The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-03-16
THE ST. CLOUD SCHOOL DISTRICT,

Full Synopsis Of the Provisions OF tAs
New Bill.
AN ACT relating to the St. Cloud School
District.
Be i enacted BY tie Leoislatsre ef the State
Of Minnesota:
SECTION /. The Board Of Education
of the St. Cloud School District shall here.
after consist of seven members whose regu-
lar term Of Office shalt be two years from
and after date of election, and until sue.
esssors are elected OF appointed and quail.
fed, the first, second and third wards of
the City Of St. Cloud shall each be entitled
to elect two members Of said Board, and
the fourth ward of said city shall bs emit.
tied 10 and elect ono member ofs.il Beard.
Members shall Be residents Of the wards
for which they may be elected.
SECTION 2. The annual election for
members of said 30 srd ahall be held at
the school building Of said district on the
drst Saturday in May in each and every
year. Tho oldest member Of the Board
from each ward shall act - judges Of elec-
ton at such election, and the Clerk OF said
BOARD shall be ex-of6cio Clerk Of the else-
tons. The polls shall be opened At two
o'clock in the afternoon and remain open
until i've o'clock in the afternoon. Ifany
Of the above mentioned judges or the Clerk
should fail to attend At the hour Delegated
for the opening Of the polls or should be
disqualified from serving, the legal voters
present by \ majority vote may designate
. proper Person OF persons TO act At such
election instead Of the person or persons
absent or disqualified, for oil the purpose
Of such election. Notice of such election
shall b posted BY the Clerk Of said BOARD,
At least ono in each ward and in = public
place therein At least ten days prior to each
election, and the said Clerk shall post a
true copy Of the poll list Of persons in
each ward qualified to vote at such election
at the public school building Of said dis
tzict, At least ten days bsfors every such
election. Separate ballot boxes shall b
provided and used for the votes from each
ward. The returns Of the votes cast At
such elections shall be by said judges and
Clerk returned and certified to the said
Board Of Education and by said Board 1t
it, first meeting after such election can
vassed and the result declared in the same
manner that votes for city officers Of aid
city are canvasssd and declared. And the
Clerk Of aid Board shall, Immediately
thereafter, issue certificates Of election -
members Of said Board to the psrsons en-
titled thereto; Of the msnbers Of said
Board who shall b elected 1t the first
election under this act, ono from each ward
except the fourth shall hold Office for one
year only, which member shall b designs-
ted BY lot At the first meeting Of said Board
after said first election in such manner ~
said Board may direct thereafter; one
member shall be elected in each ward each
year except in the fourth ward, in which
one member shall be elected every two
years. All vacancies which may have oc-
cured in the Board from any cause, ten
days prior to the time Of any election here
in before provided for, shall be filed q
such succeeding election BY the election Of
member or members for the unsxpired
terms in which such vacancy occurred
Provided, however, that the present mem.
hers Of tho aid Board shall continue nsm-
'bsxs Of saia Board until May tenth, eight
cen hundred and ssveuty-six, and until
their successors are elected or qualified a
provided for in this act, and tho present
Board shall take sud provide Ill uecss-
sary measures for Carrying into effect this
act, and Ill scts and measures Of said Board
heretofore done or passed are hereby L.
Called and confirmed.
SECTION 3. Provides that no member
Of the Beard except the Secretary and
Trsasuzss shall receive any compensation
tel his services, and shall not b interested
in any contract made BY the Board.
61cT1ox 4. Defines what may cause .
vacancy.
SECTION s. Empowers the Board T.
levy . tax not exceeding tsn mills on the
taxable property of the district each yeaz,
70 maintain the school not les than eight
months and pay all necessary expenses.
sscr1or Empower the Board to levy . tax
not exceeding two mills each year to pay the bonds
Of the district and 70 create sinking fund for the
redemption Of the bends hereinafter specified. II
sufficient tax has not been collected before these
bends become due, the Board u authorised - H.
GO new bonds not to exceed $4,000.
SECTION z. Provides that these b ends shall run
for not less than three nor moro than ten yeazs
after their dats shall dnv Interest not to exceed
tsnpss cent. and shall b ssgotisted for not len
thaa their par value; and No bonds shall b issued
until the legal voters have 70 vstsd BY ballot.
SECTION g. Requires the District Cls,k - csrsi.
" to the County Auditor the amount Of taxss lev
led each year By virtue Of this oct.
sDc11o1 .. Provides that Whenever two OF more
schools shall b established in the District s1s ol
the principals Of said schools may b designstsd BY
the Bard - District Superintendent Of Schools,
and the Beard nay prescribe Whist text books
shall be used.
ssor.ox 10. Repeats certain seetions Of proceed
Ing scts.
SECTION II. This ct shall take effect and b In
fbres fro0 and afteR it, passage.
Approved March 8, 1870
THE 81. CLOUD NORMAL SCHOOL.
:(Ths following is = copy Of letter writ"
ten by Prof. Kiehle fol, publication in this
weeks Nordst1n j
= .er. CLOUD, March Is, 1875.
EDITOR NoRDsrER1.-In . late Issue,
you refer to some reported occurancs At this
school during the services Of ny Prsdeoss'
cor, Prot. Irs Moore, which has besn in
terp, etsd ~ . violation Of The "rights
Of conscience" Of students. Permit me 70
ny that everything that savored Of dis.
respect for the religious faith and eoavie-
tons of students was most emphatically
- - >~k :>-:1l r >~>