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


County Of
Attest, G. H., Clerk.
Sec g. If the commissioners of any town shall
fail to make return the secretary, provided in
the preceding section they shall severay forfeit to
the use of the town, such sums shall be paid them
for their services as commissioners, together with
fifty per cenum damages, and costs of prosecution;
to be recovered by action of debt by the town
treasurer, for the use of schools
Sec 10. The commissioners of common schools,
in each town. shall have the powers and privileges
of corporation, so far to enable them to take
and hold any property transferred to them tor the
use of common schools in such town, and appropri-
ate the same according to law.
Sec II. The town clerk, by right of office, shall
be the clerk of the board of commissioners
of common schools in each town, and 1t
shall be his duty
LIST. To receive all the reports made to the COM
missioners by the trustees of school districts, and
all the books and papers belonging to the commits
sioners, and to file the same;
2nd To attend all the meetings of the commits
sioners, and to prepare under their direction, all
their reports, estimates and appotonments of school
money to record the same and their proceedings IN
book be kept for that purpose; and, generally,
to do and execute all such things belong to his
office and may be required of him by the commits
sioners.
PART Cd.
Of pocers and duties Of School Commissioners, as
inspectors Of common Schools
Srrr,oN The commicSio on ars ofcommon schools
in each town, or any two of them, at a meeting for
that purpose, shall examine all persons offering
! themselves as candidates for teachers of common
| schools in such town.
| SEC 2 In making such examination, it shall be
the duty of the commissioners to ascertain the quail
fcations of the candidate in respect to moral char
acter, learning and ability.
SEC. 3. If the commissioners shall be satisfied IN
respect the qualifications of the candidate, they
shall deliver to the person so examined certificate
| of their appreciation accordingly.
| SEC. 4. The commissioners may annul such GER
tfcate, given by them or their predecessors in Of
fee, when they shall think proper giving at least
ten days notice in writing to the teacher holding IT.
and to the trustees of the district in which such tea
cher shall be employed.
SEC. 5. The commissioners, whenever they shall
deem it necessary, may require re-examlnatlon OF
all or any of the teachers in their towns, for the
purpose of ascertaning their qualifications to con-
tnue teachers.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the commissioners
to visit all such common schools within their towns,
as shall be organized according law at least once
in six months, and otener if they shall deem it ne
cessary.
SEC. Z. AT such visitation, the commissioners
shall examine into the state and condition of such
schools, both as respects the progress of the scho
ars in learning and the good order of the schools
and may give their advice and direction to the rus
tees and teachers of such schools, to the govern
ment thereof, and the course of studies to be pur
sued therein.
PART Sd.
Ofhc po,cers and duties Of school districts.
SECTION |. Whenever any school district shall be
formed in any town by the commissioners of COM
mon schools it shall be the duty of one or more of
them, within twenty days thereafter, to prepare
notice, in writing, naming such district, and ap-
pointing time and place for the first district meet
ing and to deliver such notice to an eector of such
district.
SEC 3 1t shall be the duty of such elector to no.
tify every other person of the district qualified to
vote at the district meetings by reading the notice,
or stating the substance thereof, such person; or,
in case of his absence from home, by leaving a CO.
pv thereof or of so much thereof relates TO the
time and place of such meeting at the place OF his
abode at least six days prior the time of the meet
ing.
SEC g. All district school meetings shallbe called
in the manner prescribed by the two preceding sec
tons, till the school district at some legal meeting,
shall prescribe the manner in which future meet
ings may be notified
SEC. 1. Every legal voter, TO whom notice OF
district meeting shall have been properly delivered
for service who shall neglect refuse TO serve the
same, as before provided, SHALL for every such Of
fence forfeit the sum of five dollars for the support
of schools in such district.
SEC. 5. No person shall vote at any school dis
trict meeting unless he shall be trseholdea IN the
town where he resides, shall have been assessed
the same or preceding year to pay taxes therein or
shall possess personal property over and above such
as is exempt from execution, to the amount of fifty
dollars liable TO taxation in the district; and every
person not so qualified, who shall vote at any such