The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-27

regulations as may be prescribed by
'he Board OF Commissioners by or
Oihance, to pro rate the taxes
AGAINST tracts of land owned by
Iin"ront owners which have been
faxed together as one tract, and to
divide and apportion the lien to
each of the several tracts accord
lug TO its proportion OF the entire
assessment
Section :. In addition to all 9th.
tr remedies provided boy law Tor the
collection of taxes, the city shall
nave authority to prose cute in its
name any and all necessary or prop
tr suits In any court of competent
jurisdiction for the collection OF any
taxes due tb, city and Board OF
Education or either. on real estate
as well as personal property, and for
inc enforcement ot lcyics fOy such
taxes; and the assessment rolls
shall hc prima faCic evidence of the
facts stated I'm said rolls and that
all taxes assessed on such rolls
nave been regularly l,ted and a..
scssod In accordance Ni:h the wo,i.
siuus of this charter and OF the
law. and mo- irrrgularity m flc
manner OF loyying ur assessing
taxes shall iuvalidltc same nm
less DO appears from Affirmative
proof that such irr. euliritv op,rdt-
cd iniuriou-lN to the taN payer at
tempting to avoid the payment Of
>uch tax.
ARTICLE WI
Section !. BOARD OF EDUCA-
llO\ The said city il and shall
continue 20 be- and remain am indie
pendent school district. and shall
consist of the territory comprising
tie corporate limits of the City of
Ardmore, and the adjacent territory
now comprising the present school
district OF the City of Ardmore, and
such additional territory as may
hereafter bee attached thereto
FOR school purposes as provided by
this charter
Section ? The free public schools
of said city shall be i'm charge OF five
trustees. TO bee known as THE
BOARD or EDUCATION or THE
CITY OF ARDMORE,' one member
10 be resident from each Of tup
four wards of the city. as provided
IN this charter. and one to bee elect
ed AZ large. TO be nominated at large
and elected at large by the quail.
fed voters OF said city at the regular
biennial municipal election as provia-
ID in this charter.
Section g. No person shall be eli
gible TO election as trustee who has
not attained the age of thirty years
ne shall be a person OF good NOR
al character with reasonable ethical
and educational attainments. and
shall have been bona fide resi-
dent of the said city for at least
two years next preceding his elec.
ton, and the head of family
Section 1, Until otherwise pro.
vidcd 10y ordinance. the term OF Of
lice OF the five trustees shall be
two years, and they shall hold until
their successors are elected and
qualified
Section .. The first five trustees
elected under the provisions of this
charter and their successors in of
fee. shall be deemed in law and In
fact the successors OF the present
Board of Education of the City Of
Ardmoro and Immediately upon
their election and qualification shall
all the rights, powers and duties
of the present Board of Education
Section 6. The trustees elected at
the first municipal election under
this charter shall meet within ten
DAYS after their election and qualifi.
cation for the purpose of organic.
ing. \ majority of the Foard of Ed
uCatiOn shall constitute a quorum
20 do business and said Board shall
choose from their members Presi-
dent Vice President. Secretary and
Treasurer
Section :. The Board of Educa-
tion shall meet in regular session
ON the first Monday of each month,
and may hold such additional meet
ings as may be necessary for the
proper and necessary transaction of
business.
Section S. The Board of Educa'
tlon OF said city, as above provided,
shall constitute a body corporate.
and the title to all public school
lands and other property owned,
controlled, set apart or in any way
dedicated to the use and benefit of
the free public schools of said city,
including all property heretofore ac-
qulrcd, as wen as mat which may
hereafter be acquired shall be
vested in such Board and their sue.
cessors in Office in trust for the
use and benefit of the free public
schools OF said city, and such Board
snail have and exercise exclusive
control and management of such
school property and the possession
thereof.
Section . The Board of Educa'
lion shall have full power and au
thority 10 protect the title. posses
sion and use OF all property men
toned IN the preceding section, and
may bring, maintain and defend
such suit or suits at law or IN equi
~ in any court of competent juris
dictiun, as may be necessary to re-
cover or protect the title or posses
sion OF such property, or to prevent
ID a....