Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-09

place when and where they will meet and decid
upon such application, which said notice shall liz
contain bries description of the land upon whic
1t is proposed TO locate such school house sit'
which said notice shall be served by the diftri,
clerk OF said strict upon all the owners and OF
crpants OF the land upon which Ii IS proposed
locate such slte at least sIX days previous 10 tn
DAY appointed for such meeting. such notice slIa
De served by delivering it 20 each such owner an
occupant OF such Land, who may be residents
this state, or by leaving the same at their respeS
4 i've Residences with some person OF suitable ag
! anu understanding And if there be occupau
/ OF such land, and the owner owners thereof b
unknown to the said board, er shall reside withou
TINS state, then such notice may be served by put
fishing the same in the newspaper published near
est sald land. once in each week six succossiE
! weeks next before the said day of meeting
Sec 81 Whenever the said board shall loeat
aGd establish any school house site, they shall
cause an accurate survey and description Of tn
same TO De made out, and shall fix and award tn
compensation to be made to the owner or owner
Tor such site, together with all damages sustained
oy such owner or owners OF all lands SO taken
Iney snail also, within ten days after agre Elm!
thereupoD, make and sign duplicate eertifi
Gates, containing their action upon such applics
ton, description of the lands taken, accordIns
TO the survey, and the amount of compen satioI
and damages SO awarded to each of such owners
one OF which shall be delivered to the occupant Of
occupants of the land taken for such schoo
house site, and the other to the clerk OF said dis
trict who shall cause the same to be recorded il
county pr0rided: that in the said board shall
deem 1t advisable, they may before agreeing upon
their said award, adjourn from time time, no,
TO exceed In all ten days, and that any of said
Board may act in the absence of the other
Sec 81. The sum of money so awarded by the
said board, shall be paid to the owner of the land
upon which such site is located or in case the
owner is nonresident. or refuses to accept the
money, it shall be- deposited with the treasurer
TIDE district, to the order Of the of said land
and it shall not be lawful for said district to occ
Ply said land without the consent of the owner
tnereof, until such money shall be paid, rendered,
or deposited as aforesaid.
Sec So. No land shall be taken for school
mouse site, except by consent of the owner, that
may not be taken for highway purposes, according
TO section hftyour, chapter nineteen of the revised
statutes. #..
Sec "a. Any person aggrieved by the decision
OF the above board in the award of damages may
appeal therein to the circuit court for any coun
~ In which such site is situated, by filing with the
clerk OF such district notice OF said appeal which
hotce snail specify all the grounds of such appe
WITHIN twenty days after the receipt the duplicate
certificate mentioned in section eighty-one of this
act, ana paying to the said district clerk dollar
1or the state tax on the appeal, one dollar for
making the return thereto; and thereupon the
clerk OF such, district shall within twenty days
thereafter, he with the clerk of said circuit court
cerned copy Of such certificate, together with such
hotlce OF appeal and the date of service thereof,
and shall pay to such clerk of the circuit court ont
uoHar 1er the tax on the appeal; and thereupon
the CLERK OF such court shall enter action there
IN IN HMch the appellant shall be plaintiff and the
school district Lshal be defendant. The issues in
SAID action shall be the egality OF all the proceed
lnss OF SAID board under this act, and the amount
OF compensation and damages to which the plaintiff
Is entitled by reason of the taking of his lands for
a school house site aforesaid. And the issue
Snail be tried without further pleadings, in the
same manner as other issues of fact tried in such
court, and either party shall be entitled to jury
and the Judgment therein shall be enforced in the
same manner as other judgments in personal &C
tons rendered by said circuit court: provided that
IF I,
only issue, and the plaintiff does recover lar
ger sum than was awarded him by such board, he
Shall recover costs.
