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AL Code § 16-60-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-21 - Board of Trustees - Organization; Initial Officers; Vice-President; Meetings; Terms of Members; Compensation and Expenses.

Section 16-60-21Board of trustees - Organization; initial officers; vice-president; meetings; terms of members; compensation and expenses. The Governor shall be ex officio chairman of the board; and he shall call a meeting of such board within 60 days after September 8, 1961. At this meeting the board shall organize itself, make provision for the preparation and adoption of bylaws and rules and regulations to govern it and elect a vice-president and a secretary-treasurer. The vice-president elected at the organizational meeting of the board shall hold office for a term of two years and until his successor has been elected. Successors to the vice-president elected at the organizational meeting of the board shall hold office for such time as is prescribed in the bylaws and rules adopted by the board. The secretary-treasurer elected at the organizational meeting of the board shall serve until a president and a treasurer for the college have been elected and employed. Thereafter the president of the college and the treasurer of the college shall be ex officio the secretary and the treasurer, respectively, of the board of trustees. The board may prescribe the number of regular meetings to be held each year and may provide that during the biennium immediately following September 8, 1961, the board shall meet more frequently than thereafter; however, the board shall meet at least once each quarter in every year. Special meetings may be called at any time by the chairman or by any six members thereof. All ex officio members of the board of trustees shall serve as such members so long as they hold the office of which membership on this board of trustees is an ex officio duty; and the members appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term concurrent with the term of the Governor appointing them or until the expiration of the term of the municipal office which they held when appointed, whichever occurs last. Successors to the appointed members of the board of trustees shall be appointed by the Governor in like manner and for like terms as the first members appointed to the board. Board members shall receive no compensation for serving on such board of trustees; however, they may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses actually incurred in attending meetings of the board and performing the duties hereby imposed upon them relative to the establishment, maintenance and operation of the proposed junior college. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §2.)
AL Code § 16-60-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-22 - Date of Commencement of Operations of College; Selecting Location.

Section 16-60-22Date of commencement of operations of college; selecting location. The junior college hereby authorized shall be established and ready for operation not later than September 1, 1963. The board of trustees, with the advice and consent of the State Superintendent of Education, shall decide exactly where in the above named counties the college shall be located. The board of trustees, for the purpose of ascertaining the most advantageous location for the college, may make such surveys as in its opinion are needed. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §3.)
AL Code § 16-60-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-23 - Incorporation of College.

Section 16-60-23Incorporation of college. When a location for the college has been determined and the board has chosen a name for the college, the board of trustees shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate stating the name and location of the college and the names of persons currently serving as members of the board of trustees. Thereafter, the college shall be a body corporate under the name so filed, with the right to have and use a corporate seal, to sue and be sued in such corporate name in any of the courts of this state of competent jurisdiction as in the case of natural persons. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §4.)
AL Code § 16-60-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-24 - Donations; Sale of Property of College.

Section 16-60-24Donations; sale of property of college. The board of trustees is hereby invested with full and ample authority to receive and accept for the use and benefit of the college all gifts, donations, devises and bequests of any and all money and real and personal property necessary and useful in carrying into effect the objectives and purposes of this article. The board of trustees, in the name of such corporation, may sell and dispose of any such property when, in the judgment of such board, such sale or other disposition thereof may aid in carrying into effect the objectives of this article and the building up and sustaining of the college. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §5.)
AL Code § 16-60-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-25 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 16-60-25Rules and regulations. The board of trustees shall have full, ample and sufficient power and authority to make, adopt and enforce all rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, which may be necessary for the management, control and conduct of the college and the business connected therewith. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §6.)
AL Code § 16-60-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-26 - Appropriations by Counties and Municipalities Therein for College; Use of Public School Funds.

Section 16-60-26Appropriations by counties and municipalities therein for college; use of public school funds. The governing bodies of the Counties of Franklin, Marion and Winston and of each municipality in such counties are hereby authorized to appropriate funds in their respective treasuries, not otherwise appropriated, to be used for the acquisition of land and the construction thereon of buildings suitable for the college, or for the purchase of existing buildings adaptable to use for the college and the lands on which they are located. After the establishment of the college, such counties and the municipalities therein may make annual appropriations for the maintenance, support and operation of the college. The board of education of each of these counties and the board of education of every incorporated municipality having such a board within these counties may allocate, use and expend public school funds under their jurisdiction in aid of the establishment, maintenance and operation of the college and provide transportation facilities to students attending the college, or such other facilities for students as the board of trustees approves. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §7.)
AL Code § 16-60-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-27 - Programs to Be Offered.

