The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-15
LAWS OF MINNESOTA.

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SECTION l. That each and every township that now
this State is hereby declared to be School District,
and such to be body polite and corporate by the
name and style of School District In the
county of and by such name may con-
tract and be contracted with, and be sued IN any
of the courts of this State having competent urisdic
ton.
SECTION 2. Each and every such School Distaict
shall hold in the Of its Trustees and their sue
in Office the title of all lands and other pro-
perty now held or which may hereafter be acquired
for School District purposes in any such town, except
ing corporate cities and towns which made bodies
corporate by and under chartered privileges granted
by any special act of the Legislature of this State in
which the title OF all such property shall be held
in the corporate name of such town or city for the
use of Common Schools therein.
SECTION g. In all cases where the title to lands and
other property held for School District purposes, is
vested in any other person or corporation than as pro-
vded in section two of this act, it shall be the duty
of the Trustees of the District in which such property
is situated to procure the title to such lands or other
property to be vested as provided in section two OF
this act.
SECTION 4. The several Districts shall be subdivided
by the Trustees into sub districts, which shall be
numbered in a regular series from number one up
wards and their descriptions and boundaries clearly
given and well defined, record of which, and OF all
alterations made therein from time to time, shall be
made in the Office of the Clerk of the town, who shall
deliver a copy thereof to the District Superintendent,
and another copy to the County Auditor, and each
sub-district shall be body polite and corporate by
the of the number of said subdistrict, and by
such name may contract and be contracted with, sue
and be sued in any of the courts of this State having
competent jurisdiction.
SECTION S. The several School Districts heretofore
organized in any county of this State shall be the
subdstrcts of the several towns in which they are
situated and may be altered by the Board of Trustees
as hereinafter provided Sub-districts constituted of
parts of two Districts shall be subdistrics OF
the District in which the School house is situated
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alteration by the concurrent action of the Trustees OF
the several Districts interested, and shall be number
ed described and bounded as provided in section four
of this act.
raj towns in this State shall make the subdivision and
afx the numbers as contemplated in section four of
this act at their meeting on the last Tuesday Of
March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty lone,
and shall embrace in the same all the territory in
their several towns, adopting far practicable the
bounds of the existing School Districts Provided,
hewever, that in any organized county or counties
not divided into towns, the County Commissioners
shall have power to divide such county Into School
Districts, and in such case the said Commissioners
shall appoint three qualified electors residing in such
District to act Trustees of the same, and the said
Commissioners shall also appoint Clerk and Treasur
for such District, and the said officers appointed
shall forthwith proceed to perform the same duties,
and they shall be subject to the same regulations and
penalties is provided in this act for the superv
town clerks, and treasurer OF towns as ex-oco
trustees, clerk and treasurer of School Districts.
SECTION 7. When any seven or more resident free
holders interested in the formation alteration of
any subdistrct shall in writing, petition the Trustees
of the Districts be affected thereby to form alter
any sub-dstrct within their jurisdiction, they shall
consider such petition, and they shall appoint time
and place, when and where they will meet to make
such formation alteration, and at least ten days be-
fore such meeting shall post notices thereof clearly
setting forth the bounds of the sub-dstrct to be
formed or alteration to be made in five of the most
public places in each District interested and deliver
copy thereof to one of the directors of each SUBJ
district interested and all persons interested may ap
pear and contest such formation alteration. If a
majority of the Trustees from each of the Districts
interested shall at such meeting think such forma
ton alteration should be made, they shall make it
and not otherwise.
SECTION 8. Formations and alterations of sub dis
tricts shall be made by order in writing, clearly
setting forth the bounds of the district formed
alteration made thereby, shall be signed by the Trus
tees and attested by the Clerk of the District Dis
tricts making the same, who shall attach to the same
a copy of the notice of the meeting at which it was
made with the certificate of the District Clerk who
posted the notice, showing the time when, and the
place where such notice posted all which shall be
filed and recorded in the offices the several Districts
interested, and certified copy of the order delivered
by the Clerk to the District Superintendent and an
other to the County Auditor.
SECTION 9. The Supervisors of each and every town
that is now or may hereafter be organized in any
county of this State, shall be ex-oico Board of
Trustees of the School District the clerk of the town
urer of the town shall be ex-ofcio Treasurer of the
District.
SECTION 10. The Board of Trustees, any two of
whom shall be quorum, shall be the legal agents of
the District and such may behalf of the District
contract and be contracted with in their name of Office
as provided in this act may sue and be sued, plead
and be implicated in any of the Courts of this State,
having competent jurisdiction. sThey shall have and
exercise the general and SUPERVISION of the edu
catona matters of their respective districts, and may
receive any gift, grant, donation, or devise made to
them for the and benefit OF any School or School
District within their jurisdiction.
SECTION IL. The Board of Trustees shall levy all
taxes directed be levied by the vote of the District
or any district according to the provisions of this
act for the support of schools in such District for
the purchase or lease of lands school house site
for the construction or repairs OF any school house,
for furnishing any library apparatus or furniture
for the of schools They are invested in their cor
porate capacity with the title of all school houses,
school house sites, school libraries, apparatus and
other property which may be acquired by subschool
districts, which may be organized or constituted
within the limits of their jurisdiction subject, how
ever to the provisions of this act and all conveyan
ces of such property shall be made the Trustees and
their successors in Office for the benefit of the SUBJ
district in which such property is situated.
SECTION IL. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
Trustees in each School District to hold regular
ings at the Office of the town Clerk the last Tues
day in March and October of each year. for the trans
action of any business imposed upon them by the
provisions of this act, with powers to adjourn from
time to time, and to hold special meetings at any
other times places within their proper district
they may think desirable for the transaction of bust
ness as aforesaid at all such meetings the Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors shall be Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, and the town clerk shall act as
their clerk and in the absence Of either both of
said officers the members of the Board present at any
meeting shall appoint from their number such officer
or officers pro tenn.
SECTION Is. 1t shall be the duty of the Trustees of
every School District, to call special meetings of the
District whenever they shall deem it necessary and
proper. To make out tax list of every District
subdstrict tax containing the names of the taxable
inhabitants in the District, and the amount of tax
payable by each inhabitant set opposite his To
annex to such tax list warrant directed to the
Treasurer of the District for the collection of the
To subdvde their respective districts into sub Distress
and alter the from time to time, provided in
this act and to do everything necessary to out
the provisions of this act not made the duty of any
other officer.
SECTION IA. 1t shall be the duty of the Trustees at
their meeting the last Tuesday of March in each
year. First to make settlement with the Treasurer
of the District and having ascertained the balance
between him and the District, shall certify the
on the Treasurer's book. Second, To prepare state
ment of their doings Trustees within the past year.
showing the amount of money received by the Treas
urer for school purposes within the year, and the
amount by them expended, and for what purposes,
together with all existing contracts and liabilities
Third, To ascertain by estimate, or otherwise, the
amount of public money probably available for school
expenses during the coming year, and the amount