The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-04-10
New School Law.


The following embraces the main fca
lures of the new School Law, the OLE
law having been repealed:
DISTRICTS.
Under the new law. each sub-distric
is made Il district with corporate powers
The township board is abolished.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The first Annual Meeting under tho
new law is to be held on the Mird Tues,
day IN Aprii, 1874, at , o'clock p. NJ.
Notice of this meeting is to be posted
in three public places by the sub-districl
clerk, (nOw holding ofiice) ten days be-
fore the time of said annual meeting.
To set out the date-thc annual meet
ing is to occur on the 21st day of April
next, and the notices should be posted
by the 18th day of the same month.
POWERS or II ANNUAL MEETING.
The following is a verbatim o p of
section 4 of the new law:
The qualified voters assembled at the
annual meeting shall have the power,
by a majority of the votes east:
First. To organize by the election of
a chairman, and in the absence of the
clerk of the district, 4 secretary, whose
duty it shall be to keep an accurate
record of the proceedings of the meet
ing. which, when duly approved and
attested by the signature of the chair
man, he shall deliver to the clerk of the
district, who shall enter the same upon
the record of the district.
Second. To choose by ballot. one di.
rector, who shall hold his office for the
term of three Years. and until his sue
cessor is duly elected and qualified. At
the first annual meeting held in any dis
trict under the provision OF ills act, in
addition to the above, they shall also
choose one director for the term of two
wears, and one director for the term of
one year.
Third. To fill the vacancies, if any.
caused by the death, resignation, refusal
TO serve. or persistent neglect of the in
cIlmbent to discharge the duties of his
Office, or removal from the district; and
the person thus elected shall hold their
Office Tor the uneNpired term.
Fourth. To determine the length of
l.iiltt Al any, III tNttNN VI lb'I months,
that the public school OF the district shall
be kept open, and order The proper csti-
mates made therefor; PrOriicd, that the
entire estimate for such purpose shall ut
no time exceed one per centum for any
one year of the assessed valuation of the
property subject 10 taxation within the
district.
Fifth. To vote snch sum is they see
proper, not to exceed twenty dollars in
each year, for the purchase of books for
u district library.
Sixth. To decide in favor of or against
any proposed change of boundaries,
notice of change having been posted i'll
at least five public places in each dis
trict effected thereby, twenty days pre-
Nious to h date OF holding the annual
meeting.
Seventh. To direct the sale of any
property belonging to the district, but M
longer required for the Use thereof, and
determine the disposition OF the same,
and the application OF the proceeds.
Eighth. TO designate their choice for
4 person to fill the Office of county com
missioner. as created by this act. TSee
close Of this circular
Ninth. To direct The loan Of money to
aid III the erection of schOol-house or
the liquidation OF present Indebtedness.
Tenth. To direct the levy of such a tax
as they deem sufficient to purchase Il
suitable site, erect Il schooi-house
thereon and furnish the same; Pr0rided,
that the tax thus levied shall not exceed,
in any n year, the amount derived
from an assessment Of one per ccntum
upon the assessed valuation of the taxa
bic property.
Eleventh. To determine, in districts
newly formed or wherein no school
house site has yet been selected, the To-
cation ther, of, notice having bcen given
twenty days previous that this matter
would be submitted to said meeting.
Twelfth. TO determine, by Il two
thirds vote, any change of location of
schooi-iiousc site. where the same for
any cau is deemed necessary, notice
OF such contemplated change being
posted III the same manner as above pre-
scribed for location.
QUALIFICATION OF
Section 6 reads as follows: The d.
rectors shall, within five DAYS after their
election or appointment, take and sub
scribe IN oath or affirmation to faithfully
and impartially discharge the duties Of
their office. which oath may be admin
lstered to each other, and shall be deliv-
cred to the district clerk, who shall enter
the date of the receipt thereof on the
records of the district.
CAEIz.rI np prprcTnpS
Sec. 8. 1t Shall be the duty of the d.
rectors to meet within five days after