16 as will produce the amount shown by the estimate of said board 17 to be necessary to be levied for the different school fund pur18' poses as provided in the general school law of the state, which 19 will continue adequately the schools of the district for a min20 imum term of nine months and the board of education of said 21 independent school district is hereby authorized and empowered 22 to lay a levy in addition to the levies authorized by the general 23 school law of the state, sufficient for all purposes to conduct 24 the schools of said independent district for the term fixed.

Sec. 17. All provisions of the general school law of this 2 state, and all laws and acts heretofore existing, which are in 3 any manner inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall 4 be void within the district, otherwise, the said general school 5 law shall remain in full force and effect in this district, as 6 elsewhere in this state.

CHAPTER 85

(Senate Bill No. 31-Mr. Marsh)

AN ACT to amend and re-enact section nine of chapter seventy-five of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia of the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven, relating to the salary of the secretary of the board of education of the independent school district of Parkersburg.

[Passed April 17, 1923.

SEC.

In effect from passage. Approved by the Governor
April 24, 1923]

9. Duty of secretary; salary; re

moval.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section nine of chapter seventy-five of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia for the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven be amended so as to read as follows:

Section 9. The secretary shall record in a well bound book 2 to be provided for the purpose, all official acts and proceedings 3 of the board, which shall be a public record open to the in4 spection of all persons interested therein; he shall also keep 5 and preserve books of account which shall show the resources 6 of the board for each current year and the funds from which

7 the same is derived; all credits to be charged against said re8 sources by way of delinquents, commissions and otherwise; all 9 disbursements made by the board and on account of what fund, 10 and the balance to the credit of each fund, together with a 11 descriptive entry, showing for what purpose each item of dis12 bursement is made, which books of account shall always show 13 the financial resources of the district and shall always be open 14 to the inspection of any taxpayer of the said district; he shall 15 also preserve in his office all papers containing evidence of 16 title, contract and obligations; and in general, shall record and 17 keep in his office all records, papers and documents as shall be 18 required by this act, and perform such duties, not inconsistent 19 herewith, as may be prescribed by the board; he shall make 20 such reports as are required to be made by secretaries of the 21 board of education by the general school laws of the state; 22 for his services he shall receive such salary as may be fixed 23 by the board, and he may be removed at any time by a ma24 jority of the members of the board in regular session.

CHAPTER 86

(Senate Bill No. 74-Mr. Arnold)

AN ACT to provide for the establishment of a county high school in the county of Upshur, and to provide for a special levy and a board of trustees for the same.

[Passed April 19, 1923. In effect from passage. Approved by the Governor April 24, 1923]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Section 1. The presidents of the boards of education of 2 Banks district, Buckhannon district, Meade district, Union dis3 trict, Warren district and Washington district, together with 4 the county superintendent of schools of said county shall consti5 tute an Upshur county board of education for said high school.

6 The county superintendent of schools shall be ex-officio member 7 of said board and a president of this board and a secretary shall 8 be appointed at its first regular meeting in the year.

Sec. 2. The Upshur county high school board shall be a 2 body corporate and as such shall have and exercise all rights 3 and powers now conferred by law upon district boards of edu4 cation.

Sec. 3. Said board of education shall, as soon as practicable 2 after the passage of this act, purchase or secure by condemna3 tion, a site of not less than ten acres of land in a convenient 4 and suitable location and shall erect thereon a suitable building 5 or buildings and shall establish therein a high school to be open 6 without cost of tuition to all pupils of high school grade in 7 Banks district, Buckhannon district, Meade district, Union dis8 trict, Warren district and Washington district, and said school 9 to be known as the Upshur county high school.

Sec. 4. For the purpose of purchasing a site and erecting 2 and equipping a building or buildings for said high school, the 3 county high school board is hereby empowered to lay a levy of 4 not more than thirty cents on each one hundred dollars' valua5 tion of taxable property in the said county, for three succes6 sive years beginnnig with the year one thousand nine hundred 7 twenty-three; provided, however, that no levy shall be laid on 8 the taxable property in the Buckhannon independent district as 9 created by chapter three, acts of the legislature of one thou10 sand nine hundred and eight.

