Milford chronicle., 1885-03-20
School MectIng.


The citizens of South Milford held
an adjourned meeting at the school
house on Friday evening, March l3.
The committee appointed to amend
the bill presented at the last meeting
reported the following bill which was
read by sections and then adopted as
a whole.
An Act to establish a Board of Edu-
cation for South Milford aud to incor-
porate the same, and for other pur-
poses.
Section l-That School districts No.
2, 100, lO3 and lO4, in Sussex county,
and any subdivisions thereof be, and
they are hereby declared incorporated
into one consolidated district, to be
governed and managed by board of
public education consisting of nine
members to be elected as hereinafter
provided.
Section 2-Gives the name of board.
Section 3-That the following nam-
ed citizens of said consolidated dis
tricts viz, Robert H. Davis, James w.
Abbott, S. NJ. Simpler, w. V. Sipple,
r. II. Gilman, J. o. Truitt, Jas. H.
Truitt, J. B. Gilchrist, and Geo. H.
Hall and their successors, as herein
after provided, shall constitute the
said board.
Section 4-That the persons naFeed
as corporatOrs in this act shall consti-
tute the board of public education un-
til the first Friday before the first Sat
urday in April A. d. lS88.-The first
election shall be held one year from
that date, when three persons shall be
elected for one year, three for two years
and three for three years and yearly
thereafter. The section directs how
the election shall be held, that the
board shall receive no compensation,
and shall elect president and secre-
tary who shall act as treasurer.
Section 5-Gives the penalty for
illegal voting.
Section 6-Provides that they shall
publish full report of their proceed
ings each year.
Section THAT the Board of Edu-
cation, shall at the annual meeting in
each and every year, recommend the
amount of money nescessary to carry
on the schools and for incidental ex-
penses for the ensuing year, and sub
NIT the same to the voters at such an
nual meeting, which may be adopted
or rejected; and it is hereby expressly
reserved to the voters to resolve what
amount Of money shall be raised by
taxation for the purposes aforesaid,
which shall in no case exceed eighteen
hundred dollars, and that the taxes
levied and collected for educational
purposes in said consolidated districts
shall be levied and collected as is now
provided by law, and the Board of Pub
lie Education in assessing the same
shall have all the powers granted to
county assessors.
Section Selves power to draw di-
vidends etc.
Section 9-Requires that each men,
Der of the Board shall take oath to
perform his duties faithfully.
Section lO-Requires that the secre-
tary shall give bond, and receive COM
pensation.
Section 1l-That for the purpose of
providing more and better school ac-
commOdatiOn, it shall and may be law
full for the Board of Education to rent, |
buy or build a school house, and for
the payment for the same, the Board |
may at its discretion, issue bonds un-
der the corporate seal, signed by the
president and secretary, in a sum not
to exceed two thousand dollars, bear
ing interest at the rate of six per cent. |
or less per annum, and the faith of the
consolidated school districts shall be
pledged for the payment of the same
and interest at maturity; provided, the
said bonds shall not be sold at a less
price than the par value thereof
Section 12-That this act shall be
and continue in force for the term Of
twenty years from and after its pas
earn