The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-21
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At a meeting of the special
committee, composed of DR.. j., F.
Kelly, j. H. McNeely, c. C. Nash,
G. HI. Teal and 81. G.. Goodwin,
appointed to devise ways and
means to establish d high school
in the town of Colfax, the follow
ing plan was submitted by Judge
w. l.. Richardson, and accepted by
the COMMITTEES:
CHARTER FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
ARTICLE l-NAME.
This school shall be known and styled
as the CoLFAx HIGH SCHOOL FOR MALES
AND FEMALES.
ARTICLE 2--LocATIoN.
The Colfax High School for Males and
Females shall be located in the town OF
Colfax, Louisiana.
ARTICLE 3 TRUSTEES.
The Colfax High School shall be pre-
sided over and controlled by board Of
trustees, consisting of five members re-
siding in the Coifax public school dis
trict, majority Of whom shall have chill
dren within the public school age. Said
trustees shall be elected bi-aunually, on
the first Saturday in June. At the first
election in June, 1892. two trustees shall
be elected TO hold for two years, and three
shall be elected for four years; and every
two years thereafter two or three trus-
tees las the case may be) shall be elected
ko1J {<x~ a &~p tV,6 mus
pose an election shall be held in the
school room between the hours Of 3 aud 5
D. IN. of said first Saturday in June. at
which election all white legal voters hav-
having children Of public school age, and
residing in the said Coltax school dis
trict within three miles OF said school
room, shall have the right to vote; provi-
ded that all trustees duly elected shall
hold Office and act as such until their
successors have been duly elected.
Should vacancies occur in said board, by
death, resignation or otherwise. said va
cancy shall be filed by special election
to be held under the order OF the presi-
dent Of the board, ut said school room,
/. the time to be fixed by said president:
and, should there be no president, said
special election shall be ordered by the
secretary Of the board OF trustees
ARTICLE 4 - ORGANIZATION AND POWERS
/, OF TRUSTEES.
The board of trustees OF this school
shall meet and organize within thirty
days after their election, by selecting one
Of their number as president Also they
shall elect q secretary and treasurer, who
a majority Of the board may deem pru-
dent Three members of the board shall
constitute quorum for the transaction
OF any and all business, and in case of
the absence OF the president or secretary
at any Of the meetings, the members
present shall elect president or secre-
tary pro tenn, to act for eaid meeting, and
in case of the permanent vacancy OF any
Office in said board they shall have the
power to elect his successor for the unex-
pired term Of his Office, at any regular
meeting OF the board, or at special
meeting called for the purpose. Said
board shall have the right to own and
accept title to property, manage and
control all property belonging to said
High School. They shall annually elect
Principal to take charge Of said school,
upon such terms and contracts as the
trustees and principal shall agree upon.
The principal SO elected shall employ his
own assistant teachers, subject to the ap-
proval and ratification of the board Of
trustees. The trustees shall have the
right to fix the times of their meetings
and to adopt snch rules and bylaws as
they may deem proper.
ARTICLE 6--TERMs, TUITION, ETC.
The terms Of this school shall consist
Of ten scholastic months Of twenty days
each, the same to divided into two ses-
sion, OF I've months each, the first session
to commence on the second Monday Of
September OF each year. The tuition
fees 10 be graded as follows:
Primary department. per month. 81 80
preparatory q 4" 90
coI}en;ate' "a 80 n
Music - 8 80
On motion the committee resell
we'd to request mass meeting and
election to be held at the court
house in Colfax on the first Satur-
day in June, 1892, to ratify the ac-
ton of this committee, and to elect
a board of trustees in accordance
with the rules hereby submitted.