South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-25


ntendeut aud shall then be recorded By said clerk
In book TO be kept for tina, purpose. From tho
uate OF said Hing the title of said tract of land
shall vest in the United States.
SIC. o. Ind Be u further enacted That tho
school books to be used ia al TIE national schools
snail be such as are, prescribed hy the said SUI
perinisndent under the direction Of the Commis-
sioner OF Education. They shall be IA rnishe! by
the State superin tendent 10 the division inspec-
tor, aud by the latter 10 the local inspector, for
The children within his district and by him dis
tributed 20 them at cost Proriiai, That il any
chid Is unable TO pay the cost of the books need
cd and used by IL the same shall be furnished
gratuitously.
Sxc. !. Aad Be Il further enacted, Tha, /, shall
be the duty OF the local superintendent to PRO
vide for the care and protection and repair of
the school-houses, and TO procure fuel therefor
where necessary. lfit shall be necessary to erect
schooi-honsc in any district, the local supcrin-
tendent shall contract for the same. the contract
thereior TO receive the appreciation of the State
superin tendent before il shall be binding.
SIC. 8. Ind Be Il further enacted Tha, the To-
cal superintendent shall select and contract with
q teacher or teachers for the schools within his
approved by the State Superintendent a.
La the performances of all the duties pro.
vided by this act, the local superintendent
shall DO subject TO the directions of the Iii.
vision Inspector, the division inspector to
those OF the State Superintendent. and the
State Superintendent shall be subject TO tho
directions of tho Commissioner of Education.
Sac. H. Aad be IL further enacted That tie
Commissioners of Education shall annually re-
port TO Congress the condition of the national
schools In each State, together with such supres-
iions concerning the same ne he shall deem i'm
portant. lie shall also, from time to time pre-
scribe ouch r1leS as he shall think IL 70. the go-
vernment Of tho State aud local superinter dents
and 6iVig fpcn -, I..l...
purpose of this act
SEC. Ia Ind be IL further enacted. That the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such
rules, in conformity to law "a shall in his judg-
ment be necessary to provide for the payment OF
teachers, for land school houses, and other oh
jecis herein provided for and may require such
vouchers from any OF the officers herein provid-
ed for as may he necessary to insure security in
the application of moneys so paid.
SIC. Is. And be further enacted, That di-
rect tax ofJVty millions Of dollars is hereby laid
upon the United States, and the same shall 10
! proportioned among the States, respectively. 10
I the manner following
SIC. l6. And be Il further enacted, That the
said tax shall be assessed and collected ia tho
mode prescribed for the collection Of the direct
tax in the totty-hfth chapter Of the acts of tha
first session Of the thirty-sevcnth Congress aGd
the acts in addition thereto Provided, That the
assessors and collectors who now, or may
hereafter be, charged by law with the duty Of as
sessing or collecting the internal revenue shalt
assess and collect the tax herein provided, and
! the collection districts for the assessment aud
collection Of the direct tax shall be the same as
are now, or may hereafter be, established for tho
assessment and collection of said revenue The
dwellng-house and lot Of land on which the
same stands, constituting the homestead Of any
| householder having family, and actually own
| ed by him or her, shall he exempted from such
tax to the value Of one thousand dolIarc. .lt
II this bill becomes law, by the same princi-
pie Congress can supervise your county Affairs,
and place your county roads and bridges under
the supervision Of detailed officer Of the u. s.
engineer corps. II can superintend the laying
Of your levies, and appoint your justices aud
constaoles, and fix their compensation. If this
passes there is no telling when and where Con-
gress will atop.
As an instance Of the determination Of these
Radicals TO regulate our State affairs, I make
one rnoreQuotation, the object of which Is pa
tent TO al. On the 18th Of May asst Mr.. stew
art, Radical senator from Nevada, introduced
/ the following amendment to the Constitution Of
the United Safes, to be known as the Sixteenth
Amendment
! Article XVI 'If any State shall fail TO main
| tain a common-school system under which ALI
persons between the ages Of . and ls years not
incapacitated for the same shall receive, free Of
/ charge, such elementary education az Congress
may prescribe, the Congress shall have power 10
establish therein such a system, and cause tho
same TO be maintained at the expense of such
State"
! This was read twice and referred 10 the Judi
ciary Committee, where it now remains await
inv The results Of The elections this sa.l
TO BIZ CONTINUED.