Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-31
SCHOOLS ORECE|vE MORE
From the General School Fund
Than Ever Before.
OHIO LEADS ALL THE COUNTIES
Berkeley County Receive Less Than a
Thousand Dollars More Than il Cortri-
butes, jefferson Contributes More
Than il Receives.

Gn sr1egtOn. w. Va. NAV @o.-oh
the first of June. the auditor VIII
certify to the state superintendent OF
schools, the amount in the general
school fund tor distribution ouring the
coming year. The %prosnects are that
this year will be a record breaker IN
this as in manv other particulars. and
that the public schools will receive
more frcm the state than ever before.
Several factors besides the lO-cent
levy and capitetion tax enter into
this fund, and ps o result a majority
of the nnti receive considerably
more from this fund than they CON
tribute TO il.
Auditor Sherr's forthcoming report
will show some interesting figures
along this line. After deducting all
the sheriff's commissions. delinquents
and generations, OHIO county paid
into the general school fund 80. 1928 3S
more in 1901 than it received Monons
gala. $4, 1853. As more; Tyler. S3, 569.
3s more; Marion ~. 9g5. go more /;
Harrison. 81. 773. 32 more: Jefferson.
81. 432 30 more, and Brooke, Grant.
Hancock. Hardy. Marshall, Mineral,
Pocahontas, TAYLOR and Wood, each
less than 81, 900 in excess OF the
amounts received by them. Ii must
be borne in mind that the amount
paid in the state treasury is upon the
basis of the ~property valuation and the
amount received depends upon the
NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Accordingly it would appear that
the foregoing counties are among the
richest of the state, or are "shv' ON
school children, or have sherltfs who
collect closely.
Some sheriffs do not think their
commissions justify the collections OF
capitation and small personal popertv
tax. and as a result this fund is large
ly cut down. In the above named
counties. however. such Delinquent
cies amoun to the following Der cents
of the total capitations Brooke. 21;
Grant, 10; Hancock. 30, Hardy, G.:
Harrison, 43; Marion, 20; Marshall.
2 {; Mingo. 10 Monongalia, .; Ohio.
81; Pocahontas, 2 Summers, 10; Ty-
Ter. IS and Wood, AS, or nearly half.
The ANALYSIS would indicate that the
counties named vary as to which n
or. more of the three conditions above
named prevail.
THESE RECEIVED MORE.
All the rest OF the counties re-
more than thew paw. Kama
wha received the phenomenal sum of
slI. $50. 66 more from the fund than
1t contributed WAYNE. S., $685.
more Roane, 81. 962. OF more; Mer-
Ger. 81, sos. "a more: Braxton. 81, 1873
"a more; Favette, "a, 1872. l6 MORE, and
jackson. "a. 900 30 more The sheltfs
of these counties returned the follow
ing per cent of capltations d%elinouent
for the wear 1900: Kanawha 40 per
cent; Wayne, 81 per cent; Raone. 26
per cent; Fayett. SO per cent, and
Jackson. 20 per cent.
The following namet counties re-
ceive between So. 600 andS 4 600 more
than thew contribute: Lincoln. Ma
son. Putnam and Summers. The fol-
lowing between 81 600 and SO, GOO
Calhoun. Gilmer, Raleigh. Randolph
Wetzel. Writ and Wyoming. The fol-
lowing between 81, 600 and 80, 900
Barbour, Boone. Cabell. CLAW. Min
go. Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton,
Preston. Richie. Upshur and Web
ster. The following less than 81. 600
Berkeley, Doddridre. Greenbrier,
Hampshire. Lewis, Logan Morgan.
Mcdowell. Peasants and Tucker. 10
all Is counties receive less than thew
paid and 40 more than the amount
paid.
ANALYTICAL FACTOR.