The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-22
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school district or of any Joint school district quail
| ifed by law TO vote at school district meeting
/ when assembled at the first and at each snnua
meeting in their district or at any adjournment
| of such annual meeting in their district, shall
have he power: LIST. To appoint Chairman fo
the time being; I'd. To adjourn from time TO tim,
IS occasion may require; 3D. To choose Direct
for, Treasurer and Clerk; 4th To designate q site
or district school house; 5th. To vote such ia,
on the taxable properly OF the district as th'
suitable site for school house; TO build here
or purchase a school lhoase, and to keep repair
and furnish the same with the necessary fuel and
appendages: Prorided, That no district con
tanning a population of less than 25l
Inhabitants shall have power TO levy sn6
collect tax for building, hiring or pur
chasing a school house of more than $500 In any
one year, unless the Supervisors of the town in
which such school is to be situated shall Ger
tfy in writing that, in their opinion. larger sam
should be raised, and shall specify such sum, in
which case an amount net exceeding the sum
specified may be raised: Prorided further That nc
district containing population of less than LOO
Inhabitants shall have power to raise and colle;
in any one year, for the purposes above specified
more than 81 900, unless the Supervisors shs GER
tify as above set forth; 9th. To vote tax or
the taxable property OF the district of euch
sum as the meeting shall deem proper fol-
the payment of teachers wages in the dis
trict: Pforided, That no district containing a
population of less than $50 inhabitants shall have
power 20 levy and collect q tax for school pur-
poses other than for the purposes prescribed in
the fifth subdivision of this section in such dis
trlct, OF more tnan xouD any one year. Ind
pro ri6ed Jartter, That in case any district shall
not, at its animal meeting or at special meeting
held subsequent to the annual meeting and prior
to the third Monday Of November vote a tax
sufficient TO maintain q school in said district the
ensuing year for the term of five months. then the
District Board shall have power and 1t shall be
the sum necessary to be raised to main.
tain such school, and the District Clerk
shall certify to the Town Clerk the amount thus
determined upon, who shall assess the same as
other district asspssed. And pfOffHSi
further, That in all school districts having an
average attendance at school for the year Of fif-
teen scholars or less not more than $3.50 shall be
raised a. any one year for teachers wages; In all
school districts having an average attendance of
not more than thirty nor less than fifteen schol-
ars not more than Si5o shall be raised in any one
districts having average attendance of
not more than forty nor less than
hry .hs b not more than AN s
ers' wages. II, when District Board shall have
failed TO vote tax for school purposes, any Dis
trict Board who shall wilfully refuse or neglect
to estimate and determine \ sum sufficient to
maintain school for five months aforesaid,
each member of the Board thus refusing or neg
lecting shall be deemed guilty of msdemeanor,
and shall be liable to a penalty of not less than
so nor more than 500, or to imprisonment in the
County Jail not less than one month more
than three months. And when any District
Board shall have estimated and determined the
sum necessary 70 maintain a school for
five months. the ensuing year, any District
Clerk who shall willfuly refuse or neglect to
certify such sum to the Town Clerk in time to
have the same embodied in the assessment roll
for that year shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and shall be liable to a penalty of not
more than 500 nor less than SO; 7th, to author
ize and direct the sale of any school house, site
or other property belonging to the district when
the same shall be no longer needed for the use of
the district: sth, to impose such tax as may be
necessary to discharge any debts or liabilities Of
the district lawfully incurred; 9Th, TO vote q
tax not exceeding s.5 in any one year for the
for illustrating the natural sciences;
10th, to vote tax on the district not exceeding
800 in any one year for district library consist
ing of such books as they may direct their Dis
trict Board at district meeting TO purchase, said
books to be selected under the advice OF the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Pro
pided, That any school district having less than
200 children of school age shall not vote tax on
the district exceeding fifty dollars in any one year
for such library; 11th, to authorize the District
Board to admit to the privileges of the
school persons over twenty years of age, and
persons not residing in the district, whenever
such admission Will not interfere with the
accommodation or instruction Of the scholars
residing therein, and to fix fee for tuition per
term, quarter year, to be charged to the person
thus admitted; 18th, to determine the length of
time school shall be taught in their district the
then ensuing year, which shall not be less than
five months, and whether such school shall be
Taught by male or female teacher. or both. and
whether the school moneys TO which the district
is entitled from the income of the school fund
and from the town shall be applied to the sup
port OF the summer or winter school or certain
portion to each; but if such matters shall not be
determined at the annual meeting the District
Board shall determine the same; 18th, to give
such direction and make such provision as may
be deemed necessary in relation to the prosecu-
ton or defense of any action OF proceeding in
which the district may be party or may be in
terested; 14th, to alter, repeal and modify their
proceedings as occasion may require.
SEC = The foregoing section shall not be con-
strued authorize require the District Board of
any school district to estimate and determine the
amount necessary to maintain a school in their
district where a special provision is made by lew
for the support of a public school or schools in
such district.
SEC 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March ), 1875 w@COPY.