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

after the final determination thereof against the
r district.
lie. If the director shall fail to certify such
judgment, required in the preceding section, it
shall be lawful Tor the party obtaining the same,
his agent, attorney legal representative to file
with the town clerk of the town the certificate OF
: the justice or clerk OF the court rendering the
: judgment, showing the facts which should have
been certified by such director. $500
Sec. TO- Ii the district against which any such
Judgment shall be rendered. situate in parts of
TWO or more towns, a certiisate thereof snail be
delivered aforesaid to the town clerk Of each
town in which such district Is in part situated.
Sec. III. The town clerk receiving either of the
certificates OF Judgment as afere said, shall pro.
Coed to assess the amount thereof, with interest
from the date OF such Judgment to the time whez
the warrant for the collection thereof will expire
upon the taxable property OF said district, placing
the same on the next town assessment roll in q
separate column, and the same proceedings shall
be had thereon, and the same snail be collected
and returned in like manner other town taxes,
ana shaIi be paid to the party entitled thereto Ii
suen district IS situated in two more towns the
eierA OF each town shall, on demand of any person
interested, furnish for the clerk of every other
town In which any part of the district is situated,
eere'ncate showing the total amount of the valua-
oh OF taxable properly in that part of the district
situate IN his town, according to the last
nient ron OF said town, and the amount OF the
judgment Shall be assessed upon the respective
parts of the district within the several towns in
proportion to such valuation. In all cases vhep
Ior any reason, the clerk OF any town has hereto
fore failed, shall hereafter fail to assess the
| amount OF any such Judgment, or the proper pro-
portion thereof, in the assessment roll after
De
| 70 assess the same IN any subsequent assessment
roll within two years thereafter, upon the taxable
property within the district, or part of DISTRICT
situate within his town, according to its limits at
| the Time OF making the assessment.
MISCELLANEOUS PRoyIsIoNs-PENALrIEs AND FOR
FEITUREs,
| Sec. 122. Any person conceiving himself ag-
grieved in consequence of any decision made by
| any school district meeting or by the town ,uper
Vsors in forming altering, in refusing to form
OF alter any school district, auy other
m ftnrr III tar rho r1x;.t
appeal to the state superintendent, who is hereby
authorized and required to examine and decide the
same, ana sueh decision shall be final and conclu-
2procaded, hoaCeper that the decision appe al
from snail be operative until the state nd
| ent shall reverse the same.
Sec 123. Every taxable inhabtant receiving
the notice mentioned in the second and third Sec
tions OF this chapter, who shall neglect or refuse
| duly to serve and return said notice, and every
chairman OF the hrst district meeting in any dis
trlct who shall wi'lfully neglect or refuse to per
| form the duties enjoned on him by this chapter
shall respectively forfeit the um OF five dollars
Sec IA Every person duly elected 20 the office
OF director, treasurer or clerk Of any school Gis-
rict, who shall neglect refuse without sufficient
cause to accept OF such Office and serve therein or
who, having. entered upon the duties of his office
shall neglect refuse perform any duty requir-
ed of him by the provisions of this chapter, shall
forfeit the sum of ten dollars.
sec. 40 Every school district officer who shall
neglect or refuse to deliver his successor in of
nee all records, books and papers appertaining to
such ONCE shall be subject to fine not exceeding
fifty dollars,
Sec. 126. Every clerk of district who shall will
fully sign false report to the town clerk of his
town, WI IN intent Of causing such townclsrk to ap-
portion to his district larger sum than its lust
proportion OF school moneys, shall be deemed gull
ty of msdemeanor, and be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, by imprisonment
In the county Jail, not.exceeding six months; and
any district clerk who shall Willfully neglect to
make the annual report from his district as reuuir-
ed in this chapter, shall be liable pay the whole
amount OF money lost by said district in conse-
quence of his neglect, which moneys shall be re-
prosecuted in
the name OF the district.
Sec. l27. Every town clerk who shall neglect or
refuse to make and deliver to the county superin-
tendent his annual report required in this chap
ter, within the time limited therefor, shall be La
Bile to pay the full amount of money lost by such
neglect or refusal, with interest thereon to be re-
covered by the town treasurer, in the name of tho
town, and every town clerk who shall neglect or
refuse to carry into effect any decision Of
the state superintendent shall be liable to removal
by the town board OF supervisors, upon proper no.
tlce thereof and the said board shall have full pow
er to I'LL any such vacancy in such manner as va
cances in other town offices are filled.
