Year: 1866

after accrue to this State from any Of the
sources enumerated in the first section
of the tenth article Of the constitution
and it is hereby made the duty Of the
auditor, from and after the passage Of
this act, and from time to time thereaf.
tor, as such suns may accrue to aud be
paid into the treasury Of the State, to
pass such sums Of money to the credit Of
the free school fund; and tho State Of
West Virginia is hereby pledged to pay
the interest annually on all such sums
Of money as may have been paid into the
treasury Of the State from any of tho
sources above mentioned, at the rate Of
six per cent. per annum. And it is
further made the duty Of the said auditor
to open in a book to be provided for the
purpose, an interest account with the
said fund, in which shall be stated all
items OF interest accruing from said fund,
from the time any principal sum was
paid into the treasury, until the cad Of
the fiscal year; which interest shall be
distributed among the several counties
Of this State for tho support Of free
schools as hereinafter provided.


30. There shall likewise be distributed,
according to the second section Of the
tenth article Of the constitution, and in
the manner herein provided, the net
proceeds Of all fiues, coniscations and
forfeiture, accruing to thi, State under
the laws thereof, together with the pro.
ceeds Of a capitation tax Of one dollar on
each white and colored male inhabitant
over trenty.ono years Of age, and such
sum as may be produced BY tax Of ten
cents upon the hundred dollars valua.
ton of all taxable property Of the State
at the last annual assessment; which
tax shall be assessed and collected At
the same time and in the same manner
as other State taxes are assessed and
collected. And tho officer collecting
such tax shall be allowed q commission
thereon, at the same rate per cent. as
may be allowed by Law for the collection
Of other State taxes; which taxes whom
so collected, shall be paid into the treas.
ury Of the State, to bs distributed aunu.
ally with other school funds herein de-.
scribcd, to the several counties Of TIC
State in proportion to their enumeration
Of scholars.


40. It shall be the duty Of tho audi.
tor, on or before the first day Of April IN
each year, after deducting the salary o.
the State superintendent and all th'
necessary travelling and incidental ex
peuses Of his office, to apportion among
the several counties Of tho State, the
money remaining in the treasury for dis
triburion for school purposes, according
to the number Of youth resident in each
county Of the State, between tho ngss Of
six and tventy.one yoars, according Ia
the list furnished him BY the State Su.
perintcndent, and to notify tho said su.
pcrntendent Of such apportionmsnt,
with the amount which each county is
entitled to receive. Tho said suporin .
tcndeut shall thercupon draw his roqui.
sition upon the auditor in favor Of tho
trcasurers Of the several counties, for
such amounts ns they arc respectively
entitled to receive, according to tho ap'
porlionment Of tho auditor, and shall at
the same time notify tho several county
superintcndeuts Of the amounts to which
their several counties arc entitled. And
each county superintendent, upon re.
cevinS notification Of the amount tc
which his county i, entitled, shall. after
deducting the amount Of his own salary
apportion the remainder among the sew.
eral districts of his county entitled
thereto, according to tho number of
youth resident within the same, betweon
ages of six and twenty one years, and
shall notify tho trustees Of each. district
Of the amount appropriated 10 their
respective districts.


Al. The salary Of the county supcrin
,endcut shall be determined by tho board
Of supervisors, who shall give warrant
on the treasurer Of the county for the
payment of the same out Of the State
school fund: provided, that his salary
shall not DO less than fifty nor more
than fvc hundred doIlrrs, and shall be
in consideration Of services as justice
may require.


~. The treasurer Of tho county shall
be the treasurer Of oil mouey belonging
to the schools in his county. lie shall
give bond in such amount as the board
Of supervisors may require. For his
services he shall receive one per cent
com mission. lie shall, annually, on or
before the twentieth day Of June, settle
with the county superintendent, and
account to him for all money received
from whom and on what occoupt, and
the amount paid out for school purposes
in bis county. The county superintcn.
| dent shall examine the vouchers for such
payments, and, if satisfied With the cor.
rcctncss thereof, shall certify the Same ;
which certificate shall be a discharge OF
such treasurer; aud, at tho expiration OF
his term Of service, said treasurer shall
deliver over TO hi. successor 10 Office all
books and papers, with all money or
other property in bis hands belonging to
said county for schools therein, and also
all orders be mny have redeemed since
his last nual settlement with the coun'
ty superintendent. -.. .. =.