Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The county court of Jefferson county is here2 by authorized to substitute for its bonds now outstanding, 2-a which are exempt from taxes for county, district, or municipal 3 levies, and which bear interest at the rate of four per centum per 4 annum, its bonds which, when issued as hereinafter provided for, 5 shall bear interest at the rate of five per centum per annum. Sec. 2. The county court of said county shall, should 2 said bonds be issued, as hereinafter provided for, lay a levy in 3 each year sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds, and to 4 create a sinking fund for the liquidation thereof at their ma5 turity, which shall be not longer than thiry-four years from 6 the date thereof. Sec. 3. Before any such bonds are issued, the same shall 2 be authorized by a three-fifths vote of the voters of the county 3 voting upon the question at the next general election held in 5 the county. Sec. 4. Before any such bonds are issued, the same shall 2 be authorized by a resolution entered of record by the said 3 county court, specifying that the interest on said bonds is to be 4 increased, and such resolution shall further specify the amount 5 and kind of bonds so to be issued, the proposed date of their 6 issuance and of their maturity, where payable, and the rate of 7 interest thereon, which resolution shall be published in two 8 newspapers of opposite political parties, if such be published in 9 the county; if not, then in some newspaper of general circula10 tion in the county, for at least four weeks prior to said election. 11 Such other notice of said election shall be given as the county 12 court may by resolution provide. Sec. 5. Such election shall be provided for, conducted and 2 the result ascertained and declared as provided by law for hold3 ing and ascertaining and declaring the result of general elections, 4 and the ballots to be voted at such election, after containing a 5 statement of the amount, and time for the bonds to be issued, 6 and the rate of interest they are to bear, and the purpose or pur7 poses for which the proceeds are to be used, shall contain the 8 words "For the bonds," and the words "Against the bonds." CHATPER 138. (Senate Bill No. 275.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact section seven of chapter thirty-nine of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia of the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. [Passed February 11, 1915. In effect ninety days from passage. Governor February 16, 1915.] Approved by the tablish such other schools as will promote the educational interests of the district; provision as to admission of non-resident pupils; employment of teachers to be not earlier than first day of July and not later than first day of September of each year. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section seven of chapter thirty-nine of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia of the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Section 7. The board of education of said independent 2 school district shall establish and maintain a first class high school, 3 within the meaning of division (b) of section thirty of chapter 4 forty-five of the code of West Virginia, in which no person, ex5 cept a thoroughly qualified high school teacher holding a degree 6 from a college at least equal to West Virginia university in its 7 curriculum and standing, shall be employed or permitted to teach 8 any of the branches regularly prescribed for first class high schools 9 provided for in said division (b); and the requirements of this 10 section, as to such high school, may be enforced by any taxpayer 11 of said independent district by mandamus to compel performance. 12 of official duty thereunder, or injunction to prevent violation 13 thereof. 14 In addition to said high school said board of education shall 15 establish and maintain such other schools as shall, in their judg 16 ment, be promotive of the educational interests of children of said 17 independent school district. 18 Pupils between the ages of six and twenty-one years residing 19 elsewhere than in said independent district, shall be admitted to 20 said schools upon payment to said board of education, in advance, 21 of a reasonable monthly tuition, to be fixed by said board, and to 22 become a part of the teachers' fund of said independent district. 23 Said board of education shall, at a meeting to be held not earlier 24 than the first day of July nor later than the first day of September 25 in each year, appoint the teachers for said schools for the current 26 school year, and fix and determine their salaries for such year. 27 Such appointments shall be recorded by the secretary of said board; 28 and any teacher appointed by said board may, by them, be removed 29 for incompetency, neglect of duty, intemperance, profanity, cruelty 30 or immorality. CHAPTER 139. (Senate Bill No. 305.) AN ACT authorizing the employment of a stenographer by the judge of the fourth judicial circuit, fixing his compensation, and providing how he shall be paid. [Passed February 20, 1915. In effect ninety days from passage. Approved by the Governor February 26, 1915.