The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-23

and to take into co nsderaton the
finances of the Board
Present-W. l.. Gibson, President; and Direct
ors Rice, Stout, Courtney, Crane and Hoecker
Director Crane, from committee on teachers
reported the temporary transfer Of Miss Willard
from the Third Ward school to the prncipalship of
the Sixth Ward school, The action of the com,
mittee approved.
On motion of Director Rice. other transfer.
made necessary by the transfer of Miss viii
lard, were referred to thu committee on teachers
Director Rice presented the following:
An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to estab-
lish free schools in the City of Ottawa, and to
amend an act entitled IAN act to charter the CITY
ofOttawa.' Approved February l4th, s5S and
OF the acts amendatory thereto.
BE enacted bp the People Of The STATE Of M,ois yoesentsd
IN tie General Assembly:
SEC. l. That the City Council of said city of Otta-
wa are hereby required to levy, annually in addi-
tlon to the amount levied for other purposes,
tax OF not less than mills and not exceeding
eight mills on the dollar. on the value of all
the taxable property in said city, as the "BOard of
Education OF the City of Ottawa shall decide to
be necessary and proper to defray the current ex-
penses of the free schools of said city, independent
of repairs and the present Indebtedness
SEC. 2. That IN addition to the tax herein above
mentioned he city council OF said city of Ottawa be
required to levy tax of three mills on the dollar
annually on the value of all the taxable property in
said city, the proceeds Of which said tax of three
mills, shall be applied in paving the indebtedness
incurred by said Board of Education in the build
auu repairing Oh school houses In SAID city.
provided said tax of three mills shall not be levied
after the said indebtedness shall have been paid.
SEC. 3. That the city council of said city be
CURED to levy tax not exceeding mill on the
dollar on the value of all the taxable property in
| SAID city, whenever the said Board of Education
! shall deem the same necessary and proper for the
| repair OF the school houses fences around the
school grounds, or for planting trees shrubbery
on the school grounds in said city
! SEC. T. The said taxes shall be levied and collec.
ted in the same manner and at the same time and
by the same officers Us the other city taxes now
| or shall be collected
SIC. 3. Thai the next election of directors of the
Board of Education IN the city of Ottawa shall b o
held on the fourth Monday in June, one thousand
/ eight hundred and sixty nine, at which election
there shall be elected by the legal voters of each
; ward one director of said Board of Education who
shall be resident of the ward in which he shall be
elected. 1t shall be the duty of the city council
within three months next after said election, to
| divide said directors by lots into three classes
the first class to consist Of three directors whose
term OF olhce shall be one year; the second class
to consist OF two directors, whose term of Office
shall be two years. the third class consist of ax
many directors as tue number of wards in said city
shall exceed five, whose term of office shall be
three years. Annually thereaftera said fourth
Monday OF June, there shall be elected in each ward
whose director term of Office is about to expire,
! one director whose term of olicc shall be three
years. Said elections shall be held and conducted
and returns thereof maze III all respects is now
| provided IN relation TO the election of aldermen
! SEC. q. Any director having received five days
notice that such vore will be taken. may be remov
ed from office for improper conduct by the concur
| ring vote Of all the other members of the board
| vacancies may be created, also by resignation
| removal from the city, or refused to perform the
duties of the office.
SIC. I. The present directors of said Board OF
Education whose unexpired term of office runs un-
til the third Monday of March A. D. 1862 shall con.
stitute the Board OF Education until the directors
provided by this act to be elected on the fourth
Monday ofJun A. D. 1859, shall be elected and
qualified.
SEC. s. This act to be in force from and after its
| passage.
SEc. .. All prior acts and parts of acts in con-
hict with this act are hereby repealed
Gu motion Of Director Rice, the foregoing act
was unanimously adopted, and a committee OF
three ordered to he appointed by the president
to take measures ts secure its passage BY the leg
islature.
The president appointed as the committee, direc-
tors Rice, Courtney and Stout.
On motion OF director Courtney the president
was added to the committee, US chairman.
The board adjourned.
r. II. CLARK, Clork.