Chap. 266.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 75 of chapter 78
of the Code of 1873, in regard to unexpended school funds.

Approved February 29, 1888.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section seventy-five of chapter seventy-eight of the Code of
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

§ 75. All sums of money derived from state funds which
are unexpended in any year in any public free school district,
shall go into the general school fund of the state to be re-
apportioned for the ensuing year; all sums derived from
county funds unexpended in any year in any public free
school district, shall remain to the credit of such district for
the ensuing year, to be applied to the payment of teachers’
salaries: provided however, that any county school board
shall have power, three-fourths of the members present con-
curring, to order the reapportionment among the several dis-
tricts of such county, of any county school money unexpended
in any year in any public free school district thereof: and
provided further, that any county school board shall have
power, two-thirds of the members present concurring, to
authorize the school trustees of any public free school dis-
trict of such county to apply any county school money unex-
pended in any year in such district, and remaining to the credit
thereof, to the erection or repair of school buildings, or to the
payment of any debts due therefor. All sums derived from
district funds unexpended in any year, shall remain a part of
the district fund for use the ensuing year.

2. For the purposes of this act, a majority of the members
of any county school board, exclusive of the county superin-
tendent of schools, shall constitute a quorum, due notice of
any proposed meeting of said board under this act having
been given by the president thereof to all the members
. thereot.

3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to repeal or sus-
pend the operation of any act of the general assembly now in
force authorizing any particular school district to use unex-
pended county school money for erecting or repairing school
buildings, or for other special district school purposes.

4. This act shall be in force from its passage.