Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-11

State, and other sums as the General
Assembly may appropriate.
Sec. z. The General Assembly
shall apply the annual interest on
the literary fund that portion of
the cspitation tax provided for in
the Constitution to be paid into the
State treasury, and an annual tax
on property Of not less than one OF
more than five mills on the dollor to
the public free schools of the pri-
mary and grammer grades, for the
equal benefit of all the people of the
State to be appOrtioned on basis of
school population; the number of
children between the ages of seven
and twenty years in each school dis
trlct being the basis of such appor-
tlonment: provided, that in case the
subjects of State taxation shall be
made separate from the subjects of
county or city taxation, the General
Assembly y may otherwise provide for
fixed appropriation of State rev
enSe to the support of the public
schools not less than that provided
IN that section. Provision shall be
made to supply children attending
the puplic free schools with necess-
airy text books in cases where the
parent or guardian is unable, by rea.
son of poverty, to furnish them.
Esch city, town (if the same be
separate school district), county, and
school district is authorized to raise
additional sums by tax on property
not to exceed in the aggregate five
mills on the dollar in any one year,
to be apportioned and expended by
the local school authorities of said
cities, towns, counties, and districts
IN establishing and maintaining such
schools as IN their judgment the pub.
nc welfare may require: provided,
that such primary schools as shall be
established in any school year shall
be maintained at least four months
Of that school year before any part
Of the fund assessed and collected
may be devoted to the establishment
of schools Of higher grade. The
boards of supervisors of the several
counties, and the common councils
OF the several cities and towns (where
the same be seperate school districts)
shall provide for the levy and col
lection of the said local school taxes.
Sec. 8. The General Assembly may
establish agricultural, nor. manual
training and technical schools, and
such grades of schools as shall be for
the public good.
Sec. 8. The General Assembly
may, in it's discretion, provide for the
compulsory education of children
between the ages of eight and twelve
years, except such as are week in
body and mind, or can read and
write, or are attending private
schools, or that are excused for cause
by the district school trustees.
Sec. 10. White and colored child
rem shall not be taught in the same
school.
Sec. IL. No appropriation of pub
lie funds shall be made to any school
or institution of learning not owned
or exclusively controlled by the State
or some political su b-division thereof:
provided, first, that the General AS
sembly may, in it's discretion, con-
tinue the appropriations to the Col
lege of William and Mary: and pro-
vided, second, that this section shall
not be construed as compelling or
prohibiting the continuing or discon-
tinuing by the General Assembly of
the payment of interest on certain
bonds held by certain schools and
colleges as provided for by an Act of
the General Assembly passed Febru-
ary %, 1892, relating to bonds held
by schools and colleges: and provided,
third, that cities, towns, counties and
districts may make appropriations to
non sectarian schools of manual,
industrial, or technical training, and
also to any school or Institution of
learning owned or exclusively con-
trOlled by such municipality, county,
or school district.
Sec. II. Members of the boards of
visitors or trustees of educational in
stitutions required by law to be ap-
pointed by the General Assembly or
the Governor, shall hold their posi-
tion for the term of four years.
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