Sec. So Whenever the district is situated in two
or more towns, the said board snail consist of the
boards OF supervisors Of each town in which such
district is situated.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
Sec 50. There shall be chosen the general cleo
ton held Oh the Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday IN November in the year 1861 and biennial
thereafter, county superintendent schools for
each county of the state, who shall enter upon the
duties OF his office the first day OF January sue
ceedizg his election, and shall hold the same for
TWO years, and until his successor is elected and
qualified. In each county of the state having
over fifteen thousand Inhabitants, according TO the
last preceding census, the county board of super
Visors may, at any meeting prior to election of
county superintendent in any year, determine by
resolution to remain in force until rescinded that
two county superintend shall be chosen tor
such county; and said board of supervisors shall
thereupon divide the county into two districts to
De called respectively "superintendent district
number one," and superintendent district number
two" While such resolution shall remain unre-
sclnded each such district shall elect county SUI
perintendent for such district be called sscounty
of schools for district number one
or two" as the case may be. When county
contains more than one senate district, each such
senate district shall constitute a superintendent
district, to be. numbered as above provided
except senate districts lying wholly within lncor-
porated cities which may have elected as provided
Tor IN section ninety-six of this Such county
of schools for districts SHALL with
In the limits of their respective districts have the
same powers and duties other county superip-
Their terms of office shall be the same
and their election shall be conducted and can
county superintendents; and all the provisions of
act or of any other law of this in relation
10 county supsrlnte OF schools shall apply to
the county superintendent of schools for districts
hless the latter shall be ssly excepted there
from.
Sec. 81. The election of county superintendent
OF SCHOOLS shall be conducted, canvassed and CERT.
hed In all respects after the manner prescribed for
the election of other county officers.
sec %. The county superintendent Of schools
SNAIL before entering upon the duties of his Office
taKe ana subscribe the oath OF Office prescribed by
1he constitution OF this state before some officer
authorized to administer oaths, and shall deposit
the same with the clerk of the board of supervisors
sec. 80. In case of vacancy, the state superip-
1enuent may, upon certificate thereof from the
clerk OF the board of supervisors appoint person
20 MI such vacancy, who shall qualify as provided
Al occUiuS VINO snail hold his office
until the general election next succeeding such
Sec 9u The county superintendent of schools
may be removed from office by the judge of the
circuit court for the county where such county
OF schools may reside upon petition
and satisfactory proof of incompstency or.willful
neglect OF duty provided, that such removal
shall be valid unless the person so removed shall
nave mad at least thirty days. Of the charges
bro 0ght against him. and opportunity to be heard
IN his own defense and that the said circuit nudge
shall ii case OF renewal certify such removal to
the clerk OF the county board Of supervisors
Sec. 81. Any person or persons petitionino for
tho removal from office of any county supernten-
dent OF schools, shall cause certified copy of such
petition, together with a full statement of all
charges preferred against him, to be served upon
such superintendent, at least thirty DAYS prior to
tho hearing before The judge of the circuit court
Sec. 81. 1t shall be the duty of the county su-
perintendent of schools to examine and license
teachers and to annul certificates, as hereinafter
provided to visit and inspect schools to organize
ana conduct at least one institute for the nstruc-
ton OF teachers IN each year to encourage teach
ers associations to advise in all questions arising
under the operation of the school laws his county,
introduce to the notice and the people
the best modes of instruction, the physiological
which goVern the health and growth of the young:
the most approved plans of building and venlating
school houses, and ornamenting and adopting school
for the cultivation of the taste and the
heathful exercise of the children to report from
time to time the condition and prospects of the
schools under his supervision TO receive from the
town. city and village clerks, abstracts of the Pc
ports OF the several district clerks and transmit the
same to the state superintendent; also, annually
the name and post office address of each town and
district clerk OF his county, with such other infor.
nation as he may deem advisable, or as NAV be
required OF him by the state superintendent and
to perform such other duties as may be prescribed
by law.
Sec. 90. II shall be the duty of the county su-
perintendent of schools, IN each county to divide
his county into inspe districts, be bounded
by town lines, and not to contain more than four
md to hnli in f.r
spection district st least meetings in each wear
for tho examination and licensing OF teachers. OF
which meetings at least thirty days written notice
shall be given TO each school district clerk in the