Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-03-09

TitOry Of Wisconsin: That so much of the
first section Of said act, as makes it COM
pulsory on the County Commissioners to
add to the tax list for the maintainance of
common schools, such Sums as may be equal
to one fourth Of one per cent. upon the as
sessment roll in each year, is hereby re-
pealed; and hereafter the commissioners in
each county may, in their discretion, assess
for school purposes, some certain sum, not
exceeding one fourth of one per cent on
the dollar upon the assessment roll in each
year, for the purposes aforesaid.
Sec. 2. That the School Commissioners
shall have full power to change and alter
the different school districts, or form new
ones from time to time, as the convenience
Of the inhabitants may require, upon filing
plat Thereof as provided in the third Sec
ton Of said act.
Sec 3. No tax voted by any district
meeting for building, hiring, or purchasing
school house, shall exceed the sum Of Two
hundred dollars, unless the commissioners
Of common schools in such town, shall ces-
t(y in writing that in their opinion larger
amount ought TO be raised, and shah GER
THY the sum; in which case, sum GO. ex
ceeding the sum so certified, shall be raised,
provided also, that said tax, shall in no case
exceed three percenton all taxable property
in said district. And no tax for the payment
Of the teachers of any school district, shall
be raised by any such district, unless three
fourths Of the legal voters residents in such
districts, shall vote to raise such last named
tax: Provided also, that said last named
fax shalt in no case exceed two per cent.
on the assessed value of all the taxable
property in said district.
SEC. 4. Whenever a district shall vote
q tax for building school house, or for
any other purpose, the clerk of the district
shall apply 10 the clerk Of the board Of
County Commissioners, who shall furnish
such district clerk with an abstract of all
the taxable property within the said dis
trict, together with the assessed value there
Of, as last previously assessed and returned
by the proper county or town assessors,
and the Trustees Of said district shall pro-
coed TO levy upon such property SO as
sessed, by said assessors the amount of
tax so agreed upon by the district
Sec. 5, That the district collector to
whom a tax duplicate shall have been de-
livered by the trustees, shall within the
time prescribed for the payment Of such
tag, personally demand tie same Of the
person charged Herewith, if they be found
within his township, and il such tax be
not paid before the expiration of the term
so prescribed, such district collector shall
then collect the same by distress and sale
Of personal property, in the same manner
as county collectors are authorized to col.
lect county taxes, and if the tax so assess
ed on real property shall remain unpaid
for The space of three months after the ex-
said, for the payment thereof, provided
pira,ion Of the time prescribed as afore-
sufficient personal property cannot be found
on which to levy the same, the district col
ec;or shall report the list of such delinquent
taxes TO the clerk Of board Of county COM
missioners,and such clerk on being satisfied
Of the correctness of the proceedings, shall
in making the duplicate Of county taxes
next thereafter, enter such delinquent tax
es in a separate column Of such duplicates
TO be collected in the same manner as 9TH
er taxes, and said tax when so collected,
shall be paid over to the district collector
Of the proper district for the use OF his
district.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the trus-
tees of every school district, and they shall
have the power:-
LIST, To call special meetings Of the in
habitants of such districts whenever they
hall deem it necessary and proper.
2nd, To make out a tax list Of their dis
trict, containing the names OF all the taxa
bic inhabitants residing in the district at
the time Of making out the list, together
with list of all taxable property within
such district, and the amount Of tax paya
Bile by each inhabtant, and upon such pro-
per:y set opposite the name of such owner
and Of such property.
Sd, To annex to such list a warrant d.
rected to the collector Of the district, for
the collection of the sums in such list men,
toned, with five cents on each dollar there
OF for his fees.
4th, To purchase or lease a site for the
district school house as designated by
vote Of each district, and TO build. hire,
or purchase, keep in repair and furnish
such school house with necessary fuel and
appendagcs out of the funds collected and
paid 10 them for such purposes.
5th, To have the custody and safe keep
ing of the school house and furniture.
9th, To contract with and employ oil
teachers in the district
18th. To pay the wages of such teachers
out Of the monies belonging 10 such dis
trics, as the same shall be drawn by the
commissioners Of common schools, or by
them from the county treasury. SO far as
such monies shall be sufficient for that
ournose, and TO collect the residue OF such