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ated and maintained by this ACT ana
the issuance of certificates in rerapS
to the same: for the vesting in ;hs
State Board of Education of the ~
tie TO all the assets and property -
the COlored Normal School and TIL
Institute for the Blind Deaf and
Dumb; requiring the abolition ~
such trustees, managers and offfeSs
and the surrender of the mana -
naent. possession and control of suck
INSTITUTIONS ana their property To-
in said Board of all powers now nros
vided bv law and this act in regard
thereto: the duties OF the State
tendent of Public Instruction. State
Board Of Education and Board Of
Control in regard to said institu-
tons: TO provide for a Normal N
partment and Summer School for
white teachers in the Florida Fs.
male College and a Summer School
for colored teachers IN the Colored
Normal SchOol.-wh eneyer nersss
sary. and 10 repeal all laws in ron.
fiict with the provisions of this act
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature AZ
the State of FloriGa:
Section / That the several and r..
spective institutions OF learning ana
education heretofore created charfer
ed. fostered and maintained BY this
State. to-wft:
now officially designated and known
as the university Of Florida" locat-
at Lake City
The West Florida Seminary. now
designated and known as The Flor
ida State College" located at Talla-
haSSee-
The White Normal School. located
at DeFuniak Springs.
The East Florida Seminary. located
at Gainesville
The South FLORIDA College. located
tural Institute. located IN Osceola
county. be; and each and every OF them
are hereby abolished and each
and every of their charters fran
ch.seS. powers. rights ana privileges
granted to or possessed by them re-
spectivelv are hereby revoked. vacat-
ed and abolished
the lands. tenements ana heredita-
ments. estate and property. real per-
n and mixed including all bonds.
the rents. issues and profits thereof
had. held or possessed BY the said
institutions named IN Section 1 Of
this act. or any of them. or to which
said institutions or any of them might
or could have. claim. or he in any way
or manner entitled to either in esse
Soever. be and the same are hereby
declared forfeit and to revert to the
State of Florida. and upon the pas
sage and approval of this act. to vest
cation in fee simple absolute. in trust.
nevertheless. for the uses and DUR.
poses hereinafter PROVIDED nere1H.
Sec. 3. That Immediately upon the
paSSage of this act. the several ana
respective trustees. managers and
officers of the said several and respec-
tive institutions mentioned in Section
l of this act. shall prepare and maze
UP duplicate accounts and invent11es
of all the property. real personal and
mixed, owned. possessed. claimed or
controlled by said respective institu.
lions or said officers. managers or
trustees for and on their behalf show
IL of IT.
ability of the said institutions re-
spectiVely and if any of said institu.
lions shall be indebted TO any person
or persons. said report shall show tn
detail a true and correct statement Of
said accounts asd Indebtedness. as to
when created. for what. 10 whom Que
prepare and deliver with said report
duplicate vouchers for the payment OF
each separate indebtedness duly and
properly certified and approved by the
proper officials. which said reports in
ventorieS.' schedules and vouchers
from each of the said institutions Saal!
be made in duplicate and each OK
which shall be certified TO ov the
President or Chairman Of the respects
i've Boards of Trustees or manage1
and sworn TO by the Secretary thereof
and under the seal of the respective
institutions. if il or they be provided
with a seal one of which duplicaie
shall be transmitted to and filed IN
the office of the Comptroller. and the
other shall be transmitted TO the Gov
ernor as President of the State Board
of Education and the said respective
managers or other officers or whose
ever shall be vested with the title TO
possessed OF the respective assets
pronerty any part or portion there's
shall at once. by proper instruments
writing. duly executed and acknowi.
edged. grant and convey. assign. tra dts
Board of Education all the assets ana
property. real. personal and mixed q
whatsoever nature and kind. had. red:
claimed. owned or possessed by saio
institutions and each and every oL
them respectively. including all OF
the books. PAPERS. vouchers and req req
OrdS kept or possessed by them anu
each and every of them
Sec. 4. That all. continuing appro-
DriatiOnS heretofore made 10 said m
situations mentioned in Section l OF
this act. or any of them. are hereby re-
vOked.
See 5. That the State Auditor
inventories. schedules. account ana
vouchers have been filed with the Coy.
ernor and Comptroller ani the s1 ho
transferred TO the said State Board ok
Education. audit all accounts of sag
institutions and each and every ., ~
passage of this act. and shall ShecA
over and verify all said lists ana ~.
ventorieS. examine into the aucitlhhs
and approval of all claims and voucn-
ers certified against said institutions
for payment. and make his report
thereon in duplicate. one of wnIGnI
shall be transmitted to the Com rot~
Ter for filing in his office, and the ON
er shall be transmitted TO the Cover.
nor as President OF the State Board q
Education
Sec S. That all Boards of Truss
tees, managers and officers of the sew.
eral Institutions mentioned in SeGtlon
1 of this act. and the Boards OF ItuS
tees. officers and managers OF tns
Blind Deaf and Dumb Institute anu 1
of the Colored Normal School be anu
the same are hereby abOl she'd. soo
Sec; = That Sections 2!e. 2,s. ~ ssv
2 ssl 2s So 2S$ 2S4 si ISS' as ?s as ss sss
29S ard 2e9 of the Revised Statutes re-
iauns to the crea ton and estao1sai -
ment of the Florida Agricultural CSOl
lege. its organization. powers. rignu
and privileges and matters pertalnlhhss
thereto. be and the same are hereo'
repealed. an,
Sec. 8. That Sections 3o1. $os. sgs'
Sl2. 3I3. 314. S15. S16. 81. S1s; 3ls;
800. 321. 322. 32S. 325. 326 and s2i o.
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