Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-21

AN ACT to amend an act to provide for
the establishment and to prescribe rules
for the government OF State normal
school OF sc Ools.
Whereas, Under authority of a former
act Of the eneral assembly of this 5 ate a
State normal college has been established
by the State board of education, with the
cooperation of the trustees of the Nashville
University, VINO have furnished their
buildin- and part of their nds for the
use of said normal college, and whereas
the agent Of the Peabody trustee has con-
trac led to continue the annual HpprOpria-
ton Of from $500 t. 5000, contributed
for the first five years to the said no mai
college, from the Peabody education fund,
provided that tho State OF Tennessee shall
DO its share for the support OF said instilu-
ton; therefore,
Sec /. Be it enacted by the general
as semby of the State of Tennnesse, That
the last clause Of sectIos of an act passed
and approved March %, 1875, entitled an
act to provide for the establishment and to
prescribe rules for the the government of q
normal school or schools in the State of
Tennessee, to-wit: the words, provided
that nothIng IN this act shall be SO con
strued as to authorize the expenditure of
money from the st te treasury or school
funds of the State" be and the same is
hereby repealed
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said
State board Of education be a1d the same
are hereby authorized to expend annually
for the support of said normal college any
amount necessary, not exceeding $50, 00O
ten thousand dollars out of any FUNDS in
| the hands of the State treasurer, not other
wise appropriation, to De paid upon the order
| OF SAID board of education, upon the war
| rant of the comptroller, paid in favor of
| the president of said State normal college
RA ! fin hnr cd hat
| ton of said act be so amended that under
| the conditions prescribed 10 said section.
| one pupil from each senatorial district in
| this State shall be entitled to admission to
| said normal college, upon the recommen-
dation of the respective State senators,
after such competitive examination as may
be prescribed by said board of education
and that each Of such selected and admit.
ted pupils shall receive at least 500 per
annum for two years. out of the funds of
of said State normal college, with which to
defray in part his expenses while attending
said college.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That twen>
ty five hundred dollars ($2 5OO) or so much
thereof as may be deemed necessary shall
| be entrusted to the State board of educa-
ton for the higher and normal education
of the children of Tennessee of African
| descent, and upon the order of said board
| of education, the comptroller shall is ue
| his warrant for the same to the presi-
| dent or financial manager of approved
institutions of learning for scholarships for
the benefit of such of the aforesaid chill
dren as may apply therefor, under such
| regulations as may be prescr bed by said
| board IF education.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, TIL at
this act ke effect and be in force from and
after It's passage, the public welfare requir-
| ing it.
Passed April 5, 1881.
III B. RAMSEY,
| Speaker of the House of Representative.
GEO. II. MORGAN,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved April g. 1881.
ALVIN HAWKINS,
Governor.