When and to paid. ever been paid to the school on any of this fund, therefore: Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: That on the 31st of March, 1907, there whom interest shall be paid to the treasurer of the school, on the order of the president of the school, approved by the governor, the first amount of interest, cɔmputed at the rate of six per cent per annum, on the several amounts of this fund from the respective dates upon which they were severally paid into the State treasury up to March 31st, 1907, and thereafter on the last day of every quarter there shall be paid to the treasurer of the school in like manner, interest at the rate of six per cent per annum on the whole amount of the fund in the treasury at the close of the quarter, computing interest on any sum paid in, during the quarter. Proceeds of treasury. Sec. 2. That the full amount of the proceeds land sold to be of all lands sold, or leased, shall hereafter be paid into State paid into the State treasury and the school shall, out of the money appropriated by the State for the maintenance of the school, pay all the expenses of caring for, protecting and selling the lands. Approved February 28, 1907. No. 162.) AN ACT. (H. 250. To aid and encourage technical education in the State of Alabama, the providing for the erection and equipment of buildings and increased facilities at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That there is hereby appropriated to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in order to aid and encourage technical education in the departments of the sciences that relate to agricultu ral, mechanic and textile arts, the sum of fiftysix thousand and five hundred dollars annually for the years 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, and that the funds thus appropriated by the act shall be paid out of any funds in the treasury of the State not otherwise appropriated. Section 2. That no portion of the funds ap- Not to be used propriated by this act shall be used to pay the for payment of salary of any salary, or the part of the salary of any person, person. but that the entire amount shall be expended under the direction of the trustees of said instituie to erect buildings and to purchase the equipment and appliances and to increase the facilities needed to give more complete instruction in the tech- How used. nical departments, of the sciences that relate to agriculture, mechanic and textile arts and to other industrial arts and to provide additional accommodations for the students and instructors at said Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Provided that seventy-five thousand dollars of said funds appropriated, shall be applied to the erection and equipment of an agricultural building. And further that forty thousand dollars shall be expended for a mechanical and textile building. Section 3. That the amounts herein appropri- Manner of payated shall be paid on the warrants of the treas- ing same. urer of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, to be drawn as directed by the trustees of said institute upon the approval of the Governor; provided such warrants shall be drawn only for amounts to meet the liabilities actually incurred under the provisions of this act, as shall be shown by due certification to the governor by the president of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Approved March 2, 1907. Appropriation; from what fund. Purposes of which to be paid. No. 163) AN ACT. (H. 423. To appropriate annually $67,000.00 or so much thereof as is necessary, to aid rural school districts in the State to erect or to repair public school houses. Section One. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: That the sum of $67,000.00 annually or so much thereof as is necessary be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the proceeds arising from the sale of fertilizer tags by the commissioner of Agriculture and industries for the purpose of aiding in the erection or the repairing of rural school houses in this State. The said appropriation to be used, disbursed and appor tioned as hereinafter provided and set forth; provided that not more than $1,000.00 of this appropriation shall be used or paid out in any one county of this State in a separate fiscal year. Section 2. That whenever the district trusConditions on tees of any school, district in this State, no part of which lies in an incorporated city, town or village, shall show to the satisfaction of the county superintendent of education of the county in which such district lies that they as such have secured bona fide donations or subscriptions made by solvent and reliable persons to the amount of not less than $100.00 (the same to be discharged either by payment in money or in suitable building materials) for the purpose of building a school house or for the repairing of a public school house in said district and shall make application to said county superintendent of education to receive the benefits of this act, the county superintendent of education shall file such application and make a memorandum or record of the same and shall submit all such applications to the county board of education for the consid eration of said board as hereinafter provided. The county board of education shall at any regular or called meeting carefully consider and investigate all applications filed with the county super Duty of county board. intendent having in view the educational interests of their county and the districts making such application, as well as the pecuniary conditions of the people and patrons of each of the districts making application and the advisability and necessity of the erection or the repairing of said school houses. And after a full investigation of each of the said applications, the county board of education shall approve such of the same as shall seem just and necessary, giving preference to the most needful, and the said board shall make or cause to be made a note or memorandum on the record of their proceedings showing the applications that were approved by them, the amount of the donation or subscription secured by each district whose application is approved, and the amount of money which the board recommends to be given to such district out of the appro-. priation herein made to be distributed in the county under this act; provided that the amount so recommended for such district in the discretion of the board shall in no case exceed the amount secured by donation and subscription and the total for any school house in no case shall exceed $200.00 and; provided further that no appropriation shall be made for the building of a school house unless said school house is built in accordance with the plans and specifications either furnished by or endorsed by the superintendent of education of the State. Section Three. That the board of education in each county shall certify to the superintendent Duty of county of education of this State, a statement in writing board of education to certishowing the county from which it comes, and each fy to State suschool district in the county, designating the same perintendent of by its number or other proper name, the applica- education. tion of which for the benefits of this act, has been approved by said board and the amount or sum of money recommended by said board to be given to each of said districts out of appropriation made by this act to aid in the erection or repair of the public school house for such district; and said State superin tendent requests auditor to draw warrant. Auditor to statement shall be signed by the county superintendent of education and shall give the post office address of such superintendent. And upon the receipt of said statement by the superintendent of this State, he shall request the State auditor to draw his warrant on the State treasurer for the sums or amounts of money as required by this act, and shall lay before the State auditor said statements, and give him such information thereto as he may possess. And upon it shall be the duty of the State auditor, and he is hereby directed and required, to draw his separate warrant on the State treasurer for the amount of money to be giv en to each school district, as shown by said statement and he shall make each of said warrants payable to the county superintendent of education of the county wherein such districts are situated, and shall indicate thereon for the benefit of what public school district the same is issued (stating the county and number or name of the district), and that the same is given by the State to aid in the erection or repair of a public school house. Warrant deliv- Said warrants shall be delivered to the superinered to State tendent of education of this State and receipted draw warrant. superintend ent. intendent re . for by him and he shall forward the same to the different county superintendent of education as the same are payable. The said statements from which said warrants are made up shall be delivered or returned to the superintendent of ed ucation of this State by the State auditor, after he has had the use of same in the issuance of said warrants, and shall be safely kept in the office of the superintendent of education of this State. Provided no money shall be appropriated for the erection of a new school building on a plat of ground of less dimensions than two acres. Section Four. That upon the receipt of said County super warrants by the county superintendent of educa ceipts State su- tion, he shall sign and return to the superintend ent of education of this State, a receipt for the same, said receipt to be made out by the superintendent of education, and that whenever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the county super perintendent for warrant. |
