The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05

tendent 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 coun- ty boards are enforced; provided, how ever that no district trustee, during the term of office for which he was elected shall be eligible to election as county trustee" nor shall more than one teacher actively engaged in teaching in the public schools in this State be a 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. f. That Section 15 of said Act shall be and the same is amended go as to read as follows The lines and boundaries of any public sehol district heretofore es- tablished by general law or any special law. may be changed, or a new public school district may be created by the vote of majority of the County Board or kept by him under Section , of this Board. and after notice of said applica tion and of the time and place of hearing the same has been given by publication for three successive weeks in some news paper published in said county eff d news paper be published thereim and by post ing written notices in at least three public places in the territory to be affected by said change. Said publication and notice shall be made and given by the County Superintendent of Education and the per son or persons making the application for such a change shall deposit with him a sum of money sufficient to pay the r.- penses of said publication and notices, such sum of money to be expended by him for that purpose. And whenever the boundaries of any public school district are changed by the County Board of Edu cation or new public school district shall be created by said board under this section 1t shall be the duty of the Coun- ty Superintendent of Education within ten days after such a change, or the creation of such a district, to file in the office of the Judge of Probate of his county an
 
 of the district so created and it shall be the duty of the Judge of Probate to record the same in the book kept by him under Section of this Act The change of the lines or boundaries of any public school district or the creation of a new district under this Section may also be made by adding to or taking from any district composed of an incorporated city or town such contiguous territory as such board may deem best.
 Sec. 5. That Section r of said act be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: That any vacancy on the County Board of Education shall be filled by the Superintendent of Education of the State by and with the consent and ap- proval of the Governor, for the unexpired term and any vacancy on a Board of expired term by the County Board of Education.
 Sec. 6. That Section 19 of said Act be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "rhe provisions of this Act shall not apply to any county here tofore dlstricted by authority of special law, and which has a special levy from the county for the support of public schools therein.
 Sec. :. That Section 20 of said Act be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: That each incorporated city or town in this State is hereby cre- ated a separate school district. In all municipalities where there Is a Board of Education, the Board shall have full charge and control of such separate school districts, and shall have and ex- ercise all the powers and authority con ferred by law upon township trustee;. In municipalities where these is no such Board of Education, the powers and duties of trustees shall devolve upon and be per formed by the Mayor and Board of Alder men, or other governing body of said mu nlcipality. and all funds due such sepa- rate school districts shall be paid to the Board of Education of such separate school district, or to the Mayor, Board of Aldermen or other governing body of such municipality, where there is no such Board of Education, by the County Su- perintendent of Education as required by law.
 Approved July r, 1907.
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 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.