Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-10
CHAPTER VIII.
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eecfion I. The city Of Miner Pent shall sonsi.
tnte school district under the CONTROL and man
agement OF beard Of educatien to lie composed of
the city superintendent ex-oio WIS sLa'l be presi
dent Of the board and one commits ,ner from each
ward be elected by ballot by the common council at
its first meeting after The annual election,
thereafter may be, one u whom shall he elected
and designated hold his Office far the OF
year; other shall hold his Office for The trrn
of two years and thereafter every year he
council shall elect commissioner from the wgss
If The commissioner then going out OF Office. and
said commissioner elected shall hold his Office Tor
the term of two years Said commissioners may be
removed from Office for official misconduct, wfa
Neglect Of duty by the common council, by OF
two-thrds of the members thereof, fair hearing
having been granted before removal.
Sec =. said commissioners shall, within ten days
after their appointment, take The oath of ofce pre-
scrbed by the Constitution Of this STATE, AMI file the
with the city clerk. Al their hrst meeting
they may appoint one oil their number clerk or If
advisable, seue other person. to hold his office during
the pleasure of said board who shall receive such
compensation said board may determine. The
said commissioners shall receive no compensation FOR
their services.
Sec 3. The clerk Of said board shall keep a rec
ord of the proceedings thereof and perform such
other duties the board may prescribe; which rec
ord transcript thereof, certified by the ps esden
aud clerk, shall be received i'll all courts AS priml
fscie evidence OF the facts therein set iorih and
such record, and all the books and accounts Of the
said board shall at all times be subject 10 the nsec
tion of any member thereof, officer of said city or
OF any person or committee appointed by the com
mon counci. 10 examine the same.
Sec. i. The common council of said city OF Min
eral Point sha have the power and il shall be their
duty 10 raise from time time By tax upon the real
ana personal estate Of said city subject to taxation
in addition 10 the amount of school moneys now or
eEeafier appropriated or provided by law for com
mon schools in said city, such may be deter
mined and certified by the said board OF education to
be necessary and proper for any or all of the follow
ing purposes tie said certificate to be sent in To The
common council Immediately preceding the time
liked for the annual levy of taxes:
LIST 10 purchase, lease or Improve sites for school
houses.
I'd To build, purchase, lease, enlarge, alter i'm
prove and repair school houses and their out
and appurenances.
3D.. 70 purchase, exchange. improve and repair
school apparatus. books. furniture and ap,enda9es
but the power herein granted shall not be deemed to
extend 10 the furnishing class books for any
scholar whose parents or guardian shall be able to
furnish the slne
+h To procure fuel and defray the contingent
expenses of the common schools and the expenses OF
the school library OF said city
5th To pay the wages of teachers due afser the
application Of the public moneys which may by law
be appropriated and provided for mat purpose pro
vded. however, that no IL shall be levied for said
purposes oitener than once year provided, also,
that If rom any cause whatever the school tax lev
led for any one year shall ieaain unco lrctcd the
common council may II it deems ii best, direct the
same, or any part or portion of it, to be added to
and collected with the school taxes for the ensuing
year.
Sec. 8. The common council shall cause the ia,
or taxes herein provided for. to be levied and collect
ed annually, in the same manner other annual
taxes are levied and collected ia said city and ALI
moneys so collected aid all school moneys ApDropi
aed by law TO, provided by law for said Gil y shall
be paid to the of said city who together
With the saretes on his bond, shall be accountable
therefor In the same for other moneys of
said city.
Sec. g. The treasurer of said city shall not pay out
any moneys in his lands, received by the said city,
either as school moneys, or collected received hy
virtue of any provision of this chapter except upot
order drawn upon him, signed by the pres dent
and ERIK of said board Of education and no such
order shall oe drawn except by virtue Of a Tesou, ion
OF the board
Sec. I. The said board may cause suit or suits
TO be prosecuted in the name of tie city OF Mineral
Point, upon the official bond Of the treasurer or OF
collector OF said city, for any default tienauency
official misconduct in relation 10 the collection,
safe keeping, or payment OF any moneys In this
mentioned.
