County Superintendent, Report to County Commissioners. Connty Commissioners, Duties of; Advertise Letting intendent of schools of such county, shall transfer the white or colored children that are the fewer in number, to the nearest school of their own color in some adjoining district, when the same can be done with the consent of their parents, guardians or custodians; or without such consent, when any such children can be so transferred without compelling them to travel more than two and one-half miles to attend such school. And when any child is so transferred to another school under the provisions of this Act, the county superintendent shall apportion its per capita of all school revenue, except local school district tax and county separate school fund, to the school district to which it is transferred, and such children shall have all the rights and privileges in the school to which it is transferred, that are enjoyed by children resident in such district. SECTION 4. That immediately after the passage and approval of this Act, the county superintendent of schools of each county shall ascertain what districts of his county have separate schools for white and colored children, the number of such children of each color in each district; and further ascertain the districts, if any, maintaining separate schools that have not erected school houses for both white and colored children, and report the same to the Board of County Commissioners of his county, and in like manner report such facts, when any other district in his county may desire to establish such separate schools. SECTION 5. If upon the receipt of such report the Board of County Commissioners of such county find ment for Bids, from such report, or any other legal evidence that they may desire to consider, that any of such districts so maintaining, or that are entitled under this Act or existing law, to maintain separate schools for white and colored children have not furnished or acquired a school building for that class of children, either white or colored, that are the fewer in numbers in said district, and that such children cannot be transferred to adjoining districts as provided herein, then such Board of County Commissioners shall cause the county superintendent of schools of such county to file with them a statement in writing, with the specifications of the kind of school house needed by the class of children that are fewer in number in said districts; and when such Board of County Commissoners have settled the plans and specifications for such building, suitable in their judgment for such purpose, they shall advertise for bids for the construction of such building by notice posted in such district and published at least four consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in such county, if any be published therein, and if no newspaper be published in such county, then by posting public notices in said school district, and at five other public places in said county; and such contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder in the same manner as other contracts are let, and the Board of County Commissioners shall take proper bonds for the performance thereof. Such building when completed and accepted by such Board of County Commissioners shall be paid for by them by warrants drawn by them on the separate school fund of such county. SECTION 6. The school districts shall furnish all Furniture and Equipments. schools with the same kind of furniture and equipments and give equal school facilities to both white and colored children at the expense of such school district, except as otherwise provided in this Act. SECTION 7. That all school funds except the School Funds. county separate school fund apportioned to such dis trict shall be carried to the regular account of such district. School Board to Employ Teachers. Teachers, School Build Repairs, How SECTION 8. The school board of such district shall employ all teachers, furnish equal school terms for all schools in their district with teachers with equal qualifications as far as practicable; but no white person shall teach a colored school, or colored person teach a white school. SECTION 9. The teachers of the schools for that class of children, either white or colored, that are the ings and Sites; fewer in numbers in any district, having separate Made. schools, shall be paid out of the county separate school fund; and for such purpose the school district board shall draw their warrant on the county clerk of their county in favor of the teachers of such separate schools in such districts and the county clerk shall draw his warrant on the county treasurer for such amount, which shall be paid out of the separate school fund of such county in the order of its registration and presentation; Provided, However, That the county clerk shall not draw on said separate school fund for any greater amount for teachers employed for any district than is paid the like number of teachers for the like time by the school district for teaching in the other schools of said district. Provided, That no contract shall be let or allowance be made for building such house in any sum in excess of the moneys or bonds of such district expended for the building of a school house in such districts for the children of the other class; And, Provided, further, That such school house so built by the county may be built in any part of said district which in the judg ment of the Board of County Commisisoners will be most convenient to the greatest number of children for whom it is intended; and for such purpose, such Board of County Commissioners may receive title to a proper school site, by gift, purchase, or proceedings to condemn the same in the same man ner and with like effect as when such actions are brought by school districts. Such county shall not be at any other or further expense on acccount of such building; but the school district, at its own expense shall keep such house in repair and rebuild the same if destroyed. The county shall be at no expense on account of school houses, or repairing, where districts at the passage of this Act have school house or houses for that class of children, white or colored, that are the fewer in numbers in such district. Boards to County Com When; Fail Settlement, Penalty. SECTION 10. That at the regular April meeting, Districts each year, of the Board of County Commissioners, Settle With the school district boards of all school districts main- missioners, taining separate schools for white and colored chil- ure to Make dren shall make a settlement with the Board of County Commissioners of their counties, which settlement shall show the amount of money drawn for them out of such separate school fund and such other facts as the Board of County Commissioners may desire to know, and file therewith a statement of their needs for the ensuing year; and any school board that fails to make such settlement before the time to estimate the levy for annual taxes, shall be required to pay their own expenses, of all kinds, for separate schools for the next ensuing year. County Clerk Treasurer to SECTION 11. The school district clerk, county clerk District Clerk, and county treasurer shall keep proper and full and County records showing the condition of such separate school Keep Records. fund, and each of such officers shall preserve all vouchers, warrants and other orders pertaining to such fund and belonging to their respective offices. SECTION 12. That Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, of Article 1, Chapter 34, Session Laws of Oklahoma of 1897, and all Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed. SECTION 13. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved this 8th day of March, 1901. S. L.-14 Authorizing of Southwest AN ACT to Establish and Locate a Normal School in Southwestern Oklahoma Territory and to Provide for the Selection of a Site, the Construction of Building, and for the Maintenance of Said School. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma: SECTION 1. That a normal school for the Territory ern Normal. of Oklahoma is hereby authorized to be established in the southwestern portion of Oklahoma Territory, to be known as the "Southwestern Normal School," and to be located and established as hereinafter provided. Purpose of. Committee to Select Site, How Appointed, Duties of, Compensation. SECTION 2. The purpose of said school when so located as hereinafter provided, shall be the same as the normal schools of the Territory of Oklahoma, located at Edmond and Alva in said Territory. SECTION 3. A committee, consisting of five men, to be appointed by the Governor of the Territory, is hereby constituted and appointed, as a committee whose duty it is hereby made, and which is hereby authorized and empowered to select a site for the establishment of said normal school as provided for in this Act, and within ninety days after the passage and approval of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Governor of said Territory to appoint said committee and the said committee when so appointed shall, between the tenth day of August, 1901, and the twentieth day of September in said year, visit said southwestern portion of Oklahoma Territory and se |