Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-12

1.-THE town superintendent to determine and
establish the boundaries Of said union dis
trict, and file copy of such order with
the town clerk. He may also. upon appli-
cation, include persons and lands in ad-
joining districts in said union district, &C
Icording to his discretion. .-..
/ 2. The control of such union district
shall be vested in board, consisting II
a board of director, treasurer and clerk
who shall be elected in tie same manner
and hold their offices the same al Officers
of the district boards, subject to the SAME
rules and penalties; Provided, that the
town superintendent shall have power to
appoint the first board of such union dis
trict.
8. The expenses of said union school
district incurred in purchasing or leasing
school houses CT sites, in building or re-
pairing school houses, out houses, fences,
&c, in hiring teachers, and in establishing
and carrying on said high school, shall be
betrayed by tax upon the real and per!
sonal property IF said union district, to be
called the Union high school tax Said
tax shall be voted by said union district
at its annual or special theetings, and
shall be levied and collected in the man.
ner hereinbefore provided for the assess
mcnt and collection of district taxes. No
fee for tuition shall be charged Or collect.
ed; Provided, however, That such tuition
fee may be charged and collected from
scholars not residing in the union district,
Which foo or f,oo choll or, ;nt, fl,of 5sa,o.,f
fund of said union district.
A. The board of said union district to-.
gether with the town superintendent;
shall constitute board to determine the
standard Of qualification NECESSARY for adj
mission, the branches to be taught, and
the books and apparatus to be used in said
high school; and shall also examine all
candidates for teaching in such high school,
and award certificates to those deemed
competent.
5. The annual meeting Of the Union
school districts shall be held on the We'd
nesday after the last Monday in Septeuis
Der in each year, and such meeting shalt
have power to transact all business as pre-
sribed in section IL Of the net to which
this act is amendatory.
6. Special meetings may Be held al
provided in section IL of said act.
7. When it is proposed to form union
districts of territory lying in two or more
adjoining towns, then the respective snper-,
intendetils of those towns shall act in
concert in the formation of such union dis.
trict, as now required in the foffiiatfoindf Of
joint districts, and the superintendent of
the town in which the house shall be stu
ated, shall have the superintendent and
control of said union district after its or
ganization. 80
s. Nothing in this law shall be constru-
ed SO rs to impair the organization Of
primary districts within such union dis
trict.
Sec Is. 1t shall be the duty. of the
town superintendent Of schools i'll each
town, to prosecute any district treasurer Of
bis town, whenever such treasurer shall
use or pay out any moneys in his hands,
belonging to his district, without authority
of law. In case such superintendent shall
neglect or refuse to prosecute such district
treasurer he sR.ll be liable to a penalty
of fifty dollars to be recovered by the town
treasurer of his town, on the official bond
Of said superintendent.
Sec IA. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication; and all scts and parts Of acts
contravening the provisions of this act, are
hereby repealed.