The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-05
GENERAL'LAWSI
Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama.

No. s5s.) AN ACT (H. B. ss3 To amend Sections 6, g, 10. 1s, IT. IS
 and 20. of an act entitled An act
 to provide for the redistricting of
 the public schools of the State and
 for the management and control oi / the same," approved September 30
 1903.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama.
 act entitled "Kn act to provide for the redictricting of the public schools of the State, and for the management and control of the same, approved Sep tember 30. 1903, be and the same Is hereby amended so as to read as fol- lows: That on the first Saturday in July. 1908. and each fourth year there- after at an hour to be fixed and ap- pointed by the County Superintendent of Education of each county and to be uniform throughout the county, after notice has been given thereof by the County Superintendent of Education by publication in a newspaper published in said county for three successive weeks (the expenses to be paid out of the county treasury), and If there be no newspaper published in the county. then by written notices sent to each of the chairman of the Boards of District Trustees in such county. the qualified electors of each public school district shall meet at the district school house and elect from among the free holders and house holders who can read and write residing in such districts, a To- cal board of three district trustees whose duty shall be as hereinafter pro- vided. The chairman, or in his ab- sence. a member. of the Board of Dis trict Trustees shall preside over such meeting and shall certify to the County Superintendent of Education the result of the election held therat which cer- tincate must show the names of the district trustees elected at said meet ing for the district and said certifi- cates must be filed with tho County Superintendent of Education within live days after such meeting and election provided, however, that in the event the chairman or other member of such board of district trustees should not be present at the time fixed for said meeting, or being present should wil. fully fail or refuse to call said meet ing to order or to preside over the same then the qualified electors of such district assembled may choose from among their number a person to pre- side over such meeting. and such per- son shall be fully authorized to SC preside and to make the certificate of election of district trustees had at such meeting and to file the same ai herein above provided. Any qualified voter. of such district may within ten days after the holding of such election contest the election of any person or persons shown to be elected by said certificate, by filing contest in writ ing with the county superintendent of education and addressed to the County Board of Education stating therein the ground for such contest, and 1t shall be the duty of the County Board of Education upon notice to them by the county superintendent of edu- cation of the filing of such contest, to meet and hear and determine such con- tests within twenty days from the holding of the election. And 1t shall be the duty of the county superinten. dent of education upon the filing of all such contests to immediately notify in writing each person whose election Is contested, of the filing of the same and of the date and place where such con test shall be heard. Such district trus- tees shall hold office for the term of four years from the time of their cleo tion and until their successors are cleo ted and qualified.
 Sec. 2. That Section of said act shall be and the same is hereby amend ed so as to read as follows: It shall be the duty of said district trustees to care for all school property. nomi- nate teachers for their school districts, such nomination to be subject to the approval of the County Board of Edu- cation, the contract to teach to De made with said County Board of Education, to visit the schools within their re- spective districts, observe the manage ment of the same, to make quarterly reports of the condition of such school to the county Superintendent of Edu- cation, and to perform such other du- ties as may be required by the County Board of Education hereinafter provid- ed for; provided that if said district trustees shall fail or refuse for a period of thirty days after required in writing by the County Board of Edu- cation to nominate and submit TOT approval a teacher or teachers for their district, or for such period after so required in writing. shall fail or refuse to perform any of the duties required Of them under this act. then and in such event, the County Board of Education shall be authorized to perform any such duties Uncluding the nomination and employment of teachers in lieu of said district trustees), wherein they have failed to perform them.
 Sec. 3. That Section 10 of said act
  read as follows: The chairmen of the several boards of district trustees shall meet at the court house in their re- spectiye counties on the second Satur- day in August after their election and shall elect four county trustees who shall hold office for a term of four wears from the date of their election and until thor successors are elected and qualified. Before entering upon the duties of office, they shall take the oath of office prescribed by the con stitution of the State. The County Superintendent of Education and said four county trustees shall constitute the County Board of Education within thelr respective counties. The County Su- perintendent 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; pro- ytded, however, that no district trus- tee. during the term of office for which he was elected shall be eligible to election as a county trustee nor snail more than one teacher actively engaged in teaching in the public schools in this State be member of said County Board of Education at one and the same time" The Court of County Commissioners or Board of Revenue of each county shall provide at the ex- pense of the county. all necessary blank books, stationery and postage for the use of the county boards Of education of the county.
 Sec. A. That Section 16 of said Act shall be and the same is amended