Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-02
Published April "a, 1861
CHAPTER l1I-GENERAL,

| AN ACT to amend certain sections of chapter
| 155 of the general laws of 1868, entitled Gan
act TO codify the laws of this state relating tC
common schools"
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows;
Section ]. Section 10 of chapter 155 of the
general laws Of 1868, entitled IAN act to codify
the laws Of this state relating to common
schools" is hereby amended, so as to read as
| follows. 1.-THE inhabitants qualified by law to
vote at a school district meeting, when assembled
at the first and each annual meeting in their dis
tIlet, shall have power,
list. To appoint chairman for the time being.
I'd. To adjourn from time to time as occasion
may require.
sd. To choose director, treasurer and clerk.
9TH. To designate site for district school
house.
| 18th. To vote such tax on the taxable property
Of the district as the meeting shall deem sufH-
cient to purchase or lease a suitable site for a
school house, to build. hire or purchase such
school house, and to keep in repair and furnish
the same with the necessary fuel and appendages:
| provided, that no district containing popula-
ton of less than two hundred and fifty inhabi-
/ tants shall have power to levy and collect a tax
for building, hiring purchasing a school house.
of more than six (6) hundred dollars in any one
year, unless the supervisors Of the town in which
such school house Is TO be situated shall certify
i
should be raised, and shall specify such sum, in
which case an amolnt not exceeding the sum
| specified may be raised prOUided, further, that
no district shall have power to raise and collect
in any one year, for the purposes above specified
more than one thousand dollars, unless the super-
visors shall certify as above set forth.
| 9th. To vote tax on the taxable propertv OF
| the district Of such sum as the meeting shall
| deem proper for the payment of teachers wage
In the district: proUlded, that no district con-
tanning population of less than two hundred
| and fifty inhabitants, shall have power to levy
and collect tax for school purposes, other thar
for the purposes prescribed in the 5th subdivision
| of this section, in such district, Of more thar
five hundred dollars in any one year.
18th. To authorize and direct the sale of any
school house, site or other property belonging L
the distric', when the same shall be no Longer
needed for the use of the district.
9Th. To impose such a tax as may be neces
sary to discharge any debts or liabilities of tn,
district, lawfully incurred.
9th. To vote a tax not exceeding seventy fv.
dollars in any one year, for the purchase of maps
blackbOards and apparatus for illustrating thu
natural sciences.
10th. To vote tax on the district. not ex
ceeding fifty dollars in any one year, for dis
trict library, consisting of such books as they
| NAV direct their district board at a distric
avmeeting, to purchase; said books TO be selecte.
Iunder the advice Of the stale sCperiutendent O
"a public instruction.
" 18th. TO authorize the district board TO ADM
!" o the privileges of the school, persons owe
twenty years of age, and persons not residing il
er he district whenever such admission will not in
1Verfere with the accommodation or instruction @
the scholars residing therein, and to fix fee 70
tuition per team, quarter or year, to be charge
TO the persons thus admitted. Ea
18th. To determine the length of time
school shall be taught in their district the the
ensuing year, which shall not be less than fiv
months, and whether such school shall be taueh
by male or female teacher, or both, and whethe
the school moneys to which the district is entitle
from the inct me of the school fuad, and from Il
: town. shall be applied to the support Of the sun
mer winter school, a certain portion to eacl
! but if such matters shall not bs determined
: the annual meeting, the district board shall d
termine the same. The above provisions in re
erence to the length of time that schools shall
taught, shall take effect August 31st 1866.
= 'l3th. To give such direction and make SUI
provision may be deemed necessary in relati,
: to the prosecution defense of any action
IL proceeding in which the district may be part
! or may be interested.
'l4th. TO alter, repeal and modify their pr
. eeedings as occasion may require"
Sec. 2. Section 40 OF the afoTesaid chapter
the general laws Of 1868, Is hereby amended,
as to read IS follows: 1T shall be the duty
u the clerk TO draw orders on the treasurer of /
)f district, for moneys in the hands Of such treas
" Ter, which have been apportioned to or raised
m the district, to be applied to the payment of
i, wages of legally qualified teachers who hs
- been employed by him, with the consent of
te director treasurer, 10 teach the school of 81
district, and also to draw orders on said trea