Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-17
1878, in relation to public schools. pro


1878, in relation to public schools. pro-
vides
1. That section Sc of chapter IS OF the
Code of 1878, be amended and re-enactsd
so as to read as follows: Section SO. No
school district shall receive any part of
the State school funds unless it has made
provision for scbool-houses. furniture, APP
paratus, textbooks for INDECENT children,
and all other means and appliances need
full for successful operation of the schools,
and shall have provided against any I'M
necessary discrimination in favor OF or
against white or colortd pupils III respect
to number of pupils, school-hOuses, and all
other needful means and appliances.
g. This act shall be in force on and after
August /, 1882.
COUNTY JUDGES.
Mr.. Hurt introduced the following reso-
luton in the Senate
liesolred Che House of Delegates con-
curring), Th9t a JOINT committee consist
ing of two members of the Senate and
three members of the House of Delegates
be appointed to inquire into the expedien-
cy of so amending the laws of the State
as to require one County Court judge to
hold court in three counties instead of one,
and If found expedient to report a bill for
that purpose.
1t caused some discussion and was laid
over.
CROP-LIEN LAW.
On motion OF Mr. Edmunds, of Halifax,
the Senate took up Senate bill 139. to re-
peal section 81 If chapter 8 nf the Acts of
1S77-'7S, in relatio to criminal procedure
that is to say, to repeal what is CON-
monty known as ''the embeZZlement act"
in the 21st section, where it relates to ad-
yances from commission merchants and
consignments from farmers (S'crOp-lisn
law'0.
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Wing
field OF Albemarle, Heaton, Edmunds,
Thurman. Newberry, Hurt, Glasgow, Mar
tin and Wilcox.
Mr.. Martin proposed an amendment al
lowing the penalties to stand where money
has boon advanced. No action was had on
the amendment or the bill.
ASSESSMENT OF REAL ESTATE IN 1880
Mr.. Skinner offered the following rsso-
luton.
Resolved. That the Committee on FL
| nance be. and they are hereby, Instructed
to inquire: l. Whether the reassesSment
of the real estate in Virginia in the year
| 1880 was uniformly made in conformity
| with section of article 10 of the Consti-
tuition of Virginia, and section OF chap
| ter 80 of the Code of 1873, which sevefally
| provide that mo land shall be assessed
above or below it's value" and which fx
the rule for ascertaining it's true value
Whether it appears probable. from an ex-
animation of the land-books yearly return
ed, that the commissioners of the revenue
have uniformly or generally observed the
| requirements of she 18th section Of the
act of March 16, 1875, which provides what
real estate shall be taxed, and sections 40
Al, AZ and 43 which provides how old and
new buildings are to be assessed. 3. II
said committee shall be satisfied that much
of the real estate i'll Virginia is assessed
| considerably below its true value, and thai
| the requirements of the constitution anC
| laws of the State have been in many in
stances disregarded by the assessors an(
commissioners of the revenue, and thai
! great relative inequalities exist among tht
! counties and cities in the real estate valu
ations returned for taxation, then sale
committee shall consider what legal rene
| dies should be adopted to cure such evils
and report by bill or otherwise.
In support of this resolution Mr.. Skin
FER said that the law provided a remed,
where lands were assessed too high, bu
I~there was none that he knew OF for made
uuate assessments. He had investigated
the matter, and was satisfied that tho as
sessment of 1880 was not fair exhibit O
the value of real estate in the Common
wealth. In some of the more prosperou
counties, which he mentioned by name, il
the valuation of lands the most glaring in
Justice had been done the State.
Mr.. Skinner wanted the resolution
adopted, but the Readjusters regarding il
as reflection on their work, decided tt
simply refer it to the Finance Committee
which was done by strict party vote.
A WHOLESALE CUTTING DOWN OF SCHOOL
sUPERINTENDENTs.
Mr.. Lady offered the following in tn
House Wednesday morning:
Whereas so much uncertainty has ariser
as to the time of appointment and tenure
of office of the school superintendent o
counties and cities, whose terms expir'
after the LIST day Of July, 1882; and where
as uniformity of appointment and tenure
is necessary to the efficient and successful
management of tho school system of the
State; therefore be it
Reselued, 1.-THE Senate concurring). That
the offices Of all county and city school su
perintendents in the several counties and
cities of the State of Virginia whose term
of Office do not expire on the lst day O.
July, 1882, shall be vacated on that day
and their successors shall be appointed il
the manner herein provided. 1t shall be tht
duty of the State Board of Education. q
soon as practicable after the passage O
this act, aud prior to the said 1st day of
July, 1882, to appoint for each of the said
counties and cities. one superintendent O.
schools for each of thu same, except that
there shall be one superintendent for the
city of Danville and one for the county o.
Pittsylvania, one for the city of Lynch
burg and one for the county of Campbell
respectively, their terms to begin on the
said 1st day of July, 1882. II a vacancy
shall at any time occur in the Office O
county OF city superintendent the State
Board of Education shall fill the same fol
its unexplred term.
g. All acts and parts of acts inconsist
ent with this joint resolution are hereby
repea led.
5. This act shall be in force from it
passage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Prof. VIM. Grim, elected to the chair o
English Literature at Blacksburg college
is brother Of Delegate Grim. from Pag'
county.
The sureties ON Auditor Massey's off
cial bond are Messrs. Malone, Field Eli
oft. Fulkerson, James, Sherrard, Rawles
Cross, Turner, Revercomb, Stovall, Greer
and Frazier.
The House has passed bill to reorgan
ize the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution
Considerable attention was attracted II
Richmond by the action of Judge Mann Of
Petersburg, in appointing Readjusters ex
clusively as registrars for the munlcipa
election in the spring.
A local option petition from Augusta
was presented by Mr.. Hanger in the House