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

County Superintendent that a school has
been kept in the district byu qualified
teacher Tor at least three months, except
as hereinafter provided. -.f
SEC. l. When the clerk of any school
district shall satisfy the County Supcrin-
tendent that any amount has been raised
in his district for the support of teachers
, or building school houses, and that .
schovl has actually been kept by quail.
fed teacher, as provided for in the proceed
ing section, the Superintendent shall issue
E an order on the county treasurer, in favor
Of the clerk Of such district, for its appor
tionment of county school funds in the
treasury to the credit of such district.
Sec. 8. Any district failing to comply
with the provisions Of the two preceding
sections for the term of one year after
any apportionmcnt, shall forfeit its appor-
tionment, and the amount thereof shall be
again added to the county school fund
aud divided again among all the districts.
SEC. 9. Districts having less than ff.
teen scholars between the ages of four
and twenty.one years, and which, in the
opinion Of the directors are not able to
support school, shall be excepted from
the requirements Of the three preceding
sections, and may, by organizing and re.
porting to the Superintendent according
to law, draw their proportion of the school
money without being required to comply
with the provisions Of the school law any
further than the said organization and re-
port is concerned; and in such districts,
three legal voters shall constitute quo
rum to do business, and it shall be the
duty of the clerk Of such districts to let
out all county school funds so received, at
interest, for the use Of the district, on
good security, until such time as it may
be required for school purposes iu said
,, district. The clerk of the district and his
securities shall also be responsible for such
money: Prorided, That if the term Of
three years shall clapse before such weak
district shall have at least three months
, school, such districts shall not be entitled
to any apportionment of the county school
, funds after the expiration of the said
| three years. until they shallhave complied
with the law in the same manner as regu-
larly organized districts are required to do.
SEC 10. When a district is organized,
Y it shall be to all intents and purposes a
body corporate, capable of suing and be-
! ing sued, and fully competent to transact
all business appertaining to schools or
. schoohouses in their own district; and it
: shall be the duty Of the directors to prose-
cute or defend any demand for or against
their district, and notice shall be served
upon one of the directors of any suit
brought against the district
SIC IL. The directors of any school dis
trict may permit scholars who are not
3 residents. to attend school in their district
: with or without charge, as they may deem
proper.
SIC. T.. Any persons desirous cfsend-
|, ing any scholar or scholars outof their dis
l trict to any other school, may do SO by
first getting a permit in writing from the
directors in the district where they reside,
r and such scholar or scholars so sent to
c school out of their district, shall be enti-
tied to their equal proportion of the pub
, lie school fund belonging to their district {:
I Procided, That such parent or guardian
l shall get certificate from the teacher
, where such child or children have at.
c tended school, showing the number of
: days of attendance, with the price of
such sch oolins, but in no case shall pa
rent or guardian draw more money than
l will be sufficient to pay the schooling of
such scholar during their attendance out
of their school district.
SEC l3. Upon the presentation of such
certificate to the clerk of the district in
which such scholar or scholars reside, the
clerk shall pay to such parents or guard
ian the apportionment due them out Of
the funds belonging to said district, tax
ing their receipt for the same, which re-
ceipt shall be endorsed on said certificates,
showing the amount actually received, and
signed by the party receiving the money,
aud said certificate, so endorsed. shall be
a sufficient voucher to the credit Of the
: clerk iu making bis settlement with the
directors or in paying over to his success
sor the funds belonging to said district.
) SEC. II. When the clerk Of any such
school district shall have failed to draw
from the county treasury the appor,ion-
ment for said district, either by reason of
not complying with the requirements of
section seven of this chapter, or otherwise,
then the certificate shall be presented to
the county superintendent who shall issue
an order on the county treasurer in favor
ofthe person or persons entitled to receive
the same, and receipt in due form shall
be given to the treasurer for the amount
paid, the duplicate of which shall be en-.
dorsed on the certificate in the hands Of
the superintendent, who shall credit the
treasury of the couuty Herewith and
charge the same to tho proper district in
the same manner as when paid to the
clerk according to section ten, chapter
two.
SEC. Is. Any scholar having thus re-
ceived his or her portion of schoo! money.
cannot te entitled to any further benefit
out of the fund of said district in case OF
school being taught therein. until after
the next annual apportioument is made.