The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-01-26

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| board as is now or may hereafter be pro-
vlded by law, and taxes shall be levied,
assessed and collected and moneys expen-
ded IN the same way as prescribed for
school districts, except as hereinafter
provided.
Section L. The district school boards
of the different school districts shall form
the board OF education of the city of
Nanitowoc, and shall elect from their
members president. The city clerk of
the city of Manitowoc shall act as clerk
OF such board of education, keep a cor
rect record of their proceedings, and ex-
ecute all such orders and do such labors
as the said board may from time to time
order him to do. H SEES
Section s.. 1t shall be tie duty of the
said board of education to superinteud
the common schools in said city of Man
ltowoc, recommend proper persons as
teachers to the several district school
boards, and give such advice aGd infor-
nation as may be at their disposal, and
TOR this purpose the said board shall meet
from time to time, and at least once every
three months. At such meeting a ma
jority OF all members elect shall be a
quorum the president, if present, shall
preside, and In his absence president
pro tempore may be chosen, and said
board may make such rules and regula
tlons tor, their own government as the
same may see fit, and alter, amend or
repaal the same at pleasure. i
Section 6. In case of the establish
ment of a high school in said city, the
said board of education shall have the
full control and supervision Of said high
school, appoint teachers, prescribe the
branches of studies to be pursued, select
text books, and recommend to the board
OF aldermen of the said city of Manitowoc
the raising of such amount of money by
taxation, as shall be sufHcientto cover the
expenses of said high school for all puur-
poses. And the board of aldermen of
said city of Manitowoc are hereby author
lied to establish. such high school when
ever they deem it proper, and to assess,
levy and collect such amount of taxes for
building and furnishing proper school
house, or buying grounds or suitable
buildings, as the said board may deem
sufficient, and shall also provide for the
assessment, levy an collection of such
amount Of taxes as may be sufficient to
maintain such high school,
r Section Z. Ali such moneys, when so
assessed, levied and collected, shall be
kept blythe city treasurer as special
fund, called the high school fund, and
shall be paid out by him on written or
ders, signed by the president and coun-
tersigned by the clerk Of said board of
education.
Section 8. Said board of education
shall have power to allow or disallow any
bill that may be brought before it, but
no money shall be drawn from the city
treasury on account Of the high school
fund, unless proper account has been
rendered, and allowed in full or part by
the board of education; provided, that
moneys may be appropriated by resolu-
tlon OF said board Of education, two thirds
of the members of said board voting for
such resolution; the vote on such resolu-
ton shall be taken by ayes and nays and
recorded with the proceedings.
Section 9. The members of the board
OF education shall receive no compensa-
ton for their services as such, but the
electors of the several school districts may
at their annual meeting, allow to the
district board or any member thereof,
such compensation as the majority OF the
electors present may deem proper.
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shall, by and with the contest of the
board of alderment, appoint a superinten-
dent OF schools for such city, who shall
receive such salary as may be fixed from
time to time by the board of aldermen.
Such superintendent of schools shall have
all the rights and privileges, and fulfill
all the duties prescribed for superinten
dents Of schools in cities, by chap-er 155,
general laws of 1868. and the different
acts amendatory thereto. ...e f.s
Section IL. This act shall Immediately
after its passage, be published in all
newspapers printed in the city of Mani
towoc, the costs of such publication to be
paid cut of the treasury of said city. To
such publication the city clerk shall add
notice, that at the election to be held
in the several wards of said city on the
first Tuesday In April next, the question
will be submitted to the legal voters of
said city, whether the school system, as
contemplated by this act, shall be adopt
ed or not, ,and the ballots at such election
shall be printed or written, or partly
printed and written, in the following
FORM "For the city school system" or
Against the city school system" And
the votes shall be counted, canvassed and
returned as votes for city officers. If
majority of the voters voting at such
election shall vote in favor of the city
school system, then the same shall be
introduced, but if majority of the cleo
tors shall vote against said system, it
shall not be adopted, but the board of
aldermen of said city of Manitowoc may
submit the same question at any subse-
quent election, if deemed proper by said
board Hf
Section r., This act shall be in force
from and after it's passage and publica
ton. "
We invite our fellow citizeus to exam
inc the foregoing bill, and to commune
cate their views thereon for publication.
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