The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-04-30

Laws Of the state or Min nesota. IS,


10 provide for general system Of Common
Schools, the officers thereof and their res.
peetivs duties and powers. g., Ira : r..r.
BE 1t enacted By tie Legilature Of tie Stat
Of KinnesotG r9
Dec. l. That each and every sub district
that now is organized or that has been set
OFT as sub district but not organized. in
any county Of this State, and each district
hereafter organized under the provisions Of
this act, is hereby declared to be a school
district and body Incorporated by the name
ana style Of school district number-------
IN the county Of ------apd by. such name
may contract and bs contracted with, sue
and be sued in any Of the courts Of this State
having competent jurisdiction. =
| Sec. Each and every school distric,
shall hold in the corporate name Of the dis.
trict, the title Of all lands and other prop.
cry now held, or which may hereafter be &C
CURED for school district purposes in such
district.
Sec In all cases where the title to
lands or other property held for school pug
poses is in doubt, or is vested in other par,
ties than those prescribed in section three O.
this act, it shall be the duty Of the trustees
Of the district in which such property j.
situated, to procure the title to such lands
or other property to be vested as provided
in this act.
Sec. 4. The several districts in each ceun.
ty shall be numbered by the county auditor
IN regular order from number one upwards,
and their description and boundaries shall
be clearly given and we'll defined, a record
Of which, and Of all the alterations made
from time to time, shall be made in the office
OF the county auditor.
See. 5. The county commissioners Of tho
several counties Of the State shall have power
to create new school districts. change the
boundaries of districts or unite two or more
districts, whenever petition signed by a
majority OF the legal voters Of the territory
to be effected thereby shall be presented to
them requesting such organization or change
Provided, That in creating school districts
the county commissioners shall contine each
district to their respective towns as far as
the same may be practicable. Provided fur.
ther, That any five or more voters residing
in the district who may feel agrieved by the
alteration, change or organization Of their
district, may apply to the county commits
sioners for rehearing at the succeeding ses.
sion thereafter, by posting notice of such
application in three conspicuous places in the
district at least ten days before said session
on due proof Of which the commissioners
shall then consider tho complaint, and make
such order IN the premises as justice may
require. Provided further, That when the
distrlctso to be formed or altered shall consist
OF territory in two or more counties, the
aforesaid petition shall be presented to the
commissioners OF said counties, who shall
cause the order for the formation or altera.
ton Of such district to be filed in the Office
of the county auditors of their respective
counties, and it shall be the duty of the
auditors of said counties to deliver copy
eft such order to the clerk of the district. -
When tax is voted by such district the
clerk shall transmit to the county auditor
of each Of the counties statement of the
amount SO voted. The said auditors shall
transmit each to the other an abstract Of
the assessment in that part of the district in
their respective counties and shall Law the
the amount required in proportion to the
amount OF property in their part of the lis.
trict situated in their respective countless
The money arising from such assessmen,
shall be drawn by the district treasurer from
the county treasurer ofeach county in which
the district is situated. The number o
scholars in each fra :tion Of the district shall
be returned to the auditor of that county in
which said portion of the district ia situated
and all moneys apportioned shall be drawn
by the district in the same manner as wher
the district is in one county.
Sec. s. Formations and alterations o
districts shall be made by an order in writ
ing setting forth the bounds Of the district
SO formed or altered, and signed by the
county auditor. Such order shall be record
ed in the Office Of the county auditor, and .
certified copy Of such order shall be deliv
cred to the clerks of the se> eral districts If
fectsd upon application to tho county audi
tor.
Sec. z. The officers of each distric
shall be director, treasurer and clerk, VII,
shall be elected on the last Saturday o
March in each year, and shall hold their OF
fees until their successors are elected an,
qualified Provided. That said officers shall
be chosen for the year 1862 upon the frs
Tuesday Of May. But when new distric
shall have been formed under the provisions
Of this act meeting for organization ma,
Be called by notice signed by three free
holders or householders residing within tn
limits thereof said notices to be posted i,
five conspicuous places in the district TEL
days before such meeting & called, and tn
meeting 80 called shall have the same pow
ers IS are given in this act to annual NEE,
Iings. ~ IL"
Sec. 8. All persons elected - district o.
fcers under this act shall within ten d.,
after notice thereof by the clerk, fife the
acceptance Of the same in the Office Of Il
district clerk. z-, ssaa s.s-a~ s#s:~z ~.ss~
] Sec. 8. Every person duly elected to IN
accepting the office Of director, treasure
! or clerk Of any school district, whe shal
neglect or refuse to enter npon the dutie
, his office and serve therein faithfully u
Icordlng to the provisions Of this oct, sha
, forfeit the sum Of ten dollars, which may |
collected BY suit before any justice OF tt
! peace 10 the county, to be prosecuted by q
Idirsctor Of ths district, Or by any Isgal vote
Ithsrsin, ssid suit 70 b brought in the nsm
OF the district and the procesds to bs apolil
Ito the use Of ths district. :, -. :.
! SEC. TO- The director, treasurer and ele,
|of sach district shall constitute 1 board
trustees. and shall ID that capocitv have ii
:. general chsrEe sf the interests Of school
. lss1 scAeol housss in their district sha
e iIsass q parhass il ths corposase name
ltbe dissIiet site fos shool hDuss. sueh
lhas bsss designated bys nsjority sf d
Ilspl vossss of ths district shall buiId 81
.lor pusebaso q suitabas seiYool house out