The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-05-02


said district; PROVIDED, that all chill
dren resident in the said district between
the ages of six (6) 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 s. 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
be paid 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-
shall hold office for the following terms,
to-wit: d. Y. Cooper, J. b. Owen and
F. r. Harris for the term of six yearsfrom
and after the ratification of this act; DR..
J. d. Hufham, w. E. Gary and A. c. Zol-
licOffer for the term of four years from
and after the ratification of this act; J. L.
Currin, G. 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 filed by the
Board of Trustees for the term of six
years except in the case of death or resig-
nation, and in the event of either of these
| cases for the unexpired term of the trustee
so dying or resgning.
| SECTION TO- That the said Board OF
| 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
ending of the school term shall be fixed
by the said Board of Trustees. That the
property, both real and PERSONAL of the
public schools of the said school district
| shall become the property of the said
Graded Schools, and shall be vested in
the said Board of Trustees and their sue
cessors in trust for the said Graded
Schools: Provided, that in case of the
discontinuance of the said Graded Schools
all OF the property thereto belonging
shall revert to and become the property
OF the public schools of the said district.
SECTION u. Under the direction OF
the said Board Of Trustees the superin-
tendent elected by them shall examine all
| applicants for the positions as teachers
in said schools. and certify the result to
the said board, before their election as
such teachers by the board: no other GER
| terfcates 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 require
him to serve.
SECTION13 That the monies received
as herein provided for shall be held by
the Treasurer of Vance County to be dis
posed of under the direction of the Board
OF Trustees. whose warrant, signed by
| the chairman of said Board of Trustees,
and countersigned by the secretary OF
the said board, shall be the only valid
voucher in the hands of the said Treas
urer for the disbursement of the said
money in any settlement required of him
by law, or by the said Board of Trustees.
| SECTION IA. That it shall be the duty
OF the said Board of Trustees to make
annually after the close of each school
year a full and complete report of the
| tinnS of sold (.pa1oI SohDDlo To
gether with a financial report, which
shall show receipts and disbursements,
and shall also make such recommends
tions and estimates and plans for the
future as may in their judgment be advis.
able to the Board of Education of Vance
County. Said trustees shall also include
in their report such data and other in.
formation as may be required under the
general school law.
SECTION Is. That nothing in this act
snail prevent persons acting as trustees
from holding any other office of profit OF
trust while acting as trustee
SECTION 16. That the election pro
vided for under this act shall be held and
conducted in the same manner and sub
lect to the same rules and regulations al
are provided for the election of county
officers by the general election laws O
this State: Provided, that the said cleo
ton shall be held at any time within
three months after the ratification O
this act, and the costs of holding sale
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 anC
the same are hereby repealed
SECTION 1S. This act shall be in force
from and after its ratification