Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-12-02

should be contiDucd more IMAM TOUR
months in the year, they shall
submit the question to the voters thereof,
at time specified in the order therefor,
which order shall etate the length of time
il is proposed 10 continue The schools
longer than four months.
SIC. .. The ballots used in said election
(Sec. 4o) shall have writer, nrprintcd OH
them, "For School levy" or Against
school lew" 1.-THE ballots in the election
required by Sec. fl, shall Rave written or
printed on them "For - months
school, or against more than fonr
months school," and if 4 majority of the
votes cast be for school levy the Boarl.
shall make the levy required for each year
during its term Of office"
Can any words make the meaning
clearer?
SEC. 10. The Board of Education ofe9ch
district shall require the teachers OF each
! sub-diStrict, annually before the first day
of April, to make an enumeration OF tie
youths between the ages OF SIX anu TWEEN
tone resident in the sub-diStrict.
Unless such enumeration be properly
taken and returned, the teacher shall not
be entitled to demand payment OF the bal
ance due on salary, or so much thcreoi is
| shall be necessary TO defray the expenses
| Of the enumeration as hereinafter pro-
vided. When such enumeration
for any sub-dstrict shall not lie received
by the County Superintendent before the
! both dav of April in any year, ii shall be
! his duty, without delay, TO employ COM
petent person to take and verify the same
| as aforesaid. The person taking and YER
| living such enumeration shall be PAID
! reasonable compensation, not 10 exceed
81 2 day for the time necessarily con-
| sumed.
CURIOSITY NUMBER ).
By the foregoing section the teacher Is
required, in addition TO his other duties,
| to make All enumeration of the youth OF
school age in the district, and as no other
time is allowed for that purpose Saturdays
must be taken for that work, which Will
probably consume from three TO five days,
and for this work the teacher shall receive
no p0y, but if he fails TO do it h. must pay
some one else two dollars Il day for doing
it. Remember that many of the teachers
are ladies, and no exception is made in
! their favor, and in many of the sub-diS-
tricts. mountains have to be climbed aud
! crossed, and rapid streams forded, which
/ in April are not fordable at all points, III
order to make correct enumeration.
| Verify it doth seem that the public school
teachers of this State are made pack-mues
to carry the burden of reduced taxation
for our legislators.
SEC. p amendments 1892. There shall
! be in every county, tor the purpose OF cX-
/ aiming teachers, II county board of eX-
aminerS, to be nominated by the
/ county superintendent and appointed by
/ the presidents of the boards OF education,
! at IL meeting held for that purpose at the
| county seat the first Tuesday in June of
! every year.
Decisions Of lie state S'pymfmdem.-
! The presidents of the boards OF education
! have 10 authority to elect persons menu
beers of the board of examiners not noni-
mated by The County superintendent Il
( they do, the election is Il nullity.-Octo6cr
| Education JomWo}.
CURIOSITY NUMBER 1.
Here it will be observed that the presi-
dents of the boards ofcducaton can only
elect as members of the board OF cXamin-
er>, the persons nominated by the County
Superintendent. If he wants John Smith
and they want John Jones and refuse TO
vote for the nominee, John Smith, how is
the board to be chosen: Why not say ut
once, the County Superintendent shall ap-
point the members of the board of exam
liners. As the law now is, it means this
and nothing more.