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spectors, and shall have power, and it shall

spectors, and shall have power, and it shall
be his duty
1. To attend all meetings of the inspec-
tors and to prepare under their direction, all
their reports, estimates and appointments Of
school moneys, and to record the same and
all their proceedings in book to be kept for
that purpose.
2. To receive and keep all reports made
to the inspectors from the directors Of the
school district, and all the books and papers
belonging to the inspectors, and file thesame
his Office.
3. To receive all such communications
as may be directed to him from the SUPER
intendent of public instruction, and dis
pose of the same in the manner directed
therein.
4. To transmit to the clerk of the county
all such reports as may be made for such
clerk by the inspectors, and generally to do
and execute all such things as belong TO his
office and may be required of him by the in
spectors.
| ART. 6. OF certain duties of the county
clerk.
SEC. 35. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk
OF each county, on or before the first of Mo-
vember of every year, to make and transmit
to the superintendent of public instruction a
report, in writing, containing the whole mum.
Der of townships from which the required
reports have been made to him by the in
spectors of schools, and containing a cert-
fled copy of all their reports. And the
board of supervisors of each county are
hereby authorized to allow to the clerk OF
their counties, such compensation as they
may deem proper for the services he may
perform under and by virtue of the provis.
ions of this act. h
Sec. SO. Any clerk who shall neglect or
refuse to make such report by the time so
limited shall, for such offence, forfeit the
sum of one hundred dollars, 10 the use OF
the schools of said county, to be recovered
in an action Of debt, to be commenced in
the name of the superintendent of public in
structlon; and the moneys so received shall,
when received by the superintendent be paid
into the treasury of the county to the credit
and for the use Of the district or districts
which may suffer from such neglect of the
clerk, and the sum may be drawn out by
the proper authority of said district or dis.
trcts.
ART. 7. Distribution of the income of the
school funds.
Sec. 81. The moneys to be hereafter dis.
tributed annually for the support of primary
schools shall be payable on the first Monday
of September in each year, on the warrant
of the auditor general, to the treasurer Of the
several counties.
Sec. 3S. The treasurers Of the counties
shall apply for and receive such mon
eys as are apportioned to their respec
tive counties, when the same shall become
due.
Sec. 80. The treasurer Of each county
when he shall receive such moneys, shall
give notice in writing to the chairman Of
clerk of the board of school inspectors o
each township in his county, of the amour
apportioned to such township, and shall hole
the same subject to the order Of the inspec
tors.
Sec. 40. In case any moneys apportion
ed to any township shall not be applied for by
such inspectors, the moneys so remaining
shall be added to the moneys next received
by the treasurer for distribution, from the SUI
pcrintendent of public instruction and in tn,
same proportion distributed.
SEC. al. Whenever the clerk of any
county shall receive from the superintendent
notice of the apportonment of moneys 70
his county, he shall file the same in hi
office, and within one week transmit
certified copy thereof to the county trea
surer and to the clerk of the board O
supervisors and said clerk shall lay sucl
copy before the supervisors at their mex
meeting.
SEC. AZ. 1t shall be the duty of the super
visors at such meeting, to add to the sum
of money to be raised in each of the town
ships of the county, a sum equal to that whicl
shall have been apportioned to such town
ship, to be levied and collected in the SAM
manner as other moneys are directed to b
raised in the township.
Sec. 43. The supervisors shall cause AM
require the collector ofeach township,b thei
warrant, to pay such moneys when collects
to the chairman Of the board of school in
spectors in such township for the use q
schools therein.
SEC. Al. Should any township neglect o
refuse to elect board of school Inspector
the collector shall pay the moneys SO col
lected to the county treasurer; to be ap
portioned among the several townships
tas provided in the fortieth section of thi
act.
ART. 8. Officers required to transmit t
their successors in office.
Sec. as. Each and every officer create
by the provisions of this act, who shall re
ceive by virtue Of his Office any books, pa
. pers, or moneys, and shall refuse to dc
liver the same to his successor in office, Q
shall wilfulIy mutiate or destroy the sam
, or any part thereof shall be deeme
guilty of misdemeanor, and liable to fin
, not less than fifty dollars, nor more tina
five hundred dollars, at the discretion of tn
court.
SEC. 46. This act shall take effect on an
, after the first of April next.
Approved March 20, 1887.
, A true copy, KNITTING PRITcHETTl
Secretaryof State.