Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-05-26
THE NEW SCHOOL Law.
Continued from last week.

assess upon all property in the dis
trict subject to taxation the tax so
levied and certified to him as afore-
said: but for that purpose he is not
required to take new statements
from the owners of property but
his assessment of all special tax SO
levied may be computed and made
upon the valuation of property as
fixed by the board Of equalization
for State and county purposes, and
as appears upon the assessment roll
in the same year; said special tax
es so levied as aforesaid shall be-
come a lien upon the property so
assessed from the date of assess
ment. and shall be due and payable
at the same time as State and |
county taxes,and in all respects are
to be collected in the same way,
except that the Assessor must keep
a separate list or assessment roll
thereof, and when paid must be
named in his receipt to the taxpay-
er as a separate item, and he must
pay them to the county Treasurer
as he pays other taxes; but at the
time of payment he must spec
ify to the Treasurer what taxes
they are, and take a separate re-
ceipt therefor and keep separate
accounts thereof.
The Assessor shall receive two
per centum on all such special tax
cs so collected by him, having first
rendered his account thereof to,
and the same being allowed by the
Board of County Commissioners,
and shall be paid out of said spec
ial tax. The Board of County
Commissioners shall furnish the
Assessor with such blanks as are
needed to comply with the provis-
ions hereof. The provision of
this act for the levy and collection
of taxes shall not apply to indepen-
dent districts now established,
which have special laws for the col
lection of school taxes.
SEC. A. The regular meeting of
the Board of Trustees shall be held
on the last Saturday of March,
June, September and December.
The board may, however, hold 9th
er special or adjourned meetings,
as they may from time to time de-
termine.
Sec. AS. 1t shall be the duty of
the trustees of each district to en-
plOy teachers, on Il written con-
tract, and to discharge the same,
and to fix, allow and order paid
their salaries and compensation,
and the compensation of the clerk
of the board, and to determine the
rate of tuition of nonresident pu-
pills, and they shall have power to
discharge any teacher for any neg
lect of duty, or any cause that, i'll
their opinion, renders the service
of such teacher Improbable to the
district, but no teacher shall be
discharged before the end of his
term, without Il reasonable hear
ing. Any two of said trustees shall
constitute Il quorum for the trans
action of business.
The trustees shall have charge o
all school property in their district
and have power To receive III trus'
real estate or other property con
veyed to said school district, ant
to convey by deed, duly executed
or delivered, all the estate of i'll
terest of their district i'll any schoo
house or site directed to be sold b,
vote of their district; and all con
veyance made 20 said board mus
be made in their corporate name
To trustees of school district mum
Der -, county -, State OF Ida
no. Said trustees have furthe
power when directed by IA vote c
their district, to purchase, receive
hold and convey real and persona
property for school purposes, an
to hold, purchase and repair scho
houses and TO supply the sam
with necessary furniture and
fix the location of school house
PROVIDED, That no trustee shall !
pecuniarily interested i'll any COZ
tract made by the Board of Tru
tees of which he is a member. an
any contract made in violation
this section is null and void. I'll
trustees of the respective distric
must furnish all things, not herei
otherwise provided for, necessal
for the comfort Of the schools
their district, such as fuel, in
provements, maps, apparatus al
library, and for such purpose ma
audit and allow accounts again
the school fund of their distric
not to exceed twenty-five per Gel
of the amount of such school fui
In any one year; PROVIDED, TT
TIER, That the trustees shall II
draw an order for a warrant in G
cess of the amount to the credit
the district at the time the order
given. The trustees of each dl
trict must make a full report
writing, annually, on the first d;
in September, to the County Sup,
intendent of their county, on blan
furnished, relating to all matte
pertaining to schools as may be l
uuired of them BY the State