The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1885-03-26
CANTON SCHOOL LAWS.
The City School Laws Entire as
Adopted AT the Last Legislative


AhSGEnUty.
i. All the territory heretofore and before the
etituting .4School District Namher One Of the
County of Lincoln and Territory OF DaIota" shall
be disignated and known SIS 1.-THE Canton City
School District -
2. The said Canton city school district is hereby
declared body corporate, and shall have ana pos
all the rigbts and powers now or hereafter
conferred by law upon school districts within this
territory
5. The school board of directors, as hereinafter
defined spd created. shall exercise all the corporate
powers and duties conferred by Law upon
township school boards within this Territory ex-
cept hereinafter provided and said bosri OF di-
reetors shall hgye charge and direction Of the pub
lie schools and their affairs therein and the control
and management Of al school property belonging
to said district; and in the discharge Of these d-
ties, they shall also have power:
To erect keep in rel air and keep insured all
school buildings and apparstus used for public
school purposes in said district.
To purchase, sell or exchange any school lots or
sites fi2r sid district
To levy upon all property subject to taxation
within said district tax for school purposes of ali
kinds, for the ensuing year, and for the payment
of al debts outstanding or heretofore contracted
by said district or school district number one Of
the county of Lincoln and Territory of Dakota, not
exceeding rate of three per cent. IN any year.
Such tax shall be levied By resolution OF said board
OF directors prior to the Both day of June in each
year. and 10 tax shall be levied except by affirm
atiye vote Of 8 majority OF said board. The clerk
of said board shall Immediately thereafter notify,
in writing, he county auditor OF Lincoln county of
the rate OF the tax so levied.
To make an enumeration of all children of school
age within said district as provided by general Law,
which, when taken, shall be returned to the county
supsripteudeut of public schools and to said board
Of school directors in duplicate.
4. The said Canton city school board shall con-
sist of five directors, who shall be elected annually
by ballot, the last Tuesday in June, for term
Of three years, in such 8 manner that the term of
Office of not more than two members Of said board
shall expire III the same year, and who shsu serve
Etran
the present members OF the Canton city school
board shall retain their respective ofhces and be
members of this board for the terms TO which they
have each been respectively elected. Said election
shall be called by the school board, as now or here
after constituted by the publication of notice of
said election 81 least ten days prior 70 SAID election
and the president clerk and of the directors of
said board shall act juIges OF election and issue
certificate. Of election to the persons so elected
therest.
s. Said board of directors shall hold its sunusl
meeting on the first Monday in July. and shall pro-
ceed TO organize by eiectiDg one of its members
president and smother clerk, who shall sign all Or
ders issued by said board. They shall also elect
treasurer who may be selected from the district al
large; but when selected, he have no vote in the
proceedings of the board.
6. The clerk and treasurer thus elected shall
qualify and enter upon the discharge of the the do
ties of their respective otceg within ten days next
following the date of their election.
7. The duties OF the officers of said board shall
be such as sppertaiu to their respective offices un-
der the laws of this Territory; ana the clerk and
treasurer shall receive such compensation the
board may fix by resolution, at the time OF their
election; provided. however, that neither the clerk
nor the treasurer shall receive greater sum than
fifty t50J dollars salary for any oDe year.
6. The said board shall, in addition TO the
nual II Getting above mentioned, hold such other
meetings it may by resolution direct. upon call
Of the president thereof, or majority of said
board.
9. And the said Canton city school board is here
by authorized and empowered TO establish, main
lalO a
organizations, grading and government of all
schools under their control, made Dy said board
chapter, and Whenever such rules and regulations
do not contrayene this chapter they shall be as OBJ
gstory upon said district though such rules and
regulations were incorporated herein.
10. The said board may at any meeting thereof
fill any vacancy that may occur in any of said Of
fee by removal, resignation or other cause until
the next annual election.
IL. The said Canton city school district as here
in established and incorporated, shall be liable for
aud shall assume and pay fully according to the
tenor, effect and obligation, all the outstanding
bonds and orders, and the Interest thereon, is-
SUED by said School District No. / of Lincoln
county, Including all outstanding Indebtedness
crusd and the Canton city school district prior to
the act and, If necessary, refund tine same, proYid
ing however that the debt of said School District
shall not exceed $780, at any time.
IL. The said Canton city school board shall not
issue lie bond bonds, note or notes for the erect
ion, construction, repairing, completing or fnr-
nishiDg of any school building, for the purpose
of any sites school buildings if the cost of the
same shall exceed the sum Of five hundred 500
dollars, for any one year, without rrst submitting
the question thereof to the qualified electors Of
said Canton city school district. Such election
may be held at any time upon notice thereof, sign
ed by the preside and clerk OF said school dis
drict given at iers ten days pripr 10 the date of
any such election. Said notice of election shall
state the amount of bonds proposed to be issued,
the rate of interest," and the purpose for which the
funds are to be used Said election shall be con-
q q
this Territory; provided, thst no outlay for any
site school buildings contemplated by this
chapter shall be made unless upon two-thirds
vote of the qualified electors OF said distrc voting
st such election.