Sec. 5. The said board shall have the power And
it shall be their duty
Isl. To establish and organize such and so many
schools in the several wards Of said city they shat
deem requisite and eNpedisnt aud to alter aud dis
continue the same provided, that The system Of
graded, union schools shall be adopted as the
foundation OF all such schools.
I'd. To purchase or hire school houses and rooms
and lots ANA sites for school houses AID TO fence or
improve them as they may deem proper.
81. Upon such lots aud upon such sites now own
ed the city, either by purchase successor
of the VI lage Of Mineral Point 10 build enlarge
alter, improve and repair school houses houses
and Appurteuances as they may deem advisable
4th. To purchase, exchange, improve aad repair
school apparatus, books Tor indgeut pupils fnrui
ture and appendages and TO provide uel for schools
and defray their contingent expenses and the ex-
penses OF the district library.
9Th. 10 have the custody and safe keeping Of the
school houses, out houses books furnitare and ao
pendages and 10 that the ordinances rul,,s or
ders, resolutions by laws OF the common council
In relation thereto observed.
9th. TO contract with and employ all teachers in
the common schools. aud the nj III schools who shall
have been licensed by the superintendents and at
their pleasure to remove them.
Ilh. To pay the wages Of said teachers out OF
provided rs NAV h. in
the treasury OF the city.
>th. To detray the contingent expenses of the
board, including the salary OF the clerk provided
the account of such expenses shall first be audited
and allowed by the common council
9Th. TO have the entire supervision and control Of
the common schools in said city, and to regulate the
manner Of receiving pupils. and their transfer from
one school 10 another and TO adopt rules for their
government.
de To sell any Of the school houses lots or sites or
any OF The school property now or hereafter belong
ing to the city, 90 report and recommend the same
TO the common council.
18th. To recommend 10 the common council any
matter in which It's action is desi able and 10 certify
the amount oil money necessary to be raised under
the fourth section Of this chapter, and the reason.
therefor.
18th If from any cause whatever, The officers sf
the city, any either OF them whose dui. il i, to
a'd III or collect the taxes provided Tor in this chan
ter, shall neglect or be unable to collect said take.
up u the INST day OF February OF any year the said
board of education shall if it deems IL for the inter
est and benefit vi the people of said city by resou
ton II be entered in their records and a certified
copy whereof shall be furnished the city clerk ne.
sess and re levy such taxes upon all the taxable ron
ers OF said city according to the asst assessment roll
aDu in said resoiut shat direct the city clerk 10
issue tax roll for taxes with warrants annexed in
The usual form. and 10 place the in the hands of
the city treasurer for collection and The said re levy
OF sad shall be Of the same foice and efect IN
the law as the original levy thereof by the common
council
soc Q. Upon receiving the said certified ccnv nf
said resolution, the city Clerk shall the sa ne in
ms oihce, and immediately make tax roll for said
lakes, Win warrant annexed Ia the usual form
relurnabie In fort, days, and shall in regard there
to CONFORM and do in all respects as near as ay ba
the same a though he was making and issuing a reg
ul.r annual tax roll.
Sec. 10 The city treasurer shall give bond there
Tor rs may be required by the common council and
shall then take and receive he said tax roll from The
cry clerk ad snail proceed 10 execute said warrant
in Iii respects may be, as If it were tn.
regular annual tax roll. except that he shall make
his delinquent return of such in said roll as
may be unpaid, to the city clerk, who shall upon
making the next regular annual tax roll Thereafter
enter such unpaid taxes in a seperate column therein
opposite the description OF property which the
taxes ernain unpaid. and such taxes shall be col
lected Ia the same manner other city and county
taxes are collected.
Sec. H. The said board may allow the children of
non residents to- attend any of The schools of said
city upon such terms d board shalt hy resolu.
ton prescribe, fixing the rate OF tuition therefor
Sec. II Ii shall be the duty of the said board on
or before the last Monday of March in each year 10
prepare Aud report to the common Council tru. and
correct account VI the receipts and disbursements of
moneys under and in pursuance of the provisions of
this act, during the preceding year in which account
shall be a'eo under appropriate heads: 1st The
moneys reci ved by the city under the fourth .e.on
OF this chapter, I'd The moneys received by the
city uuder the 18th sub division of sh section of
this chapter; Sd. The school moneys received by