The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-09
AaIlnund Qispatth.
sATURDAY.......'''-''''oNh u 1900
A Poor Trick.


any trick, however desperate and unpro-
missing, in order to keep them there and
thus maintain control OF those schools.
We hear Il said now that they claim the
right 10 appoint successors to the trustees
recently appointed by them whose term OF
service expires on the LIST OF August.
As The Coalitionists Of Hanover took
$3.50 Of the school money and pald
IL 20 BLAIR for professional services
in an unjust cause, and one which
even MALONE Court Of Appeals decided
arsinsi them, il would not be at all strange
il they shoud attempt TO play Ike game
in this city, and thus put another such zee
into BLARs pocket. A gentleman from
Manchester told Us several days ago that
some Of what The state calls the "untiring
ra.clHfyn of the Coslitionists was threat
cncd in that town 10y the Mahoncte toutcrs
The same report has reached Us touching
the designs OF CAMERON, FARE, and BLAIR
relative 70 the pubic schools OF Richmond.
We quote the law:
..School trustees already in Office 10y APP
pOntmcnt q the Board Of Education, and
mcaheTS 81 any city board o. education
created by the municipal authorities there
Of, s!all constitute the city school board, 20
far Is the number and locality OF these
Offices respectively meet the condition pre-
scritcd in this act; and any deficiencies
which may exist IN the beginning anu an
vacancies which NAV afterwards occur in
the school board, may be supplied at any
tine within sixty days after their occur
renee bv appointment made 10y the city
council: Provided. however. that rs soon
a, NAY be alter the passage OF tins act the
CITY council OF such cities shall designate
which OF the trustees then in office Shall 20
ont a Office al The end 81 one year, which
~ the end OF two. ana which at the end on
tnroc wears. Should the city council in any
case fail to act within the time prescribed
lsiXtv daySl. il shall be the duty OF the
Board OF Education TO fill the vacancy or
vacancies without .fiTther delay
Without "f,uthcr" delay. That means
Of course that the State Board Of Educa-
ton is always TO wait sixty days before at
tempting TO ill vacancy in a city school
board.
The law rs quoted shows that The state
Board Of Education has 10 power to ap-
poin. trustees for the public schools OF
Richmond until after the City Council has
neglected for sixty days to fill any yacan-
cics that may occur in the City School
Board. II shows, too. that three Of these
trustees 20 out every year. And whatever
the word vacancies" means. the same
word d, used in both places. and means She
same thing in both places. II there are
..yacanc,cs." the City Council can llthem.
II the City Council neglects for sixty days
10 iii them. then, and not till then, the
Sta'e Board Of Education may I'LL them.
Now. il our City Council shall by its
neglect lose the right TO ill the vacancies
which occur this year, that body will merit
and will receive the unanimous condemns
ton Of the white people Of this city. They
know that three Of the trustees must 20 out
of Office this year either on the 1st OF Au-
gust or sooner. The opinion OF the Court
Of Appeals, we learn, names the LIST
OF August a. the time. But whether
the time be the 1st OF May, the lst
Of June. the 1st OF July, or the lSt
OF August, the vacancies must be sup
piled within sixty days after their occur
renee. or else CAMERON, FAIR, and BLAIR
will have chance to put more negroes on
the city Board. The Court OF Appeals de-
cidad that there were vacancies upon the
Board, although a full Board Of nine trus-
tees. appointed by the City Council, was
performing all its duties. OF course the
same court would have to decide the same
WAY if CAMERON. FARR, and BLAIR were to
try again 10 dciraud the people Of Rich
mond Of their rights in this mstter hy set
ting M the claim that there were no Va
cancic, ior the City Council to ILL.,
"When the worst comes TO the worst"
the City Council has entire control over the
taxes paid 10 TIE city FOR school purposes.
There can be no doubt upon this point
An act Of Assembly approved March II,
1878, defines the duties Of city councils as
TO arpropgiating money to the public
schools, but expressly excerpts Richmond
city in the following words.
cit Shall he The duty OF the city or town
council and il shall have
no power 10 withhold the sum or sums re-
ported hy The school boards, and de-
clarcd to be necessary Tor the proper MAIN
tonance and growth OF the public schools
OF the city or town, eycept the cityOf RiCh-
4nond. the COuncuof tchich said cjty shall
haze TIE discretion Of he Board Of COuRty
Supervisors az similar cases.
Now, what "discretion have the boards
OF county supervisors! Whatever that
discretion is, the Richmond City Council has
the same. Wei, turn to the Code Of 1873,
page 700, and you will find what "dscre-
ton " the board OF county supervisors has.
We quote:
"Thc Board OF Supervisors >
nav levy q tax upon the property OF each
township, for which an estimate shall be
furnished (by the School Board) suf-
iicient 10 realize the amount recommended
by the County school Board for school
purposes in such school district, or so much
thereof as TIE Board OF Supervisors may
GliOlo."
II CAMERON, FARR, BLAIR, and paul. de-
sire to destroy every negro school in Rich.
monG, let them 20 on with their diabolical
work. The Council has absolute control
over the school fund Of the city. PAUL &
Co. can do what they please with the state
funds.
1t is wrong, no matter who did il. and
The people are going 10 make il a test ques-
ton this fall.
The DauVillc Times has ol,vovc onrosad