The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-04-11

agement OF the public school interest in
said district; PROVIDED, that all chill
dren resident in the said district between
the ages OF six (6) and twenty-one CD
: 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
| 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-
tees for said Graded School district, and
shall hold office for the following terms.
to-wit: D. Y. Cooper, j. b. Owen and
r. K. Harris for the term of six years from
and after the ratification of this act; DIR.
J.. D: Hufham, W. E. Gary and A. C. FOL
llcofier 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 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 Tor the unexpired term OF the trustee
SO dying or resgning
SECTION 10. That the said Board of
trustees shall have power to employ and
TX the compensation of a superintendent
Tor 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
TRADED 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
dlscontinuance of the said Graded Schools
all OF the property thereto belonging
shall revert to and become the property
no mn Ali cnh< L., e 4
SECTION II. 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
terficates 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
SECTIONS. 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 Tor the disbursement of the said
money i'll any settlement required of him
by law, or by the said Board of Trustees.
SECTlON 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 |
operations OF said Graded Schools to-
Sether with a financial report, which |
snail show receipts and disbursements, |
ana shall also make such recommends |
!lohs and estimates and plans for the
uture as may in their judgment be advis-
able to the Board of Education of Vance
county. Said trustees shall also include
n their report such data and other in
ormatlon as may be required under the
general school law
SECI1ON 10. That nOthing in this act
shall prevent persons acting as trustees
rom holding any other office OF profit or
trust While acting as trustee
SECIlON 16. That the election pro-
'lded Tor under this act shall be held and
conducted IN the same manner, and sub
ect to the same rules and regulations as
are provided for the election of county
officers by the general election laws of ]
his State: Provided, that the said cleo
ion shall be held at any time within
:hree months after the ratification of
his act, and the costs OF holding said
election shall be paid out of the funds
'aised by this act by the Treasurer of the
county
SECT1ON17. That all laws and clauses
u laws in conflict with this act. be and |
he same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 1S. This act shall be in force
rom and after its ratification.