Sec. 5. Beginning with the year in which said county high 2 school is ready to open and annually thereafter, the county 3 high school board shall have authority to lay for the support 4 of said high school a levy not to exceed ten cents, on each one 5 hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property for maintenance 6 building fund and a levy not to exceed twenty cents, for a 7 teachers' fund; provided, however, that no levy shall be laid 8 on the taxable property in the Buckhannon independent dis9 trict, as created by chapter three, acts of one thousand nine hun10 dred and eight. Said levies shall be laid at the time and in the 11 same manner that school levies are laid by district boards of 12 education.

Sec. 6. The members of the county high school board, ex2 cept the county superintendent of schools, shall receive for

3 their services five dollars per day for the time actually spent in 4 the work of the board; provided, however, that no member shall 5 receive pay for more than twelve days in any one year. The 6 salary of the secretary shall be one hundred dollars per annum. 7 The per diem of members of the board and the salary of the 8 secretary shall be paid out of the county high school mainte9 nance building fund.

Sec. 7. Said board of education is hereby authorized, em2 powered and directed to contract for the erection of suitable 3 buildings necessary for said school, equipping same with neces4 sary furniture, heating apparatus, lights, etc., contract for the 5 employment of a principal, supervisors, teachers, janitors, etc., 6 for said high school and paying for the same out of said levies 7 and doing whatever is necessary to maintain and run said 8 school in accordance with the general school law.

Sec. 8. Before said members of said board enter upon their 2 respective duties as such board of education, they shall take the 3 several oaths as prescribed by law.

Sec. 9. As soon as said Upshur county high school building 2 shall have been completed and equipped and ready for use, it 3 shall be subject to and be maintained, run and governed by the 4 general school laws of West Virginia, so far as they do not con5 flict with this act.

6 All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby 7 repealed.

CHAPTER 87

(Senate Bill No. 203-Mr. Baker)

AN ACT to provide for the establishing of a county high school in the county of Roane.

[Passed April 26, 1923. In effect from passage. Approved by the Governor May 1, 1923]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That a high school be and is hereby established in the county of Roane, to be known as the Roane county high school.

Section 1. That a high school be and the same is hereby 2 established in and for the county of Roane, state of West 3 Virginia, at or near the city of Spencer, for such districts 4 in said county as may ratify this act, which shall be known 5 as the Roane county high school.

Sec. 2. That the direction and control of said high 2 school shall be in the hands of and by a board of directors, 3 consisting of the presidents of the various district and 4 independent district boards of education of Roane county, 5 except as hereinafter provided, who shall annually, at a 6 regular meeting to be held on the first Monday in July of 7 each year, elect one of their number president, and shall at 8 the same time select a competent person not a member of 9 said board of directors as secretary, both of whom shall per10 form the duties of their respective offices as provided by gen11-12 eral law for similar officers of district boards of education, 13 and such other duties as said board of directors may require. 14 A vacancy in either office shall be filled by said board of 15 directors at its first regular meeting after such vacancy oc16 curs, or as soon thereafter as practicable. In case of the fail17 ure of the board of directors to fill such vacancy within sixty 18 days after it shall occur, it shall be the duty of the county 19 superintendent of free schools of Roane county to fill such 20 vacancy by appointment. It is provided, however, that in the 21 event this act does not become operative in more than two 22 districts in said county by reason of the vote hereinafter pro23 vided to be taken, that then and until one or more additional 24 districts shall adopt this act, said board of directors shall 25 consist of all members of the boards of education of the 26 districts so adopting this act.

Sec. 3. Said board of directors shall be a body corpor2 ate and known as board of directors of the Roane county 3 high school, and as such may sue and be sued, plead and be 4 impleaded, contract and be contracted with, and shall receive 5 and hold for the use of said high school all gifts, grants or 6 devises of property made to the same and shall be deemed the 7 owner of all property belonging to said high school, and shall 8 be liable for all obligations which may legally exist against it.