The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-07

then all tho facts should be brought
"ui-thc sooner the better.
Statement of ComnInIn,.
y few Of our facts are az follows:
l. That county superintendents have
pesn allowed 10 alter and change their
annual reports after they have been,
illed in the Office OF state Superintend-
cnt OF schools as public records.
:. That county surcrintcndents have
neglected I" have printed and posted
Ii the county their annual reports OF
the various districts reports of re-
ceipis and Disbursements OF public
i unds' as provided BY law. ana which
carries "A penalty for not complying
with same
.. There nave been collected vsri-
Gus sums of money deposited and
checked out by district clerks and
trustees in violation Of this law. which
says: "All m"Icy shall he paid out hy-
or through the county treasurer" This
money was deposited TO the credit OF
school trustees in banks and checked
out 10y them.
!. Clerks Of the school districts Were
not REQUIRED hy the county superir
,.h":t; a. gaze 49,. ,HH"ss9. Cs,a.;GH-,
:, The county superintendent Of
annual renort in time required by law
This violation carries with /, a penalty
.. superintendent reports snow dis
elimination In tho nppcrticrtncnt OF
school fund; In favor Of Bermuda Dis
trict which was given more than one
third of all the funds apportioned to
the county.
:. Bermuda Diatric, was permitted
TO issue school variants amounting to
moro than $4,000, while there was only
;5?.33 to It's credit in the hands of the
treasure.
S. FROM published -cpor, in the
Richmond Nirsiuian Of January -.
lici2, there were school funds and
other negotiable collateral held by the
clerk or trustee of bermuda District.
and these wcr. not deposited with
the county treasurer until December
rs, 1911, and We're not disclosed 10 the
specia! accountants while they We're
making an investigation of the county
and school affairs az late as Novcm-
Der -. 1911, although the clerk of
the school board was requested to
give Jail information he had 10
Istruighten out the school affairs.
Other DISCREPANCIES.
There are other discrepancies and
violations OF the school laws that
would mako this communication too
long. They Will be produced when
called for. We will state her. that we
have been before all tho proper au-
thor!ties with our complaint, but have
received no guarantee that IN sse r'o-
lations or abuses will be looked into.
We first applied 10 the county supcrin-
tendcnt OF schools, requesting him To
meet us D:fore the Board OF Supcrvis-
Ors and explain IL he could the condi-
ton OF affairs. but failed TO get his
CO. operation. we then went before
Public Instruction, and mat with no
on the Attorney General and the Gov
crnor and we're given pleasant re-
Ception. Afte. stating tho abov>- men
toned facts they both agreed that we
should go before the state Board Of
| IIducs:tion, which privilege was granted
us. and we awaited our5clv IS OF this
opportunity 10 give them all the facts
we then possessed, which they patiently
received: still we know OF nothing be-
| ing done to corr: set the conditions In
! our county. AS all OF the complaints
| are at the door OF state officers. over
| which the county authorities have nc
control. and have been made aware oil
| that fact by the abovc-mention, I'd 9th.
! GERS, we feel that ii is the duty OF
! our Legislature to look into the act:
of its officers and protect the public
interest, and not allow the county
school boards TO invcstigat, them
selves, thus placing complainanis at q
disadvantage as to having their com
plants received and passed upon by
interested parties, as thu law now pro
I vidos.
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