The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-28

maintaining free public schools tn re shall be asseas
l. levied and collected annually upon the taxable |
real and personal property in this state, as exhibited
ty tho latest abstract Of ratabes fro the several
counties made out by the evara boards Of assessors
and filed in the Office Of the comptroller Of the treas
nry. state school lax equal to five dollars for each
child in this state between the ages Of Aye and eigh
teen years exhibited by tn next preceding school
census. which tox shall be assessed, levied and co
lected at the time and in the same manner in |
which ether taxes are assessed levied and collected.
8. And be It enacted. That section eehty-one Of !
said act be and is hereby amended so to read az
follows
ST. And be It enacted That il shall be the duty Of
the county superintendent Of each county, be
fore the fifteenth day Of May, to apporton annually
to the districts bis county the state school moneys
together with the nterest OF the surplus be-
longir & to said county in the following manner
l. He shall app9rtion to each district sum equal
to two hundred dollars or each teacher employed In
the public schools OF such district for the full time
for which the schools in such district maintain
cd during the year next preceding such apportion
H. be shall apportion to each district one-half Of
the remainder Of the school mon Us belonging to his
county on the basis Of the aggregate days attendance
Of all children enrolled in the school registers
ascertaned from the last published report OF the state
superintendent
III. He shall apportion to each district the re
mainder Of the school moneys belonging to his
county on the basis of the last published school
g. And be It enacted. That section eighty three OF
said act be and the same is hereby amended as to
read follows:
49, And be 1t enacted. That the county collector Of
each county shall receive and hold in trust that part
OF the stare appropriation belonging TO his county
an shall pay out the same to the collectors of the
several townships and boroughs and TO tue city
treasurers Of his county only on the orders Of the
county superintendent.
10. And be it enacted That section e ghty.fou Of
said act be and the same is hereby amended to
read follows;
a. AID be it enacted, That it shall be the duty OF
the township collector to receive and hold in trust all
school moneys belonging to the township whether
received from the state appropriation from district
tsx from other sources, and to psy out the same
only on the or Hers Of the district clerks each If when
lp aaff arlsf aA rr.r
and shall be signed by the president of tn boa If
education and by the district clerk and shall be made
payable to the order Of and be Endorsed by the per
son entitled to receive IT, and he shall pay any
balance Of school funds remaining in hands 20 his
successor in office, and he shall in the book provided
Tor tnat purpose by the state superintendent keep
record of the received and paid out by him and
he shall present his accounts to be examined and
tied by the township committee At tho close of tho
school year, copy of which settlement certified by
the committee, showing the amounts received, the
amounts expended oy him for school purposes during
the year and the balance remaining in his hands he
shall transmit within ten days 10 the county superin-
tendent and shall file another couv n tba same with
the district CLERK; he shall also exhibit 70 the county
superintendent. when requested to do his book OF
accounts and the voucher in his hRRds and as com
pensston for such service be shall entitled 70 one
ana onehalt per centum on all school funds paid out
by him the orders signed by the president and dis
trict clerk OF the board Of education which compen
saton shal be paid by the townrhip committee from
the funds Of the township; provided that when the
term Of office OF any township collector shall rema in
and continue TO be the custodian of the school mon.
eys and shall pay the orders legally issued as sfore-
said until the close OF the school year and HIS bonds
shall remain and be legally bound FOR the faith
fu performance Of his duties until the anal settle
ment Of his accounts; and provided further that
where there is borough situated in township and
said borough is separa and distinct school district
the boroueh collector shall be the legal custodian of
1 the school moneys belonging to the borough and
shall perform the duties and be entitled to the
same compensation, to be paid from borough funds;
but if such borou III collector paid stated salary
by the borough for the performance of his duties az
borough coec Or then and in that case he shall not
be paid any additional compensation for paving out
the school moneys belonging to the borough.
II. And be It enacted That section eighty.six of
said act be and is hereby amended as to read az
follows
&C. And be it enacted That in addition to ,be
moneys apportioned to It by the county snperintepd
emit each school district may raise by tax such other
sums Of money as it may need for school purposes In
the following manner; the legal voters or such dis
trct are hereby authorized and required at the meet
ing for the election Of trustees to determine what
amount of school tax II any, shall be levied upon the
district and IN the notices calling said meeting shall
be inserted hs amount Of money desired to be raised
and the legal voters, met, shall have power by
consent OF majority OF those present to authorize
the board of education to purchase and for school
purposes to build enlarge, repair school honse
or school houses to borrow money herafor or "a Ali
or mortgage school house school houses and to
raise by taxation for these PURPOSES to pay debt
of the district incurred for such purposes for the
current expenses of the school schools such sum
of money majority Of the legal voters 81 assem-
bled shall agree to; and in any money shall be
ordered to be raised by taxation the district clerk
snail make out and sign certificate thereof, under
oath or afrmAtion; that the correct and trne
and deliver the same.to the assessor and shall send
duplicate of salt certificate TO the county superin-
tendent and the assessor shall assess on the inhabi
tants Of the school district and their estates and tho
taxable property therein in the same manner a.
