The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-11-12
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Charter for Center High School
and Academy.

Charter for Center High School
}, and Academy.
Article 1.-Nane, Duration and Dom
tctL.-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" for continuous succession and
unlimited duration. It's Domicil Is f,rsd
at Eaven Camp, Grant parish, Louisiana,
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 Objecf.
ter High School and Academy shall he
located within school district No. / Of
Grant parish, La, and the object is to
establish a 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-Irustees and Organization.
Inc Center High School and academy
shall be presided over End controlled Nv
a board OF fifteen Q5) trustees, residents
OF public school district No. i. Grant mar.
ian, Louisiana. a 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 fret
election in July, 1889, 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 electino
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 IL M. and s |
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.
snail 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-
cies occur in said board by death, resig-
nation or otherwise, said vacancy shall
De 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 A.. Duties and Poacers Of
Irhstees.-The Board of Trustees Of
Center High School and Academy shall
meet and organize within thirty days at
ter their election, by selecting one of
their number as president. Also they
snail elect secretary and treasurer COM
bining the two Offices in one person or
slecting them separately, who may be-
of the board or not as a msjori-
y OF the board may deem prudent. The
treasurer shall be required to give bond | |
70 such sum as the trustees may deter
n ne to be commensurate withhis respou-
ubillty. Eight members of the board |
mall constitute quorum. for the trasac-
aon OF any and all business, and in case
u the absence OF the president or secre-
AIRY at any of the meetings, the mem
'ers present shall elect q president or
secretary pro tenn to act for said meeting,
lnd 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 bis Office at any regu-
ar meeting of the board, or at special
Meeting called for the purpose. Said
'oard 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 AMI be sued,
o collect money, to contract and build.
nd to manage and control all property
to said Center High School aud
They shall annually elect
rincipal to take charge Of said school and
upon such terms and contracts
the trustees and principal may agree
pom. HE principal 30 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
'rms OF the school shall consist of 8. 8. y
~ scholastic months of twenty days :
ach, the same to be divided into two SEES. r
ons OF 4, ., or 3 months, as the board !
ay determine, the first session to COM
ence on the LIST or End Monday of No
'mber each year. Tuition fees to be
raded as follows: Il
rimary department, per month. 8 Is
preparatory dep'tment, per month 100
olleg'ate department., per month so
uslc, per month ........ 2OOiP
Article 6.-Discipline and AUTHORITY. IN
In all matters of discipline and govern I'll
emit in the Center High School and N
cademy where questions may arise
uching the authority OF principal and /
achers in the control of pupils, the trus-
es shall be called upon, and have au-
ority to decide same wherever the