The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05
PREPARING TO PAY
TEACHER PENSIONS.
iBlank Applications and Abstract
Of Law Being Sent Out TO Di-
vision Superintendent.
WHAT THE LAW PROVIDES
Extracts from Statute Bearing OF,
the Subject What the APP
plication Contains.

plication Contains.
AT the recent meeting OF the Stat,
& Board OF Education the form OF pen
4 sion application for teachers was de
cided upon by the. board
The law is found on page $50 of til.
a acts of 1895, and is published on png,
d 1S of the pamphlet giving the schoo
laws enacted at the last session of TIL,
u i1segislatnre.
Fl The act declares, that Whenever any
II person. not including superintendent
has taught in tho public schools offthis
State an aggregate OF twenty years. II
said person has maintained a good re-
"A cord, and by reason OF physical or mem
a tai tnfirrnity or old age is incapable OF
rendering efficient service as u teacher
or IL said person has taught for twenty
& five years In this state, and desires
q to be retired, as herein provided he
or she may make application to the
stata Board Of Education to be retired
( and pensioned, as hereinafter provided.
IL the State Board OF Educntion shall
tihnd the facts as above stated, 1t shall
8iplace the rame of the said person upon
Nencners' List. and the said board
may, of its own motion. place any
tteacher on said list who has served for
I. twenty years If said board shall deem
i LIT best for the good Of the school sys-
TEN to take such action
Process of Payment.
Section also reads as follows:
(, THE State Board of Education shall
A quarterly, on the first day Of January,
3 April, July and October III each year
Issue its warrants on said fund, signed
Eboard as follows: A warrant shall be
4 tssueds to the Second Auditor of Vir-
4 ginia for the benefit of each person
4 whose name has been placed on said
list for the quarter Immediately pre-
ceding the time Of payment for n sum
1 airy earned by such person at the time
he or she was placed on such list; and
tthe Second Auditor shall issue his'war-
rants to said persons accordingly. III
mo event, however,. shall any quarterly
tpcnsion exceed the sum OF 500, except
that OF principals of schools may re.
ceive as a quarterly pension as much
3as si25. In the event that the avail
able funds shall, in the Judgment OF
the State Board OF Education upon
iprud ent and equitable appropriation of
the same for any quarter, be insaf11-
cient to pay all pensions due for the
quarter to the full amount thereof,
then the same shall be paid pro rata,
according to the amount Of money that
4 is available as aforesaid"
Under. .hese sections IL has been held
that 1T will he necessary to act upon
the applications of all those WHO have
taught during the present school year
tbefore july 81. 1905. on which date the
school year ends. It has also been held
that those who retired as teachers prior
( to August l.. 1907, are not eligible for
salary during the year In Mulch they
are Cor might be, placed on the pen
sign list. Tie law says that on ap-
plicant shall receive one-half "of the
lat the time he or she was placed on
such list. This is construed to refer
10 the salary as teacher earned during
the school Year in which the party is
placed on such list
Form of Application.
Forms of application have been
vision superintendent, from whom
they are to be secured by all appli-
cants. This is the form:
To the state Board !, Of ~, Education:
county or cts Of :. '.e in the
State of Virginia, hereby apply Tor a
l8pension under the provisions Of an act
ior the General Assembly of Virginia,
1nent fund for public school teachers,
7anproved March ii, 1903" and do
| fur0ner swear that the following state
/ menoD and answers are true:
j j. What is your age?
X Answer ......z.............
2. Where were YOU born?
is. How long have YOU resided in Viz vlr.
~ GINA?
"a. How long have YOU lived in the city
or county of your present rosl-
.n asnes? n
w, Have von' t1er been dismissed or
suspended by the School Board
during any session that You have
taught,n
10. Aggregate number Of years YOU y,
have ,anght in the public schools
~. Are you incapable of rendering en-
Gent service as teacher by rea-
son of physical or mental intirmity
I or old age?
~ Ans An, Wet .....
| teachnr In the public schools OF
Virginia was for the school year
| ending July 81, 19.... taught
\ IN ..S.......... county Cor city) /.
i ,. The annual salaryicarned by me as
1 teacher for my said last year of
E service was s........ per month
\ ing q total salary of s.........
The statute provides that IL any per-
!, son has taught for Twenty-Five years
II y. this State the said person may vol
i pntarily retire. but if,he is retired on
! or old age, either on his own motion
4 or on. motion Of the. State Board of
Il Education. twenty years is the mini
jmum limit OF service, The applicant
II has to fill out table, showing twenty
Tor twentyhve years OF service, al the
q school was taught and what grade or
lcertiflcate held by the applicant for
5teacii YEAR