Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-01-20

be collected. by written or printed notices
in three of the most public places in the
district.
5. TO collect all district taxes which
shall be required by the warrant from the
directors to collect, within the time limited
in each warrant for its return, and he
shall have the same authority as the coun-
ty collector to enforce the collection of
such tax, and he shall be allowed for col.
lccting, such percentage as the directors
may deem proper.
6. TO retain copy of all reports made
to the County Superintendent relating to
the affairs of the district.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of the
clerk to furnish the County Supcrintend.
ent, within ten days after the first Friday
in November of each year, report con.
tanning the number and names of persons
in his district over four and under twenty
one years of age, how long a school has
been kept in his district by a qualified
teacher during the past year, what school
books are principally used, what proportion
ofthe scholars in the district have attended
school, and the amount of money paid to
teachers or otherwise expended.
SEC. II. The clerk of each district
shall, at the close of each year of his office
make out in writing a just and true ac-
count of all moneys received by him for
the use of the district, and the manner in
which the same shall have been expended
which account shall he read at the annual
district meeting. The clerk shall pay
over all moneys remaining in his hands
belonging to the district to his successor
when his successor has legally qualified
and upon refusal or neglect so to do the
directors shall forthwith bring suit upon
his bond.
SIC. 13. District clerks shall be treas.
urers of their respective districts.
SEC. H. All moneys coming into the
hands Of the district clerk shall remain in
the hands of the clerk or clerks, subicc,
to the order Of the directors. and shall
not be paid out in any other way.
Ieachers.
SEc. Is. 1t shall be the duty of every
teacher of Il common school to procure a
certificate of qualification aud good moral
character, before entering on the duties OF
teacher. 1t shall be his or her duty to
keep Il register Of the children attendin
school, their are and the time when they
BEGAN, the time they continue and of their
dali J attendance, and with the same, he or
she shall give list Of the text books
principally used in his or her school, and
said register aud list of books shall be in
duplicate aud filed With the clerk of the
district at the close of every term, pro-
rcrly certified to by the teacher, the one
copy for the use Of the clerk aud the other
shall by the clerk, be furnished to the
County Superintendent with his annual
report.
SEC. 1G. No books or publication of a
sectarian or denominational character
shall be used in any district or public
school, neither shall any scctarian or de.
nomiuational doctrine be taught therein
aud any school district, the officers oi
which shall knowingly allow any school
to be taught in violation of this section
such officer or officers asserting to the
same, shall be liable to fine of one hun.
dred dollars to be paid into the common
school fund ofthe county.
SEC. II. Seventy.two days of school
actually taught shall constitute quarter.
CHAPTER V.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
Sec l. The minutes of the first school
meeting shall be signed by the chairman
and secretary, and delivered to the clerk
of the district, who shall file the same in
his Office
Sec. 2. In all school meetings the di.
rector whose term of Office shall first ex.
pire, shall act as chairman, and the clerk
Of the district shall act as secretary.
SEC. 3. Districts shall have the power
to repeal, alter or modify their proceed
ings from time to time as occasion may re.
quire.
SEC 4. District meetings legally called,
shall have power to levy tax upon the
property of the district for any purpose
whatever, connected with and for the BEN
eft of schools and promotion of education
in the district.
Sec. 5. Any new district failing to or
ganze and report to the County Superin-
tendent the number Of children over four
and under twenty one years of age in said
district, within ten days after the first FRI
day in November, or any district having
been organized for the term of one year or
more, failing to report to the County Su-
perintendent as required in section eleven
of the chapter entitled " clerks" in this
act, shall not be entitled to any portion of
the county school fund for the year: Pro-
vided, That if the clerk of any school dis.
trict shall fail to make such report ac-
cordng to law, the Superintendent shall
notify directors and they may make the
report within twenty days after the time
required by law, and the County Supern-
tendent shal! receive the same as if made
by the clerk.
SEC. 6. No district, except those organ.
izel less than one year, shall be allowed to
draw its apportioned county school fund
irom the treasury until i. shall satisfy the