Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-27

part SO annexed shall constitute a part of
such adjacent corporation.
SEC. 10. That Section IS be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 55. Such annual election shall be
conducted and the vote canvaSSed as pro.
Vlded by law for general elections, except
as otherwise provided in this act. Imme.
dlately after the polls are closed, the judges
shall proceed to count and canvass the
votes cast for each person voted for at such
election Tor any Office, and the person re-
celving the highest number of votes for
the office OF director or treasurer shall be
declared elected. If the election results in
a tie for any such Office, the district clerk
shall immediately notify, in writing, the
parties having received such tie vote, and
a time shall be agreed upon by the parties,
within three days after election, at which
the election shall be decided in the manner
that may be agreed upon by the parties, in
the presence of the judges and clerks of
election, and a record OF tie proceedings
shall be made in the records of the district
clerk. The return of the number of votes
cast for each person for county sllperin-
tendent OF schools shall be signed by such
Judges and clerks of election, sealed in an
envelope and forwarded to the county
auditor within five days after such cleo
ton.
SEC. IL. That Section IS be amended to
read as follows:
SEC. 66. The school treasurer shall keep
such account and make such reports as
are required Of him by law. He shall pay
no money out of the school funds in his
hands except upon the warrant of the
school board, signed by the president and
countcrsigned by the clerk. lie shall pay
all warrants properly drawn and signed
when presented SO long as there is any
money in his hands Or subject to his order,
belonging to the proper fund, for their pay
mcnt.
SEC. u. That Section 81 be amended to
; read as follows:
scented to the treasurer for payment and
there is no money in his hands or subject
to his order belonging to the proper fund
for the payment OF such warrant, he shall
indorSe on such warrant "PreSrnted for
payment his ...... day OF ........, Is. :,
and not paid for want Of funds" and shall
sign such Endorsement. If he has ia his
the part payment of such warrant, he Shall
make such part payment and indorse the
sum on The warrant and add "Balancr not
paid for want of funds" signing the same.
He shall keep a correct register of all war
rants so presented and indorsed. Every
! warrant thus presented and inGorsed shall
draw interest for the amount unpaid at
eight (S) per cent. per IN from the
date OF such presentation and Endorsement
until paid: PrUridcd. That wherever
there shall come into the hands Of the
treasurer or subject to his order, money APP
pllcable to the payment of any warrant
which has been 50 presented ard regis
tered, the treasurer shall notify in writing
by mail the drawre OF such warrant at his
last known place of residence to present
such warrant for payment, and interest
shall cease upon every such warrant ten
days after such notice shall have been sent
and such money shall be held for the pay
ment OF Suc.l warrant.
SEC. Is. That Section IS be amended to
READ as follows:
See. Is. Every warrant drawn BY the
clerk of the district board on the district
treasurer shall specify the purpose for
which the money is paid. the fund Oh which
it IS drawn. and the person, firm or curDO.
ration to whom paid. and shall have Ell
dorSed thereon that such warrant is issued
| within the constitutional debt limit: P,O-
ridCd. That no warrant shall be issued tX-
cept tor an Indebtedness incurrrd prior to
its issue:
SEC. il. That Section "A be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. n. 1t shall furnish to each school
all Necessary and suitable furniture. maps,
charts and apparatus including Webstpr's
International dictionary. The school regis
WI anu al - lltoJ ltlilh b'NN Silull w "
furnished by the State Department of Pub.
lie Instruction. 1t shall have power to
purchase and keep for the use OF the in
habitants Of the school district a circulat-
ing library OF the value Of not more than
fifty (50) dollars. to be selected by the
school board from any list of books aD.
proved by the State superintendent and
furnished to the county superintendent
for that purpose, and it shall not purchase
any books not contained in such list. With
the consent OF a majority OF the voters of
the school district at a meeting duly called
for that purpose, due notice of which has
been given as provided by law for other
meetings of the voters of a school district,
the district school board may purchase and
select a library Of the value OF more than
fifty 500 dollars but not to exceed five hum
! dred 1901 dollars in value. 1t shall have
the car" and custody of the library and may
appoint as librarian any person suited
thereto. including one OF their number. 1t
shall make rule, to govern the circulation
and care of the books while in the hands
OF the pupil or other person and shall pre-
scribe and collect penalties for the injury
tone TO any book by the act, negligence or
permission OF the person who draws the
same or While in his possession. No book
shall be lOaled for a longer period than
Two weeks at any time to any II person
and never to any person not a resident Of
the district. The library shall be open at
least once each week for the accommodate
ton OF its patrons. 1t shall, under proper
rules. permit teachers to take books from
the library to their schools for use in illus
trating any subject and for instruction. 1t
may at any time exchange any part or all
of its library with any other district or
person, so far as different books may be so
obtained, for equal values of the books ex-
changed and may at any time accept dona-
tons or books for the library; but it shall
exclude lherefrOm all books unsuitcd to the
cultivation OF good character and good
morals and manners, and no sectarian pub
lications, devoted to the discussions of sec
tartan differences and creeds, shall be ad-
mitted to the library.
f Is. That Section rs be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. rs. 1t shall employ the teachers of
the schools OF the district, and may dismiss
any teacher at any time for plain violation
of contract, gross immortality or tlagrant
neglect of duty; Prouidcd. That no person
shall be employed as teacher or permitted
to teach in any public school who is not
when so employed OF permitted to teach
the holder OF a teachers certificate valid in
the county or district in which such school is
situated; and, PrOUided. farther, That every
contract for the employment of a teacher
must be in writing, and such contract must
bp eXPcutpd before SIloh teacher hpCiuS to