The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-24

to said board, shall be sub ect to the inspecfiS
OF any legal voter of said district. 1'E
Sec. II. It shall be the duty of the treasurer,
to board Of of his to
que the amount of money, as near as can be as
certained, which will come into his hands. as
treasurer during the year, with not less than two
dii0ned for the faithful discharge of his duties "a
treasurer. such bond shall be filed with the
CLERK OF the board, and in case of any breach of
tne oonolnon thereof the board shall cause suit
70 De commenced thereon in the name of the
Doard OF education, and the money recovered
snail pc applied to the use of the district, Said
aoard may require said treasurer to give add.
shall receive, and upon the order of the board.
signed by the clerk and president, pay out ali
moneys belonging to the district, paying each
q 4raei only out OF the particular fund upon which
and separate account of each fund coming into
MS hands, IN book or books provided for that
purpose: Saio treasurer shall, within the three
o oays preceding the last Saturday in March in
IN writing, signed by him, and containing state
ment OF all the meneys received by him during
the year preceding, and Of all his disbursements.
fore which the treasurer shall exhibit his yo9cf.
ers) before the annual meeting of the district and
pc approved or disapproved by resolution en-
tered upon the records Of said board Said trea.
SUI s9rer shall make such reports of the business of
ms once as may be called for by the board at any
time. He shall keep all records, books and pa.
pers belonging to his Office, and deliver the same
pay over to his successor in Office upon demand,
after such successor shall have given bonds, as
hereinbefore required, all money in his hands be-
duties a may be ordered BY the board. 80 20
Sec. IS. Said board may hold stated meetings
at such times and places In said district as they
may appoint, Special meetings thereof may be
caAeo oy the president, or BY any two members,
On giving one days notice Of the time and place
Of the same, and said board, by resolution, shall
direct the payment of all moneys that shall come
into the hands of the treasurer, and NO money,
shall De paid out of the treasury except in pursu-
OF the clerk, countersigned by the PRESIDENT. 7,'
it necessary to purchase or erect school house,
or school houses for said district, or to purchase
sites for the same they shall call meeting of the
notice of the time and place and object of said
meeting, in some newspaper printed and in gen.
eral circulation In said district, If any such there
posting up written or printed notices thereof In
five or more of the public places in said district,
and said meeting may determine by q majority
vote, upon the erection of q school house or
school houses and the pull chase of q site sites
therefor, and the amount of money to be raised
for the purposes aforesaid, and the time or times
when the same shall be paid, which moneys SO
of education, by its chairman and secretary, to
the auditor of the county, and shall be assessed in
said district, collected and paid over to the trea
surer Of said district Provided, That no tax
shall be levied in any one year exceeding eight
mills on the dollar, for the purpose of building
school house or school houses. or procuring cites
therefor. ....
Sec. II. The board of education shall have
power, and it shall be their duty -,
LIST. To establish and organize such grades of
schools, alter and discontinue the same, in said
a m innf
I'd. To provide necessary rooms or buildings
for school houses, and grounds about the same.
Sd. When authorized, by vote of the district,
to purchase or erect one or more school houses
and purchase sites for the same.
4th. To purchase. sell and exchange school ap.
paratus, furniture, stoves and other appendages
for school houses, and to furnish fuel for the
same
18th. To take care Of the property of the dis
trict and procure insurance, and make ordinary
repairs upon the same, or any part thereof. when
deemed expedient. '...... -. f..
9th. Tocortract with, employ and pay teachers
who have received certificates as provided here
In, and to discharge the same. .a.
9TH. To defray the necessary expenses Of the
board, pay the compensation If the clerk treas.
urer and superintendent, and for such printing,
record books, stationery and other incidental
matter as may be deenedproper. 80 -
9th. To superintend and manage in all respects
the schools of said district and from time to time
to adopt, alter modify and repeal rules for their
organization, government and instruction, for
the keeping Of registers, for the reception of pu.
pills, resident and nonresident within the dis.
trict, their suspension, expulsion and transfer
from one school to another, to prescribe text
books, and course Of study for the schools, and
to visit each of the schools in said district not
less than once in every three months. t
9th. To make rules and regulations respecting
the protection, care and safe keeping of the pro-
perty Of the district and prescribe penalties for
the breach thereof, to be recovered as penalties
in other cases, before justice of the peace, and
to change and repeal the same.
10th. To make, change and repeal rules relating
to the organization, government and business Of
said board, and the duties of its officers.
nth. To provide for the prompt payment, at
maturity, Of the principal and interest of any in
debtednees of the district, by voting from time to
time, taxes upon the taxable property OF said dis
trict, sufficient to meet the 'same, making allow
ance for delinquency 10 paying any part of such
taxes. r.,f a. ..-.r-r.. g. I4 -u..-... .i NH. -..
18th. To furnish to the board of examiners the
necessary blanks for all such grades of such Ger
ti6cates as said board of education may at any
time order, which certificates shall severally con-
tain the branches fixed for the several grades Of
certificates. ,- s......-. -.rt-..ffs 4.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of said board of
less than sixteen, nor than fortJ -four weeks
in each year, to determine the amount of the an.
nnal tax to be raised for the purposes aforesaid,
including all the necessary expenses Of said
schools, except for the erection Of school houses
and the purchase of sites; and on or before the
first day OF September of each year, to male
kaown the amount of such tax to the auditor of
the county in which said district Is situate, which
tax shall be assessed in said district, collected
and paid over to the treasurer OF said district;
and it shall be the further duty of said board to
keep an accurate account of their proceedings,
nd of their receipts and disbursements for
school purposes, and at the annual meeting fc:
choosing directors IN said districts, to make re-
port of such receipts, and the sources from which
the same were 80 derived, and of said disburse-
ments, and the objects to which the same were
applied; and they shall also make report at the
same time, of such other matter relating TO said
schools as they may deem the interest OF the
same to require. .#