The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-19
Charter for Center High School
and Academy.

~ eSlO L. <soHte, DuTuttOu ana DOul
sca.-This school shall be known and i.
hereby chartered and Incorporated under
the name and style of Center High
School and Academy for Males and Fe
males, Tor continuous succession and
unlimited duration. Its Domicil is fixed
at Raven Camp, Grant parish, Louisiana
ano the president OF its Board of Trus-
tees, or in his absence, the secretary OF
the BOARD Is the proper person on whom
citations or other legal process should
be served
Article 2-Location and Object
ter High School and Academy shall be
located within school district No. | of
Grant parish, La, and the object is 70
establish High School and Academy
under the auspices of the Second Eighth
District Association. and subject to the
State public school law for graded and
High Schools. (See sec. 131 School law.)
Article 3-Trustees and Organization.
The Center High School and Academy
shall be presided over ind controlled by
board of fifteen Q5) trustees, residents
OF public school district No. /, Grant par
ish, Louisiana. majority of whom shall
be parents, guardians or tutors of chill
dren within the public school age. Said
trustees shall be elected biennially. on
the fourth Saturday in July. At the first
election in July, 1899, seven trustees shall
be elected to hold Office for two years, and
eight trustees shall be elected to hold
Office for one year; and every year there
after seven or eight trustees Gas the case
may be- shall be elected to hold Office for
two years, and for the purpose of eIecting
said trustees an election shall be held in
the Center High School and Academy
building or upon the grounds of the
same, between the hours of II m. and 8
o'clock IN the afternoon OF the said fourth
Saturday in July. at which election all
colored legol voters residing in the public
school district No. l. having children of
schoolable age, or being the guardians or
tutors OF children of public school age. |
shall have the right to vote; provided. |
that all trustees duly elected shall hold |
Office and act as such until their success
sors have been elected. Should vacan-
cles occur in said board by death, resg- |
nation or otherwise, said vacancy shall |
be filled by special election held under |
the order OF the president, after thirty |
days notice. date. place and time of hold |
ing the election to be given in said no.
tice; and should there be no president
the secretary of the board of trustees
shall order said election. The said trust
ees shall serve without remuneration.
Article 4. = Duties and Potcers of
Trustees Board of Trustees Of
Center High School and Academy shall
meet and organize within thirty days af-
ter their election, by selecting one of
their number as president. Also they
shall elect secretary and treasurer CON-
Dining the two offices in one person or
electlng them separately, who may be
members OF the board or not as MAORI
~ OF the board may deem prudent. The
treasurer shall be required to give bond
ID such sum as the trustees may deter
N ne to be commensurate withhis respon-
ability. Eight members of the board
mail constitute quorum. for the trasac-
ion OF any and all business, and in case
II the absence OF the president or secre.
AIRY at any OF the meetings, the mem
)ers present shall elect a president or
secretary pro tenn to act for said meeting,
md IN case OF the permanent vacancy of
my officer in said board they shall have
hepower to elect his successor for the
'rexpired term of his Office at any regu-
ar meeting of the board, or at special
Meeting called for the purpose. Said
BOARD shall have the right to purchase.
.wn and accept titles to property, to hold
ne same In trust for the benefit of the
'ublic school fund, to sue an i be sued,
o collect money, to contract and build,
nd to manage and control all property
elonging to said Center High School and
academy. They shall annually elect a
rincipal to take charge of said schooland
cademy, upon such terms and contracts
the trustees and principal may agree
pom. HE principal so elected shall en-
10y his own assistant teachers, subject
the approval and ratification of the
GARD OF trustees. The trustees shall
ave the right to fix the times of their
leeting and to adopt such rules and by
Tvs as they may deem proper.
Article 5.-Terms, Tuition, etc.-The
srms of the school shall consist of s, 8,
10 scholastic months of twenty DAYS :
ach, the same to be divided into two SEES
ons OF 4, 8, or 6 months, as the board !
Jay determine, the first session to COM
ence on the LIST or 2nd Monday of No
.mber each year. Tuition fees to be /
raded as follows:
rimary department, per month. 8 Is
dep'tment, per month 90
department, per month ] so
uslc, per month ..... 2O0ll
Article 6.-Disciptine and AUTHORITY. n
In all matters of discipline and govern
ent in the Center High School and :
cademy where questions may arise
uching. the authority OF principal and (
achers in the controlof pupils, the trus-
es shall be called upon, aud have au-
orIty to decide same wherever the
achers' authority is questioned. r
Article 7.-Rules and Regulations
ae trustees shall have the authority to
opt and enforce all bylaws, rules and |,
gulations that they may think necessary
maintain order and correct deport-
ent in the school.
Article 8.-Charter Members, etc.,
lis charter shall have effect as soon as
proved and adopted by majority OF