The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-02-17
portion of scholars in, each district separately
ma distinctly have attended the school for the

portionsof scholars in each district separately
and distinctly have attended the school for the
past year the amount of money paid to teachers
for tsachng and the expenses as nearly as may
be, of conducting each district school. This
statement, together with such other information
and suggestions as he may deem fit or important
to the cause of education in his county he shall
forward to the Territorial Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, in order that the same may be
embodied in his report to the Legislature
Fifth. On or before the first Monday in March
in each year he shall make the apportienment to
the several districts in his county as provided in
Section three of Article four of this Act;
| 2 Sirtt. 70 appoint School Trustees in each of
the districts of his county when the qualified voters
of said district shall fail to elect said Trustees,
and to fill by appointment all vacancies which may
occur by death, resignation or otherwise, when
the voters of the district fail to comply with the
provisions of this Act, and to draw his warrant
on the county treasurer in favor of the. Board of
Trustees for the purchase of school books, which
may be furnished by said trustees to INDECENT
children of the district making the same payable
eutsof the County school moneys apportloned to
each district;
Seventh To subscribe annually for such edu-
cational journals and educational works as he may
deem expedent but such expenditure shall not,
in any one school year, exceed the sum of twenty
dollars. Said journals or works shall be the prop
erty, of the office of the County Superintendent
DuG MAY NC lOtbnCU UCdCItCIS,
at the discretion of said Superintendent, and at
the expiration of his term of office shall be turned
over to his successor the same as provided for re-
ports and other papers of his office.
ARTIcLEv.
| SECTION l. In each school district in the Terri
tory there shall be elected by the qualified voters
of the district, three School Trustees for each dis
trict, who shall qualify by taking and subscribing
to all oath or affirmation well and faithfully to per-
| form IF nffpn election
take place on the first Monday in May of each
year and the Trustees so elected shall hold their
offices for one year and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
| SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty Of said Trustees to
employ teachers and fl their salaries to visit the
schools in their districts from time to time to con-
form to the selection of such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the Territorial Board of
Education. Any two of said Trustees shall form
quorum for the transaction of business. One of
their number shall, at their first meeting after
| their election, be chosen as clerk OF said Board,
and their proceedings of all meetings shall be in
writing kept in well bound book, and shall be
signed by the clerk such book shall be public
record. They shall have charge of all school
property in their district, and shall make full
statement in writing seml-annually. on tie first
day of May and the first day of October, to the
County Superinten dent of schools of oil matters
pertaining to the schools, school property and all
other matters relating to education in their re-
speetve districts, and shall, lby] giving ten days
notice in writing, posted in three conspicuous
places in their district, and shall publish In a
newspaper if is published in the county, call
at any time Ia meeting of the inhabitants ofther
district for the purpose of deciding by the votes OF
such snhabitants, whether or not speclnl tax
shall be levied on said district for the building or
repairing school houses, or the support of said
school district The voting at such election shall
be by ballot, on which ballot shall be written or
printedthe words '.Tax, Yes,' or Tax No." and
if majority of the votes polIed at such election
shall be in favor of such tax, the board OF trus-
tees shall be empowered and it is hereby made
their DUTY to levy and cause to be collected a
special tax, at the rate specified in their notice
upon the taxable property in their district, as
shown by the last annual assessment by the
County Assessor, to be obtained by the trustees
from the County Clerk of their county. Said
board of trustees shall have power 10 appoint
Judges and clerks of said election, and collector
OF said tax; and said collector, before entering
upon the discharge of his duties, shall take the
oath of Office and shall give bonds In double the
| estimated amount of money to come lnto his
hands, with good and sufficient suretles and when
ne shall have been so qualified he shall have the
same power to enforce the collection OF said tax
as is given to tax collectors and sheriffs in the
collection of Territorial and county taxes, and
said collector shall receive five per cent thereon
for collecting. They shall make proper provision
for school houses to furnish all things necessary
tH0 use OF the Sc0OOt OF SC0O0lSOL
together with the necessary fuel for said school
house or houses said fuel to be furnished by the
district for its school houses They shall have
: power, as such trustees, to receive in trust al
real estate or other property conveyed to saiG
school district, and to convey, by deed duly exc
cuted and delivered, all he estate or interest Of
their district in any school house or site directed
to be sold by any vote of their district, and al
: conveyances made to said board shall be made il
their corporate name, to-wit; A. B., G. D., ant
! Z. F., trustees of school district No. =,
!, county, Idaho Territory, and to their successor
in interest Said board of trustees shall have
further power directed by vote of their district
to purchase receive, hold and convey real or per
sonal property for school purposes; to hold, pur
chase, hire and repair school houses, and suppl.
the same with necessary furniture and to fix tn
! ! location Of School houses; Provided, That n
trustee shall be pecunarily interested in any con
! tract made by the board of trustees of which n
= is member, and any contract made in violation
: of this Section, co hall be null and void. The
: shall have power to Hx upon and collect rat
= BILL to be paid by Il the parents or guardians
all scholars attending said school who are able t.
pay said rate, but nothing in this Act shall be s.
u construed as to prohibit any scholar from attend
: ing said school on account of his or her parents
or guardians inability to pay said rate: 1t shal
J be and is hereby made their duty, on receiving
: 1.-THE report of any teacher of disorderly or ba
:, conduct of any scholar or scholars, to decld
: how said disorderly or badly conducted schola
= shall be punished, or whether they shall be ex
= PEELED from school.
SEC. g. There shall be an annual school meetn
of each district held on the first Monday in Ma
in each year, and the clerk of the said Board @
Trustees shall give Cue notice OF the same by pos