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


as his fees for receiving and paying out the same
SECTION 80. The District Treasurer shall deliver
over to his successor in Office all MONEYS books ma
pers tax lists and other property in his hands belong
in any Treasurer shall neglect or refuse to de-
liver such books papers, tax lists and other property
or to pay over any money in his hands to his success
sor in oce or to the proper order of the trustees as
sue in their name of office, and shall be entitled to re-
cover the same with interest and COSTS
SECTION 81. All district taxes levied or assessed in
any one for the support of common schools in the
district, shall be contained in and the same tax
list and assessed by the Trustees upon all the taxable
property in the district according to the valuation
thereof made for the last assessment of county taxes
The tax list shall contain the names of all taxable per
sons in the district, description and valuation of
each parcel of land and the valuation of personal
property to be taxed and the amount of tax
levied on the same, and have annexed thereto the
warrant of the Trustees of the district commandnO
the Treasurer to collect the several sums therein
mentioned from the persons therein named and to
report the amount collected on or before day men.
toned therein to the clerk of the district
SECTION ~. The Treasurer shall receive the tax list
prepared herein provided and shall proceed to col
lect the same in the same manner and with the like
power and authority to enforce the collection thereof
as is or may be conferred the collectors of county
taxes He shall report the moneys collected as COM
manded in the warrant annexed to said list and Shall
return bis delinquent list to the Auditor of the county
in which is situated the property upon which the
taxes in such delinquent list were levied making oath
that he had not after the most diligent search and
inquiry, been able to find any goods or chattes be-
longing to the person liable to pay such taxes where
on he could levy the same. And the Auditor shall
give receipt ior the taxes due said list to the
Treasurerwhch shall be credited to said Treasurer ON
his settlement with the Trustees.
SECTION ~. The County Auditor, on receiving su h
delinquent list, shall enter the same in a separate
column on the tax roll next made by him, and shall
proceed to enforce the collection of the same by sale
OF lands or otherwise as may be provided by law
for the collection of delinquent county taxes.
SECTION 40. The County Auditor sha receive all
reports OF the School districts in the county which
may be returned to him, enter the same in the books
OF his office, and annually before the first day
of December make and transmit to the State Supern-
tenden an abstract of all the reports so received by
him on or before the fast day of November next
previous He shall also receive from the State Super
ntendent and forward to the several district and
school officers such blanks, reports and circulars as
shall be forwarded to him for that purpose. The
County Auditor shall also keep with each school dis
trict and bdstrct accurate all moneys
received or due to each of said districts the amount of
each delinquent tax list returned to him and the
amounts collected thereon from time to time and all
such matters as may be necessary to show the cOnd
ton of accounts between each of said districts and the
County Treasury, and for this purpose he shall ex-
anime any all books in the Office of County Treasu
rer or any other county officer.
SECTION Al. 1t shall be the duty of the County An
dtOr the last Wednesday of March and on the last
Wednesday in October of each year, to make appor-
tionments of the money in the County Treasury for
the support OF schools among the several school dis
trlcts in the county in which, shown by their re-
ports there has been taught in each district for three
months the preceding year, for three months sub
sequent to the last apportionment, common school,
by teacher licensed as provided in section number
twenty-five of this act which shall be in proportion
to the number Of persons in the district between the
ages of five and twenty one shown by their several
reports and transmit copy thereof to the clerk of
each school district
SECTION 40 The County Treasuror sbou NOW onor
upon the order of the County Auditor to the Trea-
surer OF any school district any money in his hands
belonging to such school district any subdistrict
therein by any apportionment by collection of any
delinquent taxes Provided however that the County
Treasurer shall pay school moneys to any district
Treasurer until such District Treasurer shall have
filed in the Office of the County Treasurer no.
tce from the clerk of his district that such Trea
surer has filed in the Office of the District Clerk
his official oath and bond, approved as provided
in section number thirty of this act And provided
further, that any and all moneys in the County
Treasury and already apportioned to existing school
districts of the county and the moneys collected and
which may be collected upon the delinquent list of
tax levied heretofore by any school district of the
county or may be hereafter levied by any subdstrict
constituted in pursuance of the provisions of this act
shall be paid to the proper District Treasurer for the
and to the credit of the several districts and sub
districts upon which the taxes collected were levied
to be by them applied to the Indebtedness such dis
tricts, to such other purpose was or may be
egtimately applied by such district or subdstrict
| SECTION 43. 1t is hereby made the duty of every
teacher before commencing to teach common school
to procure from the clerk of the district in which he
shall teach, school register, and therein keep a
true record of the daily attendance of each scholar
who may attend such school while under the instruc
ton sof such teacher in accordance with the form
prescribed in such register and at the close of the
school shall enter in said register correct answers
all statistical inquiries therein addressed TO teachers
to the best of their ability and return such register
to the District Clerk previous to the receipt of
| as such teacher.
SECTION A. There shall be held in each sub district
an annual meeting the last Saturday of September
for the election of officers thereof and the transac-
ton of business, and the officers then chosen shall
hold their offices for year and until their success
sors are elected and qualified But for the first cleo
ton of officers Ofsub-districs, meeting shall be held
the last Saturday of April, eighteen hundred and
sixty one, at six O'Clock P. M at the school house
each district if there be one if not at such place
as shall be designated by the District Clerk of the exist
ing districts post written notices of such meet
ngs in five more of the most pubcl places in such
subdistrict at least six days before such meeting and
tees of such meetings il new ubdistricts shall be
given in the manner by the Town Clerk at such
place in such subdistricts as he shall designate.
SECTION As. Special meetings of the sub districts
1nay be called by the Directors any two of them
when they shall think proper, and shall oe called
when requested in writing, by any FIVE fleehOders OF
the subdstrct copies of the noticefor which, signed
by the clerk the directors persons making the
request shall be posted prescribed in the preceding
section and shall clearly set forth all the business
proposed to be transacted at such meeting, and no
business not specified in such notice shall be trans
acted at any special meeting.
SECTION 49, Notices for annual meetings shall be
posted in the time and manner prescribed in section
forty -four by the Clerk the sub district and in
of his absence neglect, by of the directors
thereof but no annual meeting shall be deemed irreg
ular by neglect to post such notices. and tax shall
be levied by the vote of any sub district meeting
less notices of the meeting shall have been posted
prescribed'by this act setting forth the design to
tax at such meeting and the purpose for which the
tax is proposed to be levied.
SECTION At. Before any vote shall be taken direct
ing tax to be levied upon any subdistrct proof of
the posting of such notice shall be made by affidavit
some competent person cognizant of the
fact, stating the time when, and the
places where copies of such notices published,
which affidavit shall be filed in the Office the Clerk
of the District within ten days and recorded.
SECTION As. The qualification of voters at sub.dis-
trct meetings shall be those prescribed by article
en- of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota.
SECTION 49, The legal voters in any Sub. district or
any portion of them, not less than five in number,
when lawfully assembled in any annual district
meeting, shall have power by majority of the votes
of those present
First. To appoint Moderator.
Second. To adjourn from time to time ...
Third. To choose sub district clerk and three
directors, whose term of Office shall continue until the
next annual meeting and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
Fourth. To designate a site for school house.
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