Chap. 583.—An ACT for the establishment of district high schools in the county
of Rockbridge.

Approved February 28, 1898.

1. Be it enacted hy the general assembly of Virginia, That the dis-
trict school board of any of the districts of the county of Rockbridge
may, at its discretion, and with the consent of the county school board,
establish a separate school or schools for instruction exclusively in the
higher branches, as described in section fourteen hundred and ninety-
eight of the code and for training teachers for primary schools.

2. These schools shall be known as district high schools and shall be
revulated and maintained as follows:

First. Suitable buildings and all needed appliances shall be provided
from the district funds.

Second. Tuition fees may be charged not exceeding five dollars per
month for each pupil, which fees shall be collected by the teacher in
charge of said school and by him paid to the county treasurer, who
shall credit the same to the district in which the school is located, and
shall be used only in payment of teachers.

Third. The term of such school or schools shall be determined by
the district school board.

Fourth. Teachers shall be paid not exceeding fifty dollars per month,
which, together with all expenses for such high schools, shall be paid
out of the district funds and tuition fees.

Fifth. The studies in these schools shall be such as belong to the sec-
ondary or high-school grade, duly arranged in a-regular course or
courses, as may be prescribed by the school board.

Sixth. Pupils shall be admitted to these schools on thorough tests
which show that they are adequately prepared to profit by the instruc-
tion given, and shall conform to such other requirements for entrance
as the school board may adopt.

Seventh. Teachers shall be appointed from applicants who hold
special certificates from the county superintendent granting them license
to teach high-school subjects, which certificates may, at the discretion of
the superintendent, be granted without examination to persons who hold
an A. B. degree or its equivalent.

Eighth. Teachers shall make a monthly report to the county superin-
tendent and be subject to the regulations which apply to other teachers
of public schools, except that the number of hours of daily service shall
be fixed by the school board.

3. That any two or more districts of the county may unite in estab-
lishing such schools as provided above, which shall be governed and
controlled jointly by the schoo] board of the districts so uniting, or such
members of the boards as may be designated by them respectively, sub-
ject to all the provisions as hereinbefore prescribed, and the expense of
such school or schools shall be paid by the districts 80 uniting as may
be agreed upon,

4. This act shall be in force from its passage,