Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-02-13

ierty of the district OF such sum as the meet
ling shall deem proper for the pay of teach
iers' wages in the district.
18th. To authorize and direct the sale of
any school house site,or other property be
longing to the district, when the same
shall no longer be needful for the use of the
district
8th- To impose such tax as may be nee
cessary 10 discharge any debts or liabilities
of the district lawfully incurred.
9th. 70 vote a tax not exceeding TWEEN
ty dollars 10 any one year for the purchase
of globes, black boards, outline maps, or
any apparatus for illustrating the princi-
pies of agriculture, chemistry, or the me-
chanic arts.
10th. To give such direction and make
such provision as may be deemed necessary
in relation to the prosecution or defence of
any suit or proceeding, in which the dis
trio. may be party or interested.
18th. To alter, repeal and modify their
proceedings as occasion may require.
s H. Special district meetings may
be called by the clerk, or in his absence by
the director or treasueron the written re-
quest of any five legal voters of the district
and the inhabitants qualified by law to vote
when lawfully assembled al a special meet
ing, shall have power to transact the same
business, as at the first and each annual
meeting, except to choose district officers
aud to vote Il tax.
s 10. Whenever time for holding an
annual meeting in any district for the cleo
ton Of district officers shall pass without
such election being held, the clerk, or in
case of his absence, either the director or
treasurer last elected, within twenty days
after the time of holding such meeting
shall have passed, may notify a special
meeting for such election in the manner
prescribed 10 the twelfth and twenty-ninth
sections of this chapter; but lfsuc2 meet
shall not be notified within twenty days as
aforesaid, the town superinten lent may OF
der eny taxable inhatitant Of such district
TO notify such meeting in the manner pro-
vided in this chapter for the formation Of
new district; and the officers chosen at
such special meeting shall h Id their Off
ces until the time for boiling the next an
nual meeting.
s IA No tax to be voted by district
meeting for building, hiring or purchasing
Il school house, shall exceed the sum Of
three hundred dollars, unless the town SUI
perintendent of the town in which the
the school house is to be situated, shall GER
tify in writing his opinion that larger sum
ought TO be raised, and shall specify the
sum, in which case a sum Dot exceeding
the sum 50 specified may be raised; and
in districts composed Of parts of several
towns, tue certificate OF a major part of the
superintcndents Of said towns slfall be nee
cess ,ry tor such purpose.
s 49, The qnaiiiedvoters, at each an
nual meeting, may determine the length
Of time a school shall be taught in their dis
trict tile then ensuing year, which shall
uol be less than three moutlls,and whether
Such school shall be taught by a male or
female teacher, or both, and whether the
school moneys, to which the district Is en-
titled from the common school fund and
from the town, hall be applied to the sup
port Of the summer or winter term of the
school or certain portion to each; but If
such matters sh il not be determined at
the annual meeting, the district board
shall have power and it shall be their duty
to determine the same.
DISTRICT OFFICERS AND THEIR
DUTIES.
s IG. The officers Of each school dis
trict shall be director, treasurer, land clerk,
who shall hold their respective offices until
the annual meeting next following their e.
lection or appointment, and until their sue
cessors shall have been chosen, but not be-
vond ten DAYS after the time for holding
the second annual meeting after their cleo
ton or appointment, without being again
elected or appointed Any person present
at school distric: meeting at which he
shall be elected one of the district board,
shall be deemed to be notified thereof aud
anr person so elected, and not present,
shall be notified thereof by the clerk of
such meeting within five days thereafter,
and unless each person so elected and no
tifed SHALL within ten days after his cleo
ton, file with the clerk his refusal in wri-
ting TO accept the office, be shall be deem
ed to have accepted the same; and any
person appointed to fill a vacancy shall
file with the clerk his acceptance in wr-
ting before entering upon the duties Of the
office TO which he has been appointed.
DIRECTOR.
! SIT. It shall be the duty Of the direc
tor of each district to sign, together with
the clerk, all orders drawn by the clerk
upon the treasurer of the district for mon
eys received by him to be discussed there
| in.
| SIS. The director shall appear for and
ON behalf of the district, in all suits bro't
by or against the district, when no other
| direction shall be given by the qualified
voters of such district at district meet
ing.
| TREASURER.
| SO. 1t shall be the duty of the treas
urer of each district to apply for and re-
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