Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-09-26
Editors wrasI2.Gr SPRINGS HERALD:

township dS superintendent OIL SCHOOLS
that have brought upon me unius5 CEN
sure. l ask the privilege to SET forth
the truth through your paper. 70 do
this l will commence with the organi-
'zation OF The school twp.
At the first election held for the pur-
pose Of electing school officers Joseph
DHrien was elected Director; b. T.
Jones, Clerk: 4. $. MoElton, Treasurer:
Il protested against the election of two
officers located sonearly together as b.
T. Jones and joseph O'Brien for the
reason that section rs Of the school law
expressly says chat in any school town
ship, but q single member of the board
shall ut any time be elected, appointed.
or otherwise chosen. or shall qualify
and hold Office as oneof the board from
the same school Or territory thereof,
and when an officer is elected or APP
pointed contrary to the provisions of
this section such election is void. b.
f. Jones and Joseph ODrien net hay
ing children in their charge cannot be
listed as belonging to any schCol and
are not patrons of school and residing
4 think upon adjoining claims, neces-
sarily represent the same territory.
Hence my protest, and not from per-
1cnal qualification rs charged. quote
rom Revised School Law, Section 80,
which reals. The treasurer Of every
school township shall before entering
upon his duties as such give bond to
such corporation conditioned that he
ggill faithfully and impartially perform
The duties of his Office, etc. Section 81
reads: AL such bonds shall be filed With
the county CLERK. Section 38 reads:
Each treasurer shall take and subscribe
upon the back Of his bond or a paper
attached thereto TO be certified by the
officer administering it ar oath that he
will faithfully and impartially perform
all the duties of his office as provided
~ the condition OF his bond as written
Within. Section 80 reads: Every direc-
tor and clerk OF aschool township shall
before entering upon his duty take and
subscribe upon the back OF his certih-
cate of election or appointment or upon
paper attached thereto an oath that he
will faithfully andimpartially perform
all the duties Of the office, which shall
be filed before the county clerk.
Please notice that this must be done
before entering upon the duties OF the
office.
Section IL reads: Every person duly
elected to the Office Of director, clerk or
treasurer Of any school township, who
shall w~illfully neglect Or refuse for the
period Of one month after his election
without sufficient cause to accept and
qualify for such office or serve therein
or who having entered upon the duties
of his office shall neglect or refuse to
perform any duty required Of him by
the provisions Of this act shall forfeit
the sun Of twenty-five dollars to the
special school fund OF his township
which amount may be recovered from
him in a civil action before any Justice
of the peace in the county at the suit
Of any taxpayer Of hisdistrict or town
ship. Notice here that by this section
for noncompliance with the law he be-
ONE liable TO fine.
Section 10 reads: II any officer elect
ed or appointed of q school township
shall fail to qualify or give bonds as
required for II month after the time
required the office shall be deemed va
cant and a successor appointed as re-
CURED by law.
Section "a reads; When any vacancy
occurs in any Office Of q school town
shipbydeath, resignation, OF otherwise,
the fact of such vacancy shall beimme-
liately certified to the county superin-
tendent blythe clerk Of the school town
ship or if that be the vacant Office by
the director or if two offices become va
cant at the same time by the remaining
officer, and the county superintendent
shall Immediately appoint in writing
some qualified elector of the school
township who shall qualify and serve
until the next annual election Of the
school township when a successor shall
be chosen for the unexpired term if
any or for the succeeding term.
Notice by section "a that there is
nothing expressed or understood max
the duty Of the superintendent to
know a vacancy exists until the fact is
certified to him.
Ihave quoted from the school law to
show upon what authority take my
position in regard to the school officers
in Crow Lake township, leaving the
to say whether it is founded up
81 Jaw or not, Not one Of the srho0i