Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-02-27
LAWS RELATING TO CoMGr0N SCHOOLS.
co NTIN ED.
LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY FUND.

STA. Each town superintendent may,
in his discretion, set apart sum not ex-
ceeding ten per cent. OF the gross amount
of the-school money apportioned to any
school district, which shall be applied by
such districts to the purchase Of school dis
trict libraries, which shall be the property
of such school district; and any resident
of school district, and the parents and
guardians of all the children therein, be-
tween the ages of four and twenty years,
shall be permitted to use books from
the school district library Of said district
without charge, being responsible to the
district for q safe return thereof, and for
any injury done thereto, according to such
rules and regulations as may be estab-
lished by the state superintendent: Pro
gidea, however, That for the city of Mil
waukee ten per cent. only Of the amount
of money received from the state shall be
Iapportioned for library purposes as pre-
|scrbed herein: Provided, That when the
district board or school &C mmissioners,
shall so determine, portion Of the library
money, not exceeding one half the amount
so appropriated, may be applied to the
teaching of music in such schools.
SIS. The taxable inhabitants Of each
school district shall have power, when law
fully assembled at any annual district
meeting to vote tax on the district, not
exceeding thirty dollars in any one year,
for district library, consisting Of such
books as they may direct Their district
board, or any other person, at such district
meeting to purchase; and such further sum
as they may deem necessary for the pr
chase of book case.
S 76. The clerk Of the district, or such
other person as the taxable inhabitants
may at any legal meeting appoint by a
majority of votes, shall be the librarian of
the district, and shall have the care and
custody Of the district library.
ST. Every school district library and
the appurtenances thereunto belonging,
shall bg deemed to be vested in the DIS
srrict board of the district, so as to enable
them to maintain any action for the sama,
or for the value thereof, or for the recovery
Of any fine or penalty for damage done to
any book or books, or neglect to return, or
loss of the same; and all such fines and
penalties incurred in consequence of a vio-
lstion Of any regulations lawfully estab-
lshed in respect to district libraries, shall
be sued for and collected in the name OF
|such dstrc; board, and when so collected
shall be applied for the benefit of such dis
trct library. aa
s 79. The legal voters of any two or
more adjoining districts may, in such cases
as may be approved by the town supern-
Itendent, unite their libraries, and also their
library moneys, as they shall be collected
or received, and purchase joint library
/ for such districts, which shall be selected
by the district boards thereof, or by such
persons as they shall designate, and shall
be under the charge of a librarian to be
appointed by the district boards Of such
districts, and the provisions Of this chapter
shall be applicable to such joint libraries,
except that the property in them,s and
their appurtenances, shall be deemed vest
ed ia all the district boards, for the time
being, Of the districts SO united and in case
any such districts shall desire to divide such
library, such division shall be made BY the
directors of the districts whose Libraries
are SO united, and in case they cannot a
gree, then such division shall be made
by the town superintendent.
OF SUITS AND JUDGMENTS A
GAINST SCHOOL DISTRICTS. i
$40. Justices Of the peace shall have
jurisdiction in all cases, in which a s,hool
district is a party interested, when the
mount claimed by The plaintiff shall not
exceed ore hundred dollars. and the party
shall haze the same right Of appeal as in
other cases; and when a suit shall be
brought against any school district,it shall
be commenced by summons, a copy Of
which shal! be left with the director of such
district.
s go. No execution shall issue on any.
judgment against school district, nor