The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-04-11
GRADED SCHOOL CHARTER
Full Texto the Act Authorizing the Establish
ment of Graded Schools for Henderson Town
ship, Vance County
Az ACT TO ESTABLISH GRADED School
II HENDERsnN TnuNsIup Ia I.re.

Az ACT TO ESTABLISH GRADED SCHOOLS
~ HENDERSON TOWNSHIP. IN VANCE.
COUNTY.
|, The General assembly Of North Carolina do
enact:
SECTION /. That all the territory
embraced within the limits of Henderson
Township, in Vance County. State of
North Carolina, as now laid out and
established. shall be and is hereby con-
stituted a school district for the white
aud colored children, to be known and
designated as Henderson Graded School
District"
SECTION 2 That the Board of Com
mIssIOners OF Vance County are hereby
required to submit to the qualified voters
OF said Henderson Township. within three
months after the ratification of this act,
at an election to be held for said Town
ship, in the town OF Henderson. Vance
County. North Carolina, the question
| whether an annual tax shall be levied for
the support of the Graded Schools in said
Township.
SECTION 3. That at the election held
/ under the provisions of this act, those
favOring the levving of such tax shall
vote on written or printed ballot, with
out device, with the words For Graded
schools upon it, and those opposed
to the levying of such tax shall vote q
written or printed ballot without
device, with the words Against
Graded Schools upon it. The penalty
for illegal or fraudulent voting shall be
the same as in the election for members
of the General Assembly The Board of
Commissioners shall give thirty days
notice OF the time of holding said election
in newspaper published in the said
Graded School district
SECTION +. That in case majority
OF the qualified voters of said Henderson
Township shall be in favor of such tax,
the Board OF Commissioners of Vance
County, shall. in addition to other taxes
laid upon said school district, annually
compute and levy. at the time of levying
other taxes, sufficient special tax upon
the property and polls of the white and
colOred persons Of said Henderson Town
ship to raise such a sum of money as the
trustees hereinafter named for the said
school district shall deem necessary to
support and maintain said Graded
Schools, which sum shall not exceed
twenty cents on the one hundred dollars
valuation OF property. and sixty cents on
each pole. Said trustees. hereinafter
named. shall Immediately after the cleo
ton herein provided for, report to the
Board OF commissioners of Vance County
what sum said trustees deem necessary
to support and maintain said Graded
Schools during the first year and an
nually thereafter the said trustees. thirty
days prior to the time for levying the
county taxes, shall report to the said
Board OF Commissioners OF Vance County
what sum is necessary to support and
maintain the said Graded Schools during
the next year. The taxes levied for the
support of said schools, as herein pro-
vided, shall be annually collected as other
taxes are collected. and paid over by the
sheriff or other collecting officer to the
Treasurer OF Vance County for the safe
keeping and proper distribution of the
same, and the said taxes levied and col
!ected for said Graded Schools shall be
kept sacred and separate and distinct
from other taxes, by the said officers, and
shall be used only for the purposes for
which they were levied and collected.
SECTION >. That the Board of Trus-
shall be a body corporate by the name
and style of The Board of Trustees of
Henderson Graded Schools, and by that |
name shall be capable of receiving gifts, |
grants and appointments, purchasing |
and holding real estate and personal /
property, selling. mortgaging and trans
ferrng the same for school purposes, and |
OF prosecuting and defending suits for or
against the corporation hereby created. |
to the said trustees shall be |
to them, and their successors in Office,
and all deeds. mortgages, and other
agreements affecting real estate and per-
sonal property, shall be deemed suffi-
GENTLY executed when signed by the chair
man OF the said Board of Trustees, and at
tested by the secretary of the said board
SECTION 6. That it shall be the duty
OF the said Board of Trustees to establish
TRADED Public Schools for the white and
colored children of said Henderson
TRADED School district, and the said
Board of Trustees shall use and appro-
pirate the funds derived from the said
special taxes herein provided for in such
manner as shall be just to both races.
without prejudice, and giving to each
equal school facilities, due regard being
had, however, to the cost of establishing
and maintaining the Graded Schools for
Zach race
SECTION I. That the Board of Trus-
tees provided for by this act shall have
.ntire charge and exclusive control of the
public schools and property in the said
district; shall prescribe rules and regula-
ions for their own government and the
government of the schools, not incon-
'lstent with the provisions of this act;
hall employ and fix the compensation of
officers and teachers of the public schools
n said district; shall make an accurate
ensus of the school population of the
district as required by the general school
aw OF the State; and do all other acts
hat may be Just and lawful in the man.