The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-19

No. 757) AN ACT. (S. B. sS4 To provide for the establishment of high
 schools in this state. and to make ap-
 propriations for said schools
 Be It enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 Section l. The governor. auditor and su- perntendent of education be- and they are hereby, constituted a commission to locate as hereinafter provided. one high school In each of the counties of this state provided that high school not be established under the provisions of this Act Tn any county in which there are al ready established an agricultural school, normal school for white people. the Poly technlc Institute, the University of Ala bama, the Industrial School for White Girls, or a hlgn school free to all the children of the county. until after high school has been established in all the other counties
 See. ,. That any county, where the citi- Zens thereof shall secure a suitable site which shall consist of not less than five acres of land the title of the surface of which shall be in fee, but the land need not include mineral rights, and erect thereon a good and substantial building With all the necessary equipments for high school the cost of said land build Ing and equipments be not less than 5000 and upon making deed not less than VI fAihp"Hld Ol Sdlu lanu, building and equipments, there shall be appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of s2VJ0 for the payment of the teachers in said high school, or high schools, complying With the provisions of this Act. and this appropriation is hereby made to continue annually: provided, further that none of said 5000 shall be devoted to any other purpose whatever than the payment of teachers salaries, and, provided further, that the same shall be paid quarterly upon warrants drawn by the county board of education in the county In which said high school is located, said warrant or warrants to be subject to the approval of the commission herenbefore created.
 Sec. I. Said school or schools as herein before established. shall be under the dl- rectfon and control of the said commission as board of trustees in connection with the board of education in the county in which said high school Is located; pro Vided further, that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to abolish any free school in any district. or the office Of trustees in any district in which said high school may be located
 Sec. 5. No teacher will be eligible to teach in any high school established un- der the provisions of this act, unless holding a first grade. or life certificate.
 
 trance into said high school unless said student can pass a satisfactory examina- ton in the branches of free public in- struction in the elementary schools of his or her county.
 Sec. G. The said high school or schools shall be open to students of the white race regardless of age, who have complied with the provisions of Section 5 of this Act.
 Sec. !. A course of study for such school or schools shall be provided and required by the superintendent of education: pro- vided however that said course of study shall consist of secondary branches of study.
 Sec, 8. A matriculation fee of $1 may be charged to each student to defray nec- essary expenses during each term.
 Sec. 9. That this Act shall not go into effect until the governor shall decide that the condition of the treasury will admit of the appropriation herein made.
 Approved August ', 1907.
 Official:
 FRANK N. JULIAN,
 Secretary of State.