0lam'
under the circumstances, and with th'
light they then had on the subject, iol
voting for this clause In the law; but The
very clause and the mode oil choosing
school officers In fifty or sixty dill
terent localities in every county, and tn
manner Of certifying the election OF thu
different school officers, Is as much as thl
enemies Of free schools desired 10 accom-
plish In one session Of the Legislature
The friends Of tree schools must still worE
aud do the best they can under the new
law, and pray for amendments to Il, tina
will improct instead Of retrograding a
this lawn. While other communities ar
progressing on this subject so much as I
contemplate the enactment Of laws I
s0nptl the attendance OF youths to th
schools, that the Iull benefit Of the tie
;cheol system may DO realized, our Stat
Legislature has enacted law that place
y within the power Of q few demRgog1e
10 each county 10 prevent levy 10
schools, and thus make the law worth
isaS Each trustee and member Of tn
board Of education Shall hold his ONO
Tor two yeGrs from the first Of Septembe
next alter his election.
The boards Of education hold thei
meetings hrSt on the hIt Monday Of Ser
tembeF At fhlR meeting the hoard aha