The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-01-18

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CRY SCHOOL LAW. - |
3 IAppRovED MARCH 8, 18TH
: SEcTroN 1. Be it enacted by the |
General Assembly of the State of
Indiana, That in all cities Of this |
State, of 80 thousand inhabitants, |
according to the United States CEN
sus for the year eighteen hundred
and seventy, there shall be elected
by the qualified electors of each
school district of such city, one
School Commissioner, to serve as Q
member of the Board of School Com
missioners of such city The first
regular election for School Commits
sioners, under this act, shall be
held on the second Saturday in
June, in the year eighteen hundred
and seventy one, at the places to be
fixed on for holding such election
in the school district of such city
by the Common Council. All cleo
tions for School Commissioners
shall be held in the same manner as
elections are now held, and shall be
governed by the same laws that
now govern general and municipal
elections; and the persons declared
elected shall have issued to them
by the City Clerk certificates of
election, and they shall, within ten
days thereafter, take an oath of of
fee, and file the same with the city
clerk. All regular elections for
School Commissioners shall there
after be held annually on the se-
cond Saturday in June.
SEC. 2. It is hereby made the duty
of the Common Council of any such
city, on or before the first Monday
in May, 1871, by ordinance to dis
trict the city into as many school
districts as there are wards, and to
define the boundaries of each dis
trict, and such boundaries may be
the present ward boundaries, or
otherwise, as the Common Council
may determine. Such school dis
trict shall, however, be subject to
change by the Board of School
Commissioners at any time after
it's organization; and in case the mum
ber of districts is increased, each
additional district shall be entitled
to elect one School COMMISSIONS
| for such district at the annual cleo.
ton for School Commissioner
| And the Common Council shall, al
the time such ordinance is adopted
creating such districts, order ar
| election to be held in each of sucl
| districts for School Commissioners
thereof, on the second Saturday; il
June following, and shall direct ths
city clerk 10 give ten days notice
thereof in some daily newspaper o
such city. e
Sec. 3. On the first Monday i
July following the first election 0
School Commissioners herein pro
vided for, such School Commission
ers shall assemble at the office 0
the Board of. School Trustees 0
such city, and proceed to organic
the Board of School Commission
ers of such city by electing one Q
their number as President, one O
their number as Treasurer, an,
one of their number as a Secretary
each of which officers shall serv
for one year, and until his succei
or is elected and qualified. Th
members of such Board of Schoe
Commissioners shall then determin
by lot which three of their numbe
shall hold Office for two years; an
after having SO determined th
President of the Board shall issu
to the persous so determined, ce
tifcates entitling them to hold ofit
for the term respectively allote'
and the remaining members sha
receive from the President of Il
: Board certificates showing that eae
is entitled to hold Office for OF
year; and all persons elected
. School Commissioners at the ann
t al elections thereafter shall be e
titled to hold Office for three yea
t each. All vacancies occurring
any time prior to the annual ele
ton shall be filed by ballot vo
: of majority of the members
' such Board, and the persons SO ele
t ted to III such vacancy shall ser
until the next annual election +
e School Commissioners. All ps
SONS elected at any regular anns
r election, or by the Board to FILL a
: vacancy, shall serve until their 81
cessors are elected and qualified.
) It is hereby made the duty of I
Board of School Trustees in off,
} at the time of the organization
b the Board Of School Commissie
d ers, to at once turn over to
n Board of School Commissions
: all books and papers pertaini
q to their trust, and to place in p
session of the Board of Sch,
It Commissioners all moneys, title j
it pers, and property belonging
q the School Trustees or Comm
% Schools of such city, and su
r Board Of School Trustees sh
: thereafter cease to perform any q