The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-10

of this institution shall have all the
powers vested in the Board of Directors
of any State institution The manage
ment and control of the said school and
the care and preservation of all its prop
erty shall be vested in said Board of
Directors. Il shall have pewer to APP
point a Superintendent instructors and
as many other officers and employees as
to it shall appear necessary and proper
and shall fix their salaries and prescribe
their duties. It shall have full power
and discretion to do all such things as
NAV to il seem best to carry out the pur-
poses of this act 1t shall also prescribe
rules and regulations for the management
and preservation of good order and NOR
ais at the said school as are usually made
in such institutions and are not inconsiS-
tent with the Constitution and laws of
the State. 1t shall have charge of the
disbursement of its funds and shall have
general and entire supervision Of the
establishment and maintenance Of said
school. The Superintendent and instruc-
tors, by and with the consent of the
Board of Directors, shall have power OF
comforting such diplomas or certificates
of proficiency or marks of merit as are
usually conferred by such schools.
Section VI That the said Board or
Directors is empowered to purchase any
property or receive any donation OF
property. real or personal. which may be
made TO the said Vance Textile Schoo',
and shall have power to use. invest or
cXnend the same for the benefit Of said
school. That the title to all properly
Purchased or donated shall be taken i'll
the name of the corporation. the Vance
Textile School" That the Board of pi.
rectors shall have full power to sell.
transfer or assign any of the property
of said school and make good title to the
purchaser or purchasers or same i'll fee
simple whenever in the Judgment OF
the Board of Directors it is for tie best
interest of the school.
Section VII. The Board of Directors
of said school shall make all rules anG
regulations as to the admission of stu
dents in said school and shall have fun
power and discretion to fix what they
shall pay for tuition and full power and
authority are hereby given them to do
all such acts and things as are neces 'ary
to carry out the purposes of this Act, TO
have an institution for the education OF
those desiring to pursue the study of
the manufacture of cotton and WOODEN
yarns and fabrics.
Section VIII That the term of Office
of the Directors appointed under this
act shall be as follows: Nine shall
serve two years; n;ne shall serve fou
years and nine shall serve six years.
The following Directors shall serve two
years viz: j. Fl. Rufin, w. A. Erwin.
ID. y. Cooper, George Gray, Donald
MacRae. +. ID. Miller, John +. Love, A.
NJ. Farley and j. O. Pickard. The fOl-
lowing directors shall serve four years.
siz: Il. s. Reinhardt. G. o. Coble, J.
NJ. Rhodes, Henry NJ. McAden, w. X.
Walker, +. A. Cumnock, 5. +. Harper,
j. Il. Williams and X. l.. Holt. The
following directors shall serve six years,
viz: ID. 4. Tompkins, j. J. Cuthbertson,
II. NJ. Oates. II. u. Fries, c. T. Holt,
w. II. Williamson, William Entwistlc,
w. l.. Holt and j. w. Cannon, That
the successors Of the directors whose
terms expire in two years to-wit, on the
first Tuesday in April, 1901, and at the
end of each successive two years, shall
be elected by the General Assembly and
the directors may, if they see fit, recon-
mend to the General Assembly the
names Of such persons to fill such vacan-
cies as in their opinion will serve the
best interests of the State and the in
stitution. Vacancies that may occur by
death or resignation shall be filed for
the unexpired term by the remaining
Board of Directors. All Directors shan
take an oath faithfully to perform their
duties as required in this Act and shall
elected and qualified.
Section TX That the Board of Direc-
tors shall make biennial report to the
General Assembly of all sums of money
or property received and expended ard IA
general report of the condition of the
school That nine members of the
Board of Directors shall constitute u
quorum for the transaction of business,
and the first meeting of the Board under
this Act shall be on the first Tuesday
in April, 1899 ID. A. Tompkins is
hereby appointed to call the meeting al
Raleigh, n. c.
Section Y. That upon the due location
of said school by the Board of Directors
as herein provided and upon the certifi-
cate of the Board of Directors of said
school that any city or town at or near
which said school is to he located, Cor its
citizens) has raised the sum of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars (S15, 000). or more, as
the case may be, then and in that event
the Treasurer of the State is hereby
directed to set apart out of the General
fund in the State Treasury the sum of
Fifteen Thousand Dollars and place it
to the credit of the Vance Textile
School" which sum shall be used Ivy
the Board of Directors of the school t.
carry out the purposes of this Act, and
shall be drawn from the treasury in such
amounts as may be necessary by war
rant of the Board of Directors, or by
such person as they shall designate as
treasurer of the Board of Directors.
Section Nj This Act shall be in force