Nebraska advertiser., 1858-12-16
The New school Law.
I'm .4ct Providing for the Better Rsgula-
tion of Schools IN Nebraska,

tSon OF Schools IN 1NeOTdSKGi t.rf
ANIMAL ESTIMATE TO BE CERTIFIED By
5gs .zulslnDTHE BOARD. l2 snH1H1
Sec. 81. It shall bethe duty Of the board
Of education in any organized townshipin
the Territory annally TO determine by es-
innate, as nearly as practicable, the en-
tire amount of money necessary TO be
expended in the Township for school
purposes other than for the payment of
teachers, and also such additional amount
as the board may think necessary. not
exceeding two mills on the dollar valua-
ton Of the taxable property of the town.
ship for the exclusive purpose Of sustain1
ing teachers in the central or high shoots,
or for the purpose of prolongihg, after
the territorial funds have been exhausted, {,
the terms Of the several sub district or
primary schools in the township, or for
both purposes, as the board may adjadge
best, which several amounts Of money so
estimated the board shall make known by
certificates in writing on or before the first
Monday In June In each year, including
any tax which may have been voted by
special meetingoof electors, as provid-
ed in the preceding section, to the county
clerk, of the proper county, who shall
thereupon assess the entire amount of
such estimates on all the taxable proper
ty of the township not included in any
city or incorporated town or territory an
nexed thereto forming any special dis
trict, to be entered by said county clerk
on the tax duplicate of the county, and
collected by the county treasurer at the
same time andin the same manner aster-
ritorial' and county taxes are collected
and when collected, shall be paid over tc
the treasurer of, the proper township on
the order Of the county clerk; and said
county treasurer shall be entitled to re.
ceive for collection one per cent on al
moneys by him collected for school pur'
poses, and no more. ~, A. roif ;.rra7o
Sec %. The township board of educa
ton shall have power, when in their opln
ion justice and equity require it, to esti
mate separately the cost of purchasing {
school house site and erecting or repair
ing a school house thereon, in any par
ticular sub district Of the township where
in the inhabitants have not heretofort
born reasonable share of the burden o
taxation for such purpose In comparlsol
with other sub-districts in the township
and certify such portiona as they may jus
and equitable, of the amount of such es
innate to the county clerk of the prope
county, together with a map of the land
and names of the tax payers In sucl
sub-district, which amount so certified
shall be assessed by the county clerk ol
!, the property therein subject to taxation
and placed on the the county duplicate
especially to be collected and paid owe
IN the same manner as other school take
and be applied for the special purpose Q
providing a school house in the sub-dis
trict. ..r ,.a-r a-s sf57E
q Sec. %. All school funds which ma
come into the hands of the township trea
J surer, from whatever source, shall be pal
out only on the order of the clerk of tn
Township board of education under tn
direction of the board except in payln
!. teachers for their services, and the sal
;, clerk may, on such teachers presentin
T their certificate Of qualification, and de
t posting with the clerk true copies there
; Of, draw the requisite order on the trea
;, surer, for any, amount as may have bee
certified to be due by any two Of the d
"a rectors of the proper sub-district in whlc
the teacher was employed; and so muc
of the school moneys coming into tn
hands of the, treasurer, as may be derive
-, from the territorial tax, or from any towl
ship tax levied for the continuation
schools after the territorial fund has bee
exhausted, shall be applicable only to tt
N payment of teachers in the proper tow
ps ship, and shall be drawn for no other pc
We son whatever, and all school funds mat
applicable to the payment of teachers onl
a. shall be distributed to the several su
districts and fractional parts thereof,
the township, in proportion to the enum
i. ration of scholars, with the exception
2 so much of the township tax as may ha'
ng been LEVIED and reserved by the boa
ms for sustaining teachers in the central
N high schools and such school funds
arise from the sale or rent of sectio
sixteen and thirty-six or other lands
lieu thereof, shalt be distributed to the
calities to which such funds belong. 4
other school funds of the township 4
= raised for the central or high schools, n
j. made applicable to the payment of teac
ers, as aforesaid, shall be applied, und
the directions of the board, in repairin
eT, building or furnishing school houses,
he procuring school house sites and in naki
such other provisions for schools in 81
itb districts of the proper township, as m
IN the opinion of the board be necessal
u and each township board shall make t
ith necessary provisions for continuing t
= schools in operation in their respect
townships for at least seven months
MT. each year.
DIVISION OF DUTIES AND LIABILITIES
q CLERK. SCI 3li ,83ff
- Sec. "a The clerk of the board of ed
~ cation, or any one of the board design
the ted for that purpose, or the acting me
tse see ager of schools of the township, may
and perform all such duties and servi
ted connected with the interest of schools
I'M the board may direct, and report the sa
ing to the board for their action and appr
ute al oDd ~ ebolI bo ,bo d,,.,, &C Al