The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
Amendments to the School
Code

| common schools "
Section 1. Sec. of chapter 155 of the gen.
eral laws Of 1861 is hereby amended So as to
read as follows Sec 1. The board of supervi
sors In each town in this state shall have power
! to form and alter school districts in the man.
ner hereinafter set forth provided, that nc
school district shall embrace more than one
4 township of land, and no part of any district
4 shall be more than hee miles from the centre
Of said district
! Sec. 2. Section AZ of chapter ,55 as afore.
SAID Is hereby amended as to read as fol-
/ lows section A.. The clerk shall contract
! with and hire duly qualified teachers for and
in the name of the district, which contract shall
be in writing, and shall have the consent OF
the director or treasurer, or both, Endorsed
| thereon, and shall specify the wages per week,
month, or year, as agreed upon by the parties;
and said contract so completed shall be filed in
the Office Of the district clerk, With certificate
of the teacher so employed, attached thereto.
and copy Of such contract shall be furnished
by the clerk to the teacher, provided, that a
majority of the board may by an order filed
with the clerk, or a memorandum being SUBJ
scribed by them, fix the time when the several
terms of the school, or any of said terms should
open and if the clerk shall fail to hire suita-
bic teacher before the term so fixed, then the
district board shall hire and contr ct with a
qualified teacher, and ma jority of the board
shall constitute quorum for the transaction OF
business
Sec. 8. Sec. 43 of chapter l55 aforesaid, is
| hereby amended so as to read as follows: "sec-
ton 43. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk, be-
tween the first and tenth days of September, in
each year, to make and transmit to the town,
city or village clerk a written report, dated on
the first day Of September of the year in which
it shall be transmitted, signed by the said di t.
rict clerk and verified by his affidavit, showing:
First. The number of children, male and
female designated separately, over the age of
four and under the age Of twenty years, resi-
ding in the district on the last day of August
previously to the making of such report, and
the names of the parents or other persons with
whom such children did respectively reside on
the 3lst day of August preceding such report
Second. The whole number of children
male and female, each designated separately
taught in the district school during the year for
which such report is made. by teachers duly
qualified, and the sum of the days attendance
of all such children upon the school.
Third. The number attending school male
and female being designated separately during
the year, under the age of four, and the number
over the age of twenty years, and the sum of
the days attendance Of all such children upon
the school.
Fourth. The whole time in days any COM
mon school has been taught in the district, in
Guiding holidays, such school has been taught
by teachers qualified according to law, during
the year ending on the 3lst day of August pre-
ceding the making of such report.
Fifth. The names of all teachers employ
cd during the year covered by the report, the
number of days taught by each, Including hol-
idays, and the monthly wages paid to each.
Sixth. The amount of money received from
the town treasurer, the amount received from
district taxes, and the amount received from all
other sources during the year ending on the
3lst day of August preceding the date of the
report and the manner in which the same has
been expended.
Seven b. The kind of books used in the
school
Eighth. Such other facts and statistics in
relation to the schools, public or private in
such district, as the superintendent of public
instruction may from time to time require"
See. 4. Section "a of chapter t55 as afore-
said, is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: "section A. The clerk of each joint
school district shall report to the town clerk of
each town, part Of which is embraced in such
district, the number of children residing in such
part, in the manner set forth in the preceding
section, and the number of days school has been
taught in the district by qualified teacher, and
the remainder of the items specified in the pre-
ceding section shall be embraced in the report
made to the clerk of the town in which the
school-house is situated
Sec. s. Sec 45 of chapter 155 as aforesaid
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
section As. The clerk Of each school district
shall furnish, at the expense of the district, a
school register, in the form prescribed by the
superintendent of public instruction, in which
every teacher employed by the district board
shall be required to enter the names, ages, and
studies of all scholars attending school, and
daily their attendance and absence, and such
other fact. as the county superintendent or
state superintendent may require, which regis
ter the teacher shall deliver to the clerk at the
time ha shall cease to be employed by such
district, or at any other time when the same
may be required for the use of the district
board; and the teacher shall make in writing
and transmit to the district board, or to the
county superintendent, n report concerning
any matter relating to his school, in such form
and manner as the board or superintendent
may prescribe"
Sec. 6. Section 43 of chapter i55 of the
general laws aforesaid is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: s'section 49, The said
board shall have the care and keeping of the
school house and other property belonging to
the district except so far as the same shall be
especially confded to the care of the clerk, in
Guiding all books purchased by the district for
the use of any children, and the satd district
board shall have power to purchase a record
book, in which the proceedings of the meetings
of the district and Of the district board shall
be recorded, and book for keeping in proper
form the treasurer's accounts, together with
such blanks and stationery as are necessary for
doing the business of the district In an orderly
and business-like manner and the clerk of such
district may include the amount of such pur-
chase, including the cost of the school register,
in any tax to be collected in such district
Sec. 7. Section SO Of section l55 aforesaid
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
section So. The board in each school district
shall have power, under the advice of the su-
berintendent of public instruction, to determine
what school and text books shall be used in the
several branches taught in the schools of sue h
district. They shall make out list of books
to be used in each branch of study pursued in
such school, and shall file a copy of such list
with the district clerk, and put up one copy in
the scoool house of such district and when
said list Of books is adopted it shall not be
changed for the term Of three years"
Sec 8. Section SO Of chapter l55 aforesaid is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
"Section SO. No money shall be apportioned to
any district or part of district, unless it shall
appear by the report there f, verified by the
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