Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-12-09

vacancy in the Office of clerk which may
occur in the sub-distriet, or, in case of
his absence, either of the above direct
ors may oficiate temporarily in his
place.
DUTIES OF LOCAL DIRECTORS.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
directors in each sub-district, to take the
management and control of its local in
terests and affairs, to employ teachers, TO
certify the amount due to them for SER.
vices to the Township clerk, who shall
draw an order on the township treasurer
for the amount; and TO dismiss any
teacher at any time, for such reasons as
they may deem sufficient; and to visit
the school or schools of the sub-district at
least twice during each term by one or
more of their number, with such other
person or persons competent to examine
pupils in their studies, as they may choose
to invite.
Sec. z II shall be the duty of the d.
rectors, in their respective sub-districts,
to negotiate and make, under such rules
and regulations as the Township board
of education may prescribe, all necessa-
ry contracts in relation to providing fuel
for schools, repairing buildings, or fur
nishing school houses, purchasing or leas-
ing school house sites, renting school
rooms and making all other provisions
necessary for the convenience and pros
perity of schools in their sub-districts,
but no contracts shall be made by the
directors, under the provisions of this
section, for the payment Of money from
the Township school fund applicable to
such purposes, which in any one year
shall excede the amount distributable tc
the sub-district in proportion to the en-
numeration of scholars residing therein
without first obtaining the consent or or
der of majority of the Township board
of education; and all contracts made by
the local directors under the provision;
Of this section, shall be reported to said
board at their next meeting after the ma
king of such contracts, and said Town
ship board of education, in their corpo
rate capacity, or on the part of the sub
district, shall be held responsible for tht
performance thereof.
Sec. 8. Ii shall be the duty of the di
rectors in each sub-district to take o.
cause to be taken, annually, between th'
first Monday and third Monday of Octo
ber. an enumeration of all the unmar
ried white youth, noting them separately
between the ages of five and twenty-ont
wears, resident within such sub-dlstrlcts
and not temporarily there, designating
between male and female, and return
certified copy thereof to the Township
clerk: and in case the directors in an,
sub-district shall fail to take and return
the enumeration aforesaid, it shall b
the duty of the township clerk to emplo,
a competent person to take the same, ant
allow him a reasonable compensation TO
his services, and shall proceed to recove
the amount so paid for such services In
civil action before any court having Ju
risdiction, In the name OF the terrItor'
of Nebraska, against said directors Il
their individual capacity; and In such suit
, said clerk shall be a competent wines
, and the money so collected shall be ap
plied to the use of common schools In tn
nroper township. The township cler
Shall make an abstract of the enumera
5 ton so returned to him designating tn
number of youth in such sub-district an
transmit such abstract, duly certified t
the county clerk within twenty days afte
the return made to him by the director
: or the person appointed to take such enr
: meration.
: TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION.
e Sec. 9. That the Township board
0 education shall consist of local directC
Il from each sub. district of the Township
e who has been appointed clerk in his sui
r district, majority of whom shall col
: stitute a quorum for the transaction
n business, and from their number the
J shall elect a chairman, township clel
and township treasurer, the clerk ar
Y township treasurer each to give bond
Il the territory in twice the probable su
: that will pass through their hands.
Il shall be the duty of said township clel
h to present at the meetings of the boar
If and to record in book to be provided f
e that purpose, all of their official prOcee
? ings, which shall be public record, OPT
e to the inspection Of any person intere:
2, ed therein; and all such proceeding
st when so recorded shall be signed by 4
le chairman and clerk.
t. Sec. 10. The said township board
le education in each township of the Ter
st tory, and their successors in office, shi
id be body polite and corporate in la
id and as such may contract and be contra
v ted with, sue and be sued, plead and
of impleaded in any court of law or equi
l. in this Territory, and may receive a
gift, grant, donation or devise, made
j. the use of any school or schools, with
te their jurisdiction and moreover, tn
lie shall be nd are hereby invested in th
d, corporate capacity. with the title, care a
ut custody of all school houses, school HOT
P sites, school libraries, apparatus or olf
ne property belonging to the school distri
r. as now organized or which may here
E. ter be organized within the limits of tn
be jurisdiction, with full powers to cont
tn the same in such manner as they thi
n will best subserte the interests of CO
IS mon schools and the cause of educatiC
ch and urhan IN tho oniDior Of tho hoard q