School property, etc., exempt from taxation, ete. Supt. of schools; when and how elected. --salary. --to be an officer of board; his additional duties. --removal. --charges, notice, etc. -vacancy, how filled. library or branch thereof, or for enlarging a school house, or library lot, if the owner or owners refuse or are legally incompetent to sell the same, or if they demand therefor a price which is deemed by the board unreasonable, the board of education may petition the circuit court of Ohio county to have such ground condemned for school and library purposes, and upon proceedings had in the case as prescribed in chapter forty-two of the code, the title to such ground shall be absolutely vested in the board of education in fee simple. 22. All school houses, school house sites and other property for the use of the public schools of the district, and all property, real and personal, pertaining to such public library and branches, shall be exempt from taxation, and also from distraint or sale on execution, or other process in the nature of an execution. 23. The board shall, bi-ennially, at their regular meeting in the month of July, beginning in the year one thousand nine hundred and three, appoint a superintendent of schools for the district and fix his salary. Said superintendent shall be an officer of the board, and in addition to the duties specified in this act he shall perform such other appropriate duties with relation to the schools of the district or such public library and branches as the board may prescribe. He shall be liable to removal by the board of education for any palpable violation of law or omission of duty. But he shall not be removed unless charges shall be preferred to the board by a member thereof, and notice of a hearing, with a copy of the charges, delivered to him, and opportunity be given him to be heard in his defence. When the office shall become vacant from any cause, before the expiration of the term for which the superintendent shall have been elected, the board of education shall fill the same by appointment for the un--his reports expired term. It shall be the duty of the district supto state supt. erintendent to make from the report of the clerk of the board of education and from his own information, such reports to the state superintendent of free schools, of the character and financial condition of the schools of the district, as may be necessary in order to secure to the district its quota of the state --to receive no gift, re what. school fund, and to convey to said state superintendent all necessary information of the character and condition of the schools of the district. The district superintendent shall not directly or indirectly receive ward, etc; for any gift, emolument or reward for his influence in recommending the use of any book, apparatus, supplies or furniture of any kind whatever in the schools of the district, or public library or branches thereof. school law 29. The provisions of the general school law of the General State, not included in this act, shall not be regarded not applicaas applicable to the district of Wheeling and all laws te etc. and acts heretofore existing which are in any manner inconsistent with the provisions of this act shall be acts void. void within said district; provided, that this section shall not be so construed as to prevent the citizens of election any election district within the district, from appro priating any moneys belonging thereto, not otherwise appropriated, for school or library purposes. district mon eys. added. 2. And be it further enacted, that the following Section section be added to said chapter eleven of the acts of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, as part thereof, namely: thorized to edness and proviso as to payment 31. The board of education may, at any time within Board authree years of the passage of this act, incur indebted- incur indebtness not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, for the pur- issue bonds chase of a site for a library building, and may issue for library. and sell at not less than par its bonds for the said sum, bearing interest at not more than five per centum per annum: provided, that no debt shall be contracted under this section unless provisions be of interest and principal. made at the same time for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay annually the interest of such debt, and to pay the principal thereof within. thirty-four years; nor unless all questions connected-vote. with said debt shall have been first submitted to a vote of the people, and received three-fifths of all the votes cast for and against the same. An election for this purpose shall be provided for --election. and conducted and the result ascertained and declared as the board of education may direct by resolu—what the tion. Such resolution shall state the purpose and the directing elecamount of the bond and the rate of interest thereon; tion to state. and such resolution, together with the list of the resolution -publication. places for voting, one in each sub-district, shall be published at least four weeks before such election, in two newspapers of opposite politics, published in the city of Wheeling. School estab ser; its name. (House Bill No 316.) CHAPTER 140. AN ACT to establish a Preparatory Branch of the town. [Passed February 15, 1901. In effect 90 days from passage. Approved February 15, 1901.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: 1. There shall be established at Keyser, in the lished at Key- county of Mineral, a school to be called the "Keyser Preparatory Branch of the West Virginia Univer-its powers. sity," by which name it shall hold all the property, funds, investments, rights and powers granted, and may receive and hold by bequests private subscriptions, donations or otherwise, money and other property. Appropria tions for ings; how expended. 