Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-12-15
OUR SCHOOL LAW.

| Mr.. EDITOR In former communi-
cation called attention to the organiza-
ton ofschool townships, ! will now call
attention to the organization of town
ship schools" or rather, schools within
the township, and every person, male or
female, who have children Of school age
in their charge, should take an interest
in these schools and assist to organize
them and see that they are properly
conducted. ! will call attention to sec
ton GA to SO inclusive as bearing par
ticularly upon this point
SECTION 64 CE>sls OF SCHOOL CHI
DREN.-The clerk Of every school town
ship and every board of education and
school corporation shall make or cause
to be made, each years an enumeration
Of all the children who are residents
within the limits Of the corporation, on
| the first day of June, who are over seven
and under twenty years of age, but shall
exclude from such enumeration all
such persons who are married. The
, clerk Of the school township, in making
such enumeration shall first, in a
column, list the names Of parents, guard
ians or heads Of families having charge
Of such child or children, but only one
in each case, first the father, if living,
then the mother if he is not living, and
the same in other cases. Opposite each
name in an appropriate column, he shall
enter the names OF all the children in
charge Of the person so named, the
males in one column and the females in
another column. Upon taking the first
enumeration he shall ask each person
So having children in charge to which
school he or she desires to be attached
within the township. ard the school
selected Shall be set down by its number
in a proper column. All such persons
50 selecting particular school shall be
considered as forming and belonging to
the particular school SO selected, and
they shall not be allowed to attach
themselves to any other school without
permission Of the township board, upon
having cause for the change.
SEC. IS refers to the mode Of transfer
etc.
SEC. G5. WHO TO pr VorFRs.-The
persons so selecting and listed as be-
longing TO and forming a particular
school, who are parents, guardians or
other persons having in charge children
of school age, shall be the voters ut the
schoo! meeting, and such voters or
patrons of school, and the children be-
longing to the school, shall be known as
a school under the number assigned it
by the school board of the township,
and for convenience are SO referred to
in this act and may be SO referred to
and designated in all contracts, records,
as school house No., school No.,
meeting Of school No., and like desig-
nations in all cases All persons who
are included within the definition of
voters at such meetings. men and wo
men alike, are and shall be recognized
as voters therein.
SEC. 81. ANNUAL MEETING, PROCEED
INGs-The voters Sc defined and Qaal-
fled and belonging to particular school,
shall meet annually on the last Saturday
in August, and elect one of their num-
Der moderator of such school, n
The moderator Of each school shall
preside at all meetings of the voters
connected Herewith and record their
proceedings; he shall also act as the
| organ Of communication between the
inhabitants and voters, and the school
board Of the township. The
balance of this section prescribes the
duties of moderator in full
SEC. 6S. Powers OF ANNUAL School
MEET NGs.-The voters at school meet
ings as above defined may hold other
school mt "tings at any time upon the
call Of the moderator or any five voters.
Ten days notice shall be given of all
meetings by posting notices thereof in
three Of the most public places i'm the
vicinity, and the moderator shall cause
timely notice to be given of the annual
meeting; but no meeting shall be illegal
for want Of such notice in the absence of
fraud, and the legality of such meetings
and their proceedings, if called in ques-
ton, shall be determined by the school
board of the township, subject to an ap-
peal to the county superintendent. whose
decision shall be final All such school
meetings shall have power.
lst. To determine, what if any,
branches in addition to those required
by Law for common schools, they desire
shall be taught in such school, and the
time at which such school shall begin
and be taught.
2nd. To fill vacancies that may oc-
cur ia the Office 0! moderator or elec.
another in place Of one appointed.
3rd To direct such repairs as thew
may dcem necessary in their school