Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-04-14
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changes m me oC0oOI Law.
State Superintendent of Schools
Virgil A. Lewis has sent us pam
phlet in which are noted the changes
made in the school law by the
late Legislature of West Virginia.
Among others are the following
Section ,. rs amended. provides for the
election OF County superintendent on Tue
third Tuesday Of the ensuing May, for term
o. two years, aud further, that thereafter.
viz: November. lS94, AT the general STATE
election, county superintendent snail DC
elected for the term OF four years. beginning
on the following first OF July, 1885, and every
four years thereafter.
Regarding the election on the thlrd iues-
day In May, 1898, the section as amended pro-
vides that the same shall be held according
10 law" school officers and ali others IN
terested therein will remember that the Dill
making amendments to the Election Law OF
the Sta q was passed February y, .S93, and
does not take effect until ninety days after
It's passage the ninety days Will expire on
the 23rd day OF May. 1898. TereR days after tpe
school election, which occurs on the 10Th
third Tuesday OF that month. The proNls
ion OF the amended law, therefore, means
that the school election 10 be held in the en-
suing May will be held under the law as IL
now exists. and as IL existed at the time OF
the state election in November, les2.
Section Is SO amended that the board Of
wages OF teachers, but does not As heretofore
TX the number OF months, that being done
by the voters under the amended provisions
OF section 2.
There is a good deal of confusion a.
to the meaning of the amendments TO
the character of the ballots in section
?, which reads thus The ballots used
at said election shall also have writ
ten or printed thereon the words
For School Levy" or Against School
Levy" as the voter may choose, and
the boards OF ballot commissioners
shall have printed at the bottom of
each ticket on the official ballot in
separate lines the words For School
Levy" and "Against School Levy
and upon the application Of the board
of education of any district they shall
also have printed on said ballot the
words For - Months School
and Against -- Months School. y
Who is to fill the blanks before
months in the last clause : They ev-
identity must be filed before the bal
lot is given to the voter or else the
provision has no meaning. The board
Of education has 10 power 70 do it,
because the 4lst section that formerly
gave the board he power has been
repealed Moreover, section 40 has
been amended 10 read and
for the -- number OF months ad-
ditional a. determined by the voters
under the provisions in section ,
Section y, providing for the appointment
OF board OF examiners, Is 50 amended that
at the meeting O. the presidents Tor that pur-
pose, ON the first "Wednesday IN July. there
snail be appointed one member for two years
and one member FOR one year, ana annually
thereafter one for two years. Thus 10 VIII be-
seen that the members OF the board are, with
the exception OF the one appointed for one
year at the next July meeting, To serve for
two years.
section IL now requires that all boards Of
ed cation Ofdl-trIcls Inc. pendent school
districts whose rNpe diturr, for al school
purposes In any one yesr shall equal or 4
ment OF its receipts aud expenditures. In
some newspaper Of the county having gem
eral circulation In said district.
Section 46 provides tuat the sheriff shall re-
ceive no pay for receiving and disbursing
the state school fund. sud not more than
two per cent for receiving sud disOursiug
railroad taxes aud no pay for the disburse-
ment Of any school money arising from the
sal Of school property, or received from any
other source than levies.
The teachers contracts are not now re-
| quired to be approved by the board Of educa-
ton.