Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-04-16
[Approved March 3, 1871

constitution and laws, for their bene-
fit.
[Approved March 3, 1871
Whereas,i it is the duty of the Legisla-
ture to protect the fund set apart by the
constitution Tor the support of the pub
lie free schools impairment. therefore.
/. Be it enacted, That the Auditor of
Public Accounts is hereby requested,
Immediately up on the receipt of the
land and property books OF the several
Commissioners o! the Revenue Of the
Commonwealth, to make a calculation
of the sum total of all the funds appli-
cable to public free school purposes for
the ensuing years, ofwhich amount he
shall report three fourths thereoftO the
superintendent of Public Instruction as
an approximate basis for distribution /;
whereupon said Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction shall at once make out
and furnish to the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts distributive statement of the
amounts due the several counties and
corporations in tho State, upon this ap-
proxlmate basis. Upon receipt Of such
statement, the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts shall issue his warrant upon the
Treasurer Of the State, in favor Of the
Superintendent Of each county or cor
poration, for the amount which each
county or corporation is entitled to re-
celye under said statement, which War.
rant, when endorsed by county or cor
poration superintendent to the treasurer
of his county or corporation, as herein
after provided by the second section oil
this act, shall be paid by the Treasurer
Of the State, or shall be accepted from
such county or corporation treasurer as
cash in all settlem ents for public reve-
nue. made by him vita the Auditor 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 treasur-
err Of his county or corporation, taking
receipt therefor, who shall enter the
same upon his books as credit to said
superintendent of schools.
3. All warrants hereaite drawn by
district school boards or trustees upon
the public school fund of the State, as
now provided by law, shall, if approved
by the county or corporation superln-
tendent, be taken up by him, and his
own warrants issued therefor, which
shall be paid by the treasurer of the
county or corporation. or be receivable
by him in payment Of all taxes or
demands due the Commonwealth. The
county or corporation superintendent
NAV issue his warrants in such sums.
not less than five dollars, unless the
amount due HIM is less than five dol
lars. in which case the warrant shall
he for the amount due. as will best suit
the convenience Of the pa>ee. but i'll n"
case shall he issue his warrants tor AL
aggregatsN amount greater than the
warrant received by him from the
Auditor of Public Accounts; nor shall
the county or corporation treaDl 'er pay
any warrant upon the State UNI {: vsless
issued by the superintendent OF mis-
county or corporation. nor an aggregate
amount greater than the said super
int, ndcnt has credit tor. Auy super
who shall issue warrants to an
amount greater than is pro-
vid, d BY this section, and an' treasurer
who shall paw any warrant upon the
State fund aforesaid, in violation of this
act, shall he guilty Of a misdemeanor
and he fined not less than $500 nor
mere than sl.O00.
4. At not less than one general
meeting prior to the first day of July,
in each year, the school trustees OF
each county shall compare the
warrants issued by each district
board with those issued by the county
or corporation superintendent, and re-
port the result to the State Superinten-
dent Of Schools.