Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-02

rer for moneys IN his hands, TO be disbursed TO
any other purpose for which the same shall hav
been voted by the district, sgreeably to the pro
| visions Of sect IN 10 of this chapter: pl'OUided
| that each order shall designate the object 70
| which and the fund upon which IT, j
draw, and shall be counleragned b.
the director; and provided, further, that no or
| der for the payment of teachers wages ,hsil b
drawn, countersigned or paid, which is in favo
| of any person who has taught the school of sale
1 district when not holding a certificate of quail
| fcation from the county superintendent, or (ir
case of appeal) from the state superintendent.
See. 3. Section AZ of the chapter aforesaid i.
| hereby amended, so as to read as follows: "FhC
clerk shall contract with and hire legally quail
flied teachers for and in the of the district
which contract shall be in writing, and shall have
the consent of the director treasurer Endorsed
thereon, and shall specify the wages per week OF
month as agreed upon by the parties; and such
contract so completed. shall be fled in his Office
| together with copy of the certificate of the
teacher with whom the contract is made"
Sec. a. Section 80 of the chapter aforesaid is
hereby amended, so as to read as follows: ''The
said board shall have power to fill by appoint
ment any vacancy that may occur in their own
number, within ten days after such vacancy shall
occur; and If such vacancy shall not be filed
within ten days, as aforesaid by said board it
shall be the duty of the town clerk to fill such
vacancy by appointment. Any person appointed
to fill a vacancy upon being notified of such an
p0ntment, shall be deemed to have accepted the
same, unless shall, within five days there after,
file with the clerk director a written refusal to
serve; and any person appointed to fill vacancy
shall hold the office until the annual meeting
succeeding such appointment.
Sec. 3. Section % of the aforesaid chapter is
hereby amended, so as to read as follows: THE
district board of each school district shall have
power, and il shall be their duty, TO determine,
under the advice and recommendation of the
state superintendent, what school and text books
shall be used in the several branches taught in
The school of such district, and a list of the
books selected under the prOvisitiOns Of this Sec
ton, shall be filed in the Office of the district
clerk, and securely posted in the school ROOM"
Sec. 6. Section 50 OF the chapter aforesaid is
hereby amended, so as to read as follows: ''0r-
biography, reading, writing, English grammar,
geography and arithmetic shall be taught in
every district school, ar such other branches as
may be determined upon by the district board:
prOUided that no branch Of study shall be
taught in any other than the English language"
Sec. T. Section 63 of the chapter aforesaid is
hereby amended, to read as follows: ''The
town clerk shall assess said tax, or the due pro-
portion thereof, the real and personal
property liable thereto, placing the same in a
separate column to the next assessment roll of
his town, delivered TO the town treasurer for col
lection, whenever such certificate of the district
clerk shall be received by him in time therefor,
although after the fourth Monday of November;
and If for any reason, such tax shall not be as
sessed in the next assessment roll after the tax
is voted, it shall be assessed in that of the next
succeeding year. The tax shall in all respects be
collected or returned delinquent like other taxes,
and when collected, the money shall be paid over
to the district treasurer: provided, that if there
shall be deficiency of cash funds in the town
Il easury, TO pay all the charges thereon in any
year, then the town treasurer shall set apart
sufficient amount Of such funds to lay the amount
of moneys levied and assessed for common school
r11lr md mad faxa aulla faI g.
school district; and preceded further, that mer-
chants and manufacturers stock shall be liable
TO assessment for school tax, only in the school
district where the same is situated"
See. s. Section 1O2 of the chapter aforesaid, is
hereby amended, so as to read as follows
Every applicant for certificate Of the third
grade, shall be examined in pronunciation, or
biography, reading, penmanship, intellectual and
written arithmeti' English grammar, geogral h.,
history of the U. s., and the theory and art OF
teaching, and if found qualified, shall receive
certificate, which shall entite the holder 60 teach
in the town for which he applies, and which shall
be in force for one year from the date thereof;
and each county superintendent may issue limit
ed third grade certificates for a less period than
one year, and for particular district, whenever
by examination, he is satisfied that the applicant
is qualified to teach in such district and is not
qualified to teach in every district of the town
for which he is licensed: provided, that no per-
son shall receive n certificate of any grade who
does not write and speak the English language
will facility and correctness"
Sec. 8. Section 1856 of the chapter aforesaid, is
hereby amended, SO as to read as follows "Any
clerk who shall draw order upon the treasurer
for the payment of wages to teacher not legal
ly qualified, or for any other purpose not author
lied by law, and every director who shall coun-
tersgn such order, shall be liable to fine of not
less than twenty nor more than one hundred dol
lars; and any elector may prosecute for the use
and benefit of such district for the recovery of
the fine prescribed in this section"
See. 10 Section 13S of the aforesaid chapter
is hereby amended, so as to read as follows:--
whenever any person designated by this chap
ter to pr Osecute district or other school officer
for neglect of duty for illegal action, shall fail
neglect TO prosecute said officer for the space
of ten days after being requested by any elector
so to do, and in all cases not specially provided
for, any eector of the district may prosecute
such officer in the name and for the use ana ben
eft of the district for the recovery of the fine or
the infection of the penalty prescribed by law
for the failure of such officer to perform his Duty
or for the illegal action of said officer; and IN
case Judgment shall be rendered against the de-
PENDANT, the forfeiture recovered shall be applied
in the first place to pay the necessary expenses
of prosecution and the balance, if any, shall be
paid into the district treasury"
Sec. IL. All laws and parts of laws inconsist-
ent or conflicting with the provisions of this act,
are hereby repealed.
Sec. ~. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and due pubhca-
ton
Approved April u, 1866.