The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-09
Of Wisconsin.
OFFECHAE"
Published March u, 1861
81.

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AN ACT to amend chapter twenty three OF ths
statutes, entitled " of common sch'o-''
TBo oe77ze of the state If Wisconsin, rePFeSeated
IN senate and assembly, do enact as J0h0rS:
Section l. Section nine Of chapter twentySthEee
of the revised st]atutes,i5 hereby amenQed,oy stFi-
hing ont the word six, IN the third lne tEere"l
I'd inserting in its stead the word "seven 50 ti!at
aa;d section shall read rs follows The annual
meeting of each schooiidistrict shall be held on me
last Monday Of September, in each year. ana tW5
hour Of such meeting shall be seven o ciocH q 1H0
gffsrnonu. DrOy5deG that at the first annual Dee'
inc ofany school district held after the passage OF
thIs act, & majority Df the electors Of salu u'suiJ'
may determine that the annual jneeliHS = gun
district shall be held upon the idst 'lo"uay q Aus
rat in csch wear. said determination 10 TAKE ehecl
ubar % .opvJ If the proceedings OF sad annual
raetinr sfa1l have been filed with the town clerk
NJ tba town in which said district (or II case OF a
Joint district in which the schoo! mousse Of sucn
disfrict is situated, and to remain in force until
reacipded by the vote of a majority Vt the electors
of said district the meeting held in pursuance OF
such determination, TO be deenedt the legal annual
meeting of said district the same As il held upon
the last Monday Of September, IN each year.
Sec. .. Section " enty>hve Of said chapter l"en-
ty-three,is hereby amended, 50 as TO read as ZOE
lows 6 II shall be the duty Of The clerk pi edS"
school district IN this state, within ten Gays dlieI
the eiectionsor appoiutncntsot any school oistrict
officer. to report the name and post once ADDRESS
Of such officer to the town clerk OF his town, or IN
case it be q jOlnI district, to the town clerk Of
each town III WHICH GHy pan ID AK NSAAAS - -
ated; to record the proceedings OF the dlstrlct
board and Of each district meeting IN a book 10 DC
provided by the district tor that purpose 70 enter
therein copies of all reports made oy MN 10 me
town clerk; to make therein, or IN SOME suitdoit
book provided Tor mat Wrpose, an accurate record
of all orders drawn upon the treasurer. ana 10
keep and preserve all records, books ana papers
belonging to his office, and deliver the same tt"
his successors.
Ser. 2. Section thirty-two of said chapter twenty
three. is Il hereby amended, so as to lead as follows:
cit shall be the duty OF the clerk to draw orders
on the treasurer OF the district for money in the
hands Ofsuch treasurer, which has been Appor~
toned to or raised by the district, to be applied to
the payment Ofteachers wages, and also to dra"
orders On said treasurer for moneys III his hands,to
be dIsUursed.tOr any other purpose Tor which the
same shall huYe been voted by the district. agree
ably to the provisions Of this chapter pr0rSdea
each order shall designate the OBJECT tor winch u
Is drawn 8uG shall he connterslgned by the d.
rector
Sec !. Section tnirty-four Of said chapser TWEEN
~ty-tuIee, Is hereby amended, by Inserting after the
word require, in the seventh line ofsald section,
the following words: and the tax voted at any
speciat n.eeting, held between the time of the ali
nual meeting and the third monday OF November. /
80 thar tire said sec ion shall read rs follows: The
clerk of enc. school district shall, on or before the
fourth NJ cay Of November, in each year, deliver
to tLe town clerk of the town IN which the dIstTic
Is situated a statement III writing, verified 0y hist
affidavit, showing the a count Of The tax OF taxes
voted TO be raised at the last preceding annual
meeting, or at the first meeting atterthe organIza-
ton Of the district, or both, as the case may re-
quire, aud the taxes voted at any special meeting.
held between the time of the annual meeting and
the third Monday Of November following, together
with a list of all persons aud corporations liable TO
a school district tax therein In case Of a joint
district, he shall deliver TO the town clerk Of each
town in which any part OF the district Is situated. a
atcnen 80 verified, showing the proportion Of
AK to be 50 assessed in tEat part OF the district
within such town, together with a list oi all persons
md pE-rpFqklfngl lis hla 70 q school HIattlr fnv -
that part Of the district. Such portion SHALL be
ascertained from the valuations contained in the
last assessment rolls Of their respective towns; and
10 enable the district clerk to ascertain tIe same
the town clerk OF each town shall. GA demand, a
lime after be SHALL have received the cuualIZe,
assessment roll Of his town, deliver to the clerk q
any such joint district a certified statement of the
valuation of real aud personal property In tina
part Ofsuch district lying within his town, as The
same appears from said assessment roll
Secs. Section t~hirty~siE OF said chapter tYcp.
