Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
WEssISGToN SPRINGS coNTY DAKOTA JUNE 1885,

treasurer and close up the business
OF the township for the year transferr-
ing the records etc, to the new school
board No treasurer or clerk should
be permitted todraw the annual salary !
provided in Section .6 until his reports
for the year are filed with the proper
officers.
l 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. We
can obtain no mere codes of the law
till new corporation is made by the
next legislature for publishing the
same. School treasurers will soon re-
ceive their annual report blanks.
They are required to make their re-
portln triplicate, one copy to be pre-
fse1ved in the trsdstlrers office, one to:
be filed with the clerk, and one to be
transmitted to The county Superinten-
dent.
l wish to call the attention Of clerks
and treasurerst to the importance of
prompt and complete reports. New
forms OF report blanks will be fur
nlshed this year, and the printed di-
rectlons accompanying them should be
closely followed. Clerks should
begin work upon their reports
at once. See that all your teachers
have sent in th,er term reports and that
they are correctly made. Careful atten-
tion should be given the llnanclal re-
ports 10 know that the opposite columns
balance. The entire showing for thE
educational system OF the territory de-
pends upon the statistics taken from
the reports OF township school officers.
lhis Office furnishes the necessary
blanks used in conducting the election.
also enumeration blanks aud teachers
term report blanks without cost to the
township. Ghe hool>5 and blank forms
used by clerks and treasurers can be OBJ
tanned from any tirm 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 abatement from the County
treasurer OF the amount Of money paid
by him to the township treasurer dur
ing the yeag..
| School officers Who are reelected
must reQualify and treasurers must
give new ho.ds. School clerks can not
administer the SstA Of oiiiee to tie
other school officers. Any ustjce,notar
public, clerk Of court. probate Judge,
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 d single ballot, and deposited in
a sealed box. In the conduct Of cleo
tion great care should be taken that
no opportunity be left for election con-
test or litigatiol 1t VIII not Go to
take the ballots in q hat, and to hold
the election at any hour that seems
convenient to few. Some sort of a
sealed ballot bo-- must be provided by
the director, and the polls should be
opened and closed according to law.
The name of every person votin g
should be carefully recorded on the
tally sheet and the udge and clerk Of
election should ill out the returns as
required on the poll book.
According to Cur new school law, the
term Of Office of all school officers
expires this year. 1t is advised by the
Territorial Board Of Education, that in
instances where the school officer has
been faithful in the discharge Of his
duties that he be retained in order that
the school affairs Of the county and ter
ritory move tc-Ward with the least pos
slide interruption or change.
Hoping that the above suggestions
may be of some benefit to those for
whom. they arc prepared, [ remain
yours respectfully
[. S. Binford Co. Supt.
Fauston May 21st 1885