Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-28
THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS.

The following is san act to amend and re-
enact an act approved Jan. II, 1879, emit
tied an act to provide for the appointment
and removal of District School trustees, and
to repeal the fourth clause of the 9TH section
of the 18th chapter of the Code Of 1873" in
force Feb. 20, 1914.
l. Be it enacted by the General assembly Of
Virginia, That the act approved Jan. II,
1877, entitled an act to provide for the ap.
pointment and removal of district school
trustees, and to repeal the 4th clause OF the
eth section of the 18th chapter Of the Code
of 1878, be amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
tt5 l. That the General Assembly shall dur
ing the sessions of 1884, and every four
years thereafter, proceed TO elect three cit-
zens Of each county in this Commonwealth,
to be known as the County Board of School
Commissioners the members of said Board
| to 90 into office on the 1st day OF April sue
ceediug their election, having first taken
| and subscribed the usual oath OF office, and
to hold their Offices for the term Of years,
or until their successors are duly elected
and qualified.
az. The said Board shall elect one of their
| number chairman, aud another secretary,
and any TWO shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business and any vacan-
CIV occurring in any of the said county school
electoral boards during the recess Of the
Legislature shall be filed by appointment
of the Judge of the circuit court Of the coun-
| ty in which such vacancy may occur; said
appointee to hold Office until thirty day 9
after the next meeting of the General AS
sembly.
%. The General Assembly may elect said
county school electoral boards in a joint res
oution for that purpose, embracing all the
counties of the Commonwealth.
a. All vacancies existing or occurring in
district boards of school trustees shall be fill
ed by said county school electoral boards !;
provided that no person who is unable to
read and write shall be appointed school
trustee; and provided further, that nothing
in this act shall be construed as giving
authority or power to said electoral board TO
interfere in any way with the appointment
as heretofore, of school trustees by munich
al councils, or to disturb in any way the
present law bearing on the action Of said
municipal councils in the premises.
IS. The said school trustee electoral boards
shall have power, and it shall be their duty,
to declare vacant and TO proceed to till the
Office of any trustee in their respective coun-
ties who fail to qualify and to deliver to
the clerk of the board his official oath, iii
the usual form, within thirty days after be
has been notified of his appointment which
notification shall be promptly given by the
clerk. The board shall also vacate the Of
fee of any and every trustee who fails TO
discharge the duties Of his office according
to law.
&c. Any member of said Board may call a
meeting by notifying the other two. All
proceedings shall be recorded in bound
volume and such record-book and sta
tionery as may be necessary shall be paid
for from the county -school fund provided
the cost of the same shall not exceed IS in
any one year. 1t shall also be the duty Of
the clerk of said Board TO furnish the Board
of Education with a list Of school trustees
and such other information as may be call
ed for.
IL. The clerk shall convene the said Elec-
toral Board promptly when unexpected va
cancies occur, and also at least thirty days
before the expiration of regular terms Of
office, so that district boards may be kept
full and no members be left to hold over III.
necessarily.
sS All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
49, This act shall be in force from its pass
sage