Chap. 262.—An ACT to incorporate Cedar Bluff High School.
Approved March 6, 1882.

Whereas it is desirable and expedient that there should be
established at the Mouth of Indian, Tazewell county, Vir-
ginia, a high school, in which shall be taught the languages
and higher mathematics, in connection with the public free
school; and whereas, for the purpose of establishing such
school, special legislation is necessary; now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
for the purpose of a high school at the Mouth of Indian, that

rtion of the Masonic hall which was purchased by the

oard of trustees of the public free schools of Maiden
Springs district, which is the lower story of said hall, is
hereby donated and allowed to be used for such high school.

2. Tuat for the purpose heretofore set forth, the village of
Cedar Bluff, and the county within a radius of three miles
from the centre thereof, shall constitute a sub-school district.

3. J. Marion McGuire, T. M. Scott, R. H. Ratcliff, P. J.
Lockhart, W. J. Higginbotham, James M. McGin, and James
Perry, and their successors, are hereby constituted and made
a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Trustees of
the Cedar Bluff High School by which name they shall have
perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, contract and be
contracted with, and have and use a common seal, with
power to purchase. receive, and hold lands and tenements,
money, goods. and chattels to an amount not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars.

4. The county school board may (a majority of said board
concurring), donate to said body politic out of the public
school money belonging to said county, the sum of five hun-
dred dollars for the purpose of paying about one hundred
and fifty dollars, balance due on said property, and the re-
mainder to be applied by said corporation for purchasing
Jand and improving said school property.

3. There shall be taught annually in said school house a
public free school for such time as the public free school
money alloted annually to said district. and such other funds
as may be secured by subscription. or otherwise, for that
purpose, shall defray the expenses thereof.

6. That said trustees, or a majority of them, shall choose
annually, by ballot, a hoard of directors, of not less than
three nor more than eleven members, who shall select their
own Officers, including a secretary, and shall select and con-
tract with such agents and teachers as may be necessary to
carry on said school, and may dismiss such agents and
teachers when delinquent, inefficient, or in anywise unwor-
thy of the position, and may charge and collect tuition fees
for any studies pursued by pupils in said school not embraced
in the public school course. And the said board of directors
shall have the general management of the institution during
their term of office. The superintendent of the public
schools of Tazewell county shall be ex-officio the president
of the board of directors.

7. The Board of directors shall take bond from the treas-
urer, with good security, payable to the trustees of the Cedar
Bluff bigb school, in the penalty of twenty-five hundred dol-
lars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of
his office.

8. When there shall be a vacancy in the board of trustees,
occasioned by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the
remaining trustees, or a majority of them, shall, after being
notified by the president or secretary, at least thirty days
previously, proceed to supply such vacancy. The trustees
shall meet semi-annually, or whenever a majority of their
number shall deem it necessary.

9. The board of trustees of this institution shall consist of
not less than three nor more than eleven members, a majority
of whoin shall constitute a quorum.

10. The trustees may adopt such constitution, rules, regu-
lations, and by-laws, not contrary to the laws of this state
nor the United States, as they deem necessary for the good
of the institution.

11. And be it further enacted, That the state publie free
school money, to which said sub-district may be annually
entitled, shall be paid to the treasurer of said school by the
treasurer of Tazewell county, on filing with said county

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treasurer a written statement, signed by the president of the
board of directors, teatiying that a public free school has
been kept in operation for five months during the current
school year, or that arrangements have been made which will
secure the keeping it in operation that length of time: pro-
vided that in case of the unavoidable discontinuance of a
school before the expiration of the time required, the board
of education shall be allowed to relax the requirements of
this section, and to decide the oase on its merits.

12. And be it further enacted by the general assembly of
Virginia, That the principal of the Cedar Bluff high school
shall have power to confer such certificates of proficiency
and distinction as he may think best to promote the cause of
education.

13. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 262.—An ACT to incorporate Cedar Bluff High School.
Approved March 6, 1882.

Whereas it is desirable and expedient that there should be
established at the Mouth of Indian, Tazewell county, Vir-
ginia, a high school, in which shall be taught the languages
and higher mathematics, in connection with the public free
school; and whereas, for the purpose of establishing such
school, special legislation is necessary; now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
for the purpose of a high school at the Mouth of Indian, that

rtion of the Masonic hall which was purchased by the

oard of trustees of the public free schools of Maiden
Springs district, which is the lower story of said hall, is
hereby donated and allowed to be used for such high school.

2. Tuat for the purpose heretofore set forth, the village of
Cedar Bluff, and the county within a radius of three miles
from the centre thereof, shall constitute a sub-school district.

3. J. Marion McGuire, T. M. Scott, R. H. Ratcliff, P. J.
Lockhart, W. J. Higginbotham, James M. McGin, and James
Perry, and their successors, are hereby constituted and made
a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Trustees of
the Cedar Bluff High School by which name they shall have
perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, contract and be
contracted with, and have and use a common seal, with
power to purchase. receive, and hold lands and tenements,
money, goods. and chattels to an amount not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars.

4. The county school board may (a majority of said board
concurring), donate to said body politic out of the public
school money belonging to said county, the sum of five hun-
dred dollars for the purpose of paying about one hundred
and fifty dollars, balance due on said property, and the re-
mainder to be applied by said corporation for purchasing
Jand and improving said school property.

3. There shall be taught annually in said school house a
public free school for such time as the public free school
money alloted annually to said district. and such other funds
as may be secured by subscription. or otherwise, for that
purpose, shall defray the expenses thereof.

6. That said trustees, or a majority of them, shall choose
annually, by ballot, a hoard of directors, of not less than
three nor more than eleven members, who shall select their
own Officers, including a secretary, and shall select and con-
tract with such agents and teachers as may be necessary to
carry on said school, and may dismiss such agents and
teachers when delinquent, inefficient, or in anywise unwor-
thy of the position, and may charge and collect tuition fees
for any studies pursued by pupils in said school not embraced
in the public school course. And the said board of directors
shall have the general management of the institution during
their term of office. The superintendent of the public
schools of Tazewell county shall be ex-officio the president
of the board of directors.

7. The Board of directors shall take bond from the treas-
urer, with good security, payable to the trustees of the Cedar
Bluff bigb school, in the penalty of twenty-five hundred dol-
lars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of
his office.

8. When there shall be a vacancy in the board of trustees,
occasioned by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the
remaining trustees, or a majority of them, shall, after being
notified by the president or secretary, at least thirty days
previously, proceed to supply such vacancy. The trustees
shall meet semi-annually, or whenever a majority of their
number shall deem it necessary.

9. The board of trustees of this institution shall consist of
not less than three nor more than eleven members, a majority
of whoin shall constitute a quorum.

10. The trustees may adopt such constitution, rules, regu-
lations, and by-laws, not contrary to the laws of this state
nor the United States, as they deem necessary for the good
of the institution.

11. And be it further enacted, That the state publie free
school money, to which said sub-district may be annually
entitled, shall be paid to the treasurer of said school by the
treasurer of Tazewell county, on filing with said county

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treasurer a written statement, signed by the president of the
board of directors, teatiying that a public free school has
been kept in operation for five months during the current
school year, or that arrangements have been made which will
secure the keeping it in operation that length of time: pro-
vided that in case of the unavoidable discontinuance of a
school before the expiration of the time required, the board
of education shall be allowed to relax the requirements of
this section, and to decide the oase on its merits.

12. And be it further enacted by the general assembly of
Virginia, That the principal of the Cedar Bluff high school
shall have power to confer such certificates of proficiency
and distinction as he may think best to promote the cause of
education.

13. This act shall be in force from its passage.