Huntsville gazette., 1894-12-08
ACT.
To Amend an Act to Establish q New
Charter tor the City OF fRantsville.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of Alabama; That the Public Schools of
the City of Huntsville, shall be under the
charge of a Board of Education; to con-
sist of five persons who shall be elected
by the Mayor and Aldermen of the said
City, to consist of one member of each
ward of the city and one member at
large, to be elected at the first general
election in the same manner as the Mayor
and Aldermen are elected, and to serve
for the same terms The present educa-
tional committee created by the Mayor
and Aldermen Of the City Of Huntsville,
shall exercise the powers and perform
the duties required of them, until the
election or appointment Of the board Of
education herein provided for. The term
Of office Of said members Of the board Of
education shall be for the same period as
the Aldermen of the City.
Sec BE it further enacted, That
each member of said board of education,
shall upon his induction into office, sub
scribe an oath of affirmation to faithfully
discharge all duties imposed upon him
as member of said board. Such oath
may be administered by the Mayor of
said CITY,
Sec. 3.-That said board of education
shall have power to build upon the prop
erty of the city suitable houses for the
use and accommodation of the public
schools of said city, or the board may
rent such houses; said board shall keep
said houses in proper repair, and shall
furnish the same with appropriate furni-
ture and apparatus; and said board shall
have power to levy an annual tax on all
property subject to State tax within
the corporate limits Of the City Of Hunts
vile, within the limits of this school dis
trict, not to exceed fifteen cents upon
every hundred dollars worth of prop
erty; that the annual tax hereby author
lied shall be made by said board of edu-
cation upon the basis of assessment made
by the State for the year previous. When
the levy is completed, tax lists shall be
made out by said board of education and
delivered to the tax collector of the county
who is authorized and required to collect
such taxes at the same time, in the same
manner and with the same power and
authority, and under the same penalties
and liabilities as in case of State
and County taxes, when and as collec-
ted, he shall pay the same over to the
Treasurer Of the City Of Huntsville, and
to take his receipt for the same, CATER
deducting two per cent as his commits
sion for collecting the same,) which
money so collected shall be devoted ex-
clusively to the public schools of said
city.
Sec 4-Be it further enacted. That
said board of education shall open suf-
ficient number of schools to meet the
wants of the population of the City of
Huntsville, and said board shall elect
the principals of said schools and all
teachers, fix their compensation and
prescribe their duties, control the distri-
button of teachers and pupils among the
several schools, dictate the course of in
struction, and number and character of
text books, the organization of classes,
and the method Of teaching, and shall
prescribe rules and regulations for the
government Of the schools Said board
shall have and exercise such other and
additional powers as may be necessary
to give it complete control Of the public
schools of said city.
Sec. 5.-Be it further enacted, That
said board of education shall issue diplo-
mas to all persons who satisfactorily
complete the course of study prescribed
for the public high schools of said city.
Sec. 6.-Be it further enacted, That
the plan of instruction and the rules and
regulations anopted by said board shall
be adhered to unless altered by vote of
two-thirds of said board
Sec. 7'-Be it further enacted, That
the children and wards of all actual resi-
dents within the corporate limits of the
City of Huntsville, from seven totwenty-
one years of age, shall be entitled to seats
in the public schools of said city; provi-
ded such children shall themselves be
bona fide residents Of said city, and nom
resident children may be admitted into
such schools on such terms and condi-
tions as the board of education may pres
cribe; provided that separate schools
shall be provided for the children of citi-