Daily globe., 1881-03-19
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relating to education.
: Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF
Minnesota. II
Section 1. That the last sentence in section
{. nine (9) be amended to read: Such notice shall
be served in the same manner provided in sec
tion eight (8) Of this act, except that the same
shall be made at least five ~ days before the
time designated for such meeting.
Sec. 2. That proylso fourth (4thl, section
sixteen (16), be amended so as to reads Pro-
yided, fourth, that petitions and remonstrances
respecting the formationof school districts
and changes in their boundaries may be signed
by women who are freeholders in the district
and are entitled to vote in its school meetings;
and provided further, that all persons actually
residents in the district upon SAID lands, which
they hold under homestead or pre-emption, or
under contract with the State of Minnesota,
shall be deemed freeholders within the mean
ing of this act
Sec. 5. That section twenty three (23), as
amended March 9th, 1879, be amended to read
as follows: The director, treasurer and clerk
of each common school district shall consti-
tute board of trustees; and any two OF such
board may make any contract or perform any
act which the board as such is authorized IT,
make or perform, except as provided in sec
ton thirty-One (31) as amended March
9th, 1879. But no contract shall be
made or authorized without due no.
tice to all the members of the board OF
a meeting of the trustees called for the trans
action of such business. The board of trustees
shall have the general charge of the interests
of schools and schoolhouses in their district;
shall lease or purchase in the corporate name
OF the district site for schOolhOuse desig-
mated by the legal voters of the district; shall
build, hire or purchase suitable schoolhouse
with the funds provided for that purpose, and
when directed by the legal voters of the dis
trict at any legal meeting of the same, may
sell Or exchange any such site or schOolhouse.
Sec. 4. That section twenty-siX C26) be
amended by striking out of the eighth (Sthl
line the words mot to exceed twelve Q2) per
cent" and inserting in place thereof the words
mot to exceed ten {10) per cent"
Sec. 5. That section thirty-two (32) be
amended by striking from the last part of pro-
viso second (2d) the words "and have not come
into the same for the purpose of attending
school,"
Sec. 6. That section twenty (2O be amend
ed by adding the following: Provided, second,
if an annual meeting is not held, or if for any
reason a trustee is not elected to an office the
term of which expires at the regular annual
meeting of that year, the incumbent OF such
office shall hold over until the next annual
meeting in the following year. and until his
successor is duly elected at regular annual
meeting. Is
Sec. T. That section fifty-three (53) be
amended by adding the following: Provided,
third, that whenever any county will pay for
two ~ weeks the salary and expenses OF per-
son selected by the county superintendent OF
schools to give instruction in a teachers in
stitute for the county, and will provide free OF
charge to the State a suitable room for such in
stitute, the superintendent of public instruc-
ton shall supply and meet the expenses of an
institute instructor to teach for two weeks in
such institute, under the joint direction of
himself and the superintendent of the county;
the latter of whom shall make all necessary
local arrangements for the institute and pre-
side at its sessions. Provided further, that the
trustees or the board of education in any schoo,
district shall have power to permit any teacher
in its school to attend teachers institute to
be held in the county for period OF not more
than two (2) weeks in any school year, and to
continue the salary of the teacher while at
tending such institute.
Sec. s. That section siXty-one (GD be
amended by striking out the clause commenc-
ing in the fifth line and reading, "But if the
number of such districts shall exceed one
hundred 900 the compensation shall not be
less than one thousand Isl ,000) dollars" and
inserting in place thereof the words to be reck-
oned pro rata for the year, from the time Of
the commencement of the first school in the
district
Sec 8. That section ninety-four (94) be
amended by adding the following: Provided
third, that the territorial limits of no inde-
pendent district hereafter organized shall ex
ceed six (6) miles square.
Sec 10. That section ninety-seven (97) be
so amended as to read: In case majority of
votes are cast in favor OF organization under
the provision for Independent districts, the
electors of said district shall assemble at the
place where such votes were cast within
twenty days thereafter, of which at least ten
days's previous notice shall be given by said
chairman and clerk in the manner aforesaid,
and shall then and there choose by
ballot six directors who shall hold their
offices until their successors are elected and
qualified, as hereinafter provided; on the first
Saturday of September, occurring more than
twenty (20) days after the organization of such
district, there shall be chosen in the same man
ner six (6) directors, two of whom shall serve
for one year, two for two years, and two for
three years and until their successors are elected
and qualified; the time that each shall serve tc
be designated on the ballot; and annually there
after on the first Saturday of September there
shall be chosen two directors whose terms of
office shall be three years, and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
Sec IL. That section one hundred and
thirty-seven Q37) be amended to read as fol-
lows: There shall be no charge for tuition or
for incidental expenses to the students of any
normal school who shall have filed with the
principal thereof declaration of intention to
engage in the work of teaching in the public
schools of this State for not less than two
years after his or her connection with said
school shall cease. The board may fix such
rates of tuition for pupils in the model school
and for students not Intending to teach as in
their judgment may be equitable and just.
Sec. 12. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March z, 1881.
81
AN ACT to amend chapter 5 of the general
laws of 1878, relating to roads, cartways
and bridges.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota: