Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-15

f'ANs -f ANHN ANN ANAtA 'A NNANNtNt
q The school district Ct the borough
of Clcarield shall be aud they are
hereby authorized 10 sell aud convey.
either by pabiic or private sale. and
for the best price that eau be obtained.
an those two certain lots in Clcariold
on which the school houses now stand.
aud known ia the plo, OF said borough
as lots No 90 aud 80. and to assign
tie same unto the purchaser or pur.
chascrs by deed 10 fec simple, free and
discharged from all trust, lien or in
cnmhrance and tie moneys arising
from such sale shall be used dndcr tho
direction of the board Of school dircc-
tors hereinafter constituted in the
erection and completion Of the graded
school building named in section one
OF this act.
Sac. 3. That the board Of school
directors Of nc borough Of Cleardcld
shall hereafter consist OF eight; that
the term Of Office OF those now elected
shall expire upou the second Tuesday
Of October next, and the qualified cleo
tors OF said borough shall upon that
day elect six persons, citizens and tax
payers thereof, 10 serve as school
directors for two years they shall be
elected upon the principle Of the free
vote, as defined and fixed in the fourth
section OF the act to define the limit
and TO organize town Of Rl0Omsburg,
approved March the fourth, ARR0
D5miRi one thousand eight hundred
and seventy; and their treasurer shall
be elected al the annual election for
school directors 10 be held in the year
Ann0 D9mini one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy three, and every two
years thereafter, in the manner afore-
said, and the remaining two members
Of said board Of eight shall be elected
on the third Friday in October, limo
D5mini one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, by the board Of trus-
tees Of the Cleatheld Academy, and
every two years thereafter, and they
shall hold their Offices for two years
and until their successors are elected I;
and the said board Of school directors
shall be taken and deemed 10 have all
the powers and privileges conferred
by Jaw upon school directors Of com
mon schools, except when such powers
and privileges are altered or supplied
by this act; and the said board Of
school directors shall be and they are
hereby authorized TO proceed TO erect
upon The lots Of land named in the
first section of this act a building Of
the proper size, with the most ap-
proved form, and Of adequate con
struction for the accommodation Of the
graded schools aforesaid; and they
are hereby authorized and empowered
to borrow money TO an amount not
exceeding ten thousand dollars, at
such rates Of interest and payable at
such time or times rs they may fix.
and to issue the bonds Of the said
school district therefor free Of tax /;
which said moncys they shall use cx-
ciusively in The erection Of the graded
school Buildings aforesaid.
SIC. 4. The said graded school shall
Be at az times under the supervision
and control of the officers by law vest
ed with the charge Of The system OF
common schools ofthis Commonwealth
expect when otherwise provided by
this sct, and the same shall be placed
bv the b0arl Of directors under the
charge Of one principal and such as
sistants as may be necessary for the
teaching Of the rudiments Of the Eng
lish language and reading, writing
and arithmetic; ia the lower branches
Of said school no charge whatever
shall be made, and for the higher
branches and the classics and Ian
guages the said board may fix the
rates therefor, 50 that in connection
with the funds derived from other
sources all Of the said schools shall be
kept in operation il possible during ten
months in each year.
SIC g. The said trustees Of the
Ciearield Academy are hereby author.
lied aud empowered to appropriate
towards the erection Of tho graded
school building such sumsas oram0unts
Of money belonging to the said Acade-
my as they may by resolution fix, or
they may loan the same TO the said
school district Of the borough Of Clear
fcii and take such security as they
may agree upon, and the interest upon
the moneys 50 loaned shall be annu
ally appropriated towards the main
tenance OF the graded schools afore
said ; or if the moneys be not so ap
pr0prialed or loaned, then the net
annual income thereof shall be applied
under the direction Of the board. pro
viied for 10 the third section OF this
act to the maintenance Of tie graded
schools aforesaid.