Daily globe., 1879-03-22
GLOBE SATURDAY. MORNING MARCH - 1879

See that the ranks are kept solid; see that
the nominating power is not placed in the
hands OF committee; avoid coalitions with
sorehead factions and great good will be the,
result.
TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. &
Official Copy Of tho Now Law Relative to
the st. Paul Board of Education.
AN ACT to amend an act en-
titled Gan act to reduce the law relative to
public schools in the city of st. Paul into
one (1) act and to amend the same"
Be it enacted by the Legislatnre!of the State
of Minnesota
Section !. That section one q Of said act
thereof the word "five'' (5)and inserting in
stead thereof the word "six" (6).
Sec. 2. That section nine (9) Of said act
be amended by striking out Of line nine
thereof the word ss6ve'' (5) and inserting in
stead thereof the word "six'' (6). - 81
Sec. 8. That section ten (1O) of said act
be amended by adding to said section at the
end thereof the words, ssunless expressly
authorized by law 3 a..
Sec.a 4. That section eleven (11) of said act
be amended by striking out Of lines two (2)
and three (3 thereof the words ''after the
first day of july" and inserting instead
thereof the words Sin june"
Also by striking out the words 'sand
treasurer in line six (6 of said section.
Also by striking out the following clause in
said section, viz: ssThe treasurer shall give
bonds with sufficient sureties to the accept
ance of the board, in an amount to be fixed
by said board"
Sec. 5. That sections fourteen az and
eighteen Q8) Of said aot be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. That section twenty two (22) of
said act be amended by striking out Of line
two (O thereof the word superintendent"
and inserting instead thereof the word sssec-
retary;" also by adding after the word sup
plies in line three (3) of said section, the
words "and the committee on finance"
Sec. Z. That said ACT be further amended
by adding thereto the following section, viz:
Section "a. All school monies collected
by any officer or officers of the city of Saint
Paul, or the county of Ramsey, or of the
State of Minnesota, or which may be COM
ing to or owing or due, or that may become
due or owing to the board of education of
the city of Saint Paul, shall be paid to the
treasurer of the city of Saint Paul, who is
the board of education of the city of Saint
Paul, and who shall receive the same and
keep detailed and exact account thereof in
such manner as to show at all times the e1-'
act financial condition of said board. He
shall pay the same out from time to time
upon warrants signed by the president and
secretary of the board of education and
counter-signe by the comptroller of the
city of Saint Paul. He shall exhibit to the
board of education at their first (1st) meet
ing in July in each year, and as often as the
said board may require, a full and detailed
account of all monies received and paid out
since the date of the last annual report, or
for any required payment.
Section twenty-five (25). All the funds of
the board Of education of the city of Saint
Paul shall be deposited daily by the treasur-
or lOf said board in one or mora designated
national banks, or State banks, or private
banks, or banks in the name of the said
board of education of the city of Saint Paul,
such bank or banks or bankers shall be
designated by the board of education in their
discretion after advertising in one (1) or
more daily newspapers published in the city
Of Saint Paul, for at least ten 1O) days, for
proposals and receiving proposals stating
what security would be given to said board
for such funds so deposited, and what inter-
est would be paid on daily balances of the
amount 80 deposited, upon condition that
said funds with accrued interest shall be
held subject to drafts and payments at all
times on demand. Provided, that the
amount deposited in any bank or banking
house shall not exceed the assessed capital
stock of said banks or banking houses
as shall appear on the duplicate
tax list. Before any national, State or pri-
yate bank or banker, shall be designated as
such depository, such bank or bankers shall
deposit with such treasurer bond payable
to said board of education and signed by not
less than five (5) freeholders of the city Of
Saint Paul as sureties, which bond shall be
approved by said board of education, and
shall be in such amount as said board
shall direct, which amount shall be at least
double the amount of funds to be deposited
with said bank or bankers. Whenever any
portion of the funds of said board of educa-
ton shall be deposited by the treasurer of
said board in the manner provided in this
act, such treasurer and the sureties on his
bond shall be exempt from all liability there
on by reason of the loss of any such deposl-
ted funds from the failure, bankruptcy or
any other act of such bank or banker at the
time of such failure or bankruptcy. Pro-
vlded, that if no bank or banker shall be
designated as aforesaid, the said city treas
urer shall keep said funds, and be RESPONSE
BILE therefor.
Section twenty-six (26). The said treas
urer shall give bond with two (2) or more
sureties, freeholders, to be approved by the
board of education and in such sum as thew
may direct, not exceeding the sum of fifty
thousand dollars ($5O, ,OOO. .OO), payable to the
State Of Minnesota, conditioned that such
treasurer shall faithfully execute the duties
of his Office as such treasurer of baid board
of education, and for the safe keeping and
paying over according to law, of all moneys
which come into his hands belonging to said
board of education or under the provisions
OF this act, which bond shall be fled in the
Office OF the secretary of said board and
shall be properly kept by him.
All claims against the said board Of edu-
cation of the city Of Saint Paul must be
sworn to by the claimants, except the pay
rolls of the officers and employees of said
board, which shall be certified to by the su-
perintendent and secretary Of said board,
before the same are allowed by the said
board, and no claims shall be allowed unless
authorized by two-third (2s) vote Of
all the members elect, aud the
secretary of the said board shall
officially specify upon each claim the vote
BY which the same was allowed, recording
the claim AMI vote in book entitled ssRec-
ord of Claims, " after which all such claims
50 recorded shall be- transmitted to the city
comptroller Of the city Of St. Paul for audit
ing, and the said city comptroller, after hay-
ing found the same to be correct and audited
by him in the book entitled ssAudited
Claims, . shall transmit all such claims to the
secretary Of the said board, who shall draw
q warrant upon the treasurer Of said board