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The judge of the circuit court in the fourth judi2 cial circuit is hereby authorized to appoint and employ one sten3 ographer to assist him in the performance of the clerical work re4 quired by his official duties, whose term of employment shall be at 5 the will of the judge making such appointment. Sec. 2. The appointment of such stenographer shall be 2 made and the compensation fixed by such circuit judge, by an or3 der entered in the law order book of the circuit court in each 4 county in his circuit. Sec. 3. The compensation of such stenographer shall be 2 fixed by such judge at such sum as he shall deem proper, not to 3 exceed one hundred dollars per month, and be paid at the end of 4 each month on the order of such judge by the county courts of 5 the counties composing such judicial circuit, pro rata, according 6 to the population of such county as established by the next preced7 ing census of the United States; provided, that the court or judge 8 thereof, may in his discretion fix a per diem compensation to be 9 paid to such stenographer in lieu of all compensation. Sec. 4. Ail acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are 2 hereby repealed. CHAPTER 140. (Senate Bill No. 309.) AN ACT authorizing and empowering the state board of control to grant to the city of Weston, in the county of Lewis, in this state, an easement or right of way upon and over a parcel or strip of land owned by this state in said city, for the use of said city for public street and sidewalk purposes. [Passed February 20, 1915. In effect from passage. March 4, 1915.] SEC. SEC. Approved by the Governor Terms and conditions of grant. 1. State board of control authorized to grant city of Weston an ease- Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The state board of control is hereby authorized 2 and empowered to grant to the city of Weston, in the county of 3 Lewis, in this state, by proper and apt deed, upon the terms and 4 conditions herein named, an easement or right of way upon and 5 over a certain strip or parcel of land in said city and owned by the 6 state, for the use of said city for public street and sidewalk pur7 poses, including the right in said city to grant franchises over, 8 through and upon said strip or parcel of land for water, light, gas, 9 electric railroad and other public utility purposes, in order to en10 able said city to extend Mulberry avenue, in what is commonly 11 known as West Weston of said city, in a continuous straight line, 12 beginning at State street in said city and extending for a width of 13 fifty feet through the said land of the state a distance of 14 six hundred and fifty feet to the middle of the West Fork 15 river. Said parcel of land is a part of the lot or premises on which 16 are located the buildings of the West Virginia hospital for the 17 insane, and is more particularly described as follows: Beginning 18 at the present terminus of Mulberry avenue at State street and 19 extending for the full width of fifty feet north sixty degrees east 20 six hundred and fifty feet to the middle of said West Fork river; 21 which extension of said Mulberry avenue and description of said 22 strip of land are shown and designated upon a map or blue print 23 made by D. D. Britt, city engineer of said city of Weston, in the 24 month of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, marked 25 on the face thereof "City of Weston Proposed Extension of Mul26 berry Avenue through the grounds of the West Virginia State 27 Hospital," which map or blue print is filed with the state board 28 of control, and a copy thereof with the clerk of the house of 29 delegates. Sec. 2. The terms and conditions of said grant, all which 2 shall be set forth in the deed, are as follows: 3 (1). The said city of Weston shall accept said grant, and 4 agree to the terms and conditions thereof, by an ordinance of the 5 common council thereof duly passed and entered of record upon 6 its book of proceedings, which ordinance shall contain and recite 7 the said deed of the state board of control, within three months 8 after the date of said deed. 9 (2). The said city shall permanently pave the said new 10 street in a proper and substantial manner with concrete, brick or 11 other suitable material, in the judgment of the state board of con12 trol, and subject to its approval, and maintain the same in good 13 condition, for the said full width of fifty feet, beginning at 14 said State street and extending to the right of way of the Balti15 more and Ohio Railroad Company, or as near to said right of way 16 as the state board of control may require, a distance of approxi17 mately three hundred and eighty-eight feet; and shall also con18 struct and maintain a permanent sidewalk of not less than six 19 feet in width, of concrete, brick or other suitable material, in the |