The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-07-02
Charter for High school and College.
Adopted june 4, 1898.
ARTICLE NAME, DURATION AND
nOMICII.


ARTICLE NAME, DURATION AND
DoMIcIL.
This school shall be known and is
hereby chartered and incorporated I'M Z
der the name and style of "Colfax High !
School and College for Males and Fee
males" for continuous succession and
unlimited duration. Its domicil is fixed
at Colfax. Grant parish, Louisiana, and
the president of its Board of Trustees, or
in his absence the secretary of the board,
is the proper person upon whom citation
or other legal process should be served.
ARTICLE 2--LocATIoN AND OBJECT.
The Colfax High School and College
shall be located in the town OF Colfax,
Louisiana, or within half 20 mile OF
its corporate limits, and the object is to
establish high school and college under
the State public school law for graded
and high schools. (See sec. 13l school
law.)
ART. 3-TRusTEEs AND ORGANIZATION.
The Colfax High School and College
shall be presided over and controlled by
board OF seven Cd Trustees, residents
of the Colfax public school district,
majority of whom shall be parents,
guardians or tutors OF children within
the public school age. Said trustees
shall be elected bienniaily ON the nrst
Saturday in June. At the first election
| in June, 1898. three trustees shall be
elected to hold Office for four years, and
| -four trustees shall be elected to hold for
| two wears: and every two years thereaf-
ter three or four trustees Gas the case
NAV bel shall be elected to hold for four
wears; and for the purpose OF electlng
SAID trustees an election shall be held IN
the High School and College building or
upon the grounds of the same, between
the hours Of 3 and o'clock in the after
noon of said first Saturdays in June, at
which election all white legal voters re-
siding in the Colfax public school district
having children OF schoolable age, or b.
ing the guardians or tutors OF children
of public school age, shall have the fight
to vote; provided, that all trustees uuiy
elected shall hold Office and act as such
until their successors have been elected.
Should vacancies occur in said board oy
death. resignation or otherwise, sad va
capcy shall be filed by special election
held under the order of the presiden {,
after twenty days notice, date, place and
| time of holding the election to be given
| in SAID notice; and should there be no
presideut the secretary of the board OF
trustees shall order said election. The
said trustees shall serve without remun-
Grafton.
ARTICLE 4-DUTIEs AND POWERS OF
TRUSTEES.
The Board OF trustees Of this High
School and College shall meet and organ
s ize within thirty days after their election
2 bv selecting one Of their number AS pres
!, itient. Also they shall elect a secretar,
e and treasurer, combining the two offices
d in one person or electing them separately
y who may be members of the board or not
as majority OF the board may deem prud
ept. The treasurer shall be required to CIV
bond IN such sum as the trustees ma,
determine to be commensurate with hi
:. responsibility.
', Four members Of the Board shall con
u stitute a quorum for the transaction Q
d any and all business. and in case OF tn
e absence Of the president or secretary a
d any OF the meetings, the members pres
IN ent shall elect president or secretar
r. pro tom. to act for said meeting, and
a case of the permanent vacancy OF any o
~ flee in said board they shall have tn
power to cleo. his successor for the M
expired term Of his Office, at any reguls
meeting of the board, or at specii
meeting called for the purpose. Sal
:. board shall have the right to purchas
" own and accept title to property, to hol
q, the saufe in trust for the benefit OF Il
public school fund, to collect money,
~ contract and build, to sue and be sue
and to manage and control all proper
he belonging to said Colfax High Scho
er and College. They shall annually ele
ro principal to take charge OF said Sche
and College, upon such terms and CO
'et tracts as the Trustees and Principal m;
fe, agree upon. The Principal so elect'
-, shall employ his own assistant teaches
r. subject TO the approval and ratificati'
in. OF the board Of trustees. The truste
If shall have the right to fix the times
their meetings and to adopt such rul
ny and bylaws as they may deem proper
at ARTICLE 5-TERMs, TUITION, ETC.
&c! The terms OF the school shall cons
all Of 8. 9, or 10 scholastic months OF twer
DAYS each, the same TO be divided Ii
fe' two sessions OF 4, 5, or 6 months, as
NY; board may determine, the first session
oil commence on the LIST or I'd Monday
September each year. The tuition I
au- to be graded as follows:
arr Primary department, per month. 81
Ter, Preparatory
to Collegiate Z
Music 8
we'd -,
D. meut IN the Colfax High School and {