Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-02-23


from the reports provided for in the prece-
ding section, and report the same 10 the superin-
ieniant Of common schools, or before the first
Monday in May, annually
SEC. 4. When any school is supported in any
degree by the public school fund or BY taxation,
such school shall Be open for all the white chill
dren resilient il the district over five and under
twenty-one years Of age.
SEC. ). II the public school funds and the
taxes that may have been collected for that pur-
pose shall moi be sufficient to pay for the term for
which school has been taught, the residue, if
not raised By voluntary subscription, SHALL be paid
by those sending to school, in proportion to the
number Of scholars respectively sent by each.
SEC Q. \ majority OF township ami district
trustees shall constitute quorum to do business
and the certificate Of any one of the examiners
ofconmon school teachers, shall be sufficient ev
iIence of the qualifications of such person.
SEC. :. The distribution of any Of the school
funds which may heretofore have been made
account of any school taught by any person hav
ing 4 certificate of qualifications. signed by one
or more of the examiners of common school
teachers, be and the is hereby legalized.
SEC. 5. The township clerk IS hereby author
ICED to administer the oath Of Office to any dis
trict trustee, clerk treasurer Of his township.
Sue. 9 The decision of the county auditor
shall be final in all cases of appeal that may be
taken under the sixth article of the fifteenth
chapter Of the Revised Statutes.
Sc. 10. No school district shall! forfeit its
share of the school fund for any whatever,
and the same if not demanded by such district
shalt be returned by the township treasurer to
the school commissioner, and be BY him loaned
out other similar funds, for year at time,
for the benefit of such district till the same is
demanded by such district, through their town
ship treasurer.
SEC. II. If any person elected or appointed
to the office of examiner ofcommon school teach
crs, trustee, clerk treasurer of any congress
sIonal township, school district shall fail or
refuse TO qualify and serve as such officer, Ray
ing qualified, shall fail or refuse to discharge any
of the duties Of his office which are now or may
he reafer be required of him by law, such person
officer offending, for every such offence,
shall be liable in action Of debt, to any person
suing therefor in TIE of the school
missioner or other officer of the proper county
having chare of the surplus revenue, in such sum,
not exceeding three dollars, any justice of the
proper township, trying the same may deem
sonabe, which sum when collected, shall be paid
over by such justice, TO the school commissioner
officer having charge of the surplus revenue
as aforesaid, for the benefit Of common schools
to be distributed in the same manner the inter-
est Of the surplus revenue.
SEC. - Sections ninety four, hundred
and two, one hundred and five and one hundred
and thirty five, of chapter fifteen of the Revised
Statutes, and all act parts of acts contrave-
ming the provisions Of this act, be and the same
hereby repealed.
SEC. ID. This act shall take effect from and af-
ter its passage.
Approved Jan. 26, 1871.