Chap. 411.—An ACT to amend section 659 of the Code of Virginia. {S B 188]
Approved March 20, 1920.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
six hundred and fifty-nine of the Code of Virginia be amended and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Sec. 659. Duty of district school board as to school laws, govern-
ment, et cetera; ernployment and dismissal. of teachers.—It shall be
the duty of the district schoool board to explain, enforce, and observe
the school laws, and to make rules for the government of the schools
and for regulating the conduct of pupils going to and returning from
school; and to employ teachers from a list or lists of:.eligibles to be
furnished by the division superintendent, said list or lists to contain
all applicants of good moral character, whose efficiency is attested by
proper certificate and who may apply to be included therein, and to
dismiss them when delinquent, inefficient, or in any wise unworthy
of the position; but the awthority hereby given shall be subject to
review by the board of appeal provided by section six hundred and
thirty-two. No district board shall employ or pay any teacher from
the public funds unless the teacher shall hold a certificate in full force
according to the provisions of section six hundred and eighty-eight;
but no district school board shall employ or pay any teacher from
the public funds if said teacher is the father, mother, brother, sister,
wife, son, or daughter of any member of said board. Any member
of any district board who shall violate any of these provisions shall be
personally liable to refund any public funds paid in violation of this
section, ta, be recovered from him by suit in the name of the Common-
wealth at the relation of the attorney for the Commonwealth; such
funds, when recovered, to be paid into the county school fund.