Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-02-20
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s 80. he said board shall have power
to fill by appointment, any vacancy that
shall occur in their own number, within
and if such vacancy shall not be fl ed
within ten days as aforesaid by said board,
it shall be TIE duty of the town supern-
tendent to fill such vacancy by appoint
inent.
$50. The district board may purchase
at the expense Of the district, when fl mi
| lies or guardians may not be able to fur
nish the same, such books as in their judg-
inenL may be necessary for the use of any
children attending school in their district,
and they may include the amount Of such
purchase in any tax to be collected in such
district.
WHAT SHALL BE TAUGHT IN
SCHOOLS.
s 90 The board in each school dis
iirict shall have power, under advice Of the
superintendent Of public instruction, to de-
termine what school and text books shall
be used in the several branches taught IN
the school Of such district.
| Sal. In every district school there
shall be taught, in the English language,
orthography, reading, writing, English
gramner, geogra ply and arithmetic, dur
ing the time such school shall be KEEP, land
such other bfanche; of education as may
be determined upon by the board.
TOWN SUPERINTENDENT AND
HIS POWERS AND DUTIES.
S42. 1t shall be the duty Of the town
Superintendent Of common schools, within
ten days after he shall have been notified
Iof his election or appointment, to execute
to the chairman of supervisors Of his town,
Iand file with the town clerk, bond with
one or more sufficient sureties to be APP
proved the chairman of supervisors, by
Endorsement over his signature on said
bond, with "a penalty, as near as can be AS
ceftained, ot double the amount of all school
'monevs, To come into bis hands during the
term Of his office, and conditioned for the
faithful application and legal disbursement
iuf I'll such school moneys according TO law.
and for the faithful discharge of all the
Iduties Of his office; and In case such bond
shall not be executed, approved and filed
thin the time prescribed IN this section,
the office of such town superintendent shall
be deemed vacant
s IS. . It shall be the duty Of the town
Superintendent in each town
LIST. TO divide the town Into a conyen-
C and a., r,c,
ulato and alter such districts is hereinafter
provided.
End. To describe and number the
school districts, aud to deliver the descrip
ton thereof and number in writing, to
the town and district clerk, Immediately
after the formation or alteration thereof.
3rd. To apply for AMI receive from the
county treasurer, all moneys apportioned
for the use of common schools in his town,
land from the treasurer of the town, all
The moneys raised therein for the same
purpose.
4th. To appor,ion the school moneys
received from the town and county treas
iurers, on the third Monday in March in
leach wear, or as soon thereafter as he shall
receive the same to the several districts
and parts of districts within the town, in
proportion to the number of children re-
siding in each, over the age of four and un-
der the age of twenty years, as the same
shall have appeared from the last annual
reports of their respective clerks.
9Th. To see that the annual reports OF
1.-THE clerks ofthe several school districts in his
town, are made correctly and in due
time.
9th. To sue for and collect in his name
of office, all penalties and forfeitures I'M
posed in this chapter, which shall be incur
red by any officer or inhabitant of his town,
land in respect 10 which no other provision
lis made.
! s4i. It shall be the duty of the town
superintendent, between the first and fit
teenth DAYS of October in ench year, to
make and transmit to the clerk of the
board ofsupervisors of the county, report
in writing, bearing date on the first day Of
October in the year of its transmission, sta
Ting
LIST. The whole number of school dis
tricts separately set off within the town;
End. The districts and parts of dis
tricts from which reports shall have been
I made to him or his immediate predecessor
in office, within the Time limited for thai
purpose:
3rd. The length of time school shall
have been taught in each of such districts
or parts of districts, Distinguishing what
portion of that time the school has been
Taught by qualified teachers:
4th. The amount of public moneys re-
Iceived in each of such districts and parts
of districts;
/ 5th. The number Of children taught
in each, and the number of children ovel
the age of four and under the age OF twen-
Ity years, residing in each;