Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-03-15
An Act to establish Graded Schools
in Olearhald Rorough

in Olearheld Borough.
WHEREAS, Legislation is necessary for the pur-
pose Of establishing in the borough of Clearfeld
a SYSTEM Of graded schools, In which the rudt-
ments and lower English branches shall be taught
tree, and the higher English branches and the
languages and classics shall be taught ut IN oder
ate prices and in order to secure TO the eniidren
of all the citizens thereof acadeuical education
if they shall desire it, and to insure the keeping
open Of the schools the longest period possible in
each year consistent with the of the tax
payers therein ASB WHEREAS, 1t is believed that
these objects can be obtained by uniting the re-
sources and property of the Ciearfeld Academy
with the resources and man agefncnt of the com
mon schools in said borough, under an arrange
ment made by authority of law; therefore
SECTION /. Be At eH1ctsa by ths Senate and
House of RfpTeseRtGttUey Of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania General assembly met, and 1t IS
here6y enacted By authority Of he same. That the
Trustees of the Clearheld Academy be and they
hereby authorized and empowered to sell and
convey into the school district of the borough of
Clearheld, for the of the graded school atore-
said all those certain lots of land in Clearheld on
which the said Academy is located known IN the
plot OF said borough as lots No 81 and 81, and 10
assign the same by deed for such consideration as
the parties may fix subject to the express condi-
uon that the same shall be used Tor the purpose
of public or graded school in which all the Eng
lish branches matheu atics, and the classics shall
be taught; or, at the option of the parties, the
said trustees. may execute unto the said school dis
trict mortgage for such sums of money as they
may agree upon, binding the premises afore-
said, payable at such times and In such manner,
and with such yates of interest as may be agreed
upon; the money arising from said mortgage to
be expended in the erection of school building
upon said lots of land by the board hereinafter
constitute'; and the said trustee. and the board
of directors of common schools of the borough of
Cearheld shall be and they are hereby vested
with full power and authority to make aud exc
cute tbs ecessary and to all other things need
ful to carry out the purposes of this act.
SECTION 2 That the board of directors of the
school district of the borough of Ciearfeld shall
be and they are hereby authorized to sell and
convey, either by pGblic or private sale, and for
the best price that be obtained all those two
certain lots in Clearfeld which the school hou-
stand, and known in the plot Of said bOr-
ough lots No. 80 and So and to assign the same
unto the purchaser or purchasers by deed in fee
sim ?le free and discharged from all tru.t, lien or
! iucumbrance: and the moneys arising from such
sale shall be used under the direction OF the board
of school directors hereinafter constituted In the
erection and completion OF the graded school
| building named in section one Of this act
| SECTION 3. That the board of school directors of
| the borough of CleaIfeld shall hereafter consist
of eight; that the term Of office of those elect
| cd shall expire on the second Tuesday of October
| next and the qualified electors of said borough
shall that d. elect six persons, citizens and
taxpayers thereof, - school directors for
| two years; they shall DC elected upon the prIn-
ci e of the free vote, as defined and fixed in the
fourth section of the to define the limit and to
! organize the town Of Sloomsburg approved March
dred and -eventy; and their treasurer shall be E.
lected at til annual election for school directors
be he Id in the year A3IJIo DOniGLt thousand
eight hundred and seventy-three, and every two
years thereafter in the manner afore said and the
| remaining two tneIn bers of said board OF eight
shall be elected on the third Friday in October.
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and
seveny-Onc. by the board OF trustees of the Clear
fed Academy and every two years thereafter,
and they sh all hold their Offices for two years uD-
til their elected and the said board
| of school directors shall be taken and deemed TO
have all the powers and privii eges conferred by
law upon school directors of common schools, ex-
cept 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 au-
thorized proceed to erect upon the lots of land
named in the first section of this act building
! of the proper slzs, with the most approved form,
! and of adequate construction for thu acconn oda-
| ton. of graded schools aforesaid; and they are
| hereby authoriIs ed and empowered tc borrow mon
ey TO an amount not exceeding ten thousand dol
lars, such rates Of interest and payable at such
time or times they may nix. and to issue the
bonds of the said school district therefor free of
tax which said moneys they shall use exclusive
- in the erection Of the graded school buildings
aforesaid.
SECTION T. The said graded school shall be at
all times under the supervision and control of the
officers by law vested with the charge of the sys-
TEN Of common schools of this Commonwealth.
except when otherwise provided by this act and
under charge OF principal ant assis.
| rudiments cf the English language and reading
| writing and arithmetic in the lower branches OF
said school no charge whatever shall be made, and
for The higher branches and the classics and Ian
guages the aid board may fix the rates therefor
so that in connection with the funds derived from
other all Of the said schools shall be kept
. in operation if possible during ten months in
each year
| SECTION s. The said trustees of the Clearfeid
Acad Cmy are hereby authorized and empowed to
! appropriate towards the erection of the graded
school building such sums or amounts os money
| belonging to the said Academy they may by
| resolution fl or they may loan the same to the
said school district of the borough of Clearfield
1 and take such security as they may agree upon,
I and the interest upon the moneys so loaned shall
| lie annually appropriated towards the mainten-
ance of the graded school aforesaid if the
moneys be not appropriated or loaned, then
| the net annual income thereof shall be applied
I under the direction of the board provided for In
I the third section of this act TO the maintenance
of the graded schools aforesaid