The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-25
The Henkel School Bill.
HOW IT SECURES THE SCHOOL FUND.

HOW IT SECURES THE SCHOOL FUND.
At the request of number Of citizens Of
the county we publish in iull-An Ac
to secure to the Public Free Schools thu
monev set apart by the Constitution ana
Laws for their benefit. Approved Marcel
3, 1870.
Whereas it Is the duty Of the Legislature
to protect the funds set apart by the Con-
s5itution for the support Of the public free
schools from impairment; therefore,
/. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
That the auditor OF public accounts is here
by required, Immediately upon the receipt
Of the land and property books Of the
several commissioners OF the revenue Of the
Commonwealth, to make calculation of the
sum Of all the funds applicable to public
free school purposes for the ensuing year, Of
which amount he shall report three-iourths
thereof to the superintendent of public in.
struction as an approximate basis for distri-
button; whereupon said superintendent Of
public instruction shall at once make out
and furnish to the auditor Of public accounts,
dstributive statement OF the amounts due
the several counties and corporations in the
State, upon this approximate basis. Upon
receipt Of such statement, the auditor OF
public accounts shall issue his warrant upon
the treasurer Of the State, in favor Of the
superintendent Of each county or corpora.
ton, for the amount which each county or
corporations entitled to receive under said
statement, which warrant, when endorsed
by said county or corporation, as hereinafter
provided by the second section OF this act,
shall be paid by the treasurer Of the State, or
shall be accepted from such county or cor
poration treasurer as cash in all settlements
for public revenue made by him with the aus
ditor of public accounts so far as paid by the
warrants hereinafter provided for.
2. The superintendent Of schools of each
county or corporation shall, upon the receipt
of such warrant, endorse the same to and
deposit it with the treasurer of his county
or corporation, taking his receipt therefor,
who shall enter the same upon his books
as credit to said superintendent OF schools.
3. All warrants hereafter drawn by dis
trict school boards or trustees upon the pub
lie school fund Of the State, as now provided
by law, shall, if approved by the county or
corporation superintendent, be taken up by
him, and his own warrants issued therefor,
which shall be paid by the treasurer Of the
countv or cnrnorat ion or no raooivahla hv
him in payment of all taxes or demands due
the Commonwealth. The county or corpo-
ration superintendent may issue his war;
rants in such sums not less than five dollars,
unless the amount due him is less than five
dollars, 10 which case the warrant shall be
for the amount due, as will best suit the con-
venience OF the payee; but in no case shall
he issue his warrants for an aggregate
amount greater than the warrant received
by him from the auditor OF public accounts,
nor shall the county or corporation treasu-
rer pay any warrant upon the State fund un-
less Issued by the superintendent OF his coun-
ty or corporation, nor an aggregate amount
greater than said superintendent has credit
for. Any superintendent who shall Issue war
rants to an aggregate amount greater than Il
provided for by this sections and any treasu
rer who shall pay any warrant upon the
State fund aforesaid in violation of this act,
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor and be
fined not less than five hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars.
not loac than ono ooporo1 rnootipn
prior to the first day in July in each year,
the school trustees Of each county shall com.
pare the warrants issued by each district
board with those issued by the county OF
corporation superintendent, and report the
result TO the State superintendent.
S. The auditor OF public accounts shall
furnish to the several superintendents Of
schools blank warrants, as follows:
Issued to - for services rendered fol
- in in - district, public
free school No. -, for -.
Payable out of State funds.
county OF --, 1915.
The treasurer OF - county will pay
to --, or order. 100 dollars, fol
l-- in -- district school No. = fol
which this shall be your voucher.
| This certificate shall be received by the
county treasurer on whom drawn, at its face
value, for all taxes due the Commonwealth
when signed by --, superintendent pub
| lie free schools county.
6. Should there be found, upon the collec'
tion of the taxes, an amount greater thar
the approximate amount hereinbefore pro.
vided, due to the public free schools OF the
State for any one year, then the excess due
the schools shall be distributed as now pro-
vided by law, and nothing in this act shal
be construed to interfere with the same.
7. This act shall be in force from its pas