The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-25

n,cmxoxn SCHOOL ReARD.
Hu,e Against Them AwaEvesa ~ shs
supreme Court ON Yesterday.

Some weeks ago the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
prosecuted petition to the Supreme Court
nraying manddmus to compel the ken
rs,nd School Board to surrender 10 the
snnciysces OF the State Board. Yesterday
\ rnc nisi was issued, retufnablc on Mon
day. nh ~.
pohted by our City Council did not rs
wonircd by the 1sth chapter OF ACTS
xSs6-'77, page o. qualify by taking the oaln
81 office required by INV. and ana no, as
required by said act deliver to the o'ers
al the State Board 81 Education tnetr ON
cial oaths in the usual form within thirty
DAYS after their appointment. ic'iuoners
are informed that after II was discovered
shs, s,;d annointees OF the said City Coun-
I'll had not complied with the law, they,
The said appcintccs, went throughthe farce
nj rendering their designations to SAID
Citv Council, and the latter went through
the similar farce OF accepting saiu resigna-
lions. and then again reappointing SAID
appointees to trusteeships. as VIII appear
from the Official communication OF CITY SUI
nerjntendent F.. NJ. Garnet 10 IF. ;. Blair,
Acknowledgement and rs such member OF
the State Board Of Education, who was ap-
,,o;nted 10 ascertain said facts. The oblec-
lion 10 this proceeding is that Sfld trustees
b,v;no f,,Icd TO qualify and comply win
fhe law. forfeited their said trlsreeships;
and hence, when they pretended 10 resign'
fbey had no positions to resign, ana .ne
CITY Council hawing failed 20 supply the
vacancies within sixty days after tbey arose
from the failure OF the SAID trustees 10
ouajify. said City Council were JunctuS
oS;c;o ss 10 said matter, and under the law
The noxer had passed to the Board OF Edu-
catiOn,o &C., &c.
The rule is rs follows:
Viroinia-m the Supreme Court Of Ap-
peals. heidat the State Court" House az
he CITY of Richmond, on 1ueSddy ne
PAN day Of ApriI. 1888;
Upcn the petition Of John ii. Chlldrey'
Rowland Hill. jefferson Powers, Johh }.
Fisher, Richard Forester, v. "A. fayier'
Henry Hudnall, X. a. Paul, and y. ".
Reddy, representing that on ,he i,.n uas
of February, 1883, the Board OF Education
of the State OF Virginia in regular meet
ing appointed the said petitioners school
trustees for the city Of Richmond; that
said amendments were made by said
Board OF Education under authority OF the
7th section OF Acts OF 1SI0-'11. chapter 3OS,
nnpe 405. found in the Code OF 1873, chapter
10 section I, pages 701-2; that at the time OF
said appointment the following persons
were acting as such school trustees-to wit !:
Charles p. Rady, William ii. Williams, A.
w. Weddell, Dr. X. G.. Cabell, y. X.
Courtney, r. W. Powers, NJ. l.. Straus,
DIR. s. i. Moore, and William X.
Bowie: that said petitioners were duly
commissioned, and qualified as such school
trustees according to law: that on the list
OF March, 1883, said petitioners held
meeting, effected a temporary organization'
and demanded the books, records, papers,
and other property belonging TO the pubic
free schools OF said city, but after said de-
mand was made said old Board OF Trustees,
in violation of law and usurpation OF the
official rights OF the petitioners, refused 10
comply with the said demand; and pray
ing that peremptory n,dRddnus be award
ed said petitioners commanding the said
Charles p. Rady, William ii. Williams, A.
w. Weddell. Dr. r. G.. Cabell, a. X. Court
ney, X. w. Powers, NJ. l.. Straus, DR.. 5. p.
Moore, and William X. Bowie to deliver to
the petitioners, as the legal trustees OF said
city. all of the books, records, papers, pro
perty-rea and personal, including all
buildings-and other things belonging to
said petitioners rs such trustees OF the
public free schools of said city.
IL is therefore ordered that the said
Charles p. Rady, William III. Williams, a.
". WeddelI, DR.. r. G. CabelI, A. K. Court
new, r. w. Powers, NJ. l.. Straus, DR.. 5.
p. Moore, and William X. Bowie. after
being previously served with copy OF
this order, do appear here on the 30th day OF
April, 1888, and show cause, il any they
can, why the Commonwealth writ OF
>ndnddmuS should not be awarded the pc
titioneers. to command the said Charles Z.
Rady, William II. Williams, n. W. We'd
dell, DIR. II. G. Cabell, A. II. Courtney, K.
W. Powers, NJ. L. Straus, DR.. 5. 7. Moore.
and William II. Bowie to transfer and de-
River to said petitioners, as such trustees,
all Of the books, records, papers, property
real and personal, including all buildings
and other things belonging to said petit
fS0ners rs such trustees.