2. It being estimated that the sum of twenty erecting build- thousand dollars will be needed for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings for said school, therefore, the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated out of the revenues of the fiscal year, one thousand nine hundred and one, and the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars out of the revenues of the fiscal year one thousand nine hundred and two, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury, to be expended under the directions of the board of regents of said school for said purpose. For the government and control of said school, there shall be a board of regents appointment. consisting of six members who shall be appointed by the governor, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, and who, with -board of regents; number and -political of board. a member. -terms of office. members. the state superintendent of free schools, who shall complexion be ex officio a member, shall constitute said-state supt. board; two of the members of said board of regents shall hold their office for the term of two years beginning the first day of June, nineteen hundred and one; two for the term of four years; and two for the term of six years. Vacancies occurring in the board-vacancies. shall be filled by the governor as they occur. The members of said board shall be appointed from the residence of citizens of Mineral, Grant, Hardy, Morgan, Pendleton, Tucker, Preston and Hampshire counties, and before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the members of the board shall take an oath to faithfully discharge their duties. The said board shall be-board of known as the board of regents of the "Keyser Pre- known. paratory Branch of the West Virginia University," by which name said board shall sue and be sued, make contracts, receive and hold real and personal porperty as aforesaid. oath regents, how -powers of board. tract for erec completed 3. Said board of regents shall, as soon as practi- Board to concable after this act takes effect, contract and provide tion of buildfor the erection of suitable buildings upon the site selected and furnished for said school by the town of Keyser, in Mineral county. Said buildings to be when to be completed, and said school opened by the first day of and school to October, 1902. Said board shall provide suitable books, furniture and apparatus necessary for the suc-furniture, cessful operation of said school. All of which shall be paid for as herein provided. open. etc. in board.. 4. That the property, buildings and improvements Property.etc., erected under the provisions of this act, shall be to be vested vested in the board of regents of said school, to be used and controlled for the purposes of this act. 5. There shall be taught in said school such Branches to be taught. branches of learning as are taught in the Preparatory Department of the West Virginia University and in the Normal schools of this State, including mechanics and such other branches as shall fit the pupils for useful trades and callings. But no student shall -no free tuireceive instruction free of tuition in any of the etc. branches herein designated, except as to such as are taught free in the Preparatory Department of the West Virginia University. tion, except, Board to 6. It shall be the duty of said board of regents to teachers and employ and fix the salaries of a sufficient and com employ officers, and fix salaries; how paid. -Pay students. Money arising from tuition, etc., how used. No part of appropriation available, until when. Auditor au thorized to draw his warrant; when and how. Board to appoint treas also a secre tary. petent corps of teachers and officers, to be paid as provided by law, and as directed by said board of regents. 7. All students of this or other states desiring to take other branches of study than those designated in said preparatory course, or to take other courses of study in said school, shall pay such tuition as shall be fixed by the board of regents. 8. All money arising from tuition, matriculation fees or otherwise coming into the hands of the treasurer of said school, shall be used and applied to the payment of the teachers' salaries, and other liabilities of said school. 9. No part of this appropriation provided for in this act shall be expended in the construction of buildings, providing furniture for said school, nor be used for that purpose, until the board of regents shall certify to the auditor that the town of Keyser, or the citizens thereof, have donated to the board for the purposes of this act at least the sum of five thousand dollars, in land, money or other property. 10. And the auditor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the treasurer of this State, payable to the treasurer appointed by said board, for the money appropriated by this act when payable according to the terms of this act. 11. The board of regents of said school shall have urer; his bond; power to appoint a treasurer, and require him to give bond, with good security to be approved by said board; and also a secretary, and to appoint an execu-to appoint tive committee of not more than three persons, citizens of Keyser, to have the care, control and management of said school, under the order and direction of the board of regents. executive committee; their duties. Per diem of members of board. 12. The members of the board of regents shall receive three dollars per day for the time actually employed by them and their actual expenses while attending the meetings of the board, which shall be verified by oath. |