Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated for the purpose of relocating and rebuilding the Fairmont state normal school, in event of the sale authorized by this act, the sum of thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, payable out of the revenues of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, payable out of the revenues of the year one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, which sum shall be expended by the state board of control in the manner provided by chapter fifty-eight of the acts of one thousand nine hundred and nine, for the purpose of relocating and rebuilding the Fairmont state normal school, and for no other purpose. (House Bill No. 409.) CHAPTER 66. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section sixty-two of chapter thirtytwo of the code, as last amended and re-enacted by section sixtytwo of chapter sixty-seven, acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and eleven, relating to the rate of taxation on real and personal property for state and state school purposes, and the amount of the distributable school fund. (Passed February 19, 1913. In effect ninety days from passage. Governor February 20, 1913.) Approved by the distributable fund shall not be less than; to be certified by the board of public works to clerk of county court; duty of county officers. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section sixty-two of chapter thirty-two of the code, as last amended and re-enacted by section sixty-two of chapter sixty-seven, acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and eleven, relating to the rate of taxation on real and personal property for state and state school purposes and the amount of the distributable school fund, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Sec. 62. On all real and personal property not exempt from taxation, for the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and thereafter, not to exceed ten cents on the one hundred dollars valuation, for state and state school taxes, shall be imposed upon real and personal property; provided, that the board of public works for the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and thereafter, may reduce and fix the amount of the levy for state and state school purposes to any amount not less than one cent on each one hundred dollars; and, provided, further, that said board in its discretion for the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, or any year thereafter, may levy the whole of ten cents for state purposes, or may apportion the said ten cents levy to the state and state school fund. Provided, further, that the amount apportioned to the distributable school fund from all sources shall not be less than seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars annually. Any act of the board of public works in fixing the levy shall be certified by the president and secretary of said board to the clerk of the county court, the assessor and the sheriff of every county not later than the first day of August of the year for which said levy is to apply; and it shall be the duty of said officers to extend the levy so fixed by the board of public works on the personal property books and the land books of their county. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. (Senate Bill No. 23.) CHAPTER 67. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section two of chapter sixteen of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, passed February twentyfourth, one thousand nine hundred and nine, pertaining to the "the school district of Huntington," by enlarging the boundary limits of said school district so as to include territory within the limits of "the independent school district of Guyandotte," created by chapter one hundred and sixty-seven of the acts of the legislature of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, thereby making the territory within the limits of "the school district of Huntington," conform to the territory within the limits of the city of Huntington; and to abolish said independent school district of Guyandotte. (Passed February 8, 1913. In effect from passage. February 12, 1913.) SEC. SEC. 2a. School district enlarged; boundary: to be submitted to vote; duty of boards of education; Approved by the Governor ballot : officers, voters; con flicting acts repealed. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section two of chapter sixteen of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, passed February twenty-fourth, one thousand nine hundred and nine, be amended by adding thereto section two-a, in words and figures as follows, to-wit: Sec. 2-a. The territorial limits of said school district of Huntington, as embraced in section two, shall be enlarged by adding thereto a part of the territory included within "the independent school district of Guyandote," the part so added being the territory formerly constituting the territorial limits of the town of Guyandotte, as set out in section two of chapter one hundred and three of the acts of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, of the legislature of West Virginia, to-wit: Beginning at low water mark at the mouth of the Guyandotte river on the east side thereof; thence running up the Ohio river at low water mark to the lower line of D. C. Smith's farming land; thence south across the valley with said line to the county road; thence crossing said road to the northwest corner of A. J. Keenan's lot; thence south with the west line of said lot to the top of the hill; thence west along the top of said hill to the line of the Ohio river railroad land; thence south with the last named line to Pot's branch; thence west down said branch on the north bank thereof to low water mark on the Guyandotte river; thence north down the last named river with its meanderings to the place of beginning, and which is now embraced in the city of Huntington, and designated the fifth ward thereof, in consequence of the provisions of section one hundred and two of chapter three of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and nine. The remaining territory of "the independent school district of Guyandotte" shall revert to and become a part of the school district of the magisterial district of Guyandotte embracing all of the territory within the magisterial district of Guyandotte outside of the limits of the school district of Huntington as now embraced by sections two and two-a. Provided, that before this act shall take effect as to the territory proposed to be added to the said "school district of Huntington" from "the independent school district of Guyandotte" as existing before this act goes into effect, it shall be submitted to the voters of the "school district of Huntington," and "the independent school district of Guyandotte," at a special election to be held in each of said two districts, under the direction of the respective boards of education thereof, to be held on the thirty-first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. The respective boards of education shall see to the calling and holding of such election, giving notice thereof and making appointment of the election officers, canvassing of the returns, and the declaration of the result in the manner prescribed by state laws relating to or covering such an election. The number of voting precincts, and the voting places therein, in each of the two schoool districts, shall be fixed by the board of education of such school district, which shall be included in the notice calling said election. The fact that said elections were held shall be prima facie proof that the notice herein required was duly given, and that all the steps and proceedings relating to the holding of said elections were duly taken as prescribed by law. The ballot to be voted at such election shall have thereon the words "for abolishing the 'independent district of Guyandotte,' and adding the territory thereof to the 'Huntington school district' and the magisterial school district of Guyandotte, respectively," and "against abolishing the 'independent district of Guyandotte,' and adding the territory thereof to the 'Huntington school district' and the magisterial school district of Guyandotte, respectively." If a majority of the votes cast in the "school district of Huntington," and "the independent school district of Guyandotte" shall be for said proposition, then upon the declaration of said result, the territory set out in section two-a herein shall ipso facto be and remain a part of the "school district of Huntington," and shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of this act; and the rules, ordinances and laws pertaining to said independent school district of Huntington shall ipso facto extend to and over the territory embraced in section two-a herein; and the authorities and other officers of said school district of Huntington shall extend to and hold their powers and authority over said territory; and "the independent school district of Guyandotte" shall ipso facto be abolished, and the powers and authority of the board of education thereof shall cease, and all of the property, records and other things pertaining to said independent school district of Guyandotte shall forthwith come into the possession of and under the control of the board of education of the said school district of Huntington, and the board of education of the independent school district of Guyandotte and other officials thereof shall make due and proper accounting to the board of education of the school district of Huntington, and all claims and debts due to said district may be collected by the board. of education of the school district of Huntington in its own name. Said school district of Huntington shall assume and pay off the legal debts of said independent school district of Guyandotte. In taking the vote herein provided for, no registration of the voters shall be required, but all persons otherwise qualified by law to vote at such election shall be permitted to vote; and the election precincts so fixed by the boards may contain more than two hundred and fifty votes each. All acts and parts of acts coming within the purview of this act and in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. (Senate Bill No. 76.) CHAPTER 68. AN ACT to create and establish the independent school district of Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Sec. 1. That in the event of a majority of the votes cast at an election to be held on the second Tuesday in March, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, in Jefferson district, be in favor thereof, the following described territory, in the county of Kanawha, shall after the result of such election is ascertained and declared, be the independent school district of St. Albans, to-wit: Beginning at a stake on the bank of the Kanawha river at the mouth of Coal; thence up Coal river with the meanders thereof to a stake about 170 feet below the mouth of Dry Branch; thence north 68 east 150 feet, crossing the Coal river railroad to a stake corner to the land owned by Ella A. Drew; thence with the division line between |