Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-29
Published March -. 1878.
CHAPTER 33g.

AN ACT 10 amend Sec 10 of Chap. 1855, General
Laws of 1868, entitled AN act to codify the
laws of this state relating to common schools
The people of the State of Wisconsin. represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows;
SECTION l. Sec. ~, Chap. l55 of the General
Laws OF this State, passed in 1863, entitled AN
act to cOdify the laws of this State relating to
common schools" is hereby amended so as to
read ~ follows: Sec. 10. The inhabitants of any
school district or OF any joint school district quail
lied by law 10 vote at school district meeting
when assembled at the first and at each annual
meeting in their district or ut any adjournment
of such aanual meeting in their district, shall
have the power: 1st To appoint Chairman for
the time being; I'd. To adjourn from time to time
as occasion may require; 3D. TO choose Direct
for, Treasurer and Clerk; lth. To designate site
or q district schoolhouse; 5th. To vote such tax
meeting shall deem sufficient to purchase or lease
a suitable site Cor a school-house 20 build here
orpErchase a schoolhouSe and to keep IN rcpsir,
and furnish the same with the necessary fuel and
appcudages; Pr0cidt3, That no district con
tanning population of less than 80
inhabitants shall have power TO levy and
collect a tax ior building, hiring or pur
chasing schaolbouse OF more than $500 in any
one year, unless the Supervisors of the town in
which such school il 20 be situated shall GER
tify In writing that, in their opinion, larger sum
should be raised, and shall specify such sum, IN
which case IN amount net exceeding the sum
specified may DC raised Pr0gidtd further. That no
district containing population OF less than loo
inhabitants shall have power TO raise and collect
more Ih2h Sih0, unless The Supervisors shall Ger
tity as above set iorth oh. To vote tax on
the taxable property Of the district Of such
sum as the meeting shall deem proper for
iEe aNmeut OF teachers wages in the dis
rrcI; P.1rtssa, That no district containing
population o' less than 20 Inhabitants shall have
power TO levy and collect a TAX for school pur
poses other thGn for the purposes prescribed IN
tAe N'ih subdivision Of this section, in such dis
ireI az more ,han $50 in any one year; And
HFt'iItI fEfthfF, That in case any district shall
uoi, 80 - annual meeting or 81 a special meeting
held subsequent 20 the annual meeting ana prior
20 the third Monday OF November. vote u tax
sufficient 10 maintain school in said district the
ensuing year for The term Of five months. then the
District Board shall have power AID II shall DC
ihelr dUly 10 estimate and determine
the sum necessary to be raised 80 main
shall certify 10 the Town Clerk the amount thus
determined upon, who shall assess the same as
other district taxes are assessed: ind pFoftced
fvft,r That in 81 school districts having an
average attendance at school for the year OF NJ
teen scholars or less not more than $50 shall be
raised in any one year for teachers wages IN all
Schoo. districts having an average attendance 81
not more than thirty nor less than utteen >chol-
ars not more than s4Sl shall be raised IN any one
year for teachers wages. And in all school
districts having an average attendance OF
not more than forty nor less than
thirty scholars not more than $3.50
dollars shah be raised in shy one yeSr for teach
rgS' wsSCs. II when a District Board shall have
failed 20 vote tax for school purposes. any D.
tgict Board who shall willfully refuse or neglect
G" estimate Sud determine sum sufficient 20
maintain choOl for five months a. Aforesaid
each member at the Board thus refusing OF neg
igcnuz shall he deemed guilty OF mi temeanor.
and ShAli be liable % 3 penalty OF not less thah
ID uCr mort than sio1 or 80 Imprisonment IN tte
County Jail not les than one month nor more