Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-04-25
changes il the School Law.

Changes in the School Law.
Section ?. As amended provides
for the election of County Superin-
tendents on the sliird Tuesday OF the
ensuing May for a term OF two years,
and further, that thereafter, viz:
Novem ber, 1894, at the general State
election, County Snperintendents
shall be elected for the term of four
years, beginning on the following
first OF July, 1895, and every four
years thereafter.
Section 6. is so. amended that
the board of education at its July
meeting fixes the wages of teachers,
but does not as heretofore dix the
number of months, that being done
by the voters under the amended
provisions OF section 40. II is fur
ther provided that the members of
the board shall receive pay at the
rate of $3.50, per day hut cannot
charge for more than six days.
Sections. As amended provides
that the secretary of the board .'shall
within ten daYs after the annual
levy is laid, certify 10 the county
superintendent of free schools the
total value of all property, real and
personal in his district, with the
rate of levy and amount thereof,
keeping separate the rates aud
amounts of teachers and building
funds, and said superintendent shall
within twenty days certify the same
70 the State superintendent of free
schools"
Section Is. Relating to the en-
ployment of teachers is so amended
as to relieve the necessity OF having
the contract between teacher aud
trustee approved by the board or
the president thereof. But the
teacher is required as heretofore to
| file his contract and duplicate with
the secretary of the board before the
beginning of the term for which he
is employed The same section fur
ther provides that If any trustee or
member OF the board of education
shall receive any money or other
thing of value for his aid, assistance
or vote in securing to any teacher .
school, or employment in any district
in which said trustees aud members
of the board are authorized TO act,
shall be guilty of felony aud upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
as provided in chapter 147 Of the
Code of this State; and the teacher
who offers or tenders To such trus-
tees or members of the board of edu-
cationanY money or other thing of
i value, to influence the same in aid of
securing good school, shall be
liableIto punishment as provided in
said chapter.
Section 81. Providing for the ap-
pointment Of a board of examiners,
is so amended that at the meeting of
the presidents for that purpose, on
the first Wednesday in July, there
shall be appointed one member for
two years, and one member for one
year, and annually thereafter one
for two years. Thus it will be seen
that the members of tue board are,
with the exception of the one appoint
ed for one year at the next July
meeting, 10 serve for two years.
Section 29J Is so amended as to
provide that all grades Of county
certificates shall be issued at the
same examination. 4
| Section 40. AS amended, provides
that the people by their vote, shall
fix the number of months to be
taught by voting power to levy for
the same, but this cannot be less
than four months.
Section Al. Is by this act re-
pealed. s
Section 40. Now requires all
Boards of Education of Districts
and Independent School Districts
whose expenditures for all school
purposes in any one year shall equal
or exceed $1,000 shall publish an
itemized statement of its receipts
and expenditures, in some neWspa-
per of the county having n general
circulation in said District.
Section '46. Provides that the
sheriff shall receive no pay for re-
cetving and disbursing the State
School Fund, and not more than two
, per cent. for receiving and disburs-
ing Railroad taxes aud no pGy for
the disbursement of any school
. money arising from the sale of school
property. or received from any other
source than leVies.
Chapter SO offthe Acts Of 1888, II
repealed.