The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-04-18
GRADED SCHOOL CHARTER
Full Text of the Act Authorizing the Establish
ment of Graded Schools for Henderson Town
ship Vance County.

agement of the public school interest in
dren resident in the said district between
the ages of six Co. and twenty one (21)
years old shall be admitted into said
schools free of tuition charges. and
the Board of Trustees may permit at
tendance upon the said schools residing
without the territory embraced in said
Graded School district upon such terms
as the Board of Trustees may prescribe
SECTION 8. That all public school
! funds derived from the State and County
of Vance, and which may from time to
/ time be collected and apportioned under
the general school law, for school pur-
poses for the children in said district, and
all monies to which said district may be
entitled by reason of any special tax, gift
grant, appOrtiOnment or otherwise. shall
bepaid to the Treasurer OF Vance County
and shall be applied to the keeping OF
said Graded Schools under the order and
direction of the said Board of Trustees
The said Treasurer OF Vance County and
his sureties on his official bond shall be
responsible for the proper disbursement
by said Treasurer of all monies collected
/ under this act and received by him.
SECTION 9. That the following per-
sons shall constitute the Board of Trus-
! tees for said Graded School district, and
shall hold Office for the following terms,
to-wit: ID. Y. Cooper, J. b. Owen and
+. r. Harris for the term of six years frOm
and after the ratification of this act; DR..
J. d. Hufham, W. f. Gary and A. C. FOL
licoffer for the term of four years from
and after the ratification of this act; j L.
Currin, c. A. Lewis and Geo. A. Rose for
the term of two years from and after the
ratification of this act. All vacancies oc.
curing in the said Board of Trustees
from any cause shall be filled by the
Board of Trustees for the term of six
years, except in the case of deaf or resig-
| nation, and in the event of either of these
cases for the unexpired term OF the trustee
! SO dying or resigning.
SECTION 10. That the said Board oil
Trustees shall have power to employ and
fix the compensation of a superintendent
for said Graded Schools, and such teach.
erS as are necessary, and to do all such
other acts as may be necessary to carry
on the said schools; they shall have
| power at any time to remove the said
superintendent or any teacher. and to
employ Others in his or her stead.
SECTION II. That the beginning and
VI Uue SCuOOl UeIII SlldiI Dc uAtS
by the said Board of Trustees. That the
public schools of the said school district
| Graded Schools, and shall be vested ir
the said Board OF Trustees and their sue
cessors in trust for the said Graded
discontinuance of the said Graded Schools
| oil n no fu hall No
shall revert to and become the property
of the public schools of the said district
| SECTION II. Under the direction O
the said Board OF Trustees the superin
tendent elected by them shall examine al
applicants for the positions as teachers
in said schools, and certify the result tC
the said board, before their election al
such teachers by the board; no other Ger
tertcates of qualification shall be neces
sary for such teachers before their cleo
| ton as teachers in said Graded Schools
The superintendent shall also act as sec
rotary to the said Board of Trustees
should the said board elect or requir,
| him to serve.
SECTTON13 That hemonies received
as herein provided for shall be held by
the Treasurer of Vance County to be dis
posed of under the direction of the BOar(
OF Trustees. whose warrant, signed BY
the chairman of said Board of Trustees
and countersigned by the secretary o
the said board, shall be the only vail,
voucher in the hands of the said Treas
urer for the disbursement of the sail
money in any settlement required of hin
by law. or by the said Board of Trustees
SECTION A. That it shall be the dut,
of the said Board of Trustees to max
annually after the close of each schoo
year a full and complete report OF the
operations of said Graded Schools to
gether with a financial report, which
shall show receipts and Disbursements
and shall also make such recommends
tiOns and estimates and plans for tn
future as may in their Judgment be advis
able to the Board of Education of Vanc
| County. Said trustees shall also includ
in their report such data and other in
formation as may be required under tn
general school law.
SECTION Is. That nothing in this &C
shall prevent persons acting as trustee
from holding any other Office OF profit o
trust while acting as trustee.
SECTION 16 That the election pro
vided for under this act shall be held an
conducted in the same manner, and sub
!tCL 10 Tue Sdiile rules anu regulations q
are provided for the election of count
officers by the general election laws 9
this State Provided, that the said cleo
ton shall be held al any time within
three months after the ratification G
this act, and the costs of holding sal
election shall be paid out of the fund
raised by this act by the Treasurer OF tn
County.
SECTION II. That all laws and clause
OF laws in conflict with this act, be an,
the same are hereby repealed
SECTION Is. This act shall be in fore