Section 16-60-27Programs to be offered. The college shall offer to all eligible students in attendance a program of general education consisting of courses parallel to those of the first and second years of work at a state institution of higher learning offering a four-year course. The State Board of Education shall prescribe minimum standards which must be met and which will assure that the purposes of the junior college are attained. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §8.)
AL Code § 16-60-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-28 - Control of College; President.

Section 16-60-28Control of college; president. The junior college established pursuant to this article shall be under the direct control of the board of trustees hereby established and shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a president, appointed by the board of trustees for a term to be fixed by the board. The president shall not be removed during the term for which he was appointed except for just cause, which shall be explicitly set forth in writing in the minutes of the board. The president shall possess such qualifications as are prescribed by the board of trustees and approved by the State Board of Education. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §9.)
AL Code § 16-60-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-29 - Compensation of Teachers and Officers; Faculty.

Section 16-60-29Compensation of teachers and officers; faculty. The president, with the advice and consent of the board of trustees, shall appoint and fix the compensation for all professors, instructors and other necessary teachers and officers. The president, professors and instructors shall compose the faculty of the college. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §10.)
AL Code § 16-60-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-30 - Secretary.

Section 16-60-30Secretary. The board of trustees of the college shall elect a secretary for the school who shall hold office for the term prescribed by the board and shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the trustees and shall perform such services as may be required of him. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §11.)
AL Code § 16-60-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-31 - Treasurer - Election; Duties; Term of Office; Compensation; Bond.

Section 16-60-31Treasurer - Election; duties; term of office; compensation; bond. The board of trustees shall also elect a treasurer for the college who shall not be a trustee. The treasurer shall receive, hold and pay out all moneys belonging to the college, or that may be paid in for the necessary expenses of any student in the college or for the use and benefit of any such student. The treasurer shall hold office for the term and receive the compensation fixed for such office by the board of trustees. Before entering upon his duties, the treasurer must give bond in such penalty as the trustees prescribe, payable to the college, conditioned that he will faithfully receive, safely keep and lawfully pay out, and promptly, fully and fairly account for all money or choses in action which may come to him by virtue of his office, and the trustees may require a new bond or an additional bond whenever, in their opinion, the interests of the college require it. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §12.)
AL Code § 16-60-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-32 - Treasurer - Removal; Temporary Custodian for Funds.

Section 16-60-32Treasurer - Removal; temporary custodian for funds. Whenever the funds in the hands of the treasurer or funds about to be received by him are in danger of being lost, the board of trustees or the president may remove the treasurer from office and take from him all funds and choses in action belonging to the college or any student therein, and may, in that event, appoint a temporary custodian with bond or security to hold such funds. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §13.)
AL Code § 16-60-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-33 - Accounts of Officers.

Section 16-60-33Accounts of officers. The secretary, the treasurer and all other officers, agents or servants of the college who are required to keep, use or dispose of any property of the college shall keep accounts of transactions relative thereto in books to be furnished them by the board of trustees, which shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection and examination of the president, the board of trustees or anyone appointed by the board of trustees to inspect such books. Any person withholding such book or books belonging to the college from the inspection of any officer entitled to examine the same shall be immediately removed from his office or employment by the president or the board of trustees. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §14.)
AL Code § 16-60-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-34 - Matriculation, Library and Laboratory Fees.

Section 16-60-34Matriculation, library and laboratory fees. A matriculation fee may be collected from all students enrolled in the college, and the amount of such fee shall be determined by the board of trustees. The proceeds of the fee shall be expended under the direction of such board. A reasonable fee for the use of the library and laboratory facilities may be required; the amount of such fee shall be determined by the board of trustees. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §15.)
AL Code § 16-60-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-35 - Exemption of College Property From Taxation; Exemption of Officers, Teachers and Employees From Jury Duty and Town Licenses.

Section 16-60-35Exemption of college property from taxation; exemption of officers, teachers and employees from jury duty and town licenses. The property of the college, of every kind and description, shall forever be exempt from all taxes, municipal, county or state, and from all local assessments. The president, other officers, professors, teachers and employees of the college are exempted from jury duty, and all employees are further exempted from payment of town licenses for their labor while working for the college. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §16.)
AL Code § 16-60-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-36 - Diplomas and Certificates.

Section 16-60-36Diplomas and certificates. The faculty, with the approval of the board of trustees, may grant and confer diplomas or certificates upon such students as may be entitled thereto under the rules adopted by the board of trustees governing the subject. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §17.)
AL Code § 16-60-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-37 - Reports.

Section 16-60-37Reports. It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made to the Legislature at each session thereof a full report of its transactions and of the condition of the college, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the college by those charged with the administration of its finances. A copy of this report shall be submitted to the boards of education and to the county commissions of Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties, to the governing bodies of each municipality and to the city board of education of any municipality having such a board of education within such counties. (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §18.)
AL Code § 16-60-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-38 - Petition for Conversion to Trade School and Junior College; Authority of Board of Trustees if Petition Granted.

