The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-11


district. The treasurer OF said board
shall have the keeping of all school and
library moneys, and shall not pay out
the same without the authority of the
board, upon warrants or orders drawn
upon him and signed by the clerk and
countersigned by the president.
SEC. 3. Said board OF education shall
have power 20 fill vacancies that may
occur in the office oi trustee until the
next annual election, and such trustee
shall file with the clerk Of said board his
oath Of Office within five days after such
appointment by the board.
SIC. q. A majority OF the members oil
said board shall constitute IA quorum,
and the regular meeting OF said board
shall be held on the third Monday OF
April. August, December and March in
each year, and no notice 81 such meeting
shall be required, and any two members
OF said board shall be sufficient 20 adj
journ any meeting from time Co time un-
tIl a quorum ia present. Special meet
ings of sand board may be called at any
time on the request of the president or
any two members thereof ia writing de-
livered To the clerk and the clerk upon
receiving such request shall at once noti-
~ each member OF said board, IL within
said district, OF the time OF holding such
meeting, which shall be at least three
days subsequent TO the time oil receiving
sue h request by said clerk. All the meet
ings OF said board shall be held at the
township clerks office, unless otherwise
ordered by "A resolution OF the board;
and all records and papers OF said dis
trict shall be kept in the custody 81 said
clerk and shall be open TO the inspection
Of any taxpayer OF said district.
SEC. z. The said board shall be the
board az school inspection for said dis
trict, and shall rs such report to the
clerk Of the county in which such town
ship il located and shall have all the
powers and perform all the duties now
enjoined and performed by boards 81
school inspectors, and the president al
said board shall perform all the duties
required by law OF the chairman OF the
board OF olinspec tors, and the board
Of school for such township Is hereby
abolished except as it's powers ARE vested
in said board OF education.
SIC. s. The board al education of said
district shall have power and authority
TO designate and purchase school house
sites, erect buildings and furnish the
same, employ legally qualified teachers,
provide books for district library, make
bylaws relative TO taking the census of
all children In said district between the
ages OF five and twenty years, and 70
make all necessary reports and transmit
the same to the proper officers, as desig-
mated by law, so that the district may
be entitled To it's proportion OF the pri-
mary school fund and said board shall
have authority To make all needful regu-
lations and bylaws relative To vista
ton OF schools relative To the length Of
time schools shall be kept-which shall
not be- less than three months in each
year-relatiye TO the employment 81
teachers duly and legally qualified, rela-
tive To the regulations OF schools and the
books to be used therein, and generally
to do all things nccdful and desirable for
the maintenance, prosperity and success
Of the schools OF said district, and the
promotion 81 a thorough education Of
the children thereof IL shall be the duty
Of said board TO apply Tor and receive
from the county treasurer or other officer
holding the same. all money appropriat-
eel Tor primary schools and district IL
brary Of said district.
SIC 8. At each annual township meet
ing held in said township, the qualified
electors present shall determine the
amount OF money 20 be raised by tax
Tor all school purposes for the ensuing
year. Provided. That IN case the cleo
tors at any annual township meeting
shall neglect or refuse TO determine the
amount TO be raised as aforesaid, then
the board 81 education shall determine
the same at any regular meeting thereof,
which amount the township clerk shall,
within sixty days thereafter, certify to
the supervisor 81 the township, who shall
spread the same upon the regular tax
roll of said township, and the same shall
be levied, collected and returned in the
same manner as other township taxes
Provided, That for purchasing school
lots and Tor erecting school houses, no
greater sum than five mills ON the dollar
81 all the taxable valuation Of the rial
and personal property in said township
shall be levied in any one year.
SIC. 10. All taxes asSesScd within said
township Tor school purposes shall he set
forth in the assessment roll OF said town
ship in a separate column, apart and
distinct from all other township taxes.
SEC. II. The treasurer Of the town
ship shall at any time, az the written ne
quest Of said board ~ education, report
10 said clerk the amount ofschool money
IN his hands. and shall, on the order al
the president Of said board 81 education,
pay To the treasurer al said board all
such money, taking his receipt therefor.
and also a duplicate receipt which he
shall file with the clerk OF said board.
SIC. ~. The said board shall annual
~, ON the thru Monday al March in each
year, make detailed statement 81 the
number Of schools ia said district. the
number 81 teachers employed, aud the
number 81 pupils instructed therein dul-
inc the preceding year, and the expendi-
lures of said board for all purposes, and
also the resources and liabilities of said
district, which report or statement shall