The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-03-14
The New school Law.


ent Virgil A. Lewis, Immediately
after the adjournment of the Legis-
lature, in 1893, sent ont the follow
ing prefix, or rather an explanation
of the changes in the school law,
which was published in the Regis
ter in April, 1893. For the benefit
of our readers we reproduce his ex-
PLANTATION:
"In accordance with section 65 of
chapter As of the code (the School
law, which provides that the State
Superintendent shall cause as many
copies of this chapter and other
school laws in force with such forms,
regulations and instructions as he
may judge expedient threto annex
ed, to be from time to time publish
ed this pamphlet is published and
is sent 'to County superintendents
to be by them distributed to such
persons as may be entitled toreceive
them 1t contains all the sections
of chapter As of the Code of West
Virginia 1.-THE School law] as amend
ed by the Legislature at its session
in 1898. All the changes made
thereby were included in what was
known as House Bill 136, and is now
Chapter XXVI of the Acts of 1893,
as printed in the following pages:
Section 2, as am ended, provides
for the election of County superin-
tendents on the third Tuesday of
the ensuing May, for term of two
years, and further, that thereafter,
Wis: November, 1894, at the gen
eral State election. County Super
intendents shall be elected for a
term of four years, beginning on the
following first of July, 1895, and
every four years thereafter.
Section is SO amended that the
board of education at its July meet
ing fixes wages of teachers, but
does not as heretofore fix the number
of months, that being done by the
voters under the amended provis-
ions of section 40. 1t is further pro-
vided that the members of the board
shall receive pay at the rate of S1.50
per day, but cannot charge for more
than six days.
Section 8 as amend ed provides
that the secretary of the board
shall within ten days after the an
nual levy is laid, certify to the county
superintendent of free schools the to-
tai value all real and personal proper
ty in his district, with the rate of levy
and amount thereof. keeping sep-
arate the rates and amounts of teach
ers and building funds: and said sup
erintendents shall within twenty
days certify the same to the State
Superintendent of Free Schools.
Section IL is so amended as to
group the several branches to be
taught in the common schools into
one section.
Section 13. relating to the em-
ployment of teachers is SO to relieve
the necessity of having the contract
between teacher and trustees ap-
proved by the board or president
thereof. But the teacher is requir-
ed as heretofore to file his contract
and duplicate with the Secretary of
the board before the beginning of
the term for which he is employ ed.
The same section further 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 a school,
or employment in any district in
which said trustees and members of
the board are authorized to act,
shall be guilty of felony and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
as provided in chapter AZ of the
Code of this State; and the teacher
who offers or tenders to such trus-
tees or members of the board of
education any money or other
thing of value, to influence thesame
in aid of securing school, shall be
liablc to punishment as provided
in said chapter.
Section %, providing for the ap-
pointment of board of examiners,
is SO amended that the meeting of
the presidents for that purpose, on
the first Wednesday in July there
shall be appointed one member for