Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-26

by the authority aforesaid, That
in case of a vacancy by death, res
Iignation, moving out of the ward
or otherwise, said vacancy shall be
filed by appointment by said
board, and majority of said board
shall constitute a quorum for said
purposes.
Sec. 96. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
said board of education shall have
the power to establish and main
tain system ofpublicschoOls with
in said district, to hire a superin-
tendent, janitors and all necessary
help and assistants, and to fix the
term of school months to be taught
each year, and compensation and
duties of the superintendent, teach
ers and other help, and to designate
the books to be used in said school,
and to fix the amount of the ma
ticulation fees of students residing
within the city, and to fix the
amount to be paid by, and the
terms ON which parties living out
side of the school district may send
pupils to said schools; to provide
for books, knives, charts and school
apparatus, and they shall have full
charge and control of all school
property belonging to said city and
school district.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That it
shall be the duties of said board of
education to make all estimation of
amout of funds necessary to carry
on the public schools for each ensu
ing year and to report the same to
the mayor and council at least
"ten YEARS" prior to the time of
making the annual tax levy. Said
board of education shall hold their
regular meetings once each month,
OF oftener if necessary, and shall
have full power and authority to
audit all bills against said school
district to draw warrants on the
school funds in the hands of the
city treasurer for the payment of
all claims against said school dis
trict whenever there is money in
the treasury to pay the same. And
it is hereby made the duty Of the
city council of Fitzgerald to levy
and collect sufficient sum annually
to meet the current expenses of
said school district.
SEC. SO. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the members of the said board of
education shall not receive more
than $1.O per year for all services
rendered and no further compensa-
tion either directly or Indirectly,
nor shall they be interested direct
ly OF indirectly in any contract
with said board of education for
the expenditures of any money
belonging to said school district,
provided that the clerk of said
board of education may be allowed
compensation to be fixed by said
board of education not to exceed
two hundred dollars per annum to
be paid monthly.
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
all contracts Of the former board OF
education of said city, the superin-
tendent, teachers and others shall
be continued and recognized under
this Act, and all debts and liabili-
ties of said former board of educa-
ton shall be assumed by the school
district provided for under this
Act; and that all books, papers,
property, etc, belonging to the
former board of education and
: school district shall be turned ovel
: to the board of education elected
under this Act when they Shall
have been elected and qualified.
SEC. 100. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That nc
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