Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-03-13
A BILL
by Rowell.
10 be ENTITLED:

of Jefferson, Marion County,
Texas, or within one-half mile of
the corporated limits Of said city
and to be known as the North
east Texas Normal College.
BE 1t Enacted by the Legisla-
ture Of the State of Texas.
Sec. 1. That there shall be
established at Jefferson, in Ma
rion County, Texas, a State Nor
NAL School to be known as the
Northeast Texas Normal College
provided that the said city of
Jefferson and the citizens of said
county, shall, without charge or
cost to the State, and within one
wear after this Act takes ehect,
convey or cause to be conveyed
to the State of Texas a good and
perfect title to not less than one
hundred acres Of land and not
exceeding two hundred acres of
land, as may be considered neces-
sary by the Board of Education
of the State of Texas, for the
purpose of using said land for
buildings and grounds for said
Northeast Texas Normal College;
and provided the said citizens of
Jefferson and citizens of Marion
County shall donate to the State,
within one year from the pass
age of this Act for said Normal
purposes, brick buildings on the
grounds donated, the original
cost of which shall not be less
than $4,000. said buildings to be
erected. remodled or improved
under the direction and super
vision of the Board Of Education
of said State.
Sec. 2. 1t is hereby made the
duty Of the Attorney General to
pass upon the title of any land
donated under the terms Of this
Act.
Sec. 3. The State Board Of
Education shall name the depart
ments to be established in the
said Northeast Texas Normal
College and shall elect presi-
dent, officers, instructors and
other employees necessary for the
organization and management of
the same and shall fix the sala-
ries and compensation for said
employees; provided that said
Northeast Texas Normal College
shall be strictly tirst-class in
every particular and shall not be
below the standard set for other
normal schools of this State;
provided, further, that the State
Board of Education shall have
authority to regulate the fees
required of students and the
salaries allowed all other per-
sons in any manner employ ed in
connected with the normal school
provided for in this Act. Pro
vided, further, that the said City
of Jefferson and said County of
Marion shall donate a sum not
exceeding$10, 900 in cash, within
one year from the passage of this
Act, with which to pay the sala-
RES of teachers for the first year
Of said school.
Sec. 4. The said Board of
Education shall name the fees, if
any, which are to be paid by
students and shall fix the re
quirements for entrance into
said Normal College and shall
prescribe the conditions Of certi-
tication Of students of said Nor
NAL College; provided that the
requirements to obtain certitica
ties. the length of time they shall
expire shall be valid and the con
ditions of cancellation of same
shall be those prescribed for
other certificates of the same
grade issued by the State
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of
the State Board of Education to
elect President for said Normal
College six months before the
date fixed for the opening of
said College and he shall draw
his salary for three months prior
to the opening of said school,
provided he accepts his position
for that length of time and has
entered upon the duties thereof.
1t is further designated that the
said Normal College shall begin
its first regular session in the
fall of 1913, at such time as may
designated by the State Board Of
Education, If, within said time,
the necessary grounds have been
donated and provided all neces.
sary buildings have been ten
dered to the State under the
provisions of this Act.
Sec. 6. The students shall be
appointed to said Northeast Tex
as Normal College by the name
and authority and in the same
way that students are appointed
to other normal schools in the
State and such students shall
share equally with students APP.
pointed TO other normal schools
in any scholarship fund that may
be appropriated to the normal