Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-12-26
THE SCHOOL.

pains to ascertain something of the law gov
erning schools in this Territory. We find il
Bancroft, that-the county superintendent .di
vide8 his county into districts. The person
filing the Office Of trustees are called schoo
directors. Each district has clerk who /
also treasurer of the district and performs tn,
duties Of school marshal in taking the census
&c. Children between the ages of four anc
eighteen, are entitled to the benefit Of public
schools. By reference to the statutes o
Washington Territory, we find that schoo
meeting may be called at any time for the
purpose Of organizing a new district; three
legal voters shall constitute a. quorum to do
business. Such meeting shall appoint a
chairman and secretary and elect three d.
sectors who shall hold their Office one year.
They shall employ teachers and Judge oftheir
qualifications, but may require certificate
from the hand of the county superintendent.
and shall have the care and custody Of the
district school house which may be built Ell
Their out ofthemoney derived from the ooun-
ty fund, Or by special tax levied inthe district
for that purpose. Special tax may also be-
Levied for the purchase Of. fuel; twenty days
shallsconstHute a months An annual school
meeting shall he held on the first Friday ia
Nov. of each year Taxpayers. may, with.
the consent OF the directors, pay in labor on.
school-house, &C. We have thus run over the
more important features Of the school law of
the Territory, and hope the proper officers
may speedily be provided and a school orga.l
zation, established among us. The present
legislature may change the law in some re-
'Pects, and in fact we hope they will. The
1erf5o. system adopted last Winter BY the
California legislature, under the direction and
supervision Of State Superintendent SWEET,
will afford them an excellent guide in framing
law. 1t is tobe hoped they may profit by
be experiences Of a lifetime spent in tteach-I
pg. and incorporate the school law Of that
state into the statutes of this. Territory.
Sd slt}tl .7Ts ---41 Ll+4ys ,sE,sf y
LAWS OF THE OLD THIRD DIsTRrcr I'VE
ear that the assertion has been made, that
re were partial to division ofathe 3d4dis-
riot, and that on that account + ave not here
ofore Published the laws passed at the meet |
ng. held in this city, on Sunday, the 9Th of
toy!g, Nothing has o been further from our
houghts. The laws have never before been
Us is the only reason why they have
lot been published. We care not, one straw
ow many districts there are, or whether the I
'hole county is in one district. so that It suits
he miners. We have no placer mining inter.
SITS to be affected one way or the other, and
eSire to sea all. prosper, for in proportion as
heir business fourshes will ours Increase.
We announced months ago that we would
ublsh all the laws passed by the various
istricts provided they were furnished to us,
nd we have done so. We confess to little
hagrin when at the meeting the Sunday pre-
ious-When this meeting was ordered-they
ecided to direct the recorder to. write out |.
be notices for meeting to be held the next
unday and save the expense of printing /;
evertheless, we should have published the
avs without charge, and do 50 now cheerfplly
$ furnished us by Mr.. Hascall, notwithstand-
lg they are not signed officially by any one
tanning authority. Sa.@ s't -&.'s
ST. JOHN, THE EVANGELIST. TO morrow
Ill he the Anniversary of St. John the Evan