Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01
To The Voters of Jerauld county D. r.

>ASNAAS NV WIN EON' -
by electlng her local officers, and as her
advancement depends greatly upon the
proper organization of her school sys-
TEN. haveby order of the County Com
mlssioners condensed portions Of the
revised school law naming the offices to
be flled in each school township, define
lnga few of the many duties and pow
ers OF said officers that the electors lnay
he able to vote Understandings at tae
coming school township election:
SEC. 30. Officers of School Town
ships The officers of every school
township shall be a director, clerk and
treasurer, who shall be qualified cleo
tors of the county and residents of the
township and shall each be elected to
serve for the term Of three years and un-
til his successor is elected and qualified,
except in the organization of school
townships. they shall be elected for
parts of such terms, and SO that the
term Of the first treasurer shall expire
on the 30th day Of June 1884 or 1887 or
in terms of three years thereafter, and
the term of the first clerk shall expire
on the 3Wh day of June, 1885, or 1888,
or in terms OF three years thereafter,
and the term of the first director shall
expire on the 30th day Of June 1856, or
1889, or in terms of three years there
after, in order that the terms of all Of
ficers of each kind in the Territory
shall expire i'll the same year, and one
of the three officers shall retire, one
being chosen ANNUALLY.
SEC. 32:-First Election Procedure
In school townships not organized as
civil townships, the county officers shall
give the notices of the first election,
and appoint the election officers for
each poll the saline as required by the
general election law; aid the sheriff
shall serve the papers and with the
county clerk do all other duties and
make all provisions for the election as
provided for general election. 1.-The re-
turns shall be made out in duplicate:
the first to be made regularly to the
county clerk; the second!must be made
out, signed, enclosed and addressed to
the clerk of the school township, and
will be delivered to him by one of the
election board immediately after the
clerk has Qualified. for the permanent
files Of his office. The election board
shall immediately make and transmit
to the person having the highest Num-
Der of votes for each office, a certificate
of his election to the office [naming it)
signed by at least two Judges and one
clerk Of election.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
SEC. 43: General Powers. - The
school board Of the township shall ex-
ercise its corporate powers, and shall
have charge and direction of the pub
lie schools and the affairs therein, and
the control and management Of its
schools and school property belonging
to it both real and personal, and in the
discharge of these duties they shall have
power:
1. Shall Provide shdol House.1LTo
purchase, sell, exchange and hire school
houses and rooms, lots or sites for
school houses, and to fence and improve
them as may be suitable and proper;
but they shall erect or purchase no
school house Upon leased ground.
2. Same Upon such sites or lots as
are now owned by school districts, aid
upon others purchased or taken accord
ing to law, to build, enlarge, alter i'm
prove and repair school houses and ap-
p%urteuances as TO them may seem adj
visab1e and necessary.
3. Have custody of Schbol PROPERTY
TO have the custody and safe keeping
Of the school houses, out houses, books,
furniture, apputtendncej. library, and
other school property of the township,
and to see that all laws of the Territory,
and the rules. regulations or ordinances
Of aiy town, village or township relat-
ing thereto are properly observed End
enforced.
4. Have Power To Establish Schools.
To organize, locate and establish cor
veniently such, and Observation-Disclosures
Of schools as are necessary for the edu-
cation Of all the children of school age
within the township, ans discontinue
or change any of them.
5. Employ Teachers. To contract
with aid employ all teachers in said
schools.
s. Pay Teachets. TO pay the wages
Of such teachers out OF. the moneys ap-
portioned and provided by law for the
Purpose of public comnioA schools
within the township,
7. Pay Contingent Expenses. j-Td
defray the necessary contingent expen@
SEES of the schools, of the board etc.
8. Adopt Rules. To have in all re-
spects a proper supervision and man
agement Of the common or public