Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-02-13
laws Relating TO Common
schools.
sCrocL DISTRICTS.

be formed IN any town, IL Snall oe HE du-
ty of the town superintendent, within
twenty days thereafter, to prepare notice
in writing of the formation Of such district,
describing itc boundaries, and appointing
a time and place for the first district
meeting, and to deliver such notice to a tax
able inhabitant Of the district.
SO. The town superintendent shall, in
sueh notice, direct such inhabitantants to
notify every qualified voter of the district,
either personally, or by leaving a written
notice at his place Of residence, of the
time and place of such meeting, at least
I've days before the time appointed there
for: and it shall. be the duty of such iu-
habitant TO notify the voters Of such dis
trict, agreeably 10 the requirements of said
notice, and indorse thereon return con-
tanning the names of the persons by him
notified: and said notice and return sla!
he recorded as a part Of the record of the
first meeting in such district.
50. In case such notice shall not be
given, or the inhabitants Of a distric, shall
refuse or neglect to assembly or form a
district xoeting, when so notified, or in
case any school district having been formed
and organized, shall afterwards be dissolv-
ed SO that no competent authority shall
exist therein to call 81 special district meet
ING in the manner hereinafter provided,
notice shall be given by The town Superin
tendent, and served in the manner pre-
seriIed in the preceding section.
S4. Whenever district meeting shall
be called n the manner prescribed IN the
presiding sections of this chapter, it shall
be the duty of the electors of the distric'
70 assemble at the time and place men
toned in such notice.
IS. Every person shall be entitled t.
vote in any school district meeting of this
state who is qualified to vote at q general
election for state atid county officers, and
who shall have resided for the last ten
DAYS III the district where he or they may
offer TO vote.
Sc. If any person Offering TO vote at
school meeting, shall be challenged as un-
qualified by any legal voter in such district,
the chairman presiding AT such meeting
shall declare to the person challenged, the
qualifications of "a voter, and if such per
son shall declare that lie is a voter, ana! il
such challenge shall not be withdrawn,the
chairman shall tender him the following
oath or affirmation: "You do solemnly
swear Tor affirm as the case may be that
YOU have been an actual resident OF this
schoo! district for the last ten days and
that you are qualified according to law at
this meeting" Any person taking such
cath or affirmation, shall be permitted to
vote on all questions proposed at such
meeting, but if any person shall refuse to
take such oath or affirmation, his vote shall
be rejected.
s I. Every school district shall br
deemed duly organized when any two OF
the officers elected at the first legal meet
ing thereof, shall have consented to serve
for the offices to which they have been re-
spectively elected, by a written acceptance
thereof filed with d recorded by the clerk
and every school district shall be consi Ter
ed as legally organized after it shall have
exercised the franchise and privileges OF a
district for the term of two years
s 8. Every school district organized
in pursuance of this chapter or which has
been organized under any previous law OF
the state or territory of Wisconsin, shall be
a body corporate, and shall possess the us
ual powers of corporation for public pur-
poses, by tie name and style of School
district humber [such number as shall be
designated by the town superintendent III
the formation thereof Of" the name OF
the town or towns in which the district Is
situated and in that name shall sue and be
sued, and be capable ofcontracting aud be
ing contracted with, and of holding such
real and personal estate as Is authorized
10 be purchased by the provisions of tins
chapter, and of selling the same.
DISTRICT MEETINGS.
s 8 The annual meeting of each schoo
district shall be held on the last Monday o
September in each year; the hour of suci
meeting shall be six o'clock in the after
noon, unless otherwise provided by vote
of the district duly recorded, at the last
previous annual meeting.
s 10. No annual meeting shall be
deemed illegal for want of due notice, un
less it shall appear that the omission t.
give such notice was willful and fraud
lent.
s IL. The inhabitants qualified BY
law to vote at school district meeting
when assembled at the first and each an
nual meeting in their district, shall have
power
LIST. To appoint chairman for the time
being.
End. To adjourn from time to time al
occasion may require.
Sd. To choose director, treasurer ano
clerk.
4th. To designate a site for district
school house.
9Th. To vote such tax on the taxable
property Of the district as the meeting
shall deem sufficient to purchase or lease a
suitable site for school house, and TO