Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-25
THE LAWS.
DEAF AND DUMB SCHOOL AT
90 DEVILS LAKE. -.

State Of Nortk Dakota: 49, -. -
SECTION /. That there shall be located
and permanently maintained at or near the
city Of Devils Lake. in the county Of Ram.
Soy, an institute for the support, and
educatl0n of the deaf and dumb children
of the state, to be known and designated
as the North Dakota School for the DeSf
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SEo.2.l That the said school shall be
under the supervision Of . board of trustees
consisting of three persons, together with
the governor and superintendent Of public
bers bfS the said ShoArd;;ewho shall be5ap-
after the passage of this bill, by and with
thh.adyice and consent Of the senate. Said
tsustees shall. hold office for q term of two
(2) years. and until their successors are
for cause. When a vacancy occurs in said
board, by death, resignation or removal,
Rhdthe senate shall not be in session. the
governor shall have power to fill SUCH
vacancy by appointment ,asti :. st
Sec. 5. That the said trustees shall meet
month from the date of their appointment
for the purpose of organization. They
shall choose from among their numbera
president. secretary and treasurer, who
Shall hold Office for two ~ years, or until
their successors are appointed and qualified.
Three (S) of said trustees shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business.
Said board shall meet annually in the
month OF December and as often thereafter
as may be deemed necessary for the proper
transaction of business, upon the call of
the president or secretary.
SEC. 4. Each member of the board shall,
before entering upon his duties, take and
subscribe al oath to support the cOnstitu-
ton of the United States, the constitution
of the state of North Dakota. and that he
will faithfully and impartially discharge
the duties required of him by the provisions
of this act, which oath shall be filed In the
oficeIOf The secretary Of state. The pTesi-
dent shall preside at all meetings of the
board, when present, and In his absence q
president pro tempoTe may be N to
perform the duties of president. He shall
sign all certificates of Indebtedness, bills
and all papers approved or allowed by said
board. The secretary shall countersign all
certificates of indebtedness. bills and all
pap aRers ,o.s approved The or seoa alIowed s,s by
the Proceedings e Of the board rd'G and have We
charge of, in trust for the school: all papers
and records OF the m The treasurer.
before entering upon the duties of his Of
fee, shall give a bond in the amount and
in the manner prescribed by the avs of
this state, and shall safely keep and faith
fully disburSe all moneys coming into his
hands for the use of said school, and shall
render an exact and detailed account of
each and all expenditures when the said
board shall require.
SEC. s. The board of trustees shall d.
rect the disposition of all moneys appro-
prlated by the legislative assembly of the
State of North Dakota or received from
any other source for the benefit of said in
stitution.
SEC. s. Said board shall have general
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the government thereof, employ officers,
teachers and servants, provide necessaries
for the institute, and perform all other acts
necessary to render it efficient and to
carry out the provisions of its establish
ment.
SEC. 2. The board shall not create any
Indebtedness against the institute exceed
ing the amount appropriated by the legis-
lative assembly for the use thereof.
SKC. 8. All Indebtedness incurred by
said board in carrying out the provisions
o. this act. together with the compensation
Of three (9) dollars per day for the time
actually employed in such service, and five
cents per mile for each mile necessarily
travelled in going to and returning from the
meetings of said board. shall ba paid out of
the state treasury upon a certificate of the
president of the board, countersigned by
the secretary, stating the items of such in
debtedness and compensation, and that the
6hLu0 10 JuSG allu LCCCoodlt oCCoAuiAk w OlC
provisions of this act, and upon presenta-
tien> of said certificate to the auditor of
state. he shall issue his warrant or war;
rants to the party or parties to whom such
money is due and payable, and the treas.
urer Of the state shall pay such warrants
out of any moneys appropriated for that
purpose. But the auditor shall not issue
any warrant without an itemized account,
properly sworn to, accompanying the Ger.
tificate OF the president of the board. Said
account may ba sworn to before the presi.
dent of said board, who is hereby author
lied and empowered to administer oaths
for said purpose.
SEC. g.. That deaf and dumb children,
not residents of this state, of suitable
z and capacity, shall be entitled
to an education in said school on pay
ment to the state treasurer the sum Of II
hundred and eighty dollars ($180) per an.
mum, In advance, but such children shall
not be received to the exclusion of children
of this state. a .
SEC. 10. That every deaf and dumb per-
son, who is q resident of this state, OF suit
able age and capacity. shall be entitled to
receive an education in said school at the
EXPENSE of the state.
each county shall annually report to the
I county clerk the names, ages, pOstoft1ce adj
dresses and names of parents or gnardi-
ans of every deaf and dumb person between
the ages OF five and twenty-five years re-
siding In his county, including all such per-
sons as may be too deaf to acquire an edu-
cation in the common schools. The county
clerk shall, on or before the first day Of Au-
gust, in each year, send a list containing
the names, ages and residence of all such
persons to the principal Of the school. j.
Sec. IL. When the pupils of said school
are not; otherwise provided or supplied
with suitable clothing, they shall be fur
nished by the principal, who shall make
out an account thereof in each case against
the parent or the guardian, if the pupil be
a minor; and against the pupil if he or she
has no parent or guardianFo or has attained
the age, of majority, which account shall
be certified to be correct by the principal,
and when so certified such account shall be
presumed correct in all courts. The prin-
cipal shall thereupon remit such account
by mail to the treasurer or the county from
which the pupil so supplied shall have
come to the school; such treasurer shall
proceed at once to collect the amount by
suit in the name Of his county, il necessa-
ry, q paythe same into the state treasu-
ny; the principal shall at the same time re.
NIT q duplicate of, such account to the aud
itOr Of state. who shall credit the same to
the account TO the school, aud charge it to
the proper county; provided, If it shall APP
pear by the affidavit of three disinterested
citizens of the! county, not a kin to the pu-