Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17
AN ACT
To proDide for the support Of Common
Schools, and for other purposes.

maintenance of common schools in this ter
ritory, it shall be the duty of the county
commissioners of each organized county,
TO add to the tax list for the current ex-
penses Of each year, such sum as may be
equal to one fourth Of one per cent. upon
the assessment roll for the same year, and
10 include the same in their warrant 10 the
collector; and the said collector shall pro-
coed to collect the said tax in the same
manner es other county taxes are by law
collected, and pay the same into the county
treasury, to be appropriated to the erection
of school houses, and the payment of teach
ers Of common schools, as hereinafter d.
rected, and for no other purpose whatever.
SEC 2. The legal voters of all organl-
zed towns in this territory, shall annually,
at the time and place of holding general
elections in their respective towns, elect by
ballot, three persons to be school commits
cioners Of said town, whose duty It shall
be to take charge Of the school lands with
in the limits of said town, and to lease the
same for some term not exceeding two
wears; 10 dispose of all fallen timber on
said lands for the benefit OF said town; to
commence in their own name, and prose-
cute to effect all suits for trespass or other
injuries done 10 said land, and to organize
school districts within their respective
towns, in the manner hereinafter prescr-
bed; Prorided, That the county commits
soners nav order an election OF school
commissioners at an earlier day than the
next annual election, IN which case the
clerk Of the board Of county commission
ers shall cause notices to be posted IN at
least three of the most public places in said
town, giving not less than ten days notice
to the legal voters thereof, to meet at
time and place therein named for the pur-
pose of electing by ballot three school COM
mssloners.
SEC. 3. Whenever three or more legal
voters. residing upon any tract or portion
of territory, shall make application in wrl-
ting to the school commissioners oil the
same town TO be set off and organized into
q separate school district, it shall be the
duty Of said commissioners to enquire
into the matter, by personal examination
or otherwise, and if they deem it eXpedent
shall proceed to set off said district, def
ming the same by metes and bounds, and
within ten days thereafter, shall file IN the
Office Of the clerk of the board of county
commissioners, plat thereof, with their
certificate that such district has been set OFT
and organized.
SEC. 4. All school districts set off and
organized by said commissioners shall be
by them named and numbered, common
cling with number one end proceeding IN
numerical order, and from and after the
filing the plat OF any district, according TO
the provisions Of the third section Of this
act, such district shall be a body corporate
and polite, capable Of contracting and be-
ing contracted with, Of sueing and being
sued by the name given it by said commits
sioners, and shall have power to levy and
collect taxes: Prouided, that the taxes so
levied shall in no case exceed five per cent:
elect its own officers and prescribe their
duties; make its own bylaws, and regulate
its own internal police: Prorided, That no
bylaw shall be passed repugnant to any
law Of this Territory, or of the United
States.
Sec 5. 1t shall be the duty of the school
commissioners within ten days after the
organization Of any school district and the
filing tho plat thereof, as aforesaid, to
of the most public places in said district,
giving not more than ten, nor less than
six days notice 10 the legal voters therein,
to meet at a time and place specified for
the purpose of electing clerk. collector,
and three trustees for said district, and to
transact such other business as may be
deemed proper when met.
Sec. g. At the first meeting of the vo-
tiers Of any school district under the provi-
sons Of this act, moderator shall be cho-
sen to govern said meeting, who shall re
cord atgIength all proceedings had, and I'M
der whose direction district clerk, district
collector, and three district trustees shall
be elected by ballot, and the said modera-
tor shall declare the persons having ma
jority Of all the votes given, duly elected
10 their respective offices, for the term Of
one year and until others are elected.
SEC. Z. 1t shall be the duty Of the clerk
Of each organized school district in this
Territory, annually, on the first Monday
Of March in each year, 10 make correct
duplicate lists containing the names of the
heads of families in their respective dis
trcts, and the number Of children in fam-
lies between the ages Of four to sixteen
years, and within ten days thereafter, to
file one Of said lists in the office of the clerk
Of the board of county commissioners Of
the same county, and deliver one other of
said lists TO the school commissioners of
the town within which said district may be
situated.
SEC. 6. The county commissioners Of
each organized county in this Territory,
eb,II annually. nj their session in April of