The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-19
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. MARCH 10. 1859.

the district, as the meeting shall
deem proper, for the pay of teachers
wages in the district; seventh, to
authorize and direct the sale of any
school house, site or other property
belonging to the district, when the
same shall no longer be needful for
the use Of the district; eighth, to
impose such tax as may be necessary
to discharge any debts or liabilities
of the district lawfully incurred
ninth, to vote a tax, not exceeding
two hundred and fifty dollars in any
one year, for the purpose Of purchas-
ing blackboards, outline maps, or
any other apparatus for Illustrating
the principles of agriculture, chem
istry, or the mechanical arts ; tenth,
to give such direction and make such
provision, as may be deemed neces-
sary-in relation to the prosecution
or defense of any suit Or proceeding
in which the district may be party
or interested eleventh, to alter or
modify, and repeal their proceedings
from time to time as occasion may
require.
Sec. Al. No sale of any school
house shall be authorized, or the site
of the same changed, or any tax
voted at any special meeting unless
the notice for such meeting be posted
in at least five public places in the
district, ten days before the time
appointed for said meeting.
Sec. AZ. Whenever the time for
holding an annual meeting in any
district shall pass without said meet
ing being held, the clerk, or, in his
absence, the director or treasurer
last elected, within twenty days after
the time for holding such meeting
shall have passed, may give notice of
special meeting; but if such meet
ing shall not be notified within
twenty days as aforesaid, the county
superintendent may give notice of
such meeting in the manner provided
in the thirty first section Of this Act,
for the formation Of new districts
and the officers chosen atsuch special
meeting, shall hold their offices until
the time for holding the next annual
meeting.
Sec. 43. That the qualified voters
at each annual meeting may deter
mine the length Of time school shall
be taught in their district [for] the
then ensuing year, which shall not
be less than three months, and
whether such school shall be taught
by male or female teacher or both,
and whether the school money to
) which the district may be entitled
shall be applied to the support of the
summer or winter term Of the school,
or certain portion of each; but if
such matters shall not be determined
at the annual meeting, the district
board shall have power, and it shall
be their duty to determine the same.
SEQ. A. The officers Of each school
district shall be director, treasurer
and clerk, who shall hold their
respective Offices until the annual
meeting next following their election
or appointment, and until their sue
cessors shall have been chosen and
qualified.
SEC. As. 1t shall be the duty Of
the director Of each district to sign
, together with the clerk, all orders
drawn by the clerk upon the treasurer
Of the district for moneys collected
or received by him to be disbursed
, therein.
SEC. 46. The director shall appear
, for, and in behalf Of the district in
all suits brought by or against the
district, when no other direction shall
be given by the qualified voters of
such district at a district meeting.
SEC. At. 1t shall be the duty of
the treasurer of each district, to COL
{ lect all taxes assessed in pursuance
] of the provisions of this Act, in obe-
{ dience to the command contained in
the warrant annexed to the tax list;
, he shall also apply for and receive
: from thecounty superintendent all
e school moneys apportioned to his
e district, and pay over, on the order
e Of the clerk and director of such dis
t trict, all moneys so collected and
received by him.
Sec. 48. The treasurer shall pre-
/, sent to the district at each annual
meeting, report in writing, contain
i ing a statement Of all moneys re.
ceiyed by him during the preceding
year, and of such disbursements, anc
(, exhibit the vouchers therefor, ani
, also statement Of all taxes assessed
q upon taxable property Of the distric
: during the year, the purposes fol
, which such taxes we're assessed, ant
e the amount assessed for each par.
e ticular purpose, which report shall
/; be recorded by the clerk, and if i
r shall appear that any balance o
b moneys is in the hands Of sucl
e treasurer at the time Of making sucl
!; report, he shall Immediately pa,
over such balance to his successor il
e Office.
SEQ. 40. The treasurer shall exc
Q cute to the district a bond in doubl
! the anio unit Of money, as. near as cal
q be ascs,rtained, to come into hi
d hands as treasurer during the wear
t with sufficient securities to be ap
0 proved by the director and clerk