Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-03-22

which he is liable, adding thereto FIVE cents on each
dollar of the due from him for collectors fees,
and to annex thereto warrant for the collection
thereof;
18th. Tc deliver such rate bill, with the warrant
annexed, to the collector of the district, who shall
execute the same in like manner with other war
rants directed to him by Them
SEC IL. Every taxable inhabtant of district,
who shall have been within four years, set off from
any other district, by the commissioners of common
schools, without his consent and shall within that
period have actually paid such district, under
lawful assessment therein, district for build
ing scho oil house, shall be exempted by the trus-
tees of the district where he shall reside from the
payment of any tax for building a school house
therein.
Sec Is. Every district tax shall be assessed, and
the tax list thereof be made out by the trustees,
within one month after the meeting in which such
tax shall have been voted.
Sec. 49, No person, who occupies any real pro-
perty as a tenant, for any period of time not ex-
ceeding three years, shall be liable to any tax for
the purchasing or building of any school house, I'M
less some agreement to the contrary may have been
made by such tenant.
SEC. 20 The warrant annexed to any tax list
shall be under the hands of the trustees or a ma
jority of them, and shall command the collector to
collect from every person, and from all property
| taxed in such tax list the sum therein assessed :;
and in case any tax upon any property in the dis
rlct shall not be paid to enable the collector
to make his return within the time specified in his
warrant then such collector shall return the same
to the trustees, specifying the sums unpaid, and
paying over to the trustees all sums by him so col
| lected.
81 1t shall thereupon be the duty of the trustees
to issue their warrant, commanding the collector
of the town to collect the balance of such taxes
remaining unpaid, and the collector shall proceed
to collect the same in the same manner as town
taxes by law collected; and the said warrant of
the trustees shall give him all the powers and au-
horty for collecting the same which is conferred
upon him by precept from the town clerk.
! SEC. % The town collector shall be liable upon
his Official bonds, for any failure collect and pay
over such balance the trustees of such district, in
the same manner as is provided for him to collect
and pay town taxes to the town treasurer.
SEC. 90 The trustees of each school district
SHALL be.ore the first of October, annually, make
out and transmit to the town clerks Office for the
use of the school commissioners, statement,
| LIST. The number of scholars, male and female
in their district, between the age of four and the
age of sixteen, inclusive;
I'd. The number of teachers employed, male and
female
3d. The amount of wages paid to each;
4th. The length of time which schools have been
kept; stating what portion of time by male, and
what by female teachers;
SEC. XIV. No person shall be deemed quail
| fled teacher, within the meaning of the law, who
shall not have received, and who shall not then
hold certificate of qualification, dated within one
year, from the commissioners of common schools
for the town in which he shall be employed.
Sec XIV. Where district is formed out of
two more adjoining towns, it shall be the duty
of the trustees to make returns, provided by the
twenty third section of the 9Th chapter of this Act
to the clerk of both or all of the towns of which such
district is composed; and where any neighborhood
is set off by itself, associated with any district
out of this territory, if no such trustees of such
neighborhood or district reside within the same, the
legal voters thereof shall choose one or more trus-
tees whose duty it shall be make returns afore
said
SEC. XVI The trustees of each school district
SHALL on the expiration of their offices, render to
their successors in office, just account in writing
of all moneys received by them respectively for the
of their district, and of the manner in which the
same shall have been expended; which account
shall be filed with the clerk.
SEC. XVII. Any balance of such moneys, which
shall appear from such account to remain in the
hands of the trustees either of them at the time
of rendering the account, shall Immediately be paid
to some one of their successors in office.
SEC XVIII. Every trustee, who shall refuse
neglect 70 render such account, or to pay over
any balance so found in his hands, shall, for each
offence forfeit the of not less than double the
amount remaining in his hands.
Sec xxx. And it shall be the duty of such sue
cessors in office prosecute such offenders without
delay, IN their of office, for the recovery of
such forfeiture; and the moneys recovered shall be
applied by them to the use and benefit of such dis
trct.
Sec. xxx. Every collector of a school district,
shall, before receiving any warrant for the colec-
ton of moneys, execute a bond to the trustees of
his districts, when required by them in their corpo-
rate name, with one more sureties, to be appro-
we'd by the trustees, in double the amount of taxes
be collected conditioned for the due and faithful
execution of the duties of his office.
SEC. XXXL If any collector shall not execute
such bond within the time allowed him by the trus-
tees tor that purpose, which shall not be less than
days, his office shall be vacated, and the
tees may appoint any other person residing within
the district, to be collector in his place.
SEC. XXAII. If by the neg ect of the collector,
any moneys shall be lost to his district, which mi ght
have been collected within the time limited in the