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Page 3 - America for large and pleasant navigable rivers; heaven and earth never agreed better to frame a place for man's habitation being of our constitutions, were it fully manured and inhabited by industrious people.
Page 164 - The general assembly shall set apart, as a permanent and perpetual literary fund, the present literary funds of the state, the proceeds of all public 9 65 lands donated by congress for public school purposes, of all escheated property, of all waste and unappropriated lands, of all property accruing to the state by forfeiture, and all fines collected for offences committed against the state, and such other sums as the general assembly may appropriate.
Page 163 - This board shall have, regulated by law, the management and investment of all schools funds, and such supervision of schools of higher grades as the law shall provide.
Page 164 - All donations for the support of public schools or for other purposes of education, which may be received by the general assembly, shall be applied according to the terms prescribed by the donors. SEC. 4. The general assembly shall make all necessary provisions by law for carrying this article into effect.
Page 165 - White and colored children shall not be taught in the same school, but impartial provision shall be made for both.
Page 163 - There shall be a board of education, composed of the governor, superintendent of public instruction, and attorney-general, which shall appoint and have power to remove for cause and upon notice to the incumbents, subject to confirmation by the senate, all county superintendents of public schools.
Page 3 - ... between the extremes of heat and cold incident to States south and north of it. If Virginia were a plain, the general character of the climate of the whole State would be much the same ; but the
Page 164 - Each city and county -shall -be held accountable for the destruction of school property that may take place within its limits by incendiaries or open violence.
Page 163 - ... uniform system of public free schools, and for its gradual, equal, and full introduction into all the counties of the State by the year 1876, or as much earlier as practicable.
Page 164 - Provision shall be made to supply children attending the public free schools with necessary text-books in cases where the parent or guardian is unable, by rea66 son of poverty, to furnish them.