Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-02-27

irmaton each member may administer TO the oth- /
err. Their powers and duties shall be.
l. To determine the site, lease or purchase the
necessary ground and build or procure suitable
school house for the district The school house
shall be as near the centre of the district as crcum
stances will admit. When school house is built
or procured by district, this power shall not ex-
tend 10 the removal of it the building or procuring
another, while it remains. But the school voters
of any district may at any stated meeting OF the
said district authorize the clerk and commissioners
thereof to remove the school house. and II Decessl-
y require, to build or procure another.
@ 10 maintain the school house when built or
procured, and see that it kept in good repair.
and unlnjured and TO action TO be brought for
my injury, if expedient to provide proper furni-
ture for The school house and supply necessary
fuel
8. To provide school for the district for such
periods as the funds in their power will enable
them. and employ teachers and make all necessary
arrangements They shall employ as a teacher no
person. whom they shall not have just grounds TO
believe TO be of good moral character and well qua
lifted TO teach reading writing, arithm' TIC, Engsh
grammar, and such other branches OF knowledge as
the Committee may deem necessary TO be taught In
their district. They may employ female teacher
In respect to whom the qualification OF reading and
writing may be sufficiently in the summer months
attend school, and others engaged in the com
mon occupations of the country. They may dismiss
a teacher.
4. To receive and collect all money appropria-
ted for the district to be raised IN it according to
the resolution Of meeting ofthe school voters, and
TO apply the same justly.
S. 10 appoint collector of the district and take
from him security tor the faithful performance of
his duty they shall have power TO fill vacancy
in said Office.
1t shall be the dnty ofthe collector, to collect and
receive the money 50 as aforesaid, resolved to be
raised in the district and shall or before the first
Monday of January. in each and every year, pay to
the school committee the amount Of money which
may have come into his hands, tor the use of said
district, deductlng five per centum, on the sum col
ilected
G. To do all acts requisite for cnccting the pre-
misses
The bond of the Collector may be according tt
this form. Know all men by these presents, Iha
we are firmly bound, Jointly and seVeraliy, II
School District No. in county in thu
sum of to be paid to the said school district
Sealed with our seals. Dated the day
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The condition of the above written obligation i
such. That ifthe said who Is collector of thu
school district aore said shall we'll and faithfully
execute said office and perform all bis duties as suci
collector then the SAID obligation shall be void
The acts Of majority OF the school COMMITTEE
shall be as eilectual as if done by them all.
The clerk of the district shall keep record hoo
of the district, in which he shall enter the bound
and description of the district to be taken from tn
transcript in the court aforesaid copy of the Ger
tihcate Of the proceedings of every meeting of tn
school voters Of adistrict and the proceedings o
the school committee and the names Of the scholar
attending the school, list Of whom shall be fur
nished by the teachers. The said book shall be ev
ldence. He shall keep all the papers belonging t
the district or to the school committee.
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