Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-08

report Of The school township
treasurer ana close up the business
of the township for the year transfer
ring the records ETC., to the new school
board No treasurer or clerk should
be permitted to draw the annual salary
provided in Section lG until his reports
for the year are filed with the proper
officers.
wish to remind our retiring school \
officers that all books, records, blanks,
etc, in their hands as officers, belong
to the school corporation, and should |
be turned over to their successors in
office. This applies to the copy Of the
school law now in your hands. Wei
can obtain no more copies of the law
till a new appropriation is made by the
next legislature for publishing tD
same, School treasurers will soon re-
ceive their annual report blanks. II
They are required to make their rev
portin triplicale, one copy to be pre-\
served in the tteasurers ctlice, one to
be filed with the clerk, and one to be
transmitted to the county superin.end-
| ent.
| wish to call the attention of clerks
and treasurers to the importance Of
prompt and complete reports. New
forms Of report blanks will be fur
nished this year, and the printed di-
rectioas accompanying them should be
closely followed. Clerks should
begin work upon their reports
at once. See that all your teachers
have sent in their term reports and that
they are correctly made. Careful atten-
tion should be given the iinanclal re-
ports to Know that the opposite columns
balance. The entire showing for the
educational system OF The territory de-
penda upon the statistics taken from
the reports OF townsh .p school officers.
This Office furnishes the necessary
blanks used in conducting the election.
also enumeration blanks and teachers
term report blanks without cost to the
township. ] he books and blank forms
usedbg clerks and treasurers can be OBJ
tanned from any firm handling school
stationery,
Sometime previous to the annual
school meeting the second Tuesday of
July, it is the duty OF the school clerk
to procure q Statene ent from the County
treasurer Of the amount Of money paid
by him to the township treasurer dur
ing the year.
School officers who are reelected
must requalify and treasurers must
give new bonds. School clerks can not
= administer the oath Of Office to lhe
other school officers. Any justice, ,notar,
public, clerk of court, probate iudge,
register Of deeds, county clerk or coun.
ty superintendent, has proper authority
to administer oaths of Office to school
officers and should not charge.
The names of all the candidates
voted for should be written or printed
upon q single ballot, and deposited In
q sealed box. In the conduct Of elee-
tion great care should be taken that
no opportunity lee left for election con-
test or litigation. 1t Will not do to
take the ballots in q hat, and to hold
f, the election at any hour that seems
convenient to few. Some sort Of a
sealed ballot box mcst be provided by
the director, and the polls should be
opened and closed according to law
| The name of every person voting
should be carefully recorded on the
tally sheet and the judge and clerk Of
, election should Gil out the returns as
required on the poll book.
! According to our new school law, the
term Of c!1lce Of all school officers
expires this year. 1t is advised by the
Territorial Board Of Education, that in
2 instances where the school officer has
J, been faithful in the discharge OF his
duties that he be retained in order that
, theschool affairs Of The county and ter.
ritory moye forward with the least pos.
! sille interruption or change.
Hoping that the above suggestion:
may be OF some benefit to those fol
, whom they are prepared, l remain
yours respectfully,
[. S. Binford Co. Supt.
Fauston May 21st 1881