West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-06-28
GROSS NEGLECT OF DUTY.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS OF THIS
COUNTY SUBJECT TOA FINE.
viii The Prosecuting Attorney
Please Read This ana Act
Accordingly.

Accordingly.
We desire TO call the attention OF
the Board of Education OF this
county to the following plain pro-
vision of the new school law which
they have neglected to comply with
now for two years. This act was IN
effect last year ard not single
Board of Education in the county
complied with the law, and but one
this year, that Of this district. The
new law is as follows:
The school law as amended by
chapter XVI Of Acts 1898, pas
sed FEBRUARY 24. 1898, is as follows:
The board of education of each
district aud Independent school dis
trict, in each county, shall require
its secretary, ten days prior to the
first day of July in each year, to
prepare and post at three places OF
election within said district. or
Independent school district, and in
each school district and indepen-
dent school district where the ex-
penditures for all school purposes
in any one school year in said dis
trct shall equal or exceed the sum
of three thousand dollars said
board of education shall also publish
in some newspaper of the county
having general circulation IN the
district, an itemized statement,
duly sworn to by the president and
secretary Of said board showing all
monies disbursed by.said president
and secretary by orders on sheriff,
or otherwise, within the school
year last preceding, distinguishing
between the teachers fund and build
ing fund. The statement shall
give the name Of each person to
whom an order shall have been
issued, and shall state the object
for which it was given.
We said nothing about it last
year, knowing that 1T was a new
provision and would take some time
for the old fogy school boards of
this county to find it out, but when
they again violated their oath Of
office and passed it by this year we
looked the matter up to sec who the
guilty parties are and what districts
come within the provisions of this
section. We find from the records
on file in the County Clerks office,
of the SherifT's Settlement with the
different Boards for last year, that
all the districts of the county ex-
cept Pleasant and Valley expended
over 50, 600 for school purposes and
were therefore compelled according
to the law to publish an itemized
statement Of their receipts and DIS
busmeuts. The mem bers Of the
Boards of Education Of Kingwood.
Lyon, Reno, Union Portland and
Grant districts are therefore sub.
jet to fine for this neglect Of
duty. Tho figures of the Shorlf's
Settlement show that Kingwood
district spent $5,8O1.G7: Lyon
about 1000 Reno over $1,000 :;
Union about 5000; Portland
about $4,000 and Grant $3,123, for
last year. The records are not i'm
yet for this gear, but we take it for
granted that the figures will run
about the same or at least they will
all run to $4,000 and this district
is the only one complying with the
law.
Chap. 45, Sec. 50 of the Code
provides that of any (schooD of.
iicer or teacher fail to perform any
duty required Of him. he shall be
fined not less than three nor more
than ten dollars for every such Of
fcnse,' and further off the Board
of Education Of any district fail to
perform any duty required by this
act, each member Of such board
shall be liable to the full penalty
imposed by this section"
The members Of the Board Of
Education, liable under this law.
as near as we can ascertain arc as
follows
LYON DISTRICT.
II. VI. Clayton, President D. y.
Gibson, Secretary and George G..
Shaw and DR.. u w Showalter.
RENO DISTRICT.
J n. Baker, President: William
Lougbudgc, Secretary: William A.
Watson aud DR.. VI. II. Proudfoot.
PORTLAND DISTRICT.
Jacob j Gusomau, President ::
John w. Hill, Secretary; Samuel
b. Ffeeland and G.. G.. Lee.
UNION DISTRICT.
Julius Schcrr, President: Llovd
ShalTcr, Secretary; u. p. King and
David S. Wilt.
GRANT DISTRICT.