Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-13
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
Wednesday, March Is, 1878.
School Districts.


ing the school district Of the town
ship of Wilson. The school district
of townghip of Long Rapids was
also organized at last legisture, and
hy reading along Rapids" for
"Wilson" the following will cover
the acts for both districts.
AN ACT
To incorporate the public schools
in the township Of Wilson.
SECTION l. The people Of the
STATE Of Michigan enact, That the
tirritory embraced within the
township of Wilson, in the county
of Alpena, be and the same is here
DIV set off from union school, dis
trict number one of the township
of Alpena, and declared to be a
single school district, which shall
be a body corporate by the name
and STYLE of "the public schools of
the township of Wilson," and by
that name may sue and be sued for
all school debts contracted by the
board of education, and shall be
subject to all the general laws of
this State relating to corporations,
so far as the same may be applica-
bic. and said district shall have all
the powers and privileges conferred
upon school districts and union
school districts by the general laws,
and all schools in said dittrict, and
all schools hereafter organized
therein in pursuance of this act,
under the directions and regula-
tions Of the board of education,
shall be public and free to all per-
sons actual residents within the
limits thereof above the age OF
five years.
SEC. .. The officers of said
district shall consist of four trust
ees, who shall constitute the board
of education of said district, and
whose terms of Office shall be two
wears each, and until their suces-
sors are elected and qualified.
Said trustees shall be elected by
bollot at the annual township
meeting of the township Of Wilson.
upon the same ticket and canvessed
in the same manner as townhips
officers required by law to he elect
ed by ballot: Prooided, That at
the annual election to be held in
said township the in year one thous-
and eight hundred and seventy
eight there shall be elected four
trustees of said district by the
electors thereof, two of whom
shall hold their Office for the term of
one year and the other two for the
term of two years, and until their
successors shall he elected and
qualified: and the time for which
the person voted for is intended
shall de designated on the ballot;
and at each annual election there
after to be held two trustees shall
be elected in said district, who
shall hold their offices for the term
of two years and until their success
sors shall be elected and qualified,
said trustees to be designated on the
ticket or ballot, "for members of
board of education"
SEC. 3. Within five days after
the annual election the township
clerk shall notify in writing the
persons elected trustees under this
act, of their election, and within
five days thereafter said trustees
so elected shall take and subscribe
the oath of office prescribed by the
eighteenth article of the constitu-
ton, before the township clerk or
some other officer authorized to adj
ministerer administer] oaths, and
file the same with the township
clerk, who shall record the same in
the record of proceedings to be
kept by said board of education:
Prouided, That in case the town.
ship clerk shall fail to give the
notice in this section required,
then the persons so elected may,
at any time on or before the third
Monday Of April succeeding the
annual township election at which
they are elected, take and subscribe
said oath of Office, and file the
same as hereinbefore prescribed,
and the term of office of the trust
ees of said district shall commence
on the third Monday of April
following the annual township
election at which they are elected.
SEC. 4. The township clerk of
said township of Wilson shall be
ec offcio clerk of said board of
education, and shall perform snch
duties as the board may require,
but shall not be entitled to vote
therein; and in case of the absence
of said clerk the board may by
resolution choose some suitable
person to perform such duties.
SEC. 5. The said trustees shall
meet on the third Monday of April
in each year at the township clerks
Office, and organize by electing
from their own humber a president
and treasurer, who shall severally
hold their offices for one year and
until their successors are elected
and qualified, and may at any time
fill by new election any vacancies
that may occur in either offices,
and said board Of education shall
also have power to I'LL any vacancy
that mey occur in the Office of
tr,sta. until the next annaul cleo