The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-12-27

ties, to be approved by the director and
clerk, conditioned to the faithful discharge
of the duties of said Office. Such bond shall
be filed with the district clerk, and, in case
of the breach OF any condition thereof, the
director shall cause a suit to be commenced
thereon, in the name of the district, and the
money collected shall be applied by such
director to the use of the district, as the
same should have been applied by the treas
urer; and, if such director shall neglect or
refuse to prosecute, then any householder
of the district may cause such prosecution to
be instituted.
Sec. 81. If the treasurer shall fail to give
bond, as required In this act, or, from sick
ness or any other cause, shall be unable to
attend to the duties of said Office, the dis
trict board shall appoint treasurer, who
shall possess all the powers of the district
treasurer, and shall, before entering upon
the duties of said Office, give bond, as the
district treasurer is required to give.
Sec. SO. The treasurer of each district
shall apply for and receive, from the county
treasurer. all school moneys apportioned to
his district and shall collect all district
taxes assessed in pursuance of the provisions
of this act, and pay over, on the order of
the clerk, signed by the director of such
district, all moneys so received and collected
by said treasurer.
Sec 80. If any district treasurer shall
refuse or neglect to pay over any money in
the hands of such treasurer belonging to the
district. it shall be the duty of his successor
in Office to prosecute, without delay, the
official bond Of such treasurer, for the re-
covery of such money.
Sec. 40. If, by the neglected. any treas
urer, any school moneys shall be lost to any
school district, which might have been re-
ceived from the county treasurer, or col
lected from the district tax assessed, said
treasurer shall forfeit to such district the
full amount of moneys SO lost.
Sec. Al. The treasurer shall present to
the district, at each annual meeting, a re-
port, in writing, containing statement of
all moneys received by him from the county
treasurer during the year, also, all moneys
collected by him during the year from assess
ments in the district, and the disbursements
made, and exhibit the vouchers therefor,
which report shall be recorded by the clerk
and, if it shall appear that any balance of
money is in his hands at the time of max
ing such report, he shall Immediately pay
over such balance to his successor in Office.
ARTICLE lN.-D1SIRICT bOARD.
Sec. AZ. The district board shall pur-
chase or lease such site for school house
as shall have been designated by the voter S
at district meeting, in the corporate name
thereof, and shall build, hire or purchase
such school house, as the voters of the dis
trict, in district meeting, shall have agreed
upon, out OF the funds provided for that
purpose, and make sale of any school house
site, or other property of the district, and,
if necessary, execute a conveyance of the
same, in the name of their office, when law
fully directed by the voters of such district,
at any regular or special meeting, and shall
carry into effect all lawful orders of the dis
triet.
Sec. 43. The district board shall have the
care and keeping of the school house, and
other property belonging to the district.
They shall have power to make such rules
and regulations relating to the district
library, as they may deem proper, and to
appoint some suitable person to act as libra
rian, and to take charge of the school ap-
paratus belonging to the district.
Sec. A. The district board shall have
power to admit scholars from ad joining dis
tricts.
Sec. As. The district board in each dis
trict shall contract with and hire qualified
teachers, for and in the name of the district,
which contract shall be in writing, and
shall specify the wages per week or month,
as agreed upon by the parties, and such
contract shall be filed in the district clerk s
office.
Sec. As. The district board shall provide
the necessary appendages for the schoolhouse
during the time school is taught there
in, and shall keep an accurate account of al
expenses thus incurred, and present the
same for allowance at any regular district
meeting.
Sec. Al The district schools established
under the provisions of this act shall, at al
times, be equally free and accessible to al
the children resident therein, over five and
under the age of twenty-one years, subjec
to such regulations as the district board il
each may prescribe.
Sec. 48. In every school district there
shall be taught photography, reading, writ
ing, English grammar, geography and arith
metic. If desired, during the time the schoo
! shall be kept, and such other branches 0
D education as may determined by the distric
beard.
9 Sec. 40. Ii vacancy should occur in tn
e district board, in any district, the county
superintendent shall appoint some suitable
q person to fill such vacancy.
T ARTICLE VIEW DISTRICTS.
f. Sec. SO. When a new district is formed
r in whole or in part, from one or more dis
It tricts possessing a school house, or eatitle
7 20 other property, the county superinten
ent, at the time of forming such new district
Il shall ascertain and determine the proportio
Of the value of such school house or othe
y property justly due to said new district