The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-19
NUMBER 33--VOLUME 4.

surer Of the district, for money in
the hands Of such treasurer, which |
have been apportioned to or raised
by the district, to be applied to the
payment of teachers wages, and ap-
ply such money to the payment of
such teachers as shall have been
employed by him in the name of the
district, and also to draw orders on
said treasurer, for moneys in his
hands, to be disbursed for any other
purpose for which the same shall
have been voted by the district,
agreeably to the provisions Of this
Act i; ProUided, Said order shall be
signed by the directors.
SEC. 81. That it shall be the duty
of the clerk to make out tax lists Of
all taxes legally authorized by the
district, and annex to such tax lists
warrant, under his hand, directed to
the treasurer Of such district, requir-
ing him to collect the sums therein
named.
Sec. 81. That the clerk shall fur
nish a suitable school register, in
which every teacher in the district
shall be required to enter the names,
ages and studies of all the scholars
attending school, which register shall
be deposited with the clerk, at the
end of each school term and any
teacher who shall wilfully neglect or
refuse to comply with the require
ments of this section, shall forfeit
his or her wages for teaching in such
district, at the discretion Of the dis
trict board.
Sec. 63. The director, treasurer
and clerk shall constitute the dis
trict board.
SEC. ga. They shall purchase or
lease such a site for a school house
as shall have been designated by the
district, in the corporate name there
of, and shall build, hire or purchase
such school house, out Of the funds
provided for that purpose, and make
sale of any school house, site or
other property belonging to the dis
trict, and, if necessary, execute a
conveyance Of the same, in their
name Of office, when lawfully directed
by the qualified voters Of such dis
trict, at any annual or special meet
ing.
SEQ. 65. The board shall have
the care and keeping of the school
house and other property belonging
to the district, except SO far as the
same shall be specially confded to
the care of the clerk, including all
books purchased by the district for
the use Of any children.
Sec. &c. The said board shall have
power to fill, by appointment, any
vacancy that shall occur in their own
number, within thirty days after
such vacancy shall occur, and if
such vacancy shall not be filled with
in thirty days by said board, it shall
be the duty Of the county superinten-
dent to fill such vacancy, by appoint
ment.
SEC. 81. The district board may
purchase, at the expense of the dis
trict, when families or guardians may
not be able to furnish the same,
such school books as, in their judg-
ment, may be necessary for the use
of any children attending school in
their district, and they may include
the amount of such purchase in the
tax list to be collected in such dis
trict.
SEQ. 6S. The board in each school
district shall have power to deter
mine what school and text books shall
be used in the several branches taught
in the school Of such district.
Sec. SO. In every school district
there shall be taught photography,
reading, writing, English grammar,
geography and arithmetic, during the
time such school shall be kept, and
such other branches Of education as
may be determined by the board.
SEC. 70. All district schools, es.
tablished under the authority of this
Act, shall be free and without charge
for tuition to all children between
the age Of five and twenty-one years
and no sectarian instruction shall b.
allowed therein.
j, SEC. II. In the formation or alter.
alton Of a school district, the dis.
trict board Of any district to be af.
fected thereby, may appeal to th'
tribunal transacting county business
who shall confer with the county
superintendent; and their actionI
} shall be final, unless duly appealed
from.
SEC. 72. No alteration Of an,
school district, made without tn
consent Of the district board thereof
, shall take effect until after thre
| months notice, in writing, shall b
, given, by the county superintendent
8 to some one or more Of such distric
board; nor shall any alteration Q
] any organized school district be mad
e to take effect between the first da
. Of December, in any one year, an
9 the first day Of April following.
!, SEC. 70. When o new district
e formed in whole or in part froi
t one or more districts possessed OF
/, school house, or entitled to oth'
$ property, the county superintendent
5 at the time Of forming such new dii
b trict, yhall ascertain and determiI