Who may be admitted to such school; sion. cipal. mitted without charge. furnished in certain cases. Principal to make out ac counties there for. certified to the auditor. Auditor to transmit same county court. to clerk of 9. All such deaf, dumb and blind youth residents of the State of West Virginia, between the ages of eight order of admis- and twenty-five years, shall be admitted to pupilage in the institution, on application to the principal; until the institution is filled, applicants shall be admitted in the Duty of prin- order of their application; and it shall be the duty of the principal to keep a careful record of the names of all pupils admitted, with the dates of their admission and discharge, their age, postoffice address, the name of Applicants ad- their parents or guardians, the degrees of cause and circumstances of their deafness or blindness; all such deaf, dumb and blind pupils shall be admitted as above Clothing to be directed without charge for board and tuition; and when not otherwise provided with clothing, they shall be furnished by the institution while they are pupils in the same, and the principal shall make out an account counts against therefor in each case against the respective counties from which said pupils are sent, in an amount not exceeding forty dollars per annum for every such pupil, which acAccount to be count shall be certified by the principal and countersigned by the secretary, and which shall be transmitted by the principal to the auditor of the state, whose duty it shall be to transmit a copy of the same to the clerks of the county courts of the respective counties against which they are; and the county court of such counties shall thereupon at their next sessions, respectively, thereafter held for the purpose of making a county levy, include in such levy the amount of said accounts against their counties, respectively, and cause an order to issue on the sheriff of the county in favor of the auditor of the state, and cause the same to be transmitted by the clerk of said court to the auditor, whose duty it shall be to collect the same and place it to the credit of the institution, to be drawn out upon requisition as a part of is not paid by the current expenses of said schools. If the same is not paid to the auditor by the respective counties from which they are due in a reasonable time, it shall be the duty of the auditor to collect the same by law. The Term of pupil- term of pupilage shall be five years at least, and for so much longer term as in the discretion of the board and principal their condition and progress would seem to justify. After all the applicants between the prescribed ages of eight and twenty-five years have been admitted, if there is still room, the principal may admit other deaf and dumb and blind persons upon application who may be of suitable age to receive any advantage of the institution, and upon such terms as the board may prescribe; but it shall be distinctly understood that such persons shall withdraw from the institution in the order of the dates of their admission to Duty of county courts. If the account county. duty of auditor. age. Applicants not within prescribed ages may be admitted. if room; withdrawal of, when. make room for new applicants between the ages herein already prescribed. (Approved February 7, 1895.) [NOTE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. The foregoing act takes effect at the expiration of ninety days from its passage.] (Senate Bill No. 122.) CHAPTER 40. AN ACT to establish a high grade school at Bluefield, [Passed February 21, 1895.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Bluefield col 1. There shall be established a school at Bluefield, Brut institute. county of Mercer, to be called "Bluefield Colored In- Its rights and stitute," by which name it shall have and hold all the powers. property, funds, investments, rights, powers and privileges created by this act, by bequest, private subscription, donation or otherwise. for building. 2. It being estimated that the sum of eight thousand Appropriation dollars will be needed for the purpose of the erection of suitable buildings, and the purchase of a site for said school, therefore the sum of eight thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for said purpose; five thousand dollars of which sum shall be payable out of the revenues of this fiscal year, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and three thousand dollars out of the revenues of the fiscal year of one thousand eight hundred and ninetysix, to be expended under the direction of the board of regents to be appointed for said school for said purpose of this act. gents; of whom For the government and control of said school there Board of reshall be a board of regents consisting of the state super- composed; how intendent of free schools, together with four other appointed. members of said board, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the consent of the senate, one each from the several congressional districts of this state, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same to be a corporation. Name of board: political party, which board shall be known as the "Board of Regents of the Bluefield Colored Institute," and shall be a corporation, and as such may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with, and have a common seal. The said regents shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve during his pleasure, and their compensation shall be and compensa- such a per diem and actual expenses as other similar boards of the state. Term of office tion. Their powers and duties. Buildings. 