Nebraska advertiser., 1862-06-19

person named nj such lax list or rate bill shall
not be paid b. him or collected BY virtue oi
said warrant within the time therein limited
it shall be lawful for the trustees aforesaid to
reTssw such warrant in respect to such delin-
quent person Or persons.
Sec, %. And be i further enacted, Thai
it shall be the duty Of the trustees Of each
district 20 make a report to the commissioner
of primary schools on or beforethe thirty-frsl
day Of December in each year. in which re-
port shall be stated the sums received from
different sources the amount expended. and
in whss manner, the number of children laugh;
in said school. and zoe whole number of white
children in said district hetwssn the ages o
FIVE and sixteen years. fIIH If
Sec. %. Aud be 1t further enacted, That
the collector of each school district shall give
bond with security, to the satisfaction Of the
trustees, for the faithful discharge Of she dutfe.
Of his Office, aud shall have ths sam power
and authority, and have the same fee Tor col
lecting. and be subject to the same rules, re-
gulatiens, and duties, with respect TO the col.
lection of the district tax As BY law appertain
to the-ofies Of collector Of the county tax
and the said county collector. 1ll III u
SEC. "a And be il further resolved, That
each organized school district shall be = cor
pUrat o ! BY. the name Of Urinary School
District, No. (the blank to be filed with
an appropriate NUMBER with power to take
and hold By devise, bequeSt, and donation,
real aLd personal estate fOr the use Of the
primary school in said district, and may alien
erd sell the same, when. In the opinion Of the
trustees and resident commissioner of said
district, il will be for the interest and advan-
tage Of the primary school in said district,
and invest the money arising from the sale IN
some safe and profitable stock, aud the divi-
dends received from the same apply to the
use of such primary school, and IN their cor
pOrate name. prosecute aud maiptain actions
forinjury done 70 the grounds, lRiuses, laO-
perry, school houses, alpur;enances. and fur
niture. aud may sue lor aud receive all moneys
due them, orfoF real and personal property to
which they may be entitled. 5srf1
Sec. IS. And be ii further enacted, That
when any land in any school district in said
county may become charged for the payment
Of any school tax, and the collector Of the
tax can fnd no personai property ia said dis
trict liable foror ehargsable with the payment
Of the same, the said collector shall be and
is hereby directed aud required to return to
the trustees Of the sand district. at such, time
or times as the said trustees shall direct. at
require, a list Of such lands and the amount
Of taxes thereon respectively due, and the
names Of the persons respectively chaFgsable
with the payment of the same, and the said
trustees shallthereup0n have and exercise, in
relation to said lands. all the powers which
might or could be exercised by the levy court
of said county in like cases, and the collector
Of said school district shall have the same
powers aud authority. aud be subject to the
same rules, regulations, and duties in the
premises as Is, !s%%s 7PP7rtsin to the Office Of
the collector Of county taxes in lake cases.
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That
in case the trustees Of anySchool district should
not be able to purchase or lease a suitable site
for The erection Of their school house, they
shall have power 10 value and assess a con
venient lot, with the improvements thereon,
if any, not exceeding one acre of land for
that purpose, and the decisiOn of the said
trustees as ID the worth of the said land aud
improvements. if any, shall be fnal and con-
elusive, unless an appeal shall be prosecuted
as hereinafter provided, aud the amount Of
damage for the land and Improvements, if any.
so valued and assessed as aforesaid, being paid
or offered to be paid to the person or persons
entitled to receive the same, Of which pay
ment or offer to pay, = certificate, signed by a
majority Of the said trustees, and recorded
among the land records of Washington comfy
or a copy. of such record duly c%er;ifie! and
sealed shall be sufficient evidence /; the said
trustees, in their corporate character, shall be
thencefurward considered the lawful OWNERS Of
The said hIn'f and inlpr' VEN rts, If any, and
all right, ii L.. estate and interest therein, at
law or IN equity, shall be vested in them for
the purpose aforesaid Provided, however.
That it the owner or owners Of the said land
and improvements. if any, his, her, or their
grlar,liaIls, trustee or trustees, shall conceive
him, her, or themselves agsrieved by such val
uativn| assessment, and shah, within thirty
days after the payment Of the valuation so
offered as aforesaid, "0tify to the said trustees
the same Ia writing, il shall aud may be law
fol, aud il shall Be the uuty Of the said trus-
tees, or a majority Of them, to issue their
warrand to the marshal of the District Of Co.
lumbia, commanding him to summon a jury
of six frseh0ldeEs Ut the school district, not
interested in the matter, to appear, on a day
by the said trustees to be appointed, on the
premises, and any one of the said trustees, or
any justice of the peace of the said county,
is authorized to administer ON oath or afir-
tNOua do luG Tint may DCY ~ cdCu &tl0 t4efl |
person so summoned as Aforesaid, that be will
without favor, affection. lartiality, or prejudice,
assess the damages Sustained by the prison o.
persons at whUSe request the sud inquisition
shalt be taken, BY reason Of his, her, OF their
land and imPiO,e Hents, If any. about to be
made ss afdIe, aid, and the crsons so sum-
mOned and qualified Is aforesaid shall there
upOn proceed to value and asses the damages
accordingly Provided, That if such appeal
from the assessment and valuation of the said
trustees be confirmed by the jury herein di-
reeted 10 be summmsd ami qualified as afOrs-
said, or should the same be reduced toa lower
rate Of valuation and assessment By ire said
jury, the party appealingi ia thai case shall pay
the whole expense incurred thereby, other
wise the trustees, in their corporate character
as such, shall pay the expencss incurred by
reaAon Of such appeal,
Sec, ~ Aud be it further enacted, That
the said trustees or the said jury, rs the case
may he, Immediately after they shall have
completed their valuation and assessment or
.inguISiti0n, as aforesaid, and dcne all things
required of them or either Of them, as the
else may be. under the provision Of this acr,
shall make Oat a fair statement of iheir pro-
ceediu5s, setting forth IN the same a full and
distinct description of the land Uf zeal estate
and Improvements, it any thereon. as Valuel
by them OF either of them, asthe case m ~ be,
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