Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-27
AN ACT

number four hundred and ninety
of the laws of eighteen hundred
sixtv-seven. entitled "An act to
authorize the formation of union
school district number one, in the
township of Alpena,' approved
March twenty-seventh, eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven also
to repeal section twenty OF act
three hundred and fifty-four of the
laws of eighteen hundred and
seventy-three, entitled "An act to
orginize the union school district
of the city of Alpena," approved
April fourth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-three.
SECTION /. The People Of the
State Of Michigan enact, That the
territory embraced within the
township of Alpena, in the county
of Alpena, be and the same is
hereby organized, enacted and de-
clared to be single school district,
which shall he body corporate by
the name and style of "The public
schools of the township of Alpena,
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 corpo-
rations, so far as the same may he
applicable, and said district shall
have all the powers and privileges
conferred upon school districts and
union school districts by the gem
eral laws, and all schools in said
district and all schools hereafter
organized therein in pursuance OF
this act, under the directions and
regulation of the board of educa-
ton, shall be public and free to all
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 term of office shall be two
wears each and until their success
sors are elected and qualified.
Said trustees shall be elected by
ballot at the annual township
meeting of the township Of Alpena,
upon the same ticket and canvass
ed in the same manner as township
officers required by law to be elect
ed by ballot: Prorided, That at
the annual election to be held in
said township in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seven
weight 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 be elected and
qualified and the time for which
the person voted for is intended
shall be 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 Office 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 member
Of board of education"
SEC. 8. 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 eight
zenith article of the constitution
before the township clerk or some
other officer authorized to admin
lister oaths, and file the same will
said township clerk, who shall
record the same in the record o
proceedings to be kept by sail
board of education: Provided
That in case the township clerl
shall fail to give the notice in thi
section required, then the person
so elected may, at any time on o
before the third Monday Of Apri
succeeding the annual TOWNSHIP
election at which they ar
elected, take and subscribe sal,
oath of office and file the same a
hereinbefore prescribed, and tn,
term of office of the trustees of SAT-
district shall commence on tn
third Monday of April following
the annual township election a
which they are elected.
SEC. 4. The township clerk @
said township of Alpena shall b
ec oficio clerk of said board o
education, and shall perform sucI
duties as the board may require
but shall not be entitled to vot
therein; and in case OF the alb
eence of said clerk the board may
by resolution, choose some suitabl
person to preform such duties.
SEC. 5. The said trustees shal
meet on the third Monday of Apr
in each year at the township clerk
Office, and organize by electini
from their own number presiden
and treasurer, who shall several,
hold their offices for one year ant
until their successors are elected AM
qualified, and may at any time fiji
by a new election, any vacancie
that may occur in either Of sai'
offices. and said board of education