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(House Bill No. 325.)

CHAPTER 132.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections one and two of chapter fifty-one of the Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five as amended and re-enacted by chapter eighty-two of the Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

[Passed February 16, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved February 19, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

amended.

That sections one and two of chapter fifty-one of Acts the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, as amended and re-enacted by chapter eighty-two of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, be and the same are hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

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1. The board of education for the district of the city of Charleston shall consist of commissioners to be elected as provided in the succeeeding section, and who shall control all the free trol. schools within the said independent district which shall be co-extensive with the corporate limits of the city of Charleston.

1903; how

2. On the third Tuesday in May, one thousand Commissionnine hundred and three, there shall be elected by the ers elected in qualified voters of the independent school district of many. the city of Charleston, six commissioners, who, together with the three commissioners who were elected at the last school election for said independent district, and whose terms expire on June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and five, shall constitute the -who to conboard of education for the independent school dis- stitute board. trict of the city of Charleston, and shall have all the

powers, duties and liabilities that belong to a dis- -powers and

trict board of education under the general school law, duties. together with additional powers granted by law. Said

-board as

now constituted to re

board shall remain as now constituted, except as to the three members whose terms expire on June thirmain, except, tieth, one thousand nine hundred and one, to-wit:

etc.

-board to elect one member; when; his term.

-terms of commissioners elected in 1903.

-three elected

S.

F. Beckwith, George S. Morgan and L. E. McWhorter,
leaving eight members remaining in the board, the
terms of five of them expiring on June thirtieth, one
thousand nine hundred and three. The ninth mem-
ber shall be appointed by the board at a meeting to
be held by them on or after July first, one thousand
nine hundred and one, and whose term shall expire
on June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and
three.

Three of the six commissioners to be elected on the
third Tuesday in May, nineteen hundred and three
shall hold their office for six years, and three of the
six
commissioners to be so elected shall hold their
office for four years, SO that three commissioners
shall be elected on the third Tuesday in May every
two years thereafter. The terms of office of said
-when term commissioners shall commence on July first immedi-
ately following their election. Said commissioners
election of shall bi-ennially elect one of their number president.

every two years.

commences.

president.

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amended.

Boundary lines of independent

(House Bill No. 126.)

CHAPTER 133.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact section one of chap-
ter fifty-seven of the Acts of eighteen hundred and
ninety-five.

[Passed January 28, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved January
31, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section one of chapter fifty-seven of the Acts of eighten hundred and ninety-five be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

1. In the event a majority of the votes cast at an election to be held on the second Tuesday in April, school district one thousand nine hundred and one, be in favor thereof Wellsburg, of, the following described territory in the county of when and Brooke, including the the town of Wellsburg, Lazearville and Midway, and such other territory as is in

changed:

how.

cluded in the section, shall after the result of said election is ascertained, and declared to be in favor of it, be the independent school district of Wellsburg, to-wit:

-new bound

All of the town of Wellsburg, Lazearville and Midway and the territory thereto adjacent, bounded ary lines. and described as follows: Beginning at the Ohio river at the southwest corner of the lands of Forbes

Carmichael and Company, known as the Gover prop-
erty, and including said lands of said Forbes Car-
michael and Company, thence following the south
line of the Gover property in a northeasterly direc-
tion along what is known as the old "Fetter" line
through lands now owned by Tersa L. Walsh and
John J. Walsh to the southwest corner of lands of
Nicholls and Mathews known as the Hagan Frank
farm, includings that part of the lands of Tersa L.
Walsh and John J. Walsh that lies north of the
Fetter line and including all of the lands of Nicholls.
and Mathews known as the Hagan Frank farm;
thence following the south line of the Nicholls and
Mathews, or Hagan Frank farm, eastwardly to Buf-
falo Creek corner to lands of H. C. Brenneman; thence
running up said creek to mouth of Panther Run;
thence including the lands owned February nine-
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty one by
Samuel Jacob, Campbell Tarr's heirs and William L.
Miller; thence including the lands owned July elev-
enth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight by
James W. Cox and George Cox, senior, to the Ohio
river; thence down said river to the place of begin-
ning, shall constitute one school district to be
the independent school district of Wellsburg.

called

-name.

Independent school district of Flatwoods,

election, when held.

to include.

-boundary.

(Senate Bill No. 165.)

CHAPTER 134.

AN ACT to establish the Independent School District of Flatwoods, in the county of Braxton, in the State of West Virginia.

[Passed February 22, 1901. In effect 90 days from passage. Approved February 23, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

1. That in the event of a majority of the votes cast at an election to be held on the fourth Tuesday act to create in May, one thousand nine hundred and one, be in favor thereof, the following described territory, in the county of Braxton, including the town of Shaversville and Flatwoods, and such other territory as is included in this section, shall, after the result of such election is ascertained and declared, be the what lands dependent school district of Flatwoods, to-wit: All of the town of Shaversville and Flatwoods, and the territory thereto adjacent, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a corner of lands owned by B. F. Fisher and F. H. Stout and running with the northwestern line of said Stout (including therein the lands of the said Stout) to the land of W. H. Berry, and with said Berry's line so as to include the said Berry, thence by direct course to the corner of lands of J. F. Beamer, and P. L. Curry, thence with a line including said Curry's land and lots to the convenient corner of lands known as the N. M. Hyer land, thence with a line of lands owned by J. A. Ross, Mary B. Dyer, N. W. Singer, and the several parcels of entire tract of land known as the A. C. Dver farm at Gauley Junction, so as to include the whole of the said several tracts herein, thence by a straight line to the beginning, shall, constitute one school district to be called the "Independent School District of Flatwoods."

-name of.

Board of education; how comnosed and elected.

2. The board of education for said district shall consist of three members, who shall be elected by the qualified voters resident therein, and shall be invested with the same rights and exercise the same powers, their rights perform the same duties, and be governed by the same

and duties.

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laws, that boards of education elsewhere in the county are or may hereafter be governed, except in so far as changed by the provisions of this act; and in the event of the establishment of the school district a board of education shall be elected on the sec- time of ond Tuesday of July, one thousand nine hundred and one, who shall serve as such board until their successors are elected and qualified, and thereafter such board of education shall be elected as provided by law for magisterial districts; and the members of such board shall be elected for such terms as will conform to the interests and meaning of the foregoing.

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of poration;

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powers.

3. The board of education herein provided shall be a corporation by the name of the "Board Education of Flatwoods District" and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, con- corporate tract, purchase, hold and grant estate, real and personal, make ordinances, by-laws and regulations, consistent with the laws of this State, for the government of all persons and things under its authority, and the due and orderly execution of its affairs.

Polling

4. The board of education shall, at a convenient point, establish in said district a polling place or places; duty places, which shall be taken, held and used as a poll of board. ing place or places for voters of said district in all elections, until such polling place or places are changed by law.

tion of.

5. At the first meeting of the board in July of each President and year, the board shall organize by electing a president, clerk; elecwho shall be one of their number; and shall also elect a clerk, who may or may not be a member of the board, who shall be allowed the same compensation to which other clerks of boards of education in this clerk. State are entitled.

-pay of

the and course of study.

said

6. The said board of education shall have author- Text books ity to prescribe the school books to be used, and courses of study to be pursued in the schools of district. They also, out of the building fund of district, may provide free text-books for indigent pils or for all pupils of said district.

said may propu

vide free books, for whom.

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