Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-05-04

dy of the district library.
: sc. Every school district library, and
the appurtenances ihereunto belonging,
shall be deemed 10 be vested in the district
board of the district, SO as 10 enable them
TO maintain any action for the same, or the
value thereof, or for the recovery of any
fine or penalty for damage done TO any
book or books, or neglect to return, or the
loss OF the same; and all such fines and
penalties. incurred in consequence of vi
olaion OF any regulation lawfully estab>
/ lished IN respect To district libraries, shall
be sued for and collected in the name of
such district beard, and when so collected
shall be applied for the benefit of such dis.
trict library.
81. The legal voters in any two or
more adjoining districts may, in such cases
as may be approved by the town superin.
tcndent, unite their Libraries aud also their
library moneys, as they shall be collected
or received, and purchase a Joint library for
such districts, which shall be selected by
the district boards thereof, or by such per-
sons as they shall designate. and shall be
under the charge of librarian to be APP
pointed by the district boards of such dis
tricts, and the provisions Of this chapter
shall be applicable to such joint libraries,
except that the property in them, and app
purtenances. shall be deemed vested in all
the district boards, for the time being, OF
the districts so united; and in eany such
district shall desire TO divide such library,
such division shall be made by the direc-
tors of the districts whose libraries are so
united, and in case they cannot agree, then
such division shall be made by the town
superintendent.
Of salts and judgements against School
Districts.
| s So. Justices of the peace shall have
jurisdiction in all cases, in which "A school
district is party interested, when the
amount claimed by the plaintiff shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, and the parties
shall have the same right of appeal as in
other cases; and when a suit shall be
brought against any school district it shall
be COMMENCED by a summons, copy OF
which shall be left with the director OF
such district.
50. No execution shall issue OH any
judgement against Il school district, nor
shall any suit be brought thereon; but the
same shall be collected in the manner pres
scribed in this chapter.
80 Whenever any final judgement
shall be obtained against any school dis
, trict, if the same shall not be removed 10
any other court, the director shall certify 10
the town clerk of the town, the due and
amount Of such judgement, with the name
of the party in whose favor The same was
rendered; and Of such judgment shall be re-
moved 10 another court, the director shall
certify the same as aforesaid Immediately
after the final determination thereof against
the district.
) 81. If the director shall fail TO certify
such judgement, as required in the proceed
! ing section, it shall be lawful for the party
obtaining the same, his agent, or legal rep,
resentatIves, to file with the town clerk oil
the town, The certificate of the justice or
clerk Of the court rendering the judgement
showing the facts which should have been
/ certified by snch director.
| 90. Ii the district against which any
such judgement shall be rendered is situate
in part of two CT more towns, a certificate
thereof shall be delivered as aforesaid &c
the town clerk of each town in which suc
district is part situated.
I SO. The town clerk receiving either of the
certificates of Judgment aforesaid, shall pro-
coed TO assess the amount thereof, with interes
from the date Of such Judgment to the time when
the warrant for the collection thereof will expire
upon the taxable property of said district, placing
the on the next town assessment roll in a sep.
arate column, and the same proceedings shall be
had thereon, and the same shall be col!eated anC
| returned i'll the same manner as other town taxes
and shall be paid to the party entitled thereto.
Penalties and Liabilities.
/ 5 81. Every taxable inhabitant, receiving tho
notice mentioned in the first and SCI ond sections Of
this chapter, who shall neglect or refuse duy tc
serve and return said notice, and every chairman
of the first district meeting in any district. who
shall wfuy neglect refuse to perform the du-
ties enjoned on him in this chapter, shall respect
tlve.y ioteit the of five dollars
%. Every person duly elected to the office Of
director, treasurer, clerk of any school district
who shall neglect refuse, without sufficient caus,
to accept of such Office and serve therein, or who
having entered upon the duties of his office, shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty required OF
him by the provisions of this chapter shall forfeit
the sum of ten dollars.
! 80. Every town superintendent, who shall
neglect or refuse to make and deliver to the clerk
ofthe county board of supervisors his annual report
as required in this chapter within the time limited
therefor, shall be liable to pay the full amount Of
money lost by such neglect REFUSAL with interest
| thereon to be recovered by the town treasurer in
the name of the town.
697. Every clerk of the county board o. super
visors who shall neglect or refuse to make the re-
port required in this chapter to be made by him, to
| the state superintendent within the time therefor
limited, shall be liable to pay to each town the full
amount which such town, or any school district
therein shall lose by such neglect or refusal, with
interest thereon to be recovered in the manner
specified in the preceding section.
s %. All moneys collected or received by any
town treasurer. under the provisions OF either of the
last two preceding sections shall be apportioued
and distributed to the school districts emitted thkre-
| to- in the same manner and in the same proportion.
that the moneys lost by any neglect refusal
therein mentioned would according to the provs
ions ofth:s chapter have bcen apportioned and dis
! ributcd.
| 500. Every clerk ola district who shall wilful-
" sign false report to the town superintendent of
his town, with intent OF causing such town supern-
dent to apportion to his district larger sum than
its Just proportion of school moneys of the town,
shall be deemed guilty of mjsdemeanor, and pun
! ishcd by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
or by Imprisonment not exceeding six months.