Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-12-06
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VI an! Schooi "itMn the county Tor which he
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SEC. l. a school meeting NAV he called At
any time for the purpose of organizing new
district. as provided in section four. chapter
two. No number less than Ave lepa, voters
shall constitute quorum to do business in any
district meeting
SEC. 2. Such school meeting shall have
power to do all necessary business the same as
the regular school meeting would have.
SEC. 3. Such meeting, VIXEN assembled,
shall organize by the appointment of chair
man and secretary. 1t shall then proceed by
ballot to elect three directors; of those so
elected, the person having the highest number
of votes shall hold his office for the term OF
three years. and the person having the next
highest number shall hold his Office for two
years, and The person next highest one year,
and each shall continue in office until his sue
ccssor is elected and qualified. In case two or
more persons Of those so elected receive an
equal number of votes. the duration of their
term of office shall be determined bv lot in the
presence of the chairman and secretary
SEC. 4. The term of office of a director not
elected at the regular annual meeting, shall
continue for the term of one, two or three
years as he may have been elected, from the
next annual school meeting. unless such di-
rector shall be elected to gil vacancy, in
which case he shall continue in Office for the
unexpired term, so that every annual school
meeting after the first. there shall be elected
one school director for the term of three
| years.
SEC. s The directors shall qualify within
ten days after th~ir election. by taking an oath
or affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties
of the office to the best of their abilities, and
to promote the interests of education within
their district. This oath shall be in writing
and filed with the clerk Of the district.
SEC. &. Ii shall be the duty OF the directors
! Of every school district
! |. TO call special meetings of the district
whenever they shall deem it necessary, and
/ when vacancy occurs by death resignation
/ or otherwise, the directors shall call a special
! meeting OF the district to fiji such vacancy.
: ,. 10 make ont tax list for their district
/ whenever an assessment has been made, con-
I ttiE!ng the names OF all PERSONS liable TO
| pay taNes in the district. aud the amount pay
able by each lnslibltant, set opposite his or
! her name.
3. TO annex to such tax list q warrant di-
. rcc:pd Is The clerk OF the district, Tor the col
j lection of the sums in such lis: mentioned,
including such per centage for fees OF clerk
/ as they may deem just, not exceeding five
/ per cent.
1. 70 purchase or lease sight for the dis
. trict school house, as designated by a meeting
/ Of the district, and to build. hire or purchase,
/ keep in repair and furnish such school house
VITA necessary tuol ana appen,ia@cS' and
such priyips and outhouSeS as decencv re-
: v,re>, out ot the funds collected and paid to
( the clerk for such purposes. and to have the
custody and safe keeping al the district school
, house.
>. 10 contract with and employ teachers;
and they shall require 4 teacher to get q GER
tihrItc from under the hands of the Tcrrito-
rial or county superintendent. No cnScge-
xt.stl WALL 1.. Al IL
! mcnt of public money, unless such eXal-
! ination has been previously made. ;.
/ &. 10 give orders to the teaches on the dis
trict clerk for their wages.
! :. 70 discharge any school teacher Tor nc
lee. Of duty or any cause that, in their opinion,
renders his or her service unproiitatla as u
teacher, by first paying him or her for what
tim" itor she may have been teaching.
SEC. !. Any two Of said directors shall con-
sti.utc quorum To do business.
SE,. s. 1t shall be the duty of the directors
to visit and examine the school or schools of
their respective districts, at least twice i'll each
term. T.lty shall cndeavor, in connection
with the county superintendent TO procure
the Introduction of u good. uniform system oi
schoo! books in their district.
CLERKS
Sec. .. Tic first annual sc:!ool meeting
| shall also elect Il district clerk, who shall
continue i'll Office for the term of three years.
He shall quality within ten days after his
and give bond To the district directors IN
such sum they may require, that he shal
well and truly perform the duties OF his Of
, flee. and pay over all moneys coming into his
hands bv virtue of his office as by law di-
rcctt d. Ifa clerk is elected to fill Il vacancy
he shall continue in office for the unrXpired
| term and il elected at the first meeting not
I being the regular annual meeting he shall
continue in Office three years from the next
annual meeting.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk OF
the district
/. To record the proceedings of his district
in a book tn be provided for the purpose by
! the district.
5. 10 give notice of annual or special meet
ings.
district between the ages of four and twenty
one years.
4. To give due notice, at least ten days be-
fore any tax that may be assessed Shall be
collected, by written or printed notices in
three of the most public places III the dis
trict.
s. It shall be the duty of the clerk of each
school district to collect all district taxes
which shall be required by the warrant from
the directors to, collect and he shall have
the same authority as the county collector to
enforce the collection of such tax; and he
shall return his delinquent tax list at the time
specified in said warrant. and thereupon II
shall be the duty of the directors to Issue
warrant to their respective clerks to collect
. all taxes hereafter returned delinquent, Dy
to enforce collection of such delinquent taxes
as he has for the collection of taxes taNcs by
the original warrant and he shall DE alioWcd
for collecting such delinquent taxes such per-
centage as the directors may deem proper
6. To retain copy OF all reports mace 10
the county superintendent relating to the
affairs of the district
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk to
furnish the county superintendent, within ten
DAYS after the first Friday in November OF
each year, a report containing the nuinper
and names of persons in his district over four
and under twenty-one wears OF age, how long
Il school has been kept in his district by u
qualified teacher duiing the past year. what
school books are principally used, what pro
portion of the scholars in the district have
attended school. and the amount OF money
paid to teachers or otherwi ise eNpendeI.
SEC. II. The clerk of each district shall AT
tho close of each year of his office make out
in writing Just and true account OF al! mon
cys received by him for the USE OF the dis'ric,,
and the manner in which tho same Siiail
have been expended, which account slaiI ir,J pc
read at the annual district meeting. Inc
clerk shall pay over all moneys remaining III
/ his hands belonging to the district 70 ms sue