Sec. 12S. In case the board of supervisors shall
refuse or neglect to carry into effect, decision of
the state superintendent, made upon appeal
from their action refusal to act each member of
the board thus refusing negecting, shall be la
Die TO penalty OF fifty dollars to be prosecuted
for and recovered by any eector district from
which the appeal is taken. Suit shall be brought
in the of the district, and in case judsment
shall be rendered against the defendant, the for
feiture recovered shall be applied the first place
to pay the necessary expenses OF the prosecution,
| trict treasury. ..E. . =.
Sec. l2s. Every county superintendent who
snail neglect or refuse to make the report required
IN this chapter to be made by him to the state SUI
perintendent, within the time limited therefor
snail snail DC liable to pay to each town the amount
wncn such town, or any school district therein,
shall lose by such neglect REFUSAL with Interest
thereon, to be recovered by the town treasurer in
district. Va
Sec. $50. All moneys collected or received by
any Town treasurer, under the provisions of Sec
hundred m fyop frr-p.
hundred and twenty nine OF this chapter shall he
apportoned and dstrb uted to the school districts
emitted tnsreto, IN the same manner and in the
same proportion that the moneys lost by any refusal
OF neglect hereln mentioned, would, according to
the provisions OF this chapter have been apportou-
ed and distributed. -.
Sec. 131. Any teacher who shall wiIIfulIv neo
lect or refuse to comply with the Requirements Of
section 1orty-hVe OF this chapter relative to keep
ing school register, shall forfeit his or her wages
Tor teaching during the time Of such neglect or re-
fusal. AZ
Sec 1872 The treasurer of any legally organized
school district shall prosecute the town treasurer
OF the town In which such district il situated for
the recovery OF any moneys lawfully due and be-
longing to such district in all cases where sncb
town treasurer shall neglect or refuse for th.
space of ten days from the time fixed by law there
Tor, to pay over to the proper officer the school
moneys aforesaid.
Sec. 133. 1t shall be competent for any town
treasurer inicase of default Of the county treasu
rer to pay over the school moneys which by law
should be paid to such town treasurer to commence
action on the official bond Of county treasurer
Tor the recovery OF such moneys.
Sec 134. Any district treasurer who shall nsa nv
pay out any moneys in his hands belonging to the
district, without authority of law shall be liable
to penalty of not less than five or more than fftv
dollars, and it sha be the duty the director To
prosecute the treasurer for the recovery of s.iS
penalty In case the director shall refuse or neo
lect to CUTE he shall be liable to penalty of
twenty dollars go "
Sec. 135. Any district treasurer who shall mr.
chase or receive any order, drawn upon him for
less than the sum expressed in said order shall he
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon convi,
ton thereof, shall be punished by fine not sxcee5
ing nifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 1876. Any clerk who shall draw an o-d.
upon the treasurer for purposes not authorized NV
law, and by vote Of che district and apy dractn,
who shall countersign such order, shall be IiabIa
to a fine of not less than five OF more than ono
hundred dollars and the district may authorize anv
elector to for the and benefit Of sncn
district, for tho recovery Of the fine prescribed in
this section.
Sec; 1877. In the prosecution of actions under
this chapter, copy OF the official bond sued upon
duly certified by the officer in whose custody snct
b. nd is placed by law, shall be deemed suhfcient
TOR all purposes OF proof required by law in said
actions. And any actions under this chapter in
penalty and forfeiture incurred, shall net excaed
the sum Of one hun dred dollars, may be commencad
and prosecuted before any justice of the peace. in
the same manner other cases.
Sec. 135. Whenever any person designated Nv
this chapter to prosecute district other schoo,
officer for neglect Of duty for illegal act;on
shall fail or neglect to prosecute said officer for tb
space Of ten days after being requested nv anv
specially provided for, the voters of district 81
any regular meeting, either annual or speciaI NJ
authorize any elector to commence and nrosecnt
action against such officer in the name and for
of the fine the infiction of the penalty nra,
scribed by law for the failure of such ofHcer r. p