Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-02
THE NEW SCHOOL. Law,

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TIE NEW SCHOOL Law,
Beside the act known as the "sckool
book bill" which we recently published
in full, is the act known as the School
law" proper. 1t is acknowledgements
too lengthy, in fact, for the publication
of the text, and we give tull synopsis
below. 1t amends Sections 6, s, Q, 10,
10, 10, %, 20, 80, 43, 81, a. 80, 6tiand
81 of the acts of 1928, as since alnehd-
ell. The provisions of the new Law are
as follows: "a. ..-,'
Under Section six, the boards Oi edu-
cation are entitled 10 receive, hold and
dispose OF any gift, grant or bequest
made for the use of free schools. Fro
cess and EotiCe may be served ON them,
as corporations, by delivering a copy
thereof to the secretary or any two men,
bers, and all suits now pending are
made valid and shall be cOnductcdln
the names of the boards OF education,
and the board of education OF each and
every district is hereby made liable Tor
all claims and demands owing TO any
and all persons by tine board OF educa-
ton of the township OF which il IS the
successor. '...
Section eight provides forthc appoint
ment OF n secretary, not member OF
the board, who shall record all proceed
ings OF the board and record all their
official proceedings in book kept for
the purpose. which record shall he at
tested by his signature and the sigma
ture OF the president OF the board, to be
open to the Inspection OF any person IN
terested therein; he shall have the care
OF all the papers belonging To- the board,
containing evidence of title, contracts or
obligations, or which are otherwise val
liable, and preserve the same in hiS Of
fee, properly arranged for reierenre; he
shall keep the boards accounts and pre-
pare nil reports and writings; he shall,
within three days after every meeting,
post upon the door an abstract Of pro-
ceedings; ne shall have authority To ad-
minister Oaths to school officers; and
shall receive not more than SO per year,
10 be paid ont OF the building fund, after
an examination of his books, and after
his annual report shall have been made.
Section nine gives the bOarIs control
and supervision OF the schools of their
districts; they may determine the mum.
her and location OF the schools to be
Taught they may chang, the boundaries
of their sub-distriCts, and increase and
diminish the number thereof, having
due regard tor the schoolhouSes already
built, OF sites procured, assigning, II
practicable, 20 each district not less than
fiftv Youths between the ages OF six aud
twenty one years. Pr0Gttd, That every
village consisting of fifty inhabitants or
more, shall bc included in one sub-dis-
trict: and, PrOrS,d further, That no
change in any sub-diStrict shall take
effect except Immediately after the
animal appOrtiOnment of the general
school fund. Wnen such village as is
mentioned in this section il divided by
district or county lines, the said village
shall be- included i'm the Sub-diStriCt Ia
be- under the supervision "f the board
of education OF the district Ia which the
largest division Of territory Is attached.
And said board shall define and enter
on record in the office of their secretary,
the several district and suh-diStrict lines.
section ten requires the boards to
establish primary schools ia their dis
tricts, and gives the following persons
right To attend: Persons between the
a ~ nj six and tweRty-one wears and re-
siding within the sub-iistrict; any other
persons, upon the payment III Tee of
not more than 81 p per month, pald IN
advance 10 the sheriff or collector, and
credited to the teachers fund.
Section thirteen-The board shall
meet on or before the first Monday in
September, choose a number oi teachers
sufficient for the schools, assign each TO
his or her respective school, and in ease
an insufficient number applies, the
bOarl may meet again and appoint, or
the president may appoint the remain
der. All contplrts with teachers shall
be in the written form, signed by the
tearher and the president, and filed
with the secretary. Any teacher may
be- removed tor incOmpetency, neglect,
cruelty. profanity, iutemperance or inn
morality. The trustee may exclude per-
sans having a contagious disease, may
suspend or expel unruly OF immoral
schOlarS, his action in each case subject
"a revision and correction OF the bOanl.
A trustee may be removed Tor cause,
upon ten DAYS notice, in writing, OF the
cause alleged and the time and place
action viii he taken. Whenever, at the
end Of any school month, the daily av-
rriyc attendance for that moRth has
D zen less that,thirty-ive per cent of the
whole number III pupils enumerated in
the Sub-district, the trustee shall dis
miss the teacher and discontinue the
school, unless otherwise directed by the
Board of Education; and no high school
shall be continued II at the end Of any
school month il has not had the daily
attendance OF twenty-five scholars
Section nineteen directs the board 10
require teachers to make annual emu
meratiOns (beiore tho close OF the school
and no; later than April H. of AL the
youth between the ages OF D and u
years ON the following September j, dis
tinguishing between white and oolOred.
The list shall he in tive classes; first, all
and 81. shall b. verified by oath,
and returned 20 the secretary; and
unless 50 taken, verified and returned,
the teacher shall not get the balance due
on his salary. No teacher shall, daring
school, be required 20 serve on jury.
The Secretary shall keep n record ~
enumeration, and return copy annually
before the 10th Of April, 10 the county
Superintendent. When such enumera-
ton shall uOtibe received before April ~,
the superintendent shall, without delay,
employ a suitable person 10 take u, who
shall be paid, not 10 exceed - per day.
out OF the building fund. The county
superintendent shall forward the liststo
the State superintendent "f' lH'i %
Section twenty-eight requires every
applicant, as teacher, 70 present q GER
tificate in duplicate, issued within the