Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-12-06

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Of their respective districts; and shall receive
such compensation for their services as the
directors Of the districts shall deem reason
i able,
SEC. a. All morevs coming into the hands
Of the district clerk shall remain in the hands
| OF the clerk or clerks, subject TO the order of
the directors, and shall not be paid out in
any other way.
. SIC. Is. It shall be the duty Of c-ery
teacher Of a common school to procure a GER
tificate OF qualification and good moral char
acter, before. onteSng OH the duties of a
teacher. 1t shall be his or her duty to keep
register of the children attending school
their age and the time when they began, the
time they continue and Of their daily attend
ance. and with the same he or she shall give
a list of the text books principally used in
books shall ba in dupl!c,tc and filed with the
clerk of the district ct the close Of every term
properly certified to by the teacher. the one
7 copy for tho use of the clerk. and the other
superintendent With his annual report.
SEC 1G. No books or publications of q S c.
tartan or denominations character Shall he
used in any district OF public school. neither
trinc be taught the rein, and any school dis
trict, the officers IF which shall knowingly
allow any school to be taught in violation OF
this section, such officer or officers asserting
to the same shall he liable TO a fine of one
hundred dollars to be Paid into the common
school fund of the county.
.Sle.l7. Sixty days Of school actually taught
Shall constitute quarter
CHATTER v.
MscEL,AHEor5 TnovIsIoNe
SEC. /. The mirlns Of the first school meet.
ing shall hn signed by the chairman and see
retary. and delivered TO the clerk of the dis
trict who shall fl the same in his Office.
SEc. g In all school meetings. the director
~ tar of nii tal ret hp1
act as chairman, and the clerk Of the district
shall act as secretary.
SEC, 2. Districts shall have the power to re-
peal, alter or modify their proceedings from
time to time as occasion may require.
SEC. 4. District meetings, legally called,
shall have power. by vote of a maiorit =
present, to levy q tax upon the property OF
the district not exceeding ten mills on the
dollar, for the purpose Of luilding and repair
ing school houses: Tr0rided, That no district
shall levy moro than one special tax in one
year.
SEC. 5. Any .ow district ..,iing to organize
number of children over fnnr and under
twenty lone years Of age III said district with
in ten days after the first Friday in Novcm-
her. or any district having been organized for
the term of ono wear or more. falling to report
10 the county superintendent as required in
section eleven of the chapter entitled clerks
in thiS'act, shall not be entitled To any por-
ton Of the county school fund FOR the year
trict shall fail to max" such report accordin.
to law, the superintendent shall notify the
directors and they may make tho report
vii hin twenty larS after the time required
by law and the county superintendent shall
receive the same aSitmahe byth clerk.
SIC 6. No district. except those organized
.,ss than one year shall hr allowed to draw
its arportioncd county school fund from the
treasury until it shall satisfy the county S,i-
prrintcndcnt that Il school has been kept i'll
the dist,ic. Ivy qualified. teacher ti'r at least
three months, except rs hereinafter PROV i,i.-d
SEc. :. Whcn ~" clerk cf any School dis
trict shall satisfy the county Superintendent! II!
that any amount has been raised in his DIS
trirt Tor the support OF tea"h'f$ Q: hu!ldiE=
school holls, =. and thai a school has Sactna!ly
been kept by 0ualiii,d Il teacher. a> lrovide,
for in the preceding section, the s'ipcrntcnd
ent shall issue an order OF tn" county treas
urt-, in favor of the clerk of such district, for
its apportionmcnt of county school funds in
the treasury to t:lo credi, of snch district.
SEC s. Any listric: raiiing to comply with
the provisions of the two precced.n" sections
for the term of one wear after any apportion
amount thereof shall be again added to the
county school fuul and divided again among
all the districts
: Su. o. districts having less than fifteen
scholars between the agt of four and twenty
one wears, and which, in the opinion OF the
directors are not able to support school
, shall he excepted from the requirements o
the three preceding sections, and may. hv or
ganiziny ant! reporting to the slipe! intenden'
according to law, draw their proportion Of the
school money without Icing required to com
ply with the prov isions OF the school law any
further than the said organization and report
is concerned: and in such districts, three Ic
gal voters shall constitute Il quorum to d'
business, and i. shall bc the duty OF the clerk
of such districts TO let cut an county sch"o
: funds so received, az interest for the use o
, the district, on good @ curity, until such time
as it may be required for school purposes il
said district. The clerk of the district ano
,t,ri Il n,
such money: ir0ridefi, That if the torn o
three wears shall elapse before such weak
district shall have ut least three months
school, such districts shall not be entitled tt
r any apportionnent Of the county school
funds after the expiration of the said three
. wears. until they Shall have complied witt
. the law in the same manner as regularly or
ganzcd districts are required to do
SIC. TO- When district is organized. il
Shall be to all intents and purposes a body
, corporate, capable of suing and being sue q
. and fully competent t? transact AL business
appertaining to schools or school houses il
their own district; and ii shall be the duty %
, the directors to prosecute or defend any dc
mand for or against their district, and notice
shall he served upon ono of the directors q
any suit brought against the district.
Src. II. The directors of any school 1istr:c
may permit scholars who are not residents
5 to attend school in their district with or with
/ out charge. rs they may deem proper
SIC. l.. Any persons deslrous OF sending
, anv scholar or scholars out of their district
to any other school. may do so by hrst get
; ting Il permit in writing from the directors il
the district where they reside, and such schcl
, ar or scholars so sent to school out OF theii
district shall be entitled to their equal pro
: portion of the public school fund belonging
: to their district: Prorided That such parent
) or guardian shall get Il certificate from the
, teacher where sucl, child or children have nj
tended school showing the number of days o
attendance with the price of such schooling
but in no case shall parent or guardian
draw more money than will be sufficient t.
: pay the schooling of such scholar during thail
attendance out OF their school district
SIC. -. Upon the presentation of such
certificate tn the clerk OF the district in whlci
t such scholar or scholars reside. the clerk
shall pay to such parents or guardian the az
portionnent due them out of the funds be
longing to said district, taking their receipt
for the same, which receipt shall be endorsed
ON said certificates, showing the amount act
uallv received, and signed by the party ie
ceying the money. and said certificate, so en-
dorscd, shall be a sufficient voucher to Tho
credit of the clerk in making his settlement
with the directors or in paying over to- hi'
successor the fund belonging to said district
Sc II. Whcn the clerk ofany such schoo