The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-29
Announcements.

or THE
STATE OF MIS- SL&9LRPL
OF THE

at the A. x N. OOlleHe anu tue
Industrial Institute and College
to the several counties of this
State, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Legislature Of the State of Mlssis-
sippi, That Immediately after the
the close of the present term or
scholastic year, the number of
students allowed free tuition at the
A. q NJ. College and the /. ]. &
College, shall be limited to three
hundred each, and the Boards of
Trustees Of these institutions of
learning are hereby required to
apportion the number allotted said
colleges to the several counties in
this State on the basis of the white
educable children, male and female
respectively.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the re-
spective Presidents ofthe Colleges,
when said appointments are
made to notify the Superintendent
ofPublic Education Of each and
every county in this State Of the
number of students to which his
county Is entitled under said APP
portionment, and said suporinten-
dent shall give thirty days notice
by advertising in some newspaper
in his county-and if there is no
newspaper, by posting notices in
each supervisors district in his
county, of the time and place, not
to be later than the LIST Monday in
September in each year, when he
will examine all applicants for APP
pointment to the colleges. He
shall after due examination grade
The certificates Of scholarships of
each applicant and submit the
same to the board Of supervisors
of his county, and said board shall
appoint from all the applicants, if
there be more than the number APP
pOrtioned TO the county, the num-
Der TO which the county is entitled
and the clerk of the board shall
forthwith certify said appointments
with the names of the applicants
to the President of the College to
which the students are assigned,
under the seal Of the board Of SUI
pervisors.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted,
That the Presidents Of the Colleges
be authorized to receive from coun.
ties having their full quota Of free
students as many applicants foI
admission to the College as he may
deem proper, provided such action
does not exclude students, or inter
fere with their instruction from
counties having right to free tut
ton under this act. But all stu
dents in excess of the number ap
pOrtioned to their several counties
shall pay such reasonable rate o
tuition as the Boards of Trustees
respectively may prescribe, not t'
be less than three nor more thar
five dollars per month, which mon
ey shall go to the College treasury
TO be expended in its support, an,
the Presidents of the Colleges il
their biennial reports shall shov
the amounts ofmoneyreceiYed tror
this source, and the manner Of it
disbursement.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted
That when the number Of FIRE
scholarships shall from any caus
be reduced below the maximum
number apportioned by this &C
the President of the College shaI
forthwith notify the Superintenc
ent Of Public Education of sue
vacancy from his county, and sal
Superintendent shall proceed {
fill said vacancy as prescribed
section two Of this act.
SEC. 5. Be Il further enacte,
That this act take effect and be
force from and after the let day
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