township taxes are assessed, such OF money as
shall have been ordered to be raised BY the said meet
ing in the manner aforesaid; and said money shall be
assessed levied and collected and 1t shall be the dutv
Of the collector TO collect and hold al taxes so as
sessed and he shall pay out the orders sign
ed by the president and district clerk OF the board OF
educatIon provided. that whenever any meeting shall
be held aforesaid at the call OF the trustees 81 pro
vided in the ninth and tenth divisions Of the thirty
ninth section OF this act 1t shall not be lawful for
such meeting TO order greater of money raised
by special tax than shall have been mentioned and
designated in the notices Of meeting set up in
the manner required by law.
u. And be It enacted. That section ninety-tyo Of
said set be and is hereby amended so as to read
follows;
o. And be 1t enacted. That in case any school di.
trict shall use any of the schoo money received by t.
except such as may be raised within the district for
any other purpose than the payment Of teachers sal
aries and fuel bills such district shall forfeit out Of
the next annual appropriation sum equal to twics
the amount thus used and it shall be the duty of the
county superintendent to e. apportion the money
thus forfeited among the other districts his coun
y provided the state superintendent may remit such
penalty for cause
10. And be it enacted That the several school dis
tricts in each township shall be consolidated into one
school district and that property real and per-
sonal Of said several school Districts shall become
and be the property Of the tonso lidated district in
its corporate capacity and shall be held it's corpor
ate name and the several obligations and debts OF
said districts whether by bonds or otherwise
shall be assumed by and shall become Che obligations
and debts of said consolidated district
IA. And be 1t enacted, That in any township CITY
town, borough or other municipality acting under
the provisions Of this act which is not divided into
wards there shall be school board consisting OF nine
trustees all Of whom shall be elected at he annual
school meeting next after the passage Of this act al
the first meeting Of said trustees they shall proceed
by lot to divide themselves into three classes 6f three
members each, who shall hold office for one t,sn and
three years respectively; and annually thereafter
three trustees shall be chosen at each annual school
meeting, who shall hold office for the term Of three
years.
IS. And be II enacted, That In any townsbip eJtv
town. borough or other municipality which IL divided
into wards there shall be school board consisting NJ
two trustees from each ward all Of whom shall be
chosen at the annual school meeting next aft the
passage OF this act and at such election one
shall be chosen from each ward to for term OF
years. and annually thereafter one person shsll be
chosen from each ward to serve for the OF two
years
l6 And be 1t enacted That the terms Of Office Of /
the school trustees in Office shall expire on the
fret day Of July next and that It shall be the duty
OF the county supern endents Of the several
in this state to designate the time place In each
district for holding special election for the selection
Of trustees in accordance with the provisions OF SEQ
tops fourteen and fifteen Of this amendAtory act /
and that 1t shall be the duty OF the several district
clicks in Office to post three notices in public
places within their respective districts Zone Of which
shall be the school house n there be one stating the
time place and object OF said meeting: and 1t shan
be the duty Of the state superintendent OF public in
structon to cause to be printed 10 each paper desg
mated print the session laws notice Of aaid meat
ing and such election shall Be taken to be tho
election for the year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-four; provided that In any township city
town, borough or other municipality now having
board Of school trustees organized provided In
sections fourteen and fifteen of this smendatory act
the terms OF office of such trustees shall not termin
ate. but such trustees shall continue Office for the
terms for which they severaly elected and pro-
vided further that the election provided for in this
section shall be held within thirty days after this
act takes effect.
IT, And be IL enacted That the trustees eleeted as
provided for in sections fourteen and fifteen OF this
act, shall be body corporate and shall be called
and known as "the board Of education Of the town
ship Getty, town. or borough the case may bel OF
, in the county of-.p
IS And be it enacted That al elections for school
trustees shall be by ballot that the legal voters shall
appoint two tellers who shall receive the votes and
with the chairman Of the meeting shall count the
ballots and it shall be the duty Of the secretary OF
the meeting to record the OF each person voting
at such meeting the polls for such election shall re-
main open at least one hour, and much longer al
may be necessary to enable all the legal voters pres
ent to cast their ballots the ballots may be either
printed written, and in a trustee Il to be cleo
ted to all unexpred torn, the ballots shall desig.
nate which Of the persons voted for is for the full
term and which for the unexpired term.
10. And be 1t enacted, That il shall and NAV be
lawful for the legal voters either at the annual meet
ing or at special meeting called for that purpose
by the consent OF a majority OF those pre- emit to an
purchasing land for school purposes or for the pnr
pose OF building a school house or school houses or
making additions, alterations repairs or improve
ments IN or upon such school house school housea
already erected, and the lands upon which the same
located to sane bonds Of the district the cor
porate name of the district In such aud In such
amounts, and payable at such times as the legal
voters met may direct with interest rate not
exceeding ak per oentum per annnm, payable half
yearly; which bonds shall be signed by the president
of the board of education and atesed by the district
clerk, and shall bear the seal of the district and
said bonds shall have coupons attached for current
payment Of interest, which coupons shall be aligned s
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