Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-03-25
THE sCHoOLLAw
As Passed at the Last Session OF tn,
Nebraska Legislature.


The School Law, as found commen-
cling on page 10I of the first, second
and third session laws Of the State of
Nebraska, was amended last winter as
follows. The first six sections not
changed. Section repealed. The
following are new sectionsf
SEC. 7. When new district is
formed in whole or in part fT0n one or
more districts possessed of a school
| house or entitled to other property,
the County Superintendent at the
time of forming such new district or
as soon thereafter as he shall ascertain
| and determine the amount justly due
| to such new district from any district
out of which it may have been in
whole or in part formed, as thepropor-
! ton of such new district is to the val
ue of the school house and other prOp-
| erty belonging to the former district at
the time of such division.
SEC. 8. The amount OfsuCh proper
ton when so ascertained and deter
mined, shall be certified by the COun-
| ty Superintendent to the County Clerk
who shall present the said amount to
| session next succeeding, whose dutyit
shall be to assess the same upon the
| taxable property of The district retain
| ing the school house or other property
| of the former districtin the same man
ner as if the same had been authorized
| by q vote of such district, and the
money so assessed shall be placed to
| the credit of the taxable property ta-
| ! - l-N NaI
! be in reduction of any tax imposed in
| the new district on said taxable prop
| eTty for school district purposes.
! SEC. 9. When collected such amount
| shall be paid over to the treasurer of
the new district to be applied to the
use thereof in the same manner under
/ the direction of its proper officers as If
such sum had been voted and raised
| by said district for building a school
| house or other district purposes. H..a
| SEC. 10. Whenever by the division
of any district the school house or site
! thereof shall nolOnger be conveniently
located for school purposes and shall
not be desired by the district in which
| it may be situated, the County SUI
perintendent of the county in which
such school house and site shall be To-
Gated, may advertise and sell the same
and appOrtiOn the proceeds of such
sale and also any moneys belonging
| to the district thus divided among the
several districts created in whole or in
part from the divided district.
| SEC. IL. The division of moneys
arising from the sale of school house
and site or otherwise under the prOvis-
| ions of the last named section shall be
in proportion to the taxable property
of the district formed in whole or in
part by such division.
Sections 8, 8, 10, II, u, 13 and IA, of
the old law are not changed, but be-
come sections II, 13, IA, Is, IS, II and
Is, of the new law. The following is
a new section:
SEC. 10. The annual meeting Of
each school district shall he held on
| the first Monday in April in each
year, and the school year shall COM
mence on that day, provided that the
provisions of this act shall not be so
| construed as to vacate the Office of
moderator, treasurer or director in
any organized school district, but sim
| ply to shorten their respective terms
! of office from October to April of the
same year.
Section Is of the old law is repealed.
Sections 1G, Il, Is, 10, 20, 81, %, %,
a, % and 26 of the old law are not
changed, but are sections %, 21, p, o,
"A, 25, 26, q, g, % and 80 Of the new
law.
The following is a new section:
SEC. 81. Any school district may at
any annual OF special meeting impose
tax on the taxable property of the
district, in any amount not exceeding
| ten mills on the dollar on the assessed
| tTict, for the purpose of building a
school house, and such tax when vo-
ted shall be reported by the district
board to the County Clerk, and levied
and collected in the same manner as
other taxes voted by the district.
Section q of the old law is amended
by inserting the word special" in the
place of the word Irregular" in second
line, and by striking out the words
mot exceeding forty dollars" in the
sixth line, and by inserting the word
sufficient" and as amended becomes
section 80 of the new law.
Sections 28, %, 30, 81, 81, 80 and "a
of the old law are not changed, but be-
come sections SO, 81, 95, SO, 81, So and
80 of the new law. tE
The following are new sections:
SEC. 40. The Treasurer of each dis
trict shall within ten tlays after his
election, execute to the district and
file with the director, bond i'm double
the amount of money, as near as can
be ascertained, to come into his hands
as Treasurer, with sufficient suIeties
to be approved by the director and
moderator, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of the duties of his office,
and if he shall fail to do 80 his office
shall be vacant, and the board shall
thgreupOn appoint a treasurer who
shall be subject to the same conditions
and posses the same powers as if elec-
ted TO that office. Il
SFC. IL It shall he the duty Of the
Treasurer OF each district to apply for
and receive from the County Treasur-
eF all school moneys appOFtiORed to
the district or collected for the same
by the said County Treasurer and TO
pay over on the order of the director,
cOuntersigned by the moderator of
such district, all moneys received by
| him. o.
SEc. A. The Treasurer sfralf keep a
book in which he shall enter an the
moneys received and disbursed by
him specifying particularly the source
from which money has been received
and the person or persons to whom,
and the object for which the same has
| been paid cut. he shall present to
the district at each annual Eeeting 4
report III writing containing a state
ment Of all moneys received by him
/ during the preceding year and Of the
/ disbursements made by bin, with the
items OF such disbursement and ezhib-
/ it the vouchers therefor, and ut the
close of the term Of his office, shall set