The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-23
AN ACT
To Organize and Establish a sys
tenn Of Public Schools in the
r City Of Hopkinsville for
00 White Children in IN
Said City.


BE Il enacted 6y the General As
sem6ty Of The Commontvedtth of hen-
lucky:
l Ihat all the territory embraced
within the limits OF the CITY OF Hop
kmsvllle, or which may be hereafter
embraced III said CITY, snail DC, anu
Is hereby, incorporated ms q schooi
district, winch snail oe under the con-
troll ana management Oh board OF
trustees, elected ny me citizens oil SAID
city as hereinafter directed. :,
q. fhe' persons so elected spall
constitute. ma be sfyiea tne BOARD OF
trustees OF the Hcpkinsviiie puDiic
schools, aiid Oy That name snail DC
oody-polltic anu corporate, ana may
sue ana oe sued, contract ana oe con.
tracted win may Duy ana sell ana
convey real and personal estate; and
the titie OF al puDlic school properly
in said districp siah YES. III said
board ana their successors forever
q. Inc humber OF trustees ior said
district shall De hve, 70 oe elecieu Oh
1he second SATURDAY ~ Juiy oienili-
ally, and hold their oiiices uiitii their
successors are elected ana qualified.
a msJority OF said board snail cohs'i.
t'nea quorum for ING lrahsacilon OF
business; and ~ case of the death or
resignation OF any OF SAID trustees, or
u, from any cnuse, there shait be a
vacancy, the other members OF the
board shall NIL SAID vacancy oy the
appointment OF some suitable ana
anaiineo person saiu trustees 10
qualify ON tho second Monday after
their election.
A. SAID trustees before entering
upon 'he discharge OF their duties,
shall take an oath TO faithfully per.
form the duties required of uletn nn.
der this Act before justice Of the
peace or county judge. FE
8. The said board of trusi> es shall
have power 10 fix the time and place
of meeting; TO make all bylaws and
rules for the government of them.
selves and appointees, and for the
management, control and government
of the public schools; and shall cause
TO be kept a correct journal of their
proceedings, which shall be open at
all times 10 the inspection of any cit.
| izcn Of Hopkinsville.
6. The said board shall appoint
one Of its members chairman, who
shall preside at all meetings, and per.
form such other duties as may be de-
yolyed upon him and may appoint a
secretary. prescribe his duties, and fix
| his compensation. la'.
7. The board Of trustees shall ap.
-lpoint nil teachers and other persons
necessary TO carry on said schools
and prescribe oil rules for their gov
ernment, and fix their compensation
or salaries; aud may dismiss or sus
pend any teacher or other person ap
pointed by them; prescribe The
branches of education to be taught
IN the schools, grade the schools and
classes, aud prescribe the necessar,
qualifications for, and the mode of ex
animation Of, pupils or persons ap
, plying Tor admission INTO the schools
8. All white CHILDREN over SIX AM
under twenty years OF age, within
, said district, shall have equal right 0
, admission to said schools, iree IRON
, all charges Tor admission or tui'ion
, ana II is expressly PROVIDED 'nat o,i
white children Shall DC ADMITTED u
said schools.
", The said board OF itrnstces shail
AT ,ho emu OF eacn schoias'c !eal
make out report, III wri.ihg, !ah'
4 have The same puolisneu u they ueen
t 1t necessary, showing Ine NUMBER Q
: pupiis IN eacn OF the scnoois, ana IN
conuition anu amount OF properly an,
iunds belonging thereto, ana sue
other iac's ana nIorma'ioh US 'h
cause OF pupilc eaucalioh requires.
lo; Inc ioilowins persons an
hereoy cons,,uted anu appoih'e'
trustees nnder ms Act VIZ Jas. A
wallace, Wm. oKerre!,' Tco, y; Loeg
!. U. A. Champhn ana H. .. McDahle
with power 10 MI vacancies as nerei
provided, ana serve uh'Ii the,r sue
cesssoT ar are electea ana qualineo.
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