Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-13

AN ACT to amend and consolidate the sew
eral acts relating to the Board OF Edu-
cation of the City of st. Paul.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Sec. /. That the City ef st. Paul shall
constitute School District and all schools
ORGANIZED therein in pursuance OF this aof,
shall. under the direction and regulation
of the Board of Educa ton. as hereinafter
established, be public, and free to children
residing within the limits thereof between
the ages of six CO. and twenty-one (2l)
wears inclusive, subject to such rules and
limitations as the said Board may estab-
lish.
Sec. = The territorial limits of said
Board OF Education shall be coextensive
with the limits of the City of st. Paul, as
now existing, or as the same may be here
after enlarged or altered, ard in all cases
whereby such enlargement Or change IN
the said City limits, any othekschool dis
trict or part thereof may be included in
the territorial limits of said Board of Edu-
cation, the organization of such other
school district, or part of the same, may
be continued, by the said Board of Educa-
ton, in its discretion and under its super
vision, and for spch time and under such
regulation as said Board of Education may
prescribe, and said Board of Education
may appropriate, in such case, to the use
OF such organization so continued by said
Board, that part of the school fund. and of
the fund raised by taxation for school pur-
poses. which would accrue to said Board of
Education by reason Of the accession OF
territory. occupied in whole or in part by
such other school district, or make such
suitable provision for the same out of the
funds under the control of said Board of
Education as said Board may deem expe
dent.
Sec. 3. That at the annual City election
to be held on the first (1st) Tuesday of
May, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty three 1888, There shall be elected one
o. school inspector in each of the even
numbered Aldermanic districts of said City,
and that at the annual City election to be
held on the first (1st) Tuesday Of May, one
Thousand eight hundred and eighty four
l1884). there shall be elected one school
inspector in each of the odd numbered
Aldermanic districts of said City, and that
annually thereafter, there shall be elected
six g. school inspectors, IN the districts,
where the school inspec: ors' term Of Office
will expire on the first C1st) of June next
succeeding, all of which said school in
spectors shall hold their Office for two ~
years, from and after the first (1st) day OF
June, next succeeding his election, and IN
til their successors are elected, and quail
fed. Each of said school inspectors shall
doe qualified elector of the district for
which he may be elected, and shall con-
t1nus to reside in the district during the
time he shall serve as such school inspec-
tor, the City Clerk Of said city shall give
notice of the election of school inspectors,
as III the case of elective City officers.
Sec. 4. Whenever vacancy shall occur
in the Office of school inspectors of said
board, such vacancy shall be filled by the
appointment, of the Board of Education,
of said City, until the next annual City
election, and the successor of such person
so appointed to fill any vacancy, shall be
elected at the next annual City election
for the unexpired term.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of Education to meet on the last
week day in May in each year, and close
up as far as practicable, all old or unfn-
ished business belonging to the said Board,
to audit all proper bills, and
order the same paid, and to
do all such other business as may
properly appertain to said Board. Pro-
vided, that at such meeting no new bust
ness whatsoever shall be transacted, and
that at said meeting no person whatsoever
shall be nominated chosen or elected to fill
any vacancy in the Board.
Sec. 6. Every person who shall here
after be elected to fill the Office of School
Inspector of said City, shall. before he en-
tiers upon the duties of his Office take, and
subscribe an oath, to the effect that he will
support the constitution of the Uuited
States, and of the State of Minnesota, and
faithfully discharge the duties OF his Of
flee, and file the same with the Secretary of
said Board of Education, and in case any
person so elected TO said Office, shall omit
to take and subscribe such oath for the
period of twenty (20) days after the com
mencement of his term of, Office the said
Board may declare his Office vacant.
Provided always, that if it shall appear
to the said Board, that the person so elect
ed was prevented by absence from the city,
illness, or the failure to receive proper Of
hcial notice of his election, from taking
and subscribing his official oath Within the
time and in the manner herein prescribed,
ne shall, Notwithstanding such omission,
on taking and subscribing such oath, be
6utl5!ou 10 MS seat IN SAID Board.
Sec. Z. The school inspectors aforesaid
shall constitute and be corporation as
heretofore existing, and hereby continued
by the name of THE Board of Education
of the City of st. Paul. and in that name
shall be capable of suing and be sued. con-
tracing and being contracted with, and
holding, buying or selling, and conveying
real and personal property, as the interest
of said public schools may require, and as
said Board may deem expedient, and
may adopt Seal, and shall have charge
of the public schools and educational
interests of the State, within
the limits of said City of St.
Paul, all conveyances of property made
by said Board of Education shall be under
the seal of said Board and subscribed by
the President and Secretary thereof, and
countersigned by the Comptroller of said
city.
Sec. s. The Board of Education, a
majority of the members elect of which
shall form quorum, may meet from time
to time at such place in said City as they
may designate.
Sec. 8. The Board of Education shall
have full power and authority, and it shall
be their duty 70 purchase, lease or erect