CHAPTER 11 (House Bill No. 335-Mr. Taylor.) AN ACT to provide a course of study in fire prevention, for use in public, private and parochial schools of the state. [Passed April 11, 1921. In effect ninety days from passage. Governor April 20, 1921.] SEC. 1. SEC. Approved by the Course of study in fire prevention 2. County superintendents, etc., to ar- Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That a course of study be provided for the use of public, private and parochial schools of the state, giving instruction in fire prevention as follows: Section 1. The state superintendent of schools is here2 by empowered and directed to provide a course of study in fire 3 prevention for use in the public, private and parochial schools 4 of this state, dealing with the protection of lives and property 5 against loss or damage as a result of preventable fires. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the county superintendent, 2 board of education, directors, trustees or other committees or per3 sons having control of public, private and parochial schools in 4 each county, village, city or school district, to arrange for such 5 course of study in fire prevention and to compel its use in each 6 school under its or their control or direction. CHAPTER 12 (House Bill No. 377-Mr. McClintic, of Kanawha.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact section forty-eight of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, relating to sale or lease of school property. [Passed April 27, 1921. In effect ninety days from passage. Governor May 3, 1921.] Approved by the suitable buildings; may lease for oil, gas or minerals; school sites. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section forty-eight of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, regular session one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, be amended and re-enacted as follows: School Property may be Sold. Section 48. It shall be the duty of every district board of 2 education to ascertain, at the beginning of each school year, the 3 physical condition of all school buildings in its district and the 4 necessity of the same for school purposes and such buildings 5 as, in the judgment of the board, are properly located and are 6 suitable or can with reasonable expense be rendered suitable for 7 school purposes, shall if necessary for carrying on the schools, 8 be retained; all other buildings together with lands held in con9 nection therewith, shall with the consent of the county super10 intendent of schools be sold at public auction to the highest re11 sponsible bidder, by the board of education, on proper legal no12 tice and on such terms of sale as the board may order, and the 13 proceeds of such sale shall be placed to the credit of the build14 ing fund of the district; provided, that in rural districts the 15 the grantor of such lands, his heirs or assigns, shall have the right, 16 at such sale, to purchase said land, exclusive of mineral rights, 17 and buildings thereon, at the same price for which it was sold, 18 plus legal interest. Said board, with the consent of the county 19 superintendent and by the same method prescribed for the sale 20 of school buildings and lands, may also lease for oil or gas or 21 other minerals any lands or school sites owned in fee by it, the 22 rental or other proceeds of any such lease to be placed to the credit 23 of the new building fund of the district. CHAPTER 13 (House Bill No. 71-Mr. Bender.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact section seventy-nine of chapter two of the acts of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, regular session relating to the establishing of joint district high schools. [Passed April 5, 1921. SEC. In effect from passage. Approved by the Governor erec Joint district high schools; Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section seventy-nine of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, regular session, relating to the establishment of joint district high schools, be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Joint District High Schools. Section 79. The boards of education of two or more contig2 uous districts, or contiguous districts and independent districts, in 3 the same or adjoining counties may, if authorized so to do by a vote 4 of the people of each of such districts, establish and maintain 5 jointly a high school in any one of such contiguous districts. The 6 building or buildings for such joint high school, if any are to be 7 erected, and the site therefor, shall be owned jointly in proportion S to the amount contributed by the districts so uniting. The boards 9 of education of such districts shall submit the question to the voters 10 of the respective districts at a general or special election in the 11 manner required by section one hundred eighty-four of this act. 12 The boards of education of the districts proposing to unite shall 13 meet and determine the location of the proposed school, the es14 timated amount to be contributed toward the establishment and 15 yearly maintenance of said school by each district, the total cost 16 thereof to be apportioned among the districts uniting on the basis 17 of their respective valuations of taxable property, which agreement 18 shall be reduced to writing and entered of record in the minute 19 book of the respective boards, and the substance of which shall be 20 made a part of the statement to the voters as hereinbefore pro21 vided for. 22 The control and management of said joint high school, after the 23 same is established, is hereby vested in the boards of education of 24 the several districts so uniting to be exercised in joint session. 