The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-14
Neu School LauJ I!
The Minimum Number Of
Months Changed from
Months to 5.
BE enacted Jy tie Legistature
West Tirgia,a

Vest Virginia
That section forty of chapter
forty five of the code be amended
and re-enacted SO as to read as
follows, and that section forty.
one be inserted as an additional
section to said chapter
ANNUAL LEVY FOR SUPPORT or
PRIMARY SCHOOLS:
40. For the support OF the pri-
mary free schools of their dis.
trict, and in each Independent
school district, and to pay any
existing Indebtedness against the
teachers fund" the board of
education thereof shall annually.
on the first Monday in July, or
as soon thereafter as possible.
levy by the authority of the peo-
pie as prescribed in section two
OF this chapter, such tax on.
the property taxable in The dis
trict, as will, with the money re-
ceived from the State for the
support of free schools. be snffi-
cient to keep schools il operation
at least five months IN the, year.
Provided, the said tax in any one
year shall not exceed the rate of
fifty cents on every one hundred
dollars valuation according TO
the latest available assessment
made for State and county taxa
ton. The proceeds of this levy,
together with the money receiv-
ed from the State as aforesaid,
shall constitute special fund 10
be called the teachers fund,
and no part thereof shall be used
for any other purpose than the
payment of teachers salaries,
first, for the current year and
any part of said fund not so ex-
pended. shall be approprlatedto
the payment of any existing in
debtedness created for said pur.
pose. Upon the failure ot any
board of education to lay such a
levy as is hereby required, or
any other levy provided for in
this chapter, they stall be COM
PEELED to do so by the circuit
Court Of the county by a writ Of.
Ianqpdqasts- unless good cause. be
shown 70 the conNafy BuSSin
.eas eof the levy provided for in
this and thirty eight section Of
this chapter, shall not be sufici.
ent to pay any existing indebted
ness of the district, in addihon.
to the other purposes for which.
it is levied. the board may IN.
crease such levy to the amount
actually necessary, or Law a
special levy for the purpose. and
in no case shall the appropria
tion of any money to the payment
ofany existing Indebtedness, di-.
rectly or indirectly, interfere
with the payment of teachers
salaries for the term of i've
months, for which the schools.
are required BY law to be kept
open in each year.
IL. If the board of education
Of any district agree that the
school in their district should be
continued more than five months
in the year, or if twenty or more
voters of the district ask it in
writing, they shall submit the
question to the voters thereof at
the next general election, which
order Shall state also the length
of time for which it is proposed
to continue the schools. Ballots
nay be used for voting on The
question, on which may be writ
ten or printed "For-months,
school, for those who are in ia.
vor of more than five months
school for those who oppose al
longer term than five months.
may vote with a ballot having
written or printed on it, Against
more than five months school 4
And if the proposition fora long.
er term than five months have a
majority of the votes cast for and
against, then the board shall or.
der the levy accordingly Pro.
vlded, that in any district where
poll is held for purpose herein
specified notices of such election
shall be posted by the secretary