The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-07-06
OTHER CHANGES IN THE SCHOOL
LAW.

| The following are the changes in the
law governing districts controlled by
three directors:
Section 1922, GAY requires each district
to maintain a six months school in
each year, provided 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 general
school purposes of the county by Sec
ton 7125.
Section 7031, item IL, is 80 changed
that only resident tax payers can vote
upon changing the school house site.
| Section 7O4O, in addition to the old
law, requires director to be citizen
of the U. s., resident taxpayer and
qualified voter of the district and who
shall have paid state and county tax
within one year next preceding his
election or appointment.
Section. 7O43 empowers the county
commissioners to appoint director
where the remaining two cannot agree
upon a man.
Section 7044 is amended by adding
the words land the foo re- shall he
swept and the fires made at the ex-
pense of the district Under this Sec
lion the attorney general has decided
hat "no secret society, order, club or
lodge can legally hold its meetings in
public school house."
Section 7045 is 80 amended that now
where pupils in one district attend
school in another the parent must pay
the tuition required and 10 credit can
he received on taxes paid in such dis
trict.
Section 7046 (a) is new and is as
follows: The contract required in the
preceding 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 consent of the other party.
The board shall have no power to dis
miss teacher, but should the teachers
certificate be revoked, said contract is
thereby annulled. The faithful execIl-
ton of the rules and regulations fur
nished by the board shall be considered
as part OF the contract, provided said
rules and regulations are furnished the
teacher by the board when the contract
is made. Should the teacher fail OF
refuse to comply with the terms of the
| contract or TO execute the rules and
regulations of the board, the board
may refuse to pay said teacher, after
dne notice in writing is given by order
| of the board until compliance Herewith
is rendered. Should the school house
be destroyed, the contract becomes
void.
section 7049 makes il a misdemeanor
punishable by u fine not TO exceed 800,
for any patron to give in the name OF
any child who is a nonresident or who
is under six or over twenty years of
age, and subjects the enumerator 10 a
like fine for enumeratiDg any such
child.
Section 7051 (a) is new and reads as
and for colored children. Separate
free schools shall be established tor the
education of children of African des-
cent, and it shall hereafter be unlawful
in the public schools of this state for
any colored child to attend any white
school or for any white child TO attend
any colored school.
Section 1904. The school day shall
consist of six hours occupied in actual
school work; the school week shall
consist OF five school days excepG when
Thanksgiving day, December 25, ,Febru-
AIRY % or July shall fall upon regual
school day then the four remaining
schoolday 8 if taught.sb constitute a le
gal school week The school month shal
consist of four weeks, and the school
year shall commence on the first day
of July and end Oh the thirtieth day
of June following.
Section 7076 GAY is new and reads as
follows: Any teacher who shall enter
public school in this state to teach, gov
ern ordiscipline the same before comply
lug with the provisions of sections 704t
and 7076, shall forfeit all right title anC
claim to any compensation therefor
and shall be deemed guilty of misde
meaHor and punishable by fine moi
TO exceed one hundred dollars; and
any director who shall endorse or Ell
courage said teacher IN such unlawful
conduct shall in like manner he deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor and be pun
ishable by like fine.
T.. ID. RAGLAND.