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Sec-2: The Boards of Trustees of said University shal, not later
that September 1903, organize at their respective institutions
a normal school which shall be co-ordinate with existing
courses of instruction and shall be maintained in such a state
of efficiency as to provide proper theoretical and practical training
for all students desiring to prepare themselves for the work of teaching;
said normal schools, in each case being made the general charge
and management of the respective Boards of Trustees of said
Universities.
Sec-3-: To enable the Ohio University and the Miami
University to organize and support said normal schools
there shall be levied annually a tax on the grand
list of the taxable property of the State of Ohio, which shall
be collected in the same manner as other state taxes and
the proceeds of which shall be made a part of the
" Ohio and Miami University fund", as already provided
for (O.L. vol-92- pp. 40-41). The rate of such levy shall
be designated by the General Assembly at least once in two
years ,and if the General Assembly shall fail to designate
the rate for any year , the same shall be for the said "Ohio
and Miami University fund" on thirtieth (1-30) of one
mill upon each dollar of the valuation of such taxable
porperty.
Sec-4-: The said "Ohio and Miami University fund," as
herein described shall be distributed and paid annually
seven twelfths (7-12) thereof to the Treasurer of the Ohio University
upon this order of the president of the Board of Trustees of the said
Ohio University and five twelfths (5-12) thereof to the treasurer
of the Miami University upon the order of the president of
The Board of Trustees of said Miami University.
Sec-5-: The Governor is hereby authorized and required
within ninety days after the passage of this act to appoint
a board, to be known as the State Normal School Commission,
consisting of four judicious citizens of the state, not more than
two of whom shall be of the same political party, who
shall serve without compensation, and whose duty it
shall be to make investigation upon the need and
advisability of the future establishment by the state of one or