The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Amendments to the School
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Section l. Sec. of chapter 155 of the gen.
eral laws of 1861 is hereby amended so as to
read as follows Sec L. The board Of superri-
scr. in each town in this state shall have power
to form and alter school districts in the man.
ncr 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 q Section ~ Of chapter 155 as afore-
said is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
low. ''section Az The clerk shall contract
with and hire duly qualified teachers for and
in the name of the district. which contract shall
he in writing, and shall have the consent of
the director or treasurer, or both, indorsed
! 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 a copy Of such contract shall be furnished
/ by the clerk to the teacher; provided that d
! ajority of the board may by an order filed
/ with the clerk, or a memorandum being sub
! scrbcd 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 a
qualified teacher, and a ma jority Of the board
shall constitute quorum for the transaction of
| business
Sec. g. Sec AZ of chapter 1876 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 dit
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 thc 31st 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-
days, 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
3Ist day of August preceding the date of the
| report and the manner in which the same has
been expended.
Seventh. 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. d. Section Al of chapter l55 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.n
Sec. 5. 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 Us 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, q report concerning
| any matter relating to his school, in such form
| and manner the board or superintendent
| may prescribe
See 6. Section AZ of chapter l55 of the
general laws aforesaid is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: ''section AZ. 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 for
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 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.n
| Sec. 7. Section So of section 155 aforesaid
S hereby amende 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 such
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
"Secton 50. No money shall be apportioncd to
any district part of district, unless it shall
appear by the report Thereof, verified by the
affidavit of the clerk of said district or part of
! a district tbat q school has benp faupht III erein