ty>lIree, is hereby amended so as to read as foI-
lows. Ii shall be the duty of the town treasur,
of the county tEeaaUrer all moneys apportiuI @ f0l
the use u common schools, in his town, and ID
pay the same, together with all money raised i'll the
town for the support Of schools, to tue treusu rc.-
Of the districts entitled to receive them upon the
order or superintendent Of the town CLERK. I'd. To
pay over to the district treusurers, on dennad, all
school district taxes raised in each district ana col
.5cted by him and the amount OF ali school dis
triCt taxes returned 10 the county treasurer Of ms
county, as delinquent, when ever tie same shat
have been collected and paid over by said county
treasurer to such town treasurer; or, if any such
town treasurer shall receive credit from the c9uH
ty treasurer tor such delinquent tax, or any part
thereof, on account of any demand or claim dne
from such town to said county, then said town
treasurer shall pay over the amount 0fsuch delin.
qucnt tax, or the part TOR which credit has been 81
received, to the treasurer Of the proper school dis
trict, on demand thereafter Therefor Sd. On 81
before the second Monday Of hiarch, III each year
to certify to the town clerk the amount ufsCho~,
moneys in bs hands, to be aDpOTu0ued by sal,
clerk, and Immediately upon the receipt 81 an,
moneys from the state school fund, to certify III
same to ths clerk for apportionnent'
Sec. o.. Section forty five Vt SAID chapter TWEEN
t~y-three, is hereby amended so Is to read as fol
lows: 1t shall DE the duty of the town clerk +
see that the annual reports ofthe clerks Of IL
several school districts in his town are made cor,
rectIy, and in due time. aud to receive and keel
all such reports made to him by the district clerk
with all orders and notices of the board of super
YisUrs OF the town. in relation 10 the formation a
alteration of school districts, and file them in hi
Office; and he shall record them in a book kept fu
that purpose, such descriptions OF school districts
and organization or alteration thereof, as shall be
furnished him by the board of supervisors. He shaI
also make ana keep In bis office a map of he tow,
showing the exact boundaries ofali tbe school dis
tricts therein, as Appeals from the records on til
and when a new district Is Termed, shall !drhisu
map thereof to the district clerk. lie shall within
teu days atter his election or appointment repor
HIS hIutS anu pbSAOlliGt ulUEcEH 10 ltiFt county 81
perintendent, and the name and address vi eacI
district clerk, within ten days after the filing OF Ia
same ia ais office. lie shall eppOrtiOn the schou
moneys raised by the town and collected by tn
town treasurer, on the Sd Monday of March, an
those received from the state, through the count,
treasurer, on the third Monday of June, in eaci
year, or as soon thereafter as the SAME shall be
collected or received by the town treasurer 10 th,
several districts aud parts of districts within tl
town, IN proportion 10 the uumser OF children re
siding n each, over the age If four and under fh,
age of twenty yeRIs,as the same shall appear iran
the last annual report OF their respective CLERKS
Sec. Z. Section eighty nine of said chapter twentr
three i hereby amended SO rs To read as follows
every WIN clerk who shall refuse or neglect t.
make and deliver to the county superintendent
bis annual report as required in this chapter, witt
in the time limited therefor, shall be liable IL pa,
the full amount Of money lost by such neglect y
refusal, with interest thereon, TO be recovered b,
the town treasurer, IN the name OF the town; apc
every town clerk who shall neglcct or refuse Il
carry into effect any decision or order Of the STATE
superintendent shall be liable 20 removal by iii,
town board of supervisors, upon tue proper notict
thereof. and the said board shall have full powe,
TO NIL any such vacancy, in such manner as va
caacles in other town officers are filed
secs Section ninety OF said chapter twenty,
three, Is hereby amended so as TO read as follows
Every county superintendent who shall uegl acl
or refuse to make the report required TO be made
Dy HIM to the state superintendent, by section sew
en- OF chapter one hundred and seventy nine otthe
general laws OF 1861 within the time limited there,
iOr,sii6l be liable to pay to each Gown the amount
which such town or any school district therein.
shall lose by such neglect or refusal, with Interest
thereon, 10 be recovered By the town treasurer in
IA action prosecuted in the name Of the tywn 81
district
See. 9. All HE provisions OF section th jrty Of
SAID chapter tWenty-three in reference to the an.
nual reports OF the district clerks, shall apply To
and be in force in every city aud incorporated vi,
l4ge in this state, and each city and village clerk
or clerk ofthe board Of education. shalt MAKE ANA
transmit 10 the county 5u perinteudent of school.
TOR the county or district in which such city or viii
laaeis situated, t~hereport re quired by section Tor.
ty-siA OF Said chapter twenty three Within the time
therein prescribed, anything in the provisions OF
EheIE charter 10 the contrary Notwithstanding"
Sec. 10. Section ujnety-fo ur OF said chapter
tWenty>three, IS hereby amend sd, go as To read as
ioho"s The treasurer ot any legally organized
school district shall prosecute Inc To,yn f--a.,r,.