, 1859-03-04

Amendments to the school Law.
D''4'r1 esEssas.s q Eseta IT,, ,1s:s'f.Gs e. & Glss,s
:. In compliance with tho Instructions Of the
Legislature, and with tho lAw psssoriblng tbs
duties Of the Superintendent Of Public In-
cular. in The hope that it may coutribute to
clearer understanding Of the leading princI-
pies Of the School Law, and the several du-
ties epjofucl upon school of1cere.
The following amendments to the act OF
1857, at1er having been carefully considered
and approved by the two Committees on Ed
ucatiou, in joint sc sion, were reported to the
General Assembly, at Its late eeasto1, and
passed, in the form Of:
AN ACT
70 AxxxD An ACT ENTITLED "As ACT 70 RsTAB.
11sa AND MAINTAIN 4 sYaYxx or F2KR scHoptS,"
Arraovkp ysB. Is. 1857
!. Be it tnast<d BY th4 P<oph Of Tia STATE Of II
hnois, rtprGse,ttd in the Gsntrat Assezably, That
the following sections Of the above ent..led set
be amended 20 u to read u hereinafter ex-
pressed:
Skc11ox 81. 1t each meeting on the frat Mon.
day Of April and October, the trustees, having
ascertained the amount Of State, county and
township funds on hand, and ready Tor distri-
button, shsll spportion the same q follows;
lst, two per cent to ths Township Treasurer;
I'd, whatever may be due for tho books Of tho
Treasurer; Sd, any Reasonable amount for di.
vidinR school lands, making plats, etc; 4.h, OF
the bxlance, ono half shall b divided among
the districts, in proportion to the number Of
children, urd.r twenty.one, in each, and tho
other halt in proportion to the attendance GER
titled in the schedules. Thereupon, the Town
ship Treasurer shall pay out the money to tho
several persons to whom it shall be distributed,
aud hold the balance. If any, hpportioned o. ths
achedules, subject to the order of the Directors
Of the proper distrirt They shall also ascertsin
the amount Of distries taz MONEY in the hands
| Of tbs Treasurer, and direct hun to pay over
| the same on the order Of tho directors OF tbs
diatFict to which it belongs.
$50 IS. Pupils may be transferred from oue
dis,rics to another, either in the same Or IN dit
terent townships, upon the written consent Of
the directors Of both districta- 4 school thus
formed, shall be under the control Of the direc-
tprs of the district in which il il kept; hut each
district shall be liable for it, share Of ail the
expenses Of the school, ia proportion to tie
number Of scholars which it sends. 4 separate
| schedule shal! be kept for each district, upon
the return Of which to the trustees Of EACH
| township from which pupils are tgsasferred,
they shall each draw IN order on their sreasu-
rer, in favor Of the treasurer OF the township in
which the school il kept, for the amount certi.
| fed in the schedule. Bnt majority of tbs d.
rec,oss Of the several districts maY unite the
whole, or part Of each, into une, and place the
school under tie control Of the {three) pereons,
whom they may sppoint, and who ahsh be
styled Directors Of Union School, in nIesriet
No. n, in Township No. -" vho ahall be q
body polltc and CORPORATE, with full power to
district, and With all other poners conferred By
| this act upon directors
Sso. A. 1t shall be tho duty Of the legal vc-
ters in such (esch) dlasrct TO meet at the school
house, or other convenient place in the district.
| on the first Monday Of September next, aud
| STYLED School Directors, one Of whom shall
hold his Office for one gear, one for TWO years,
and one for tbree years. to be determined BY lot
/ at their first meeting. But at each subsequent
| annual election, on the first Monday Of Septem-
Der, one director shall he elected, who shall
hold his ofics for three Jesrs, ind until bis sue.
cessor is elected. The first election, in newly
formed districts, may be held On any Mondsy,
| notice being given BY the township tressuEsr, as
for the election Of trustees. The legal voters,
when assembled, shall choose three Of their
number to act as judges, and one - CLERK. In
case Of tie. the judKes shall decide it BY lot,
on the day Of election. The directors shall ap-
point one of their number clerk, who shall keep
. record Of ali the Official acts Of the Board, in
tious in school districts, either for the regular
annual election Of direetors or for filling Taoau.
cies in the board, or for raising money 70 hulid
school honsea or to extend the terms OF schools
beyond six months, it shall be the duty Of the
DIRECTORS 70 give st least ten days notice, BY
posting up advertisements IN at least three OF
ihe most public plnces in the district The no.
tice shall state the place where such election il
to De held, the time Of opening and closing the
polls, and the question or questions TO be deel'
ded, 70 person shall be entitled to vote at any
district election. on the question Of raising mo-
ney, unlees be shall have reslded IN the district
at least thir days Immediately preceding said
election, nor Anless no !hai! pave pala sax ~
SAID district tho preceding yenr, Or sha!l have
been assessed in such district for the year in
which such election is held. After every elec-
ton OF directors, the judges shall csuse the poll
book to be delivered to the township treasurer,
With certificate thereon sho"inx the election
OF said directors and names OF the person elect
en-, which poll book sh1ll be filed BY the town.
sbip treasurer aud shnll DO eviderco Of eaid
election. If au7 trustee OF director shdll not be
IN inbabitans of the district or township which
be Representa- an election snail be ordered to nll
the vacancy. md 10 person shall be at the satne
time director and trustee, nor shall director
or trustee be interested in any contract made by
;ate Board of which be is d member.
SEC. 49,. For the purpose Of es1ao!lsnlnR anu
frsg,px al, .ue e4ususcs Of the sane, OF every
description; for The purpose Of repairing md
;""r.~-i-s .nhonl hn".aa: nf nsnc"rinR jafni;
| tuie, fuel, libraries aud apparatus; ano Ior eil
other necessary incidental expenses, sne oirec'
tors al each district shall be authorized to levy
tax, annually, upon all the taxable property
Of the district. They may also appropriate ID
! the purchase Of libraries aud apparatus, any
surplus tunai,. after fall necessary school ex.
penses are p2i6- =
SEC. ~ At any meeting prior to tho second
Monday Of September, annually, the directors
Of each district shall sscerssin how much money
must be raised by special district tax fo1 school
purposea during the ensuing year. They shall
I then ind what rate per cent. this Amouut will
require to be levied; which rate, together wlsh
List Of The resident tar payers, shall be certi-
aed and returned to the CLERK Of the county
| court, on or before the second Monday Of Sep
tember. The certificate may be in the following
form:
ave hereby certify. that We require the rate OF
TO be leEaed, for school purposes, on all the
tsxao'e p5ouerty Of our district tue year ia
l8-. A. D. Directors district No. =, ton nsIsp
C.D.} No., range No. =. county Of
| +. F.. -, aud Sta1e OF illinois,"
| Tue money thus ruiScd shall be appropriated By
the directors TO tue yarious objects fur which it
was intended.
Sec. II. When district lies In two or more
counties, the directions shall return to the clerk OF
| resident tax payers in each. The clerk Of each
county shall then furnish the di,ectors The amount
Of the taxable property Of the district, lying in
bis county, d, returned by tle assessor Of tie pro.
vious year. Tue directors shall then determine
and certify the rates to be levied, and return the
| purpose Of building schoo! houses or purchasing
school, s; ties, OF for lepattiuC and mnrDyjuC the