OF FREE SCHOOLS. CHAPTER 58. FREE SCHOOLS. A SUPPLEMENT to an act entitled "An act consolidating United School Districts Nos. 65 and 66, and United School Districts Nos. 42, 43, 68 and 70, in Kent County, for the purpose of authorizing the Board of Commissioners of the public schools of Milford, Kent County, to borrow money and for other purposes." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: sioners of Schools au borrow SECTION 1. That the Board of Commissioners of the Commis Public Schools of Milford, Kent County, are hereby author- Milford ized and empowered to borrow any sum of money not exceed- Public ing three thousand ($3,000) dollars, for the purpose of build-thorized to ing, rebuilding or repairing the school buildings and for fur-8000. nishing the same; and are hereby further authorized to borrow the same at one time, or at different times in different sums of one or more individuals, provided that in the whole they shall not borrow more than three thousand dollars for the purpose aforesaid. to make to loaner SECTION 2. That for the purpose of securing to the loaner Authorized or loaners the payment of the money so to be borrowed under and execute the provisions of this act, with interest thereon, the said Board of Commissioners are hereby further authorized and empowered to make and execute and deliver to the said loaner or loaners, the bond or bonds of the said Board of Commissioners of the Public Schools of Milford, Kent County, which bond or bonds shall be signed by the President of said Board How and attested by the Secretary thereof, and shall be a lien upon signed. the property of the Public Schools of Milford, Kent County, and the said bond or bonds shall be issued in sums of one hundred ($100) dollars each, and made payable at such time How issued, or times as the said Board of Commissioners of the Public when. Schools of Milford, Kent County, may deem advisable, with the interest not to exceed six per centum per annum. payable, to collect SECTION 3. That for the purpose of raising the funds necessary to pay the money authorized to be borrowed under Board is this act, with the interest thereon, the Board of Commis- authorized sioners of the Public Schools of Milford, Kent County, are certain hereby further authorized and empowered to assess, raise and money to collect annually, such sums of money as shall be sufficient to interest meet the interest on the money authorized to be borrowed, and princi sums of pay OF FREE SCHOOLS. and to pay not less than three hundred ($300) dollars, nor more than five hundred ($500) dollars per annum on the principal so borrowed. Passed at Dover, March 29, 1887. Certain real estate CHAPTER 59. FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT to transfer the property of Rufus W. Mitchell from School Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION I. That the farm of Rufus W. Mitchell, now transferred situated in School District No. 155, in Sussex County, be and to District the same is hereby transferred from said district No. 155, and shall hereafter constitute a part of School District No. 10, in said county. No. 1, in County. Land shall SECTION 2. That from and after the passage of this act be assessed the aforesaid farm shall be assessed for school purposes in said School District No. 10, of Sussex county. in said district. Passed at Dover, March 29, 1887. OF FREE SCHOOLS. CHAPTER 60. FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT to dissolve School District No. 106, in Kent County. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: School Dis in County dis Property district. SECTION 1. That School District No. 106, in Kent County, triet No. 106 be and the same is hereby dissolved, and the persons and the ent territory embraced within the limits of the same be and they solved. are hereby remitted and restored to the original School Dis- restored to tricts from which they were taken; except the farm held and original occupied by James L. Cohee, which farm and premises are Exceptions hereby placed and set over into School District No. 53, and the farm of John Gooden, now in tenure of Jonathan G. Gooden, which farm and premises are hereby placed and set over into School District No. 69, and the farm of William Gooden, now in tenure in William G. Gooden, which farm and premises are hereby placed and set over into School District No. 52, in Kent County, respectively. Passed at Dover, March 31, 1887. CHAPTER 61. FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT to divide School District No. 163, in Sussex County, into two districts. Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION 1. That School District No. 163, in Sussex District No. County, be and the same is hereby divided into two School 163 divided. Districts, by the following dividing line: Beginning at a point in the dividing line between the State of Delaware and the State of Maryland, in the centre of the Delaware Railroad, where the same intersects the said divid Boundaries OF FREE SCHOOLS. ing line between the said States of Delaware and Maryland, and running from thence in a northerly direction, and with the center of the said Delaware Railroad to a point in said Railroad when the dividing line between said School District. No. 163 and School District No. crosses the said Railroad;. and that all that part of the said District No. 163 lying west of the said dividing line shall be known and designated as No. of new District No. 1631⁄2, in Sussex County aforesaid, and the new School District created by this act, shall have and enjoy all the rights, powers, incidents, immunities, privileges and benefits of a School District in this State, and be entitled to its proportional share of the School Fund of this State, apportioned to Sussex County, and shall be numbered 1631⁄2, of the School Districts of Sussex County. district. Shall have proportion fund. of school Passed at Dover, March 31, 1887. Preamble. Commis sioners of Kent CHAPTER 62. FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT for the relief of School District No. 116, Kent County. WHEREAS, The residents of School District No. 116, Kent County, have been for several months past deprived of the benefit of a school by reason of the destruction of their school-house by fire; and WHEREAS, There is now in the treasury of said district about one hundred and seventy-five dollars, which if applied toward the erection of a school-house, would enable the residents thereof to have and enjoy the benefit of a school at an early day; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION 1. That the Commissioners of said School DisDistrict 116, trict No. 116, Kent County, be and they are hereby authorCounty ized and empowered to appropriate and use the said sum of authorized one hundred and seventy-five dollars, now in the treasury of money in said district, towards the erection of a new school-house in said district. to use treasury. Passed at Dover, April 4, 1887. OF FREE SCHOOLS. CHAPTER 62. FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT to incorporate the Colored Schools of Dover. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of each branch concurring therein): of district. SECTION I. That on and after the first day of September, Boundary A. D. 1887, the town of Dover, as now bounded and the adjoining country for one mile in every direction, shall form a School District for colored school purposes, by the name of the "Dover Colored Schools," and shall be governed by a name. Board of Directors, to be composed of three members, who Directors. shall be elected as hereinafter provided. Corporate holding SECTION 2. That the qualified colored voters living within the limits of the district aforesaid shall on the last Saturday, Time of in April, A. D. 1887, elect three directors, one of whom is to election of serve for the period of one year, one for two years, and one and numfor three years, and annually thereafter one Director is to be ber of same. elected for the term of three years as hereinafter provided. directors how filled. SECTION 3- That a majority of the said board shall constitute a quorum, and any vacancy occasioned by non-elec- Quorum. tion, death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the Vacancy, said board; any member of the board absenting himself from its stated meetings for three successive meetings without sufficient excuse may have his seat declared vacant by the board, and the said board may elect a member in his place. SECTION 4. corpora That the members of the said board shall be a corporation by the name of "The Board of Directors of the Powers of Dover Colored Schools," and by that name they and their successors shall have perpetual succession, and shall have and possess all the powers, rights, privileges, and franchises of a corporation necessary and proper to establish and maintain good schools for the education of the colored children within the district aforesaid between the ages of six and twenty-one years, and shall have full control of all the real and personal property which now belongs to the colored schools as at present established, or which may hereafter belong to said district; and may in the name aforesaid maintain, prosecute and defend all suits in law and in equity which may be necessary to protect the property of the said district, or to carry into effect the provisions of this act. |