Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-27
laws OF v5iSCUnsIE.
Published March q, 1871
CHAPTER 15I

An act to amend M act TO Incorporate the city
Of Grand Rapids. approved March 9th. 1869,
being chapter III, private and ioca. laws.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represcnted
III senate and Assemble, do enact rs follows:
Section l. The act to which thi. il amendato-
r. is hereby amended by inserting therein. be
tween chapters eight ana nine, The following
CHAPTER IL.
F3CcATIoN.
Seet;on |. So much Of the county Of Wood rs
Is OF may hereafter be included within the cor
rarate limits of the city Of Grand Rafili. is
hereby declare! TO be a separate school District
the government Of which shall be hereinafter
provided.
See . On the third Monday og March next
there shall be clccte by the etal voters Of said
district, one commissioner o! common schools
from each ward ~ lid city, who shall hold his
Office for one year and oil his successor /, elect
ed and quaiIde There shall also be elected on
said day. and aunraiiy thereafter by the. legal
voters oI SAID district, commissioner of cor
mon schools from each ward in said city. who
shall hold his Office two yeasS and until his
cessor Il elected and qualified. The meeting tor
the election Of said commissioners shall BE held
"a the school house. situate in the second ward
The hour of said meeting shall DC seven O'Clock
III the afternoon Of said day. The persons So
elected shall. within ten days after election. take
the oath OF Office prescribed by the constitution
OF this state, and file the same with the city
clerk.
Sec. 3. At the first meeting Of said commis-
soDars after their election, to be held on the
elect by ballot from their own humber Il presi-
dent and treasurer and at tie same time they
shall elect by ballot superintendent OF schools,
who shall be exotfscio clerk of the board Of edu-
cation of sail city. The president. treasnrer
aGd suporin tendens, shall each bold his office
tor tho term OF one year Il-d until his successor
Is elected and GHatii.r6.
Sec. 1. The superintendent shall within ten
days after his election take the oath OF Office
prescribed 10y the constitution o. this state and
file the sanfe with the city clerk
y M N he 6
IDS that holds any oiiice under the city govern
nent shall be eligible to the o1fce OF com mis-
s,oncr OF common schools, and DO commissioner
shall have or receive any compensation for his
services rs such commissioner or rs q member %
the board Of education.
$3.50. Said commiss loners shall! al their an
nuai meetings in each year, to be held on the
secOnt Saturday OF April, fix the salary Of the
superintendent for the inslling year AMI also to
h1 the amount oil the Official bond Of the treasu-
Ter hlch said bond must he executed with two
surcties AMI approved by the said commission
ers, before he enters upon the duties Of his OF
fce
Sec Wherever any vacancy shall occur in
the board OF education, the same shall be filed
By said boa'd.
Sec s. The board of education shall have
power to remove from office the superintendent
or treasurer for official misconduct or negligence
by vote OF two thirds OF its members exceeding
the vote OF the party on trial but no member
snail be so removed without due notice, and 9
full and impartial hearing.
secs. The sail commi ssioners of common
schools with said superintendent shall be a body
corporate by the name of the Board of Eluca-
ton OF the city Of Grand Rapids in relation to
all powers and duties conferred upon them by
virtue of this act. we'll also as those conferred
by any law Of the state relating to common
schools. majority of the same shall constitute
quorum.
See. 10. The clerk shall keep record Of the
proceedings of said BOARD and all the records and
Transcript thereof. certified by the president and
CLERK, shall be received in all courts as prima
tacia evidence of the facts therein SET forth: and
such record and all the books and accounts of said
board shall be always subject to the proper inspcc
non OF any 'cctor of said city; and the sal
books. records and accounts shall be the property
OF slld BOARD and their successors in office. Be
tween the first and fifteenth days of July in each
year. the said clerk shall cause to be taken cen
sts OF all children residing in said district be-
tween the ages of foar and twenty years. and re-
lie instruction, provided by section thirty of
chapter twenty-three ofthe revised statutes; and
he shall perform such other duties as the board
may prescribe. lie shall also have power and au-
thority to administer oaths and a!iirnations
Sec H. All moneys to be raised pursuant to the
provisions OF this act, and all school moneys by
law appropriated to provided for said city. shall
be paid to the treasurer of said board, who shall
give MS receipt therefor to the proper officer and
VINO, together with the surities upon the bond as
lreaurer. shall be accountable therefor, in the
same manner the treasurer of said city is liable
lof moneys coming into his hands as treasurer: !
and the said treasurer shall also be liable to tho
same penalties for any official misconduct in rea
Iion To the said moneys the treasurer of said
city.
Sec. l2. The board of education may cause a
suit or suits to be prosecuted in their names
upon the tcial bond Of their treasurer, for any
default, delinquency or official misconduct in re-
ation TO the collection. safe keeping payment
OF any money mentioned in this act.
Sec. u. The superintendent of schools shall |
examine all teachers making application for |
schools examination to be public;) shall grant
eertfhcates to such persons 50 examined as shall |!
DE deemed by him and majority of the board, t
suitably qualified. and shall carry into effect the /
ordinances Of the common council and the rules |
and regulations of the board in reference to the
common schools. He shall also be specially
e h9oi houses of the city and under the direction
OF the board shall superintend the building, en-
arg,ng, improving, furnishing and repairing of
them, and making Of all repairs and improve I
nente Ga and around the same. In addition to ;