3. Said board shall have all the powers to act, and shall act and be controlled according to and under the laws governing the board of regents of the normal schools of this state, except as here limited by this act. 4. The said board of regents shall, as soon as this act takes effect, let to contract and provide for a suitable building upon the site selected for said school by When building the said board of regents, said building to be completed and said school opened not later than the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six. Board to fur- Said board shall provide suitable books, furniture and apparatus necessary for the operation of said school, of which shall be paid for as hereinafter provided. to be completed and school opened. nish books, etc. Property vested in board. Branches to be taught. Free tuition. Board to employ and fix salaries of teachers and officers; how paid. all 5. That the property and all grounds and improvements erected under the provisions of this act, shall be vested in the board of regents of said school, to be used and controlled in like manner as the property of the normal school and branches is used and controlled by its said board of regents. 6. There shall be taught in said school such branches of learning as are taught in the preparatory department of the West Virginia University and in the normal schools in this State, but no student shall receive instruction free of tuition in any of the branches here designated except as provided in section ninety-six of chapter fortyfive of the code of West Virginia, and as to such as are taught free in the preparatory department of the University of West Virginia. 7. It shall be the duty of the said board of regents to employ and fix the salaries of a sufficient and competent corps of teachers and other necessary officers, such teachers and officers to be paid as is provided by law for the payment of teachers and officers of the normal schools of this State. The said salaries to be paid out of any moneys in the State treasury not otherwise apportioned, to pay tuition. 8. All students of this State desiring to take other What students branches of studies than those designated in said preparatory course or taking other courses of study in said school, shall pay such tuition as shall hereafter be fixed by the faculty of said school. other states to 9. All students from other states shall be required to Students from pay such tuition as shall be designated by the said board pay tuition. of regents. 10. All money arising from tuition, matriculation Disposition of money arising fees or otherwise, coming into the hands of the treas- from tuition, urer of said school, shall be used and applied to the etc. payment of teachers' salaries and other liabilities of said school. WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS, WM. G. WORLEY, President of Senate. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, February 28, 1895. I certify that the foregoing act, having been presented to the governor for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of the legislature in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of this State, has become a law without his approval. W. E. CHILTON, [NOTE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. The foregoing act takes effect at the expiration of ninety days after its passage.] (House Bill No. 13.) CHAPTER 41. AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections seventy-eight, eighty-two, eighty-seven and eighty-eight of chapter forty-five of the code. [Passed February 7, 1895.] Code amended. Board of re gents of West versity: com posed of nine persons. Powers conferred upon board. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia : That sections seventy-eight, eighty-two, eighty-seven and eighty-eight of chapter forty-five of the code be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: 78. For the government and control of said uniVirginia University there shall be a board of regents consisting of nine persons to be called "The Regents of the West Virginia University." As such board they may sue and be sued and have a common seal. The said board shall have the custody and control of the property and funds of the university, except as otherwise provided by law. They shall have the power to accept from any person or persons any gift, grant or devise of money, land or other property intended for the use of the university, and shall, by such acceptance, be trustees of the funds and property which may come into the possession or under the control of said board by such gift, grant or devise, and shall invest and hold such funds and property, and apply the proceeds and property in such manner as the donor may prescribe by the terms of his gift, grant or devise, and shall invest and hold such funds and property and apply the proceeds and property in such manner, as the donor may prescribe by the terms of the gift, grant or devise. Majority to rum; except, etc. A majority of said regents shall constitute a quorum constitute quo- for the transaction of business, except that for making arrangements for the erection of buildings, or the permanent alteration thereof, or the appointment to or removal from office of professors, or fixing their compenRegents to be sation or changing any rule or regulation adopted by a place and ob- majority of the board, in which case all of the regents ject of meeting shall be notified in writing by the secretary of the board, cases; how. of the time, place and object of meeting proposed to be held for any of the purposes excepted in this section; and When concur- the concurrence of a majority of the regents shall be jority required. required. notified of time, in certain rence of ma Appointed by the governor; The said board of regents shall be appointed by the terms of office. governor on or before the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, as follows: three of whom he shall designate to serve for two years, three for four years, and three for six years, from said date, and at the expiration of said term he shall appoint a like number for the full term of six years, and in making said appointments the same shall be so divided as at no time five of same po- to have more than five of said regents of the same political party, and no two of said regents shall be appointed from the same senatorial district of the state. Not more than litical party; no two from same senatorial district. |