Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-09-27

J assessment roll of the township Or town
ships ne relates to his district, and shall ado
to such transcript all the pro p rty Of per
sons who may have become residents since
the last assessment roll was made, and al
the property purchas I'd by non-resident'
since the making of said roll said proper
ty to be rated according 10 the rule of val
uation adopted in making out the township
assessment roll Provided, That no prop
erty shall be twice assessed, and said trans
script, together with such additions as shall
be made as aforesaid, shall be the assess.
ment roll Of said district And all taxes to
be raised in said district, shall be levied up
on the taxable property thereof in proper
ton to such valuation.
2. To post up, whenever any tax shall
have been assessed upon the inhabitants or
property of his district, in the most fire.
quented and central place, list of persons
so taxed, with the amount set opposite their
respective names, at least thirty days pre-
vious to the same being offered for collec.
ton.
8. To call meeting the district board,
in case any person shall complain to him
during the above named period, of being
taxed beyond his due proportion, which
shall examine into the ground of complaint,
and revise, alter or confirm said assessment
as in their adudgment justice shall require !:
And at the end Of the time specified, he
shall certify the same upon the tax list. and
present it to the moderator for his warrant.
a. 1t shall be the duty of the assessor
to collect all taxes assessed upon the in
habitants and taxable property of his dis.
trict, and pay them over on the warrant Of
the moderator and in case any person
shall neglect or refuse TO pay such tax
when called upon, it shall be the duty of
the assessor to collect the same by distress
and sale of the goods and chattels of such
persons, wheresoever found in said district,
having first published such sale for at least
ten days, by posting up notices thereof in
three of the most public places in the dis
trict And in the collection of taxes upon
lands and tenements, said assessor shall
make returns to the treasurer Of the coun-
ty in the same manner as township collec-
tors and it shall be the duty of the treas
urer to sell the lands and tenements for the
collection of said school tax in the same
manner as is required for the collection of
township and county taxes.
Sec. 16. The directors shall have power,
and it shall be their duty,
l. To record all the proceedings Of the
district in book 10 be kept for that pur-
pose, and preserve copies of all reports
made to the board of school inspectors.
2. To employ, by and with the advice
and consent Of the moderator and assessor,
or either of them, qualified teachers, see
them examined and paid by "a draft upon
the township board of inspectors, said draft
not to exceed the amount due said district,
on account Of the apportionment of the
board of school inspectors.
| 3. Whenever the appointments shall
not be sufficient to pay for the services Of
any such teachers, it shall be the duty Of
the directors to call meeting of the dis.
trict board for the purpose of levying the
balance upon the taxable property of the
district, the amount so levied not to exceed
the sum voted by the district at its annua
meeting.
A. Within ten days Of the time Of his ap.
pointment, the director shall take the cen
sus of his district, by registering the names
of all belonging to it, between the ages OF
five and seventeen years inclusive.
5. A copy of this list he shall furnish te
each and every teacher employed within
the district and require every such teach
er carefully to note the time of the atten
dance of each and every scholar and tt
| ~c al, tb.,l
6. IT. shall be the duty of the director tc
provide the necessary appcndages for the
school.house, and keep the same in goot
condition and repair, during the time o
, school, and an accurate account of expen
ses incurred.
, Z. He shall present said account TO tn
district board, TO be assessed and COLLECTED
in the manner hereinbetore prescribed.
8. AT the end of the year, the school di
i rector shall report to the township board O
inspectors the number of scholars in hi
district the number who have attende
school; the amount of money receives
from the township board of inspectors; tn
amount raised within the district, and 70
what purpose, and the books used in sal
, school; said report TO be forwarded TO tn
office of the township clerk, on or bcfor
! the day of the annual meeting of said dis
trict.
!, Sec. IL. The moderator, director an
- assessor shall constitute the district boarc
. and they shall have power, and it shall b
e their duty,
: 1. To levy and assess upon the taxab
: property all moneys voted by the dstric
and the sums requisite for the necessar
appcndages and fuel for the school.hous
during the continuance of any school.
2. To purchase or lease a site, as dt
d sgnated by the district for the schoo
IS house, in the corporate name thereof; an
g to build, hire or purchase such schoo
J. house out Of the funds collected TOR TIL
purpose.
y 3. TO divide the public moneys receive
/. by the district for the. year into not moi
Q, than two parts and to assign and apply or
,e of such portions to each term school ma
D. be kept, in payment of the teacher or teacl
ii crs for services for the same.
Of a. TO require of the assessor bond,
be given TO the district, in double the
v. mount of taxes TO be collected in the di
III trict, with two sufficient surctics, to be a
IS proved by the moderator and director, col
RS ditioncd for the faithful appropriation o.
I'd moneys that may come into his hands