Section 16-60-38Petition for conversion to trade school and junior college; authority of board of trustees if petition granted. If the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Alabama Junior College, established pursuant to this article, determines that it is to the advantage of the college to convert it to a trade school and junior college which may be constructed, enlarged and equipped under Sections 16-60-80 through 16-60-96, it may petition the State Board of Education to consider designating such college as the location at which one of the trade schools and junior colleges authorized by such sections may be constructed and equipped. If the State Board of Education acts favorably on the petition and designates the Northwest Alabama Junior College as one of the institutions to be constructed and equipped under such sections, then the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Alabama Junior College is hereby authorized to execute such deeds and other contracts and conveyances to the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority as will enable such authority to proceed with construction and equipment of needed buildings to enable Northwest Alabama Junior College to operate efficiently to fill the needs of the area for which it is designated as a trade school and junior college. The board of trustees is also authorized to relinquish such authority and responsibility for the operation, management, control, supervision, maintenance, regulation, upkeep, improvement, equipment and enlargement of the Northwest Alabama Junior College to the State Board of Education as to give it the same authority and responsibility relative to Northwest Alabama Junior College that is vested by Sections 16-60-110 through 16-60-112, in said board of education relative to other educational institutions in the state of the types known as trade schools and junior colleges authorized by the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act. However, the Board of Trustees of said Northwest Alabama Junior College shall continue to exist and shall serve as an advisory committee to advise and assist the State Board of Education in matters relative to the operation, supervision and control of Northwest Alabama Junior College. (Acts 1963, No. 590, p. 1288, §1.)
AL Code § 16-60-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-39 - Action of State Board of Education Upon Petition; Management and Control of Trade School and Junior College.

Section 16-60-39Action of State Board of Education upon petition; management and control of trade school and junior college. Upon receipt of a petition from the Board of Trustees of Northwest Alabama Junior College to become an institution authorized under the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act, Sections 16-60-80 through 16-60-96, the State Board of Education shall consider the need for a trade school and junior college in northwest Alabama. If in its opinion this need can be filled by designating the said Northwest Alabama Junior College as one of the institutions authorized under the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act, the State Board of Education may agree to designate Northwest Alabama Junior College as a location where funds may be expended for buildings and equipment under said act; and such board of education shall thereupon assume the same authority and responsibility relative to Northwest Alabama Junior College as is vested in it by Sections 16-60-110 through 16-60-112 relative to other educational institutions authorized by the provisions of the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act except as hereinafter provided. After the management and control of Northwest Alabama Junior College is assumed by the State Board of Education, whenever practicable such board shall consult and advise with the Board of Trustees of Northwest Alabama Junior College relative to the management, control, operation and supervision of Northwest Alabama Junior College; and the State Board of Education may delegate such duties and responsibilities relative to the college to such board of trustees as, in its opinion, will serve the best interest of the college and as are not inconsistent with the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act and will not adversely affect bonds issued under such act. (Acts 1963, No. 590, p. 1288, §2.)
AL Code § 16-60-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.|Section 16-60-40 - Sections 16-60-38 and 16-60-39 Supplemental; Liberal Construction; Conflicting Laws.

Section 16-60-40Sections 16-60-38 and 16-60-39 supplemental; liberal construction; conflicting laws. The provisions of Sections 16-60-38 and 16-60-39 are supplemental, and this chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that Sections 16-60-20 through 16-60-37, 16-60-80 through 16-60-96 and 16-60-110 through 16-60-112 shall each have a field of operation and be construed in pari materia. However, such parts of Sections 16-60-20 through 16-60-37 as are in conflict herewith shall be superseded by Sections 16-60-38 and 16-60-39 when control of Northwest Alabama Junior College is transferred pursuant hereto to the State Board of Education. (Acts 1963, No. 590, p. 1288, §3.)
AL Code § 16-60-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 3 - Junior College for Jackson and Dekalb Counties.|Section 16-60-50 - Board of Trustees - Establishment; Composition; Appointment.

Section 16-60-50Board of trustees - Establishment; composition; appointment. The Governor, the State Superintendent of Education, the member of the State Senate representing the senatorial district of which Jackson County is a part and the member of the State Senate representing the senatorial district of which DeKalb County is a part, the members of the House of Representatives of the Alabama Legislature from Jackson and DeKalb Counties, the chairman of the county commission of each of these counties, the county superintendent of education of each of these counties, the representative in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress from the congressional districts containing these counties and nine members appointed by the Governor from the two counties at large, making the overall representation of the two counties equal on the board, are hereby constituted a board of trustees for a junior college to be established, maintained and operated in one of the above named counties. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 151, p. 2095, §1.)