Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-19

AN ACT to authorize the establishment of common
schools in unorganzed counties.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Section 1. The county commissioners of coun-
ties to which unorganized counties attached shall
have power to establish common schools ia such
unorsanlzed counties IN the manner prescribed i'll
section No. twelve 12j, OF chapter No. thirty six
$751; general statutes relating the establishment
OF common schools,
Sec. 2. The school superintendent of such or
gained counties shall have jurisdiction over the
schools of unorganized counties attached to their re-
spectiye counties.
Sec. 8. Schools established under this act shall
be on the footing in all respects with schools
In organized counties.
Sec. 4. This act shall be in force and effect on
and after Its passage.
Approved March L, 1888
SS.
AN ACT TO amend chapter seventy-fiye (75) Of the
general laws of one thousand eight hundred and
seventy, seven Qa77l aud chapter TWO (2) of the
general laws of one thousand eight hundred and
seventy eight QS7S).
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota
Section l. Chapter seventy-five (75) of tho gen.
eral laws of one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-seven (lS77) be, and the same is hereby
amended as follows: strike out section four al
and substitute in lieu thereof the following:
1t shall be the duty of the superintendent Of
schools of each county to ascertain the num-
Der and kind of books ursold in tie schools
of the district clerks and agents of dis
tricts,and the agents appointed under this
act and Of the number and kind in addition
thereto needed in the school districts of the county,
and make reQuisition for the total number of each
kind OF the books provided for in the prec sec
tons. together with such others may be from
time to time required of the contractor, and added
to the State list by the State superintendent OF
public lnstru ction, which will be needed to fully
supply. all the schools with text books and
all the scholars in all the schools
III said county for one year, and
forward the same to the state superintendent Of
public instruction on or before the first Qsu day
j N ri n n and ac han f1a
duplicate or copy of the same with the county
auditor Of his county. Whenever there is a
deficiency of books of any kind in any agency SO
established, the county sup erintendent shall make
a Ike requsitlon to supply the same and if there
Is remaining for more than one year surplus OF
any kind OF books in any agency he shall noty the
county auditor thereof who shall cause such sur
plus to be transmitted TO any other agency in his
county where there is deficiency thereof: aud he
shall also, at the request of the trustees of any
district cause all books in the hands of the
clerk agent of such district to be transferred to
the agencies created under this act and adjust the
accounts accordingly The state superintendent of
public instruction shall Immediately, upon the
receipt of any such requistion. make out his own
requisiton for the books and forward to the
contractor 1t is hereby made the duty of the board
of county commissioners in each and every county
at their first meeting aftert passage of this act,
and annually thereafter, to appoint in one or more
places In each county, enc or more persons who
shall act as agents for the sale of such books As
soon as such agent or agents appointed in any
county the county auditor shall notify the COIL
tractor of such appointment and give him the full
names and correct postotfce address Of such agent
or agents, and notify him of any changes thereafter
made Of such agents. The county auditor of each
county shall immediately upon receipt of the copy or
duplicate Of the order of the county superinten-
dent upon the state superintendent, notify the con-
tractor to whom to send the books, and in case Of
there being more than such agent in the coua-
ty he shall state the number proportion of each
of the kinds of said books be sent to each agent
and IN case of failure to receive such information
the contractor shall forward all the said books re-
quired for such county to the county auditor The
contractor shall send to each agent memorandum
bill OF the books sent to him, and also duplicate
thereof to the county auditor of the county
Each Of the agents herein provided for shall be-
fore entering upon his duties, give bond with one
III or more sureties, to be approved by the county
auditor, running to the said county in such sum
as the county commissioner or the county auditor
and treasurer shall determine, conditioned for the
faithful performances of tho duties imposed upon
such agents by this act. Each agent shall sell the
SAID BOOKS at the prices fixed bv the state superin-
tendent OF public instruction The said agent
shall account to the county auditor once in each
quarter IA year for all books received by them,
and shall then pay to the county treasurer all
moneys received for those sold. Each agent shall
be entitled TO and shall receive for his service the
sum OF eight Isl per cent of the Of his sales
as shown by him at each accounting to [and1 tho
county auditor at the time of each settlement shall
draw his warrant upon the county treasurer for
said sum, which amount shall be paid by
sad treasurer out OF the school funds
purchasing books from the agents may sell
the same at an advance equal to average of ten
(lO per cent above the state superintendent list
prices, and no more. II shall be misdemeanor for
any person to sell any Of said books which have
been previously purchased from any such agent or
agents. or from the contractor, at prices greater
than herein provided, punishable by a fine not to
exceed twenty-five dollars 1925 OO), or imprison-
ment not to exceed thirty days (3Ol for each Of
fense and it shall be misdemeanor for any officer
to refuse to perform any duty imposed upon such