25 When the boards sitting in such joint session are of districts in the 26 same county the county superintendent of schools shall be ex-officio 27 a member and chairman thereof, and as such shall be entitled to 28 vote and participate in the control and management of said joint 29 high school. When said boards are of districts in adjoining coun30 ties, the county superintendents of such adjoining counties shall 31 be ex-officio members of said joint session with the rights and 32 privileges belonging to other members thereof; but a chairman 33 shall be elected by the members of the joint session from among 34 their number. There is hereby conferred upon each board of edu35 cation full authority for the establishment and maintenance of 36 such joint high school, the election to be held and the result to be 37 ascertained as provided in section one hundred eighty-four, of 38 chapter two, acts of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and 39 all of the provisions of said section, so far as the same is appli 40 cable, are made applicable to the establishment and maintenance 41 of such joint high school, except that a majority of the voters of 42 each district shall be sufficient to authorize the establishment of 43 such high school. 44 Said boards of education, in joint session as herein provided, 45 may authorize the teaching of elementary pupils in such high 46 school building, upon such terms for the use of the building as 47 they may determine. CHAPTER 14 (House Bill No. 20-Mr. Sarver.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact section eighty-three of chapter two of the acts of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, regular session relating to the erection of dormitories for high schools. [Passed April 25, 1921. In effect ninety days from passage. out the approval of the Governor.] SEC. 83. High school dormitories; levy for erection; puchase or lease of building and grounds; equipment; Became a law with joint dormitories; control and management. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia : That section eighty-three of chapter two of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, regular session, relating to the erection of dormitories for high schools, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: District and County Boards May Erect Dormitories for High Schools. Section 83. Any county high school board desiring to provide 2 a dormitory for the accommodation of pupils attending a high 3 school under their supervision and of persons employed to teach 4 therein, shall have authority, subject to the approval of the state. 5 superintendent of schools, to lay a levy of not more than eight 6 cents on each one hundred dollars valuation of taxable property 7 in the county for the erection, purchase or lease of a building for 8 dormitory purposes and for the equipment of the same. Any 9 district board of education maintaining a high school and desiring 10 to provide a dormitory shall have authority, subject to the ap11 proval of the state superintendent of schools, to erect, purchase 12 or lease a building for dormitory purposes and to equip the same 13 out of the new building fund of the district. Provided, further, 14 that any county, district or districts may join with any indepen15 dent school district in erecting, purchasing or leasing any build16 ings or grounds for high school dormitory. 17 The buildings and grounds to be owned jointly in proportion to 18 the amounts contributed by the districts so uniting. 19 The boards proposing to unite, together with the county superin20 tendent, shall meet and determine the estimated amount to be con21 tributed toward the establishment and yearly maintenance of said 22 dormitory by each district, which agreement shall be reduced to 23 writing and entered of record in the minute books of the re24 spective boards, a copy of which shall be submitted to the state 25 board of education for their approval. If said state board of 26 education disapproves of said agreement there shall be nothing 27 further done with regard to such joint dormitory, until such time. 28 as the boards proposing to unite and the state board of education 29 shall agree on the terms and conditions by which they may unite. 30 The control and management of said dormitory after the es31 tablishment of the same, is hereby vested in the boards of edu32 cation of the several districts so uniting, to be exercised in joint 33 session, the county superintendent of schools to be ex-officio a 34 member and chairman of said joint session, and as such entitled 35 to vote and participate in the control and management of said 36 dormitory, there is hereby conferred upon each board of educa37 tion all of the authority for the erection and maintenance of said 38 joint dormitory by levy, issue of bonds, or otherwise, that is con39 ferred upon a board for the establishment and maintenance of a 40 high school within its district. 41 Said county high school board or district board of education 42 shall place a reputable and responsible person or persons in charge. 43 of such dormitory to conduct the same and furnish meals and 44 lodging to pupils and teachers resident therein and shall deter45 mine the rate that shall be charged pupils and teachers for such 46 accommodations. The person or persons in charge of such dormi47 tory shall be required to give bond in the sum of one thousand 48 dollars ($1000.00) for the proper care and use of the dormitory 19 and its equipment and supplies. |