Nebraska advertiser., 1862-06-19


tx the Commissioners Of primary schools
Aforesaid, shall be fled with the Clerk Of ih,
Great SSaTt- OF the DistFics Of Celumbia, who
Is here by required to Gle the same without fe.
or reward, and a copy Of the sail bond undei
seal Of said court, shall be sufficient evidenc.
of the making thereof.
Sec. IL. Aud be il further eEasted, Thar
IL shall be the duty Of the trustees Of each
school district, whenever a distr:ct meeting
shall have voted a sufficient tax fer-that ygir-
plse, to purchase a suitable site fortheir schco,
mouse, and to build, keep IN repair, and furnish
such school house with necessary fuel, books,
stationery. aud appsndsye, and i shall be the
further duty of the trustees Aforesaid 70 ayree
with and emplo. ali teachers 70 be employed
in such district: Provided, That no teacheFs
shall be employed by them who shall not hSve
received the certificate Of appreciation from the
commissioners of primary schools aforesaid, as
hereinafter provided and il shall be the fur
Their duty of the trustees to pay the salaries of
teachers ont of the appurtionmen emf of the
school fund for their respective districts which
shall come into their hands through the com
missioners aforesaid, so far as the same shall
be sufficient for that purpose.
SEC. Is. Aud be it further enacted, That
before the trustees of any school district shall
enter upon the dutiesof their Office, they shall.
each tIke IA 9th or make affirmation before B
justice of the peace of said county, or one of
he commissioners Of Urinary schools, who Is
hereby authorized to administer the same. that
he will well and truly discharge the duties
pertaining to his said ofies, Of trustee, without
prejudice or pr iallty, and acc riding to law /;
and il shall be the duty Of the said trustees
of each Of said school districts, or a mijarity
of them. to furnish, at the expiration of their
term u service, to ;he commissioners afore.
said, a correct statement of ail money transac-
tons done by them in virtue Of their flee as
trustees ofstid primary school district,
SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That
i shall be the duty of the commissioners of
primary schools aforesaid to appcrtiOn all
moneys which shall come into the hands Of
the treasurer of the sch Ol fund aforesaid,
under and by virtle of ths provisions of this
act after paying hesaIaries Of the clerk Of the
commissioners aud the treasurer of the sehoui
fluid, for the use Of primary schools aforesaid,
as soon as may be after sncl. moneys shall lie
Eeceived by the said tire lsursr, equally anoRg
the several school districts IN said coIity
which shall have complied with the provisions
Of this act ard all moneys so TO be arpor-
toned by the commissioners, rs Aforesaid,
shall be caused ia be PAID By them, according
To such apporfiODmeut. to the trustees Of the
district to which such moneys shall be ap-
pOrfi0ned as aforesaid, whose receipts therefor
shall be- good and sufficient evidence of such
pay ment which mOueys, so to be received by
the trustees, as aforesaid, shall be applied and
expended by them, after the appOrtionment
for the first year, in paying the salaries of the
teachers to be employed BY them, and for no
other -lurpuse Provided, That 40 moneys
app%ortiOhed as aforesaid, except the a; poftion-
ment mate far the 6rSt year, shall be paid by
the commissioners aforesaid, until the white
taxable inhabitants. and the trustees of the
district to which such moneys shall Ia appor-
toned, AS AZORES i'd, shall have substantially
complied with the provisions Of this act: Aud
provided further, That il shall HIt be lawful
Tor the commissioners aforesaid to draw any
moneys from the hands of the treasurer of the
school fund aforesaid: after paying the salaries
OF the clerk of the commissioners and the
treasurer Of theschoOl fund aforesaid, except
by draft, IN favor of the trustees Of the school
district to which such money shall he lappor-
tiOhei as aforesaid and al moneys which
shall be appprti0ned by rhs commissioner as
aforesaid, aud winch shall remain unpaid for
the space Of twO years thereafter, either from
The omission or neglect OF the trustees of the
primary school district entitled to receive the
same, 20 apply therefor and to make the ne
ceSsAry. certificates to entitle them to the same,
or lrIn any defect III such c%ertifica es, sid
moneys shall, at er the expiration : { said term
be added to the moneys next thereafter to be
app6rtioned bv the said commissioners, and
snail be apport.oled and paid together with
such moneys as aforesaid.
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted, That
the trustees Of zach school district shall hold
their Office till their SUCCESSORS shall be ele"ted
aud quailtied, an in case Of vacancy snch
vacancy shall be filled by the rem aiming truss
tel wlthinUIie month /: ami iTcSs the said
trustees shall. tail to ill such vacancy within
thar time, Jhen il shell be She dutyso the
commissioners of primary schools as soon as
may bs hereafter.
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted, That
if any trustee of any primary school district
sha1 make a false certificate or report. BY
means whereof sny moneys shall he fraudu-
lenlly obtained from the commissioners afure-
sail, sucn trustee signing such Certificate or
report shall forfeit and pay double ths amount
So Irau !uIautly obtained to the commissioners
of PRIMARY schools. to De recuvere |, with costs
vi suit, by action Of debt before any court of
Justice, or any justice of the peace having
cnguizance thereof, ia the nam ; of said com
missioner; aud such sum, exclusive Of the
cusG OF suit, shall b. applied, when recovered,
to the use7of the primary school in such dis
trict.
SEc. 10. And be it further enacted. That
the said trustees shall keep an account OF
their proceedings in . book kept for that plir-
pose, aud shall also keep an account against
sue district collector for the sum authorized TO
be collected, and shall give him credit tor the
sums legally pail by him., also for his legal
commissions, and for such taxes as cannot be
collected BY legal steps and proper diligence;
and that said collector shall have the keeping
Of all moneys collected by him, and other
sums paid into his hands, subject to ths writ
ten oder of a maturity Of the trustees, drawn
ia favor Of such persons having claims against
said school district, aud he shall report 10 the
trustees whenever required the amount OF
fluids in his hands and a full statement Of his
accounts.
Sec. 20. Aud be it further enacted, That
tho trustees of any prim Ty school district in
SAID county shall he and they arc hereby
authorized, in their discretion, % require from
any child attending school the p lyment o any
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