Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
EDUCATIONAL.
Ky

AN ACT to amend sections five and thirteen of
chapter two of an act to establish and mann
tain system of public schools IN the State of
Minnesota. being chapter "a general laws of
1877.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section five of chapter two of
an act to establish and maintain a system of
public schools in the State of Minnesota be
amended to read as follows:
Section 8. The director, treasurer and
clerk of each common school dis
trict shall constitute board of trustees, and
any two of such board may make any contract,
or perform any act which the board as such is
authorized to make or perform Except as pro-
Vlded IN section fifteen of this chapter; but no
contract shall be made or authorized without
due notice to all the members of the board at a
meeting called for that purpose.) The board
of trustees shall have the general charge of the
interests OF schools and school houses in their
District; shall lease or purchase in the corporate
name OF the district site for a school house,
designated by a majority of the legal voters Of
the distri't; shall build, hire or purchase suit
able school house with the funds provided for
that purpose and when directed by majority
or the qualified voters at any legal meeting of
the district, may sell or exchange any such site
or school house; but the site for school house
shall not be changed after having been desig-
mated, unless at least two-thirds of the legal
voters of the district vote in favor of the
change.
Sec 2. That section thirteen of said chapter
two be amended to read as follows:
Section ID. The board of trustees at
meeting called for that purpose, shall
hire for and in the name of the
district such teachers only as have certif-
Gates of qualification, and make written con-
tracts with such teachers specifying the wages
per month and time employed as agreed upon
by the parties, and flea such contracts in the
office of the clerk (but no contract shall be
made with any teacher who is related by blood
or marriage to any member of the school board
without the concurrence of all the members of
the board of trustees, by vote duly entered on
the clerks record of proceedings). Provided
that the term month, wherever 1T occurs in any
section of this act, shall be construed to mean
four weeks of i've days each. The trustees
shall provide fuel for the schools of the dis
trict, If the voters of the district make no pro
vision TOR fuel at their annual meeting; shall
furnish all things necessary for the school
house during the time school shall be taught
therein, which shall be at least three months in
each school year, and such further time as the
district by vote may direct. Every teacher
shall procure register for his school from the
clerk of the district, keep daily record of at.
tendance, and of such other matters as may be
required in such register, and receive all per
sons sent to him between the ages of
i've and twenty-one years residing in the dis
trict, and such other persons as may attend
school under any arrangement with the board
of trustees.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1879.