The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-19

menced thereon in the name of the
district, and the money, when col
lected, shall be applied by such di-
rector to the use Of the district, as
the same should have been applied
by the treasurer.
Sec. 81. If the treasurer shall fail
to give bond, as is required in this
Act, or from sickness or any other
cause, shall be unable to attend to
the duty of collecting any district
tax, the said board shall appoint a
treasurer, who shall possess all the
powers Of the district treasurer, and
shall, before entering upon the duties
of his office give a bond as the dis
trict treasurer is required to give.
Sec. 50. If such treasurer shall
refuse, or neglect to pay over any
balance remaining in his hands, it
shall be the duty Of his successor in
Office to prosecute, without delay, his
official bond for the 2eeovery Of such
balance.
Sec. So. If by the neglect Of any
treasurer, any school moneys shall be
lost to any school district, which
might have been collected within the
time limited in the warrant, deliv-
cred to him for their collection, he
shall forfeit to such district the full
amount of the moneys SO lost, and
shall account for the same to such
district, in the same manner as if
they had been collected.
SEQ. 54. 1t shall be the duty of
the clerk Of each district, to record
theproceedings of his district in a
book, to be provided by the district
for that purpose, to enter therein
copies Of all reports made by him to
the county superintendent, and to
keep and preserve all records, books
and papers, belonging to his Office,
and deliver the same to his successor
in Office.
Sec. 55. He shall be the clerk of
the district board and of all district
meetings, when present, but if he
shall not be present at any district
meeting, the qualified voters present
may appoint clerk Of such meeting.
who shall certify the proceedings
thereof, and the same shall be record
ed by the clerk of the district.
SEQ. Sc. The school district board
in each district, shall contract with,
and hire qualified teachers for, and
in the name Of the district, which
contract shall be in writing, and spec
ify the wages per week or month as
agreed upon by the parties, and such
contract so completed shall be filed
in his Office.
Sec. 81. The district board shall
provide the necessary appendages fol-
the school house during the time
school shall be taught therein, and
they shall keep an accurate account
Of all expenses incurred by them, and
present such account for allowance
to the qualified voters at a regular
district meeting, and the amount Of
such account as allowed by such
meeting may be assessed and col
lected in the same list with the other
district taxes, but no such account
shall be allowed at special district
meeting unless the intention to pre-
sent the same shall be specified III
the notice Of such meeting.
Sec. So. 1t shall be the duty OF
the clerk to give at least ten days
previous notice of. every annual and
special district meeting by posting
up notices therefor at five or more
public places in the district, one ol
which notices shall be affixed to the
outer door Of the school house, il
there be one in the district, and he
shall give the like notices for every
adjourned meeting, when such meet.
ing shall have been adjourned for ;
longer period than one month
Every notice for special distric
meeting shall specify the objects fol
which such meeting is called, and nj
business shall be acted upon at am
special meeting which was not speci
fed in such notice.
Sec. SO. 1t shall be the duty o
the clerk, between the first and fif
teenth days of September Of eacl
year, to make and transmit a report
in writing, signed by him, to tn
county superintendent, in the yea
in which it shall be transmitted
showing, First, The number Of chill
dren, male and female designate
separately, residing in the district o.
the last day of August previous t
the date of such report, over the ag
| Of five and under the age of twenty
one years. Second, The number at
tending the school during the year
under the age of FIVE and over the az
of twenty-one years. Third, Tn
| whole number that have attende
! school during the year. Fourth
The length Of time a school ha
been taught by qualified teachel
the name Of each teacher, the lengt
Of time taught by each, and Il
! wages paid to each. Fifth, I'll
amount Of moneys received from Ii
county treasurer, within the yea
} and the manner in which the san
has been applied. Sixth, The amour
raised by the district, in such yea
and the purposes for which it ",
: raised Seventh, The kind Of bool
, used in the school. Eighth, Sue