Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-12
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To Create and Establish an Industrial
 School in the State of Alabama for White
 Girls.
 No. 445-(Senate 5)
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the general
 assembly of Alabama, That an indus
 trial school for the education of white
 girls in Alabama is hereby established
 and shall be located and organized as
 hereinafter provided.
 Sec. ?. Be it further enacted, That the
 governor of the state shall nominate and
 appoint, by and with the advice and con
 sent of the senate, one person from each
 of the congressional districts of the state and two from the state at large. together
 with the governor, superintendent of edu-
 cation and auditor of the state, shall be trustees and to serve as such for six years, except the governor, Superintend- ent of education aRd auditor of the Sate,
 who shall serve for the terms of their election by the people of Alabama. Im- mediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of their first appoint
 ment they shall be divided equally into three classes. The term of the first-class shall expire two years from the date of their appointment; the second class four years from the date of their appoint ment, and the third class at the expira- ton of the date of their appointment, so that One-InlfQ may De cHDSSn every second year. If vacancy happen by resignation or otherwise, the governor may make temporary appointments un- til the next meeting of the general as-
 sembly. The governor shall be ex-officio a member of said board of trustees, and
 shall act as president thereof in all of their meetings, when present, but in his
 absence they may choose a president pro tenn. Five of the board of trustees shall be quorum for the transaction of business.
 Sec 3. Be it further enacted That the
 secretary of state shall furnish cer- tificate to each trustee within ten days
 of his appointment, notifying him that he has been so appointed and elected {; and if any trustee fail for the space of thirty days to inform the governor of his acceptance, then his appointment shall be void and his place shall be filled as
 heretofore provided in cases of vacancy. Sec. f. Be it further enacted. That the board of trustees of said institute. and
 their successors in office be, and the same are hereby declared to be a body polite and corporate, and shall have a common seal, shall sue and be sued, contract and
 be contracted with, and may own. pur- chase, sell and convey property, both real and personal
 Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That the governor shall, as eX-officio president, | convene the board of trustees Of said in- | uuStr1al Sc1OOl to cOnSlueF any DuSlneSS | connected with the same, whenever he | shall deem it eXpedient to do so; that the | said trutees shall elect a secretary of the l board whose duty it shall be to record in a well-bound book all of the proceedings had by said board, and shall be allowed such compensation for his or her services as the board may deem proper: that the state treasurer shall be ex-officio treas- urer of said board of trustees, whose duty it shall be to secure and safely keep all
 moneys belonging to the Alabama Girls Industrial school for the education of
 white girls in industrial branches, and to disburse the same under the order of the board of trustees. l. Sec 6. Be it further enacted, That the said board of trustees shall possess all the power necessary and proper for the ac- complishment of the trust reposed in them, viz: The establishment and main tenance of a frst-clasS industrial school for the education, of white girls in the state of Alabama in industrial and scieil- tific branches at which said girls may acquire a thorough normal school edu- cation, together with knowledge of kindergarten instruction and music; also a knowledge of telegraphy, stenography, photography and photography, type writing, printing, bookkeeping, indoor carpentry electrical construction, clay modelling architectural and mechanical drawing, sewing and dressmaking. mil- linery, cooking, laundry, house, sign and frscoe painting home nursing, plumbing, and such other practical industries as, from time to time, to them may be sug- gested by experience or tend to promote the general object of said girls industrial school, towit: fitting and preparing such girls for the practical industries of the age.
 Sec. T. Be 1t further enacted, That the board of trustees shall appoint presi- dent and professors of said school, and such other officers as they may think proper to put the same In successful op- efation, and shall make such laws, rules and regulations for the governing ent. of said officers as they may deem advisabIe. They shall regulate the rates of tuition,