(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: independent Board of edu nine cation to consist of nine next commission ers; its con 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, Three of the six commissioners to be elected on the every two years. commences. president. Acts amended. Boundary lines of independent (House Bill No. 126.) CHAPTER 133. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section one of chap- [Passed January 28, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved January 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- 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. election 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. for Board a cor of poration; name of. 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. |