The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-30
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.

IMPORTANT LEGISL4 TIOI.
We group together a few acts OF the
Legislature which it is important that
people should understand. First, it is
enacted that after this year the school
fund Of the state shall be distributed in
proportion to the number of scholars,
actually attending the public schools, in
stead of, as heretofore, the number OF
persons between FIVE and twenty one
years OF age. This is the essence oil the
act:
Sec. Ill. The state superindent CT public
instruction shall make an apportionment, of the
available current school funds III the state
Treasury, among the several counties OF the
state, on the first Monday in March and the
first Monday in October, OF each year, in pro
portion to the number of scholars between the
ages of five ard twenty one years, in good faith
enrolled in the public schools, and reported
to him in accordance with the following pro-
visions. Provided. first; that every teacher i'll
any public school OF the state, shall keep, in a
register furnished him by the clerk or the
district, record Of the names, in full, aud
number, and daily attendance VI scholars en-
rolled in the school, studying and recting III
the same, and property belonging thereto:
checking with cross lX) the names OF any
under five or over twenty one years OF age. The
register shall also lie kept SO as to show how
many have attended less than five days in any
term, how many between five and ten days.
how many between ten and twenty days, and
how many between twenty and thirty days;
and all other facts required in the register
respecting the conditions OF the school, Shalt
be fully and accurately recorded. Provided,
second, that every teacher in the common and
independent districts Of the state shall, within
ten days after the close OF any term Of his
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for the county, and to the clerk of the district,
on blank prepared by the state superinten-
dent Of public instruction and distributed
through county superint-ndents, the names,
in full, OF all scholars enrolled in his school
checking with cross (X) the names of any un
der five Or over t"enty-o years Of agt; and
such other facts as maY he required on the
blank. Pro:ided third: that the county SUI
perintendent, on receiving such report, prop
eriy filled and certified, shall issue to each
teacher q certificate attesting these facts: and no
clerk OF any common or independent distrist
| under the supervision of county superinten-
dent, shall issue an order to any teacher. on
which he can draw pay for the last month Of
his service. until the report herein before pro-
| vided for, shall be made, anu one bel flied in
| the office OF the clerk of such district, Moth
! ing herein contained shall prevent any teacher
| from recovering pay for his services if it ap-
| pears that his record had been kept and the re-
| port thereof made according to the provisions
| OF this section Provided, fourth: that in
special school districts such blanks furnished
through the county superintendent of schools,
and requiring for the entire year the data that
are required OF common and Independent dis
| tricts each term, shall be promptly filed and
returned to him within ten days al ter the close
OF the last term In the school year, BY the
superintendent OF such schools, or, ii there be
no such officer, by the principal of such sys-
taf ri..I dad . n<
the reports of public schools at the close If the
curren: school year, shall he made upon blanks
| issued upon this plan; and that the number oil
different scholars between the ages of five and
twenty one years, then reported as enrolled in
such schools within the year, shall be made
| the basis of apportionment by the state super
in.enuent OF public instruction, for the school
year commenting October the first, 1876; and
that his apportioninent for March fand Octo
| Der 1875, shall be made on the number oil
persons between the ages of five and twenty
one years, as shown by the reports of county
supeiEtendsnts for the year 1916.
sec. 81. The county auditor, on the las
Wednesday OF March, and Oh the first Wed
nesday oil uctc Der. in each year, shall make ap
Iortionment OF tile money in tie county treas
ury, accrung from tie current school fund
aud from the liquor licenses, estrays, and fines
rs provided in section GO, chapter Is, ef tn
statues Of 1918, As amended March, 6, 1875
among the several school districts in the coun
ty in which u school has been taught tire
months within a year by an authorized teach
er; which arYortionmen. shall. BE- made apo
, the Eumh~r OF dif.erut persons between IT,
| ages OF five ard twenty -one years, enrolls,
In eaca school and properly belonging there
T., reported to him by the county So
! parintendsn' OF schools; and the county audi
| tor shall transmit, 10 the clerk OF each district
| copy OF the apportionuent to said district
Ft.ssf no "A
| auditors IN Marcsi lana OcioberJ 1876, shall /
made upon she number OF different person
between the ages O; i've and twenty on. year
as shown BY tire reports Of county superin;.r
| dents of schools fer thu year 1916.
! The following is the substance ofth
: act which provides that defendants
, civil actions shall hereafter have the
! actions tried in the county in which the
/, reside. Ihls will save farmers from b
, ing dragged of hundreds of miles to d.
= lend 10 uuJnst and unreasonable suits
Sec. 40 In all other cases the acton slas
4 be tried Ia the county in which the d~iess'
r sa's. or any OF them, shall reside at the cor
rnenessnsnt Ct the action; or ii none OF
parties shall reside, or b. found In the stat
o. tbs dstsndsns b. fIeign corporation, 4
same may be tried in any county which Il
- plaintiff shall designate in his complaint, su
= Jscs, however, ~ the power Of court to chan
:, the place Of trial, in the cases provided
s law. If the county designated Tor tie. purpo
:. in the complaint Be NOT the proper county, {
action may, notwithstanding, BE- tried th-Tei
4 unless the defendenE, before the time for =
: swsring expires. demand in writing that
trial b. had in thu proper county, and I
place o; trial shall be thereupon changed to
proper county, by order Of the court, unls
III the parties consent thereto.
r The following is the l;-bounty bi
lie important to hunters and sheep raiser
y Sec. l. Any person who shall kill any -
in this state shall b. entitled to receive boz
= ~ Of three dollars; and any person claimi
in such bounty shall produce the head Of
~ wolf SO killed with the ears and sca
IN thereto entire, within twenty days after Sd
n vol has been kiisi, 10 the county zudisog
NJ The county in which said wolf was kill
y, ard shall make cath or afirm1tlon in vi
nv iug before such auditor TIA. the wolf VIII
,is head i produced was killed within such cot
Of y within twenty dsys last pasf-
NJ Ssc- Ihe county auditor before VIII
50 such oath CT affirmation Is made, after caus
Of such bad . g. Destroyed in hiE psssxnce, 81