The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
THos. .HEFL1N.
 Secretary of State.
M AG,
No. 365.) AN ACT (S 210. % provide for the redistrietlng of the
 pubi schools of the State and for the
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 pubH schools of the State and for the
 management and control of the same. l Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama, That township lines for school purposes, In the State of Alabama. are hereby abolished; provided nothing herein contained shall be 90 construed as to deprive the inhabitants of any town ship In this State of the sixteenth section or any fund arising therefrom. for the purpose of selling and leasing the s x- teenth section school lands of the several townships as provided by law, there shall be three township trustees in each towh- ship to be appointed as now provided by law, the existing township trustees shall continue in office until the expirati Of their terms of office for the purpose of selling and leasing such lands
 Sec 2 One of the County Commsision- CTS or member of the County Board of Revenue to be selected by such Commits sloners or Board of Revenue, the County Superintendent of Educati tion and one of the County Surveyors, to be named by the Court of County Commissioners. or Board of Revenue, in each of the several counties of the State are hereby created the County Redstrictlng Board, whose duties shall be as hereinafter provided
 Sec g. That on the first Monday In March, 1904 the County Redistricting Boards provided for in Section Of this Act. shall meet at the court house in their respective counties and organize by eectlng one of their number as chair man. The County Superintendent of Ed ucation shall be, by virtue of his office Secretary of such Board; a majority of | the members of such Board shall con stitute a quorum.
 | Sec. i. As soon as practicable after or ganization, the said County Redistricting Boards shall lay out and divide their re- spectlve counties into public school dis | trcts, according to centres of population | and natural barriers Such districts shall be 80 arranged, if practicable. as to place a public school within two and one half miles of each child within school age within such district. provided that no district shall be formed which contains less than fifteen children in the school age.
 Sec. D. The work of establishing such districts, provided in this Act. shall be completed not later than June lst 1904 Within ten days after said work shall have been completed the said several County Redistricting Boards shall make in writing an accurate description of each district so established. which descriptions they shall deposit with the Judge of Pro. | bate, whose duty 1t shall be to record the same in a substantially bound book to be Kept by him for this purpose in his | office.
 Sec. 6. On the first Saturday in July. | qualified electors of each public school district shall meet at the district public school house and elect from among tho free-hoders and .househoders who can read and write residing in such districts a local Board of three District Trustees whose duty shall be as hereinafter pro- vided. Such district trustees shall hold office for the term of four years from the time of their election, and until their suc- cessors re elected and qualified.
 l Sec. 2. The trustees provided for in the last preceding section shall. within ten days after their election meet at the pub lie school district school house, or at some place more convenient to all concerned. and shall organize by electing one of their number chairman and another secretary, Sec. 8. The District Trustees shall, dur ing the month of August, 1901, and in every even numbered year thereafter, make an enumeration of all the children within school age in their respective dis trlcts, in accordance with the require ments of Section 3573 of the Code of 1896. | and report the same as herein provided to | the County Superintendent of Education. who shall. by the 18th day of said month, make a written report of such enumera- ton by numbered districts to the State Superintendent of Education. and 1t shall be the duty of the County Superin ntendent l of Education to enumerate or cause to be | enumerated al the children of school age in any township or townships In his county in which the sixteenth section in- terest exceeds the amount of per capita apportionment from the general school fund, and report the same to the office of the State Superintendent of Educa ton.
 Sec 9. It shall be the duty of the said Dis trict Trustees to care for all school prop erty employ teachers for their school dis tricts such employment to be subject to the approval of the County Board Of Edu- | cotf fn respective districts observe the manage ment of the same, to make quarterly re- | ports of the condition of such school to the County Superintendent of Education and to perform such other duties as may | be required by the County Board or Edu- cation hereinafter provided for.
 Sec 10. The chairman of the several | Board of District Trustees shall meet at l the court house in their respective coun- ties on the second Saturday in August af- ter their election and every four years | therafter, and shall elect four County School Trustees. who shall hold office | for the term of four years from the date of their election, and until their suces- sors are elected and qualified Before en- | tering upon the duties of office, they shall take the oath of office prescribed | by the Constitution of the State. The County Superintendent of Education and said four County Trustees shall eonsti ute the County Board of Education with- in their respective counties. The County Superlntendent of Education shall be the chief Executive officer of said county Boards of Education and shall see that all the rules, regulations and orders Of said County Boards are enforced; provided however, that no County Trustee shall, during his term of office, be eligible 10 election as a District Trustee.
 See. H. That said County Board or Education shall have entire control of the public schools within their respec- tive counties, unless otherwise provided by law They shall make rules and regulations for the government of the of the school see that teachers perform their duties, and exercise such powers, consistent with the law. as in their 1udg- ment will best subserve the cause ot educa ton. The said Board shall have the right to acquire, purchase. lease receive. hold, transmit and convey the title 10 real and personal property for school pur- poses. Said Board of Education shall by and in name of County Board of Educa- ton sue and be sued contract and be contracted with all contracts to be made after resoution adopted by said Board and spread on it's minutes and signed by the President and Secretary and all process shall be executed on the Secretary of said Board.
 Sec 12 Whenever there shall have been established in any school district, q sys- tenn of graded schools free to the children of school age. within such district for a period of not less than eight months in.