The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-09-03
THE PRESENT CHARTER
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
AND" BOARD OF OBLIGATION

SECTION 2. Be it further enacted That if two
us OF the voters OF said city entitled to vote in said
election shall cast their ballots for public scbo od for
ponds at said election then the mayor and council, f said
city SHALL at their regular meeting thereafter elect from
'e reehoders OF said city six who shall compose
Board of Education for said City
ohClloN g. Be it further enacted, That said Board
OF Education shall be body polite and shall be known
as the Board of Education of the city of Marietta shall
De capable of suing and being sued as SUCH thew are
powered to enact such bylaws rules and regulations
inconsistent with the laws of this State or the United
Tor the government of themselves the supernten
dent teachers and pupils said schools as thew NAV
deem proper They shall also elect from the citizens of
said city, but not from their body secretary and treas
who shall hold their Offices for two years unless
sooner removed The board may remove tho secratarv
or treasurer for cause, and they may fill any vacancy in
either of said Offices any time No office of the ctv
shall be eligible to any Office created by this Act The
members Of said board shall receive no compensation
SECTION A. Be it further enacted That said hoard
OF education shall establish and maintain in said city one
or more schools for white children and one or more
schools for coored children Said schools shall be sena
rate and distinct and capable of accommodating all the
children entitled to attend the same With the proceeds
of the bonds herein provided for said board of education
shall purchase buildings lots and erect buildings and
furnish and equip and make the suitable for said
schools Said board may purchase any school property in
said city it, in their opinion it is for the interest of
said schools and city. Said board supervise regu-
the grades therein and prescribe the studies and text
books therefor but said schools shall embrace what
known the primary grammar and high school grades
they shall elect superintendent and the
schools and fix and pay their salaries for sufficient
they may discharge the superintendent teachers and
expe pupils at any time; they shall provide for the
essary convenences and appliances of said schools
do all lawful necessary for the proper support and
successful operation of said schools.
SECTION s. All the children between the ages of
protectors reside within the corporate limits of said
city, shall be entitled to the benefits of said schools Said
shall provide for the admission into said schools
of eighteen of residing within the
corporate limits of said city, and of persons residing out
of the corporate limits of said city who may desre to at
tend said Schools said board providing for said last two
classes of persons such rates of tuition may to
them reasonable and just, which be paid before
they enter said schools. Said board also pre-
scribe fees to be paid by all pupils attending the high
school grades of said Schools and to enforce payment
thereof by such rules and regulations they may deem
proper.
SECTION 6 Be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of said board have prepared furnish the
county school commission of Cobb County each year list
of all the pupils entitled to the State school fund
tendance upon said schools and said school commissioner
shall to the treasurer of said board such portion
OF the educational fund of Cobb County said pupils
are entitled to under the rules of distribution Said
treasurer shall also receives from the clerk of the council
of said city the tax hereinafter levied the support of
said schools Said schools shall be supported and main
tanned by the funds raised under the provisions of this
and preceding section
SECTION 7. Be it further enacted That if said
election shall be for public schools and bonds provided
IN sections and of this Act the Mayor and Council of
the City of Marietta Georgia. shall levy and collect tax
annually in addition to that allowed by law not to
exceed fvetweneths of per cent on ali the taxable
property in the city, for the purpose of supporting and
maintaining said public schools said funds shall not
be used for any other purpose. THE CLERK OF THE
COUNCIL SHALL PAY OVER SAID FUNDS TO THE
TREASURER OF THE. BOARD, less such commission as
said clerk may be entitled to out of said fund.
(The foregoing is quoted from the Act of the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia approved December 90 1890
as amended by the Acts of September 26 1891 and No
vember 6, 1889 ~ "