Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-01-28

SPECIAL
DISTRICT
PROPOSED FOR BETTERMENT
OF WHITWELL SCHOOLS
To Establish a Special School Dis
trict Out Of a Part Of the Second
Civil District Of Marion County,
including Town Of WhitWell
and Its Suburbs, and to
Provide for Manage
ment of and Reven-
ue for Same.

by Representative W1lbOu On roquoet
Of people of Whitwell and vicinity,
and it is published so that all may be
informed as to its provisions. 1t will
be noted special tax of 20c on the
500 is proposed:
Sec. / Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see, that special and Independent
School District be, and the same is,
hereby created and established. en-
biacing and being portion OF the
Second Civil District of Marion Coun-
ty. Tenn and including the town OF
Whitwell, Tenn, and its suburbs, to
be known and designated as the Whit
following boundaries:
Beginning at the mouth of r. d.
Condra's Blue Spring Branch, which
empties into Big Sequachee River,
thence running westward with
the meanderings of said Blue Spring
Branch to the mouth of Polly Ann
Stations Suring Branch, thence west
waruly with said branch to the foot
of Cumberland mountain; thence
westwardly straight line to the Stair
Gan Road at the top of mountain;
thence southwardly with the main
cliff of Cumberland mountain to No.
5 opening on T. G. tramway,
Wuitwell mines; thence with said
tramroad, south as 1t meanders to the
opening of No. mine. thence south.
wardly with the cliff of said Cumber-
land mountain, leaving English Cove
on the west, and excepting same from
said boundary line down the noun
tain to where the Second Civil Dis
triut line, which Is the southern
boundary line of said District; thence
eastward with the second civil district
line to Big Sequachee river; thence
north eastwardly with the meander-
ipgs of said river to the point of be-
ginning, including the town of Whit
we'll and territories contiguous Thereto
within said boundaries
Sec. Q. Be it further enacted, that
the said Whitwell Special School Dis
trict shall be governed by board of
school trust es of seven ~ members,
who, and their successors in office
shall constitute a body polite and cor
porate, majority of whom shall
make a quorum for the transaction OF
business. The saId board of school
trustees shall be elected by tue quail
fed voters of the said special school
district, at an election to be held on
the first Saturday in May, 1917, and
biennially thereafter, and shall hold
their repective offices for their term OF
two YEAR from the first day OF June
after their election, or until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified, but
the first board of trustees for the said
snecial school district are hereby APP
poiuted and thu. following gentlemen
are named to @ estitute the first board
of school trustees, namely, 5. L
Havron, DIR. N. B. Moore, f. b.
Bull, j A Walker, Jr B. A. Ar
ledge. J. B. Andes and l, j. Dykes,
who shall serve and hold their respec-
tive offices until June 1st, 1917, or un-
til their successors are elected and
oualified, No one shall be eligible to
be elected as member OF the said
board of school trustees except those
who are thirty (30) years OF age or
more, and who are residents and qual..
ifiad voters of the said special school
. district, and of good moral charac-
ter, and having at least primary
nublic school education. The SAID
hoard of school trustees shall, within
ten (tO) days after this act takes
effect meet and elect q presi ident,
clerk and treasurer. who shall be OF
their own body. The members of said
hoard of school trustees shall serve
without COMPENSATION, except that the
clerk may bs allowed and receive law
full compensation for taking the census
or scholastic population of the said
/soecial school district, or for having
the same done each year. The clerk OF
said board shall keep true and cor
rect record OF all meetings and bust
ness transacted by said board in
minute book to be provided for such
purposes, and the treasurer shall
keep a true and correct count of all
finds coming into bis hands aud of
ali Disbursements The treasurer shall
enter into bond sufficient to cover the
school funds belonging to the said
Whitwell special school district, which
bond shall be fixed by the said Board
of Trustees, and shall be payable to
the state or Tennessee for the use
and benefit of tbs said special school
district, and shall be approved by
the President of said board and filed
with the clerk thereof
TIE said board of tru teeS shall INSET
at tu5 raaular stated intervals a.
mas be Te ciibt3 bs t4e rule ana