The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-29

Section 10th provides for the punish
mcnt of trespass upon school lands
which shall be by Indictment and fine o
not less than three nor more than si>
times the amount Of injury, to go to the
use of the township injured.
Second dirisiOn.-Ths division pro.
vides that on the lst Monday of Angus
biennially a school commissioner shall be
elected, who shall execute a bond to the
people Of the state Of Illinois, with tive
or more ireeholders for security, to be ap
proved by the county commissioners
court, in penalty of not less than S12,.
600, with such increase as the court may
direct. Vacancies in said Office are to be
filed up by the county commissioners
until the election and qualification of ano.
Their person, provided, when a vacancy oc.
ours within one year from the time Of q
regular election, the person so appointed
shall continue in Office until the said cleo.
ton. The said commissioner shall have
pcrntendancc of The funds Of the town
ships-shall sell school lands as provided
by law-loan township funds-apply the
interest to the use Of schools-collect all
demands in favor Of the respective town
ships, and attend TO the settlement of the
accounts Of the trustees.
The said commissioner shall also be
subject to removal by the county commits
sioncrs' court, lormisappIcation Of funds,
failure to execute bonds, or other viola.
tons oflaw. The county commissioners
court may at any time, whenever they
consider his bond insufficient, require said
commissioner TO execute new bond, in
such sum rs they shall deem sufficient.
Said commissioner shall provide books
and keep full and complete record of all
his official transactions, said books TO be
paid for ont Of the county treasury.
Whenever two thirds Of the white male
inhabitants Of any township, over twenty
one years Of age, sign petition, desiring
the sale of school lands of the township.
and the commissioner shall be satisfied of
that fact from the ailidayits of reputable
citizens Of the township, he shall proceed
too sell the land in question, by notifying
the trustees .hcraof-who shall suhdiyidc
the tract into such form and size rs will
produce the largest amount Of money
assess Il value upon each of said lOts-and
furnish said commissioner with list of
the same certified. The terms of selling
shall be to the highest bidder in CASH
allowing each purchaser to borrow the
amount of his bid for any period not less
than one, nor more than five years, upon
interest and security as in case Of money
loancd.-Thc place Of selling shall be at
the court housc-the commissioner having
previously published the same four weeks
in newspaper in the county, if any there
be, and posted notices in six public pla-
ces forty days previous to the sale there
of. All land not sold at such public sale,
may be sold at private sale, at any time
thereafter, at valuation, upon the terms at
which they were offered at public sale,
At each regular session of the county
commissioners court, the school commits
sioner is required to make report, and
shall also transmit TO the auditor of pub
lie accounts, at the seat of government, 4
full and exact transcript from his sale
book.
Tie third &cision-proyidcs for the
loaning Of the school fund.
F0urti dicia;oa.-Any number of IN
habtaots Of a township may purchase not
exceeding ten acres of land, convey the
same to the trustees Of school lands, erect
thereon 4 school house, and the same
may be held in pcrpemity, for the uses
and purposes intended.
Within ten days after the organization
of any school, the employers of the per-
son teaching the same shall meet at the
school room and appoint three Of their
number trustees Of the school, and may
vest said trustees with such powers as
they may think necessary in the govern
ment of the school, and if said school con
tinuc more than one year, trustees are to
be elected in like manner, at the com
mencemcnt of each succeeding year, SAID
trustees shall have general supervision of
the school, and shall have special regard
to the keeping Of the schedule by the
teacher.
Teachers arc to keep schedules of the