The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

sha1l nav to the clerk of such court three dollars for his fees, two dollars per day for each juror on the prelimin- ary assessment. and three dollars for the sheriff, to be paid by a warrant drawn by the city or town clerk on the order of the Mayor. And when any owner of lands, which lands or the use thereof are desired for the city or town, or for any of the purposes mentioned in this section, Is an infant, non compos mentis, married woman, nonresident or unknown, the clerk of such court must give notice of the il- ing of such application by publishing for three successive weeks in some s newspaper published in <said city. or town before he issues his writ to the sheriff; and all other eases five days notice of the filing of the writ shall he given by the clerk of the court to the owners of the property. to be served by the sheriff personallx-QE- by leaving copy thereof at the owners residence or place of business, and the Mayor of such city or town must de- posit with the clerk the advertising fee to be paid by warrant drawn py the clty or town clerk on an order of the Mayor. as other warrants are drawn
  ii herein provided for, such appeal shall not deprive the municipal corporation obtaining the judgment of condemna- tiou from a right of entry for any or all of the purposes herein provided, the amount of dana ges assessed shall nave been paid into court, in money, ana bond shall have been given in not lass than double the amount of dam ages assessed with good and sufficient sureties. to be approved by the clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken. conditioned to pay such dam ages as the owner of the property may sustain.
 Sec. les. Cities and towns shall have the power to establish, maintain and regulate public schools. in which children from seven to twenty-oHe years of age, bona fide resident of and living within the corporate limits or such city or town, shall be entitleu to admission; and non residents snail be admitted on such terms as the poard of education may prescribe, and separ- ate schools shall be provided Tor chli- dren of African descent
 Sec. 169. In cities having popuia" lion of six thousand or more, the man. arement and control of the public schools therein shall be vested In board of education, which shall be com- posed of five members, who shall serve without compensation, and shall De qualified electors and residents of the respective cities and who shall not De members of the city council. At the sirst regular meeting of the council in April. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, at any regular meeting, fhe council shall elect the memoers or the board of education, whose terms of office shall be one. two, three, Tour and five years. Annually thereafter at the first regular meeting in April, or as soon thereafter as may be practi- cable, at a regular meeting, the coun- eli shall elect a member, whose term of office shall be five years, to suc- ceed the member of the board of edu- cation whose term expires that year. In the event of vacancy in the membership of the board, by resignation or other- wise, the fact shall be reported to the city council by the board, by resigna- fion or otherwise, the fact shall be reported to the city council by the board, and the counctll shall elect person to fill such vacancy for the un- expired term. /,
 Sec. ITO. At it's fret regular meeting in May, after the election of said board, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and annually thereafter, the board shall elect from its membership president and vice president. It shall also elect n clerk, who need not be a member of tha beard, and may fix his compen- sation. The vice president shall per form the duties of the president only when the president may be absent from the city or unable to perform his du- ties. The board may fill any vacancy occurring, from any cause, in any Of the offices mentioned in this section.
 Sec. I'll. All property, real and per
 hnl Rr after acquired for school purposes, shall be held in trust for the use of the public schools of the city or town, and no sale or purchase of real estate shall be maAe by any other than the city council, of such city or town. The board of education shall have full and exlusive power, within the limits Of the revenue appropriated for such pur- pose or accruing to the use of the pub lie schools to purchase fixtures, furni- ture, apparatus, libraries, fuel and sup piles for the use of the schools, and to sell the same, and to make eXpen- ditures for the maintenance and repalr of the school ground, buildings and other property, to establish and build new schools, when sites have been pro- yided by the city council, and to su- perintend the erection thereof, to make additions, alterations, and repairs to the buildings and other property de- voted to school uses, and to make ne- cessary and proper regulations. con tracts and agreements in relation to such matters All such contracts shall inure to the beneft of the public schools, and any suit at law or in equity, brought upon them, and for the recovery and protection of money and property belonging to and used bv the public schools or for damages shall be brought by and in the name of the city.
 Sec 172. Each year thesboard of ed- ucation shall make an estimate in de- tail of the amount of money required for the proper support and mainten- ance of the public schools during the next ensuing scholastic year, which shall be submitted to the city council, and 1t shall be the duty of the city council to make annual 'appropriat- ions for the support and maintenance of the schools that 1t may deem neces- sary and proper in view of all other needs of the government Of the city and of the expected revenues from taxes and otherwise. Money so appropriated and all money received from the school fund of the state, poll taxes, the sale of school property, the sale of bonds for school purposes and from any other source wh; tever for school purposes shall be held by the treasurer Of the city as d special fund or funds for school purposes, and 1t shall be paid out by him on warrants, drawn by the clerk of the board and counter
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