The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17
Amendments to the school
Code.

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Section l. Sec. of chapter 155 of the gen.
eral laws of 1861 10 hereby amended so % to
read rs follows: Sec l. The board of supervi-
sors in each town in this state shall have power
to form and alter school districts in the man.
her hereinafter set forth; provided that no
school district shall embrace more than one
township of land, and no part of any district
shall be more than FIVE miles from the centre
of said district.
Sec. 2. Section ~ of chapter 155 as afore-
said is h. reby amended so as to read as fol-
lows ..'section a.. The clerk shall contract
with and hire duly qualified teachers Tor 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 80 completed shall be filed IN
the Office Of the district clerk, with certificate
of the teacher so employed, attached thereto,
and q copy Of such contract shall be furnished
by the clerk to the teacher provided, that a
ma jority of the hoard may by an order filed
with the clerk, or memorandum being sub.
scribcd 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 contract with q
qualified teacher, and majority of the board
shall constitute quorum for the transaction Of
business
Sec 8. Sec 43 of chapter 155 aforesaid, is
hereby amended so Is 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.
riot clerk and verified by his affidavit, showing
First. The number of children, male and
female designated separately, over the age. o.
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 or
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 fol
! which such report is made. by teachers Iduly
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 CON-
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 TIL: 3lst day of August pre-
ceding the making of such report.
"Fifth. The names of all teachers employ
ed 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
fbA foup tran eurar the amount received from
district taxes, and the amount receivedfrom all
other sources during the year ending on the
31st day of August preceding the date of the
report, and the manner in which the same has
been expended.
"Seven h. 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"
Sec 4. Section Al 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.housc is situated
Sec S. Sec. As 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 facts as the county superintendent or
state superintendent may require, which regis
ter the teacher shall deliver to the clerk at the
time he 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, 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 l55 of the
general laws aforesaid is hereby amended 80 a.
to read as follows: s'section 48. 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 conhded to the care Of the clerk, in
Guiding all books purchased by the district 101
the use of any children, and the satd district
board shall have power to purchase 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 treasurers accounts, together with
such blanks and stationery as are necessary fol
doing the business of the district IN an orderly
and business-like manner and the clerk of sucf
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 155 aforesaid
5 hereby amende so as to read as follows
section So. The board in each school distric
shall have power, under the advice of the SUI
berintendent of public instruction, to determine
what school and text books shall be used in thu
several branches taught in the schools Of sucl
district. They shall make out list of book
10 be used in each branch of study pursued il
such school, and shall file copy of such lis
with the district clerk, and put up one copy il
the scoool house of such district and wheI
said list of books is adopted it shall not b
| changed for the term of three years"
Sec. 8. Section SO of chapter 1855 aforesaid i
hereby amended so as TO read rs follows
"Section SO. No money shah be apportioned T.
any district or part of district, unless it shall
appear by the report there>f, verified by tn
afid wit Of the clerk Of said district, or part o
district, that school has been taught therein