Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-14
FOR VIRGINIA'5 SCHOOLS.

committee on education presented in the
constitutional convention yesterday by
Delegate Richard McIlwaine, the
chairman
Sc lpn /. The General Assembly
shsll establish and maintain an efficient
s. stem of puOlio free schools through
cut the State.
Stc.iou 2 The general supervision
OF tn- public free school system OF the
Stale sball be vested ia superinteD-
dent Of public instruction and a board
| of education, to be composed of the
Governor, Attorney General, chairman
of the faculty OF the University OF Vr-
ginia, president Of the college Of Will
lirm and Mary, president OF the Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute, president
of the 5 ate Female Normsr School, at
Farmv lie, aud the superintendent OF
the Virginia Military destitute; pro.
vded, however, that should the State
tail to make appropriation to any Of
said institutions, the chairman Of the
ficul,y, the president or superintep-
dent Of such institution, shall cease to
be a member Ct said board.
Section 3. The superintendent OF
public instruction shall hold Office for q
term of four years and his dutios and
compensation shall be fixed by law.
he shall be ex officio president Of the
State board of education.
Section 4 The duties end powers OF
he S ate board of education shall be as
fOllOWs:
Frs;-It shall, subject to the con-
irmstioa OF the Senate, appoint So
pelioteudent of public instruction al d
al superinlendenis OF city and county
oubllc free schools and may remove
superntendents for Gauss and upon no
tce 0 The incum Dent; provided that no
"a abar II ths State BOARD. except the
rx-5flicio president, shall be eligible for
appointment TO the Office tf superlnteD.
dent of public instruction during his
term OF office, nor within o0e year after
the expiration OF same.
Sscond-It shall have, regulated by
law, the management and iuvestmeb
IF the .cbool fund.
Third-It shall have authority to
make all needlul rules and regulations
(or The management and conduct Of the
aubio free schools, which regulations
0hea published and distributed shall
aave the force and effect OF law; bat all
rules and regulations OF said board may
10 amended or repealed by the General
Assembly, sDd when so amended or re
yesied shall not DO re-eDacted by the
sold board.
Fourth-I; shall select text books
md educational appliances for use 10
the public free schools OF the State
provided, that the school boards OF
cities OF The population of 5000 or
more shall choose the books and sppli-
a,ces for their schools, subject to such
rules or regulations as the State board
Of education she'll prescribe.
Fidh-It shall appoint board OF
directors, consisting Of five members, 10
which shall he vested the management
Of the State Library, and the appoint
meDt of librarian and other employees
herefor, subj cot to such rules aDd regu-
latiOns as tue General Assembly shall
prescribe.
Section 5. Each msgisterial district
shall constitute 3 separate sch Jol dis
trict unless otherwise provided by law,
In each school district three school
trustees sball be elected by the people,
whose terms OF office shall be four years.
Section 6. The General Assembly
shall set apart ss a permanent aud per-
Oetusl literary fund the present literary
funds OF the State. the proceeds Of ell
oublic lands donated by Congress for
public free school purposes, of all es-
cheated property, of oil waste and un-
appropriated lands, Of all property ao.
otuing to the State by forfeiture, and all
fles collected for offences committed
against the State, and such other Gums
as the General Assembly may appro-
pirate.
Section z. The General Assembly
shall apply the annual interest on the
literary fond. that portion of the capita
ton tax provided for 10 this constitution
to be paid into the State treasury, and
an annual tax on property of not less
than one nor more than FIVE mills or
the dollar to the public free schools of
The primary and grammar grades, for
the equal benefit OF all the people of the
State, 70 be spportioned on the basis Of
school population, the number of chill.
dren between the ages Of seven and
twenty years in each school district be.
ing the basis of such apportionment.
E ,ch city, town (f the same be a stpM-
ate school divisiop). county, and district
is suthCrizsd to rsise additional sums
by q tsx on property not TO excsed
in the aggregate five mills on dollar
10 suy one year to be spportioned and
expended by the local school authorities
OF said cities, towos, counties, and dis
tric.s establishing and msintainiug
such schools as in their judgment the
public welfare may require; provided,
that suoh primary schools ss shsll b,
established shall be maintained ct least
fur months OF each year before any
part Of the fund assessed and collected
may be devoted to the establishment Of
SCHOOLS of higher grade. The board OF
supervisors of the several counties, and
the common councils OF the several
cities and towns where the same be
separate school dIvisiont) shall provide
for the collection of the said local
school taxes.
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