The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-31
Amendments to TIE School
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i55 OF the general laws of 1896. entitled an
set to eodify the laws Of the state relating to
Common schools y
Section l. Sec. of chs pier 155 of the gen.
eraI laws of 1861 is hereby amended as to
read rs follows: Sec l. The board of superyi-
sors in egch town in this state shall have power
to form and alter school districts in the man
ner hereinafter set forth provided, that
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. @ Section AZ Of chapter 155 as afore-
said i. hereby amended 20 as to read rs fol-
lows: s.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 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 he tlied In
the Office Of the district clerk, with certificate
| of the teacher so employed, attached thereto.
| and a copy Ct such contract snail be furnished
| by the clerk to the teacher, provided, that q
! ma iority of the board may by an order hled
/ with the clerk, or memorandum being sub
| scribed by them, fix the time when the several
terms of the school, or any Of said terms, should
Omen: and if the clerk shall fail to hire suita-
/ district board shall hire and contr1ct with
| qualified teacher. and q majority Of the board
! shall constitute quorum for the transaction OF
/ business
Sec. 8. Sec. 43 of chapter 155 aforesaid is
| hereby amended so as to read as follows sec
ton l3. 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 written rep"rt, dated on
| orS nf he IN wi
| 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 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 OF other persons with
whom such children did respectively reside on
| the 3ls 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 yearfor
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 tn: 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 hoi-
days. and the monthly wages paid to each.
!. +.f, rrrnp -pI from
the town treasurer, the amount received from
district taxes, apd 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 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 pubic
instruction may from time to time require"
Sec T. Section Al Of chapter t55 as afore-
| said is hereby amended so rs 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 i'll 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
|
| ceding section shall be embraced in the report
made to tie clerk Of the town in which the
school-hou4e is situated
| Sec 3. Sec. As Of chapter l55 as aforesaid
! is hereby amended so rs to read as follows:
section IS. 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 cls TX at the
! time he shall cease to be employed by such
! district CT at any other time when the same
may be required for the Of the district
/ board; and the teacher shall make in writing
| and transmit to the district board, or to the
! county superintendent, a report concerning
any matter relating to his school, in such form
and manner as the board or superintendent
may prescribe
Sec g. Section IS Of chapter l55 Of the
| general laws aforesaid is hereby amended so as
( 10 read as follows: 'section As. 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 conGded to the care of the clerk, in
| GLIDING all books purchased by the district Tor
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 a book for keeping in proper
/ form the trcasurer's accounts, together with
such blanks and stationery are necessary fol-
/ doing the business Of the district IN an orderly
end 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 T. Section SO of section 155 aforesaid
/ hereby ameude d so as to read as follows;
section So The board in each school district
shall have power under tire 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 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.
! See. s. Section 80 Of chapter l55 aforesaid is
hereby amended so as to read follows
Section 80. No money shall be apportioncd to
any district or part of a district unless it shall