Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-07-01
Spirit Of yeffersolr.
charlestown, Jefferson County, West Va.
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY. 1878.
TEE SCHOOL LAW,
[From the Romnev In,elI;r.,c.,

passed
by the Legislature We only design at nres,
ent. to give that portion of the law which, will
be required to put the machinery into opers
ton, and to secure schools in each district of
the country. We do this because the law
VIII be available to but few, before the
time arrives, when action must be taken to
secure the successful working of the system :
The former Townshi ps-now Magisterial
Districts will compose the several school dis
tricts OF the county, the present school dis,
tricts will compose the sub, districts into which
the school districts above, will be divided. un.
til altered by law.
Each county shall be under the control of
a county superintendent, each district shall
be under the control of 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 at the same
time. The board of education shall consist
OF three persons, a president and two COM
missioners.
An election for these officers shall he held
at the school house of each suh-district, from
O'Clock in the morning till P NJ of the
second Friday of August, 1873, and eyery
two years thereafter
1t shall be the duty of the board of ednca-
ton of each district to give at least three
weeks notice of this election by causing the
same to be posted at each of the places. at
which n poll is to be taken. IF there is more
than one school house in a sub-dstrict said
election is to be held at the one most con-
venlent to the voters, of the said district. to
be designated by the present board of edu-
cation. (Tbe above duty of giving notics and
holding this election devolves of course on the
present boards of education-)
Poll books shall be prepared bv the county
superintendent and delivered to the trustees
OF the several school houses at which elections
are ro be held
AT this election persons qualified TO vote
Tor members of the State Legislature shall be
the electors.
A judge and clerk 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 trustee. he shall give the casts
ing vote. and deliver certificate of his elec>
ton to the person receiving the highest num-
her of votes for this office. Signed by him
self and clerk
Within ten days after the holding of said
election. he shall also forward tn the secretary
ot the board Of edncntion of his district. the
full official records of the election as held by
him, for all the officers specf fed in this sec
tion.
The hoard of education of each district
shall assemble on the second Monday after
said election and a majority of the same being
present, shall open and examine the election
records of the several sub districts. They
shall ascertain thtrefrom who has received
the largest number of votes for the several
officers of the district board of education. and
give certihc"tes of their election to the per-
sons entitled thereto
They shall also ascertain the sum of the
votes east in the several sub districts. of their
district for the person or persons voted for as
county superintendent, and within five davs
report the to the clerk of the county
court.
In regard to this election to he held on the
second Friday in August next, remember. the
following officers to be voted for. viz one
trustee for each sub district-three persons
for board of education for the district. one
person for county superin tendent, and on the
one and same ballot shall be written or printed
''for power to levy" or "against power to
levy" as the voter may choose. IF the ma
jority of the ballots given in the district shall
have written or printed upon them "for power
to levy" it shall be construed as conferring
upon the board of education the authority of
the people to make the annual leves required
by law, for each year during their term of of,
fee, (Which is two) but if the majority shall
be "against power to levy" then the authority
of the people is withheld, and the board of
education will not be authorized to make a
levy, and the portion of State fund otherwise
belonging to such district, will be withheld
and distributed in the general school fund
but this Withholding the power to levy in an v
district is only binding for one year, aud
another election must be held at the expira-
tiou of that time
We deem this all the law, and all the in
formation necessary to put the school system
into operation AT the proper time design
to give further information in regard Co levies.
and duties of officers &C., will inst add here
that II any officer, or member of the boards
of education fail to perform any of the duties
herein required, lie or they will each be sub
ject to fine of ten dollars, and to damages
to any person injured. A FRIEND.
GEN. j. II. W1LLlAMs.-The Lynchbnro
Rep"bhcan, in speaking of Gen. James n
Williams, of Winchester. who is prominently
spoken OF in connection with the nomination
for Attorney General of Virginia, says:
"At the breaking out of the war Gen. Will.
| liams was member of the Iowa Legislature
from the city of Dubuque. Times became ex.
citing, and finally the GENERALS love of the
glorious Union became matter of doubt with
his fellow members. To test his devotion, a
resolution was passed requiring him to sing
the 'Star Spaneled Banner in the Repre~
sentative Hall, which task he executed in a
manner which would have done credit to the
most celebrated tenor. Not satisfied with this
exhibition of his fealty, Gen. Williams then
offered resolution appropriating 81 600, 600
with which to arm and equip the gallant sons
OF Iowa, (knowing that most of it would be
stolen by quartermasters and commissaries. J
Thus convinced of his loyalty, our friend was
released from close surveillance, taking ad-
| vantage of which fact he made tracks for his
old mother Virginia, in whose service he was
| gallant soldier"
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