Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-01-20
THE SCHOOL LAW-Conoludod.
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new district, as provided in section four,
chapter two. No number less than five
legal voters shall constitute quorum to
do business in any district meeting.
SEC. =. Such school meeting shall have
power to do all necessary business the same
as the regular school meeting would have.
SEC. ). Such meeting, when assembled,
shall organize by the appointment Of a
chairman aud secretary. 1t shall then
proceed by ballot to elect three directors;
of those 50 elected, the person having the
highest number of votes shall hold his
Office for the term of three years, and the
person having the next highest number
shall hold his Office for two years, and the
person next highest, one year, and each
shall continue in office until his successor
is elected and qualified. 1n case two or
more persons Of those so elected receive an
equal number Of votes, the duration of their
term Of Office shall be determined by lot
in the presence Of the chairman aud Sec
rctary.
SIC. t. The term of office Of director
not elected at the regular annual meeting,
shall continue for the term of one, two or
from the next annual school meeting, un-
less such director shall be elected to fill u
vacancy, in which case he shall continue
in Office for the unexpired term, SO that
at every annual school meeting after the
first, there shall be clcted one school di-
rector for the term of three years.
| SEC. ). The directors shall qualify
within ten days after their election, by
taking an oath or affirmation faithfully to
DISCHARGE the duties Of the Office to the best
of their abilities, and to promote the inter
csts of education within their district
This oath shall be in writing and fled. with
the clerk Of the district.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the
directors of every school district
|. 10 call special meetings of the dis
trict whenever they shall deem it ncces-
sary, and whon vacancy occurs by death.
resignation or otherwise, the directors
shall call special meeting of the district
to I'LL such vacancy.
>. To make oat a tax list for their dis
| trict whenever an assessment has been
made, containing the names Of all persons
liable to pay taxes in the district, and the
amount payable by each inhabitant, set
opposite his or her name.
> 70 annex to such tax list warrant
directed to the clerk of the district, for
the collection of the sums in such list
mentioned, including such per centa-c
for fees OF clerk as they may deem just,
not exceeding five per cent.
l. 70 pur .hasc or lcusc site for the
district schoolhouse, as designated by IA
meeting Of the district, and to build. hire,
or purchase, keep in repair and furnish
such school-house with necessary fuel and
appcndases, and such privies and ont
houses as decency requires out Of the
funds collected and paid to the clerk for
such purposes and to have the custody
aud safe keeping of the district school
house.
5. TO contract with and employ teach
ers and they shall require teacher to
get certificate from under the hands Of
the Territorial or County Superintendent
No engagement with teacher shall be va
lid SO as to entitle any district to draw their
apportionment OF public money, unless
such examination has been previously
made.
6. TO give orders to the teachers on
the district clerk for their wages.
I. To discharge any school teacher for
neglect of duty or any cause that in their
opinion, renders his or her services unprofi-
table as teacher, by first paying him or
her for what time he or she may have
been teaching.
SEC. 7. Any two of said directors shall
constitute quorum to do business.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the d.
roctors to visit and examine the school or
schools of their respective districts, at least
twice in each term. They shall endeavor,
in connection with the County Superin
tendent, to procure the introduction of
good, uniform system Of school books in
their district.
Clerks.
SEC. 9. The first annual school meet.
ing shall also elect district clerk, who
shall continue in Office for the term of
three years. He shall qualify within ten
days after his election, in the same man.
ner as the directors, and give bond to the
district directors in such sum as they may
require, that he shall well and truly per-
form the duties OF his Office, aud pay over
all moneys coming into his hands by vir-
tue of his office as by law directed. If
clerk be elected to fill vacancy ho shall
continue in Office for the unexpirod term,
and if elected at the first meeting, not
being the regular annual meeting, he shall
continue in Office three years from the
next annual meeting.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
clerk of the district
!, TO record the proceedings of his dis
trict in book to be provided for that pur-
pose by the district.
2. To give notice of annual or special