Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-13
THE GENERAL SCHOOL LAW.

| passed Dy DOtn houses OF the LeSiSldluTo
and by the Governors approval has be.
come the law in force, as there was an
| emergency clause attached. In revising
] the law many important changes were
| made, among which are here given those
| that necessitate special attention by
| teachers and school officers for the next
| few months, and before the new laws can
| be published and distributed, as follows
| Section 7022a requires each district to main
tain q six months school in each year, provided
a tax OF forty cents together with the public
funds will be sufficient therefor. Failure to
comply with this provision will cause the dis
trict to become unorganized territory. and be
taxed forty cents for the g neral school pur-
poses OF the county, by section 71.5.
Section 703l-item Ills so changed as only
resident taxpayers can vote upon changing a
School-house site
Section 7031a requires the board to maintain
a school for six months, if tax of forty cents
and the public funds will sustain the same.
Failure to comply with this provision VIII cause
forfeiture OF all public funds to such district
for the next school year, land the county clerk
shall omit such district in the apportionment
OF the public moneys"
Section 7032 provides that when a district of
three directors votes bonds for building pur-
poses, the bonds must be deposited with the
county or township treasurer and he holds the
money received thereon and is responsible on
his bond for the same until drawn out upon
proper warrants.
Section 74o, in addition to the old law, re
quires director to be a "ctizen Of the United
states, resident taxpayer and qualified voter
of the district, and who shall have paid State
ana county tax within one year next preceding
his election or appointment"
Section 1O43 empowers the county commits
sioners to appoint director where the remain
ing two can not agree upon q man.
Section G144 is amended by adding the clause
land the floors shall be swept and fires made at
the expense of the district" Under this Sec
tion the Acknowledgement has decided that mo
secret society," order. club or lodge can legally
hold its meetings in public school house."
Section 104j was amended by striking out
the words provided, that whenever persons
residing in one district are permitted to send
to school in another district In which they pay
a school tax, they shall have credit on the
amount charged them for tuition by the
amount of tax they pay in such district for
teacherS' salaries and current expenses"
Now, where pupils in district attend
school in another the parent must pay the
tuition required and no credit can be received
IN taxes paid in such district.
Section 70l6a is new and is as follows: 1.-THE
contract required in the proceeding section
shall be construed under the general laws of
contracts, each party thereto being
equally bound thereby. Neither party
shall suspend or dismiss school
under said contract without the con-
sent of the other party. The board shall have
power to dismiss teacher: but should the
teachers certificate be revoked. said contract
is thereby annuled. The faithful eXecut on of
the rules and regulations furnished by the
board shall be considered part of said con-
tract. provided said rules ami regulations are
furnished the teacher by the board when the
contract is made. Should the teacher fail
refuse to comply with the terms of the con-
tract, or to execute the rules and regulations
OF the board, the board may refuse to pay said
taapher-aftpr dine notice N WRITING 6
by order of the board-until compliance there
with is rendered. Should the school-house be
DESTROYED the contract becomes void"
Section .049 makes it 4 misdemeanor, punish
able by 4 fine not to exceed 800, for any patron
to give in the name of any child who is a non
resident or who is under six or over twenty
years of age, and subjects the enumerator to
like fine for enumerating any such child
Section 7051 provides that any district
sessed at $780, COO more may erect two school
houses within the district upon different school
sites.
Section 7O51a is new and reads as follows:
Separate schools for white and colored chill
dren.-Separate free schools shall be estab-
lished for the education of children of African
descent: and it shall hereafter he unlawful IN
the public schools of this State, for any colored
child to attend any white school, for any
white child to attend any colored school,
Section 1o63 is made to read as follows:
Especial school meetln9s-Special school
thorized by this chapter, and not restricted to
the annual meeting. or otherwise provided for,
shall re called by the board when a majority OF
the qualified voters of the district sign a petit
ton requesting the same and designating there
In the purpose for which said meeting Is de-
sired: upon the reception of such petition. the
board shall call said special meeting and re-
quire the district clerk to post notices in five
public places within the district, for fifteen
days prior to the day of said meeting, setting
forth the time, place and purpose of the same;
and when assembled the meeting shall be or
ganized by the election of a chairman and
secretary who shall keep correct record OF
the transactions Of the meeting-said record
to be signed by the secretary. attested by the
chairman and filed with the district clerk,
who shall enter the same upon the records Of
the district; but said meeting shall have no
power to act upon any proposition not con-
tanned in the petition and submitted in the
notices
Section 1861 reads as follows: "School day.
week. month and year.-The school day shall
consist of six hours occupied in actual school
work; the school week shall consist of five
sch Dol days, except when thanksgiving Day,
December 25. February % or July q. shall fall
upon regular school day, then the four re-
manning school days, if taught, shall constitute
a legal school week; the school month shall
consist of four weeks and the school year
shall commence on the first day Of July and
end on the thirtie.h day Of June following"
Section 706S reads as follow: County
commissioners to furnish necessary blanks to
school ofticers-All necessary blanks required
by school officers shall be furnished by the
State Superintendent to the county commits
sioners, who shall, Immediately upon the re-
ceipt of the same, supply the clerk Of each dis
trict in their respective counties with the same,
the form of such blanks to be determined and
indicated by the State Superintendent has
provided in section 713S; and all Necessary ex-
pense incurred by the commissioner for
postage and stationery in supplying the dis
tricts of his county with blanks, laws, reports
and circulars of information shall be paid for
annually out of the county treasury, upon an
order from the County Court based upon an
item;zed statement OF the commissioner, &C
companied by corresponding vouchers.
Section .07o reads as follows: Notice of spe-
cial meeting.-It shall be the duty OF the DIS
trict clerk to post all notices required by law.
when ordered by the board, for any annual or
special school meeting, also those required by
law to be posted by the district clerk without
such order of the board; and all such notices
shall be posted in five public p<lces within the
district for fifteen days prior to the day OF such
meeting"
Section 101a requires the word "order" to
be placed on each warrant instead OF "oearer,
and the following words are added to the sec
ton: 1.-THE treasurer shall open an account Tor
each fund specified in this section, ana all
moneys received from the State, county
and township funds, and all moneys de-
rived from taxation for teachers wages,
and all tuition fees and all Dack
taxes. shall be placed to the credit OF the
teachers fund.- the money derived from
taxation for incidental expenses shall be creuit-
ed to the ''incldental runu;" all moneys derived
from taxation for building purposes, from sale
OF school site, school-house or school furniture,
from Insurance. sale a bonds. from sink