Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-24
THE AMENDED SCHOOL LAW.

our upon receiving IL.
Warren Sentinel.
THE AMENDED SCHOOL LAW.
The Legislature at its late session amended
the school law of the State, in several par
ticulaTs.
Section of the law of 1923 is amended
so as to provide for the election of school
officers, including a county superintendent,
| on the first Tuesday in August, 1877, and in
every second year thereafter. At this elec>
| tion president aud two commissioners who
| shall constitute board of education for the
district, shall be elected in each magsterial
district of each county. Their terms of Office
shall commence on tho first day OF September
following, and continue for two years These
elections shall be held at the usual places of
voting for State officers, instead of at the
school houses as heretofore. 1t is made the
duty of the County Court to appoint three
commissioners to superintend the election at
each place of voting, and all the provisions
of the general election law are made applica-
BILE to this election. These commissioners
are required, at the election next August, to
also supcrintend the vote on the location of
the capital, and to serve without compeusa-
ton.
ScCllOn 4 Is SlIlChCu auu u new sGClIOu
inserted, which provides for meeting of
the district board Of education to be held on
the first Monday in September. 1877, at
which they shall appoint three intelligent and
discreet persons as trustees for each sub
district in their district, one of whom shall
be appointed for one year, one for two years,
and one for three years.
Sec 13 is so amended as to require the
trustees of the school districts to employ
teachers, subject to the approval of the Board
OF Education and, whenever at the end of
any school month, the daily average atten-
dance for that month has been less than
thirty five per cent Of the whole number Of
pupils enumerated in the ub-dstrict, the
trustees shall dismiss the teachers and discon-
tinuo the school, unless otherwise directed by
the Board Of Educstion.
SEQ. 80 requires every teacher to keep a
daily register and make monthly reports to
the Secretary of the Board. By this section
the school month is extended to twenty-five
days, excluding Saturdays, twenty days of
which shall be devoted to teaching, and two
days to attending county or district Institutes,
which time the teacher shall devote in the
improvement of himself and fellow teachers
in tho branches of learning taught in the
free schools, and in the art of teaching. 1t
dent to organize and conduct such institutes,
to keep a record of their proceedings, and
report to the Boar17 OF Education the names
of the teachers attending, and those who
failed to attend. Each teacher is required
to attend such institutes as least eight days
in each year, and failure to do so works q
forfeiture of pro rdh1 part of his salary.
Sec 50 allows the sheriff three per centum
in the way of commissions on the collection
of all school levies, and provides penalties
for failure to make proper settlements with
the proper authorities.
By an additional act of the legislature,
sherifs are required to pay all orders drawn
| upon the school fund in their hands, on pre-
sentaton. This will put a stop to the prac-
tice that has long existed with sherifs in
using the school funds in making payments
into the State treasury in order to avail
themselves of the per centage obtained there
by Wheeling Register.
COUNTY CoUNcIL.-The Council met at
Forest Orange on tho 7th inst, Bro. M. w.
Burr in the chair. Bro. NJ. p. Andrews
offered the following Resolutions
1st. That We have learned with profound
regret, that the late Legislature of our State
failed to pass any law modifying our present
law on Larceny.
End That we consider it our duty to keep
this subject before the people, with view of
bringing it up in the next Legislature of our
State, to the end of having the law go mod
fled as to confer the power upon the County
| Courts to fix the character and extent of pun
ishment for larceny.
By Bro. V. NJ. Firor
Resolved, That this Council suggests that
each subordinate Grange hold public meet>
ing, once in every three months, to which
they invite the neighboring public to meet
with them and discuss questions relative to
| the best and most profitable mode of farming.
There was also resolution adopted in
favor of establishing "Pomona Grange"
Resolced, That Bro. Rob't W. Baylor is
requested to attend the next meeting of the
Comfy Council, and deliver an address upon
subjects pertaining to the business and in
terest of the order
JOHN Il. STR1DER, Sec'y.