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

An Act to amend act entitled "An act to establish
system OF public instruction [Revisionl ap-
proved March twentyseventh, one thousand eight
hundred and seYenty-four
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, OF the state OF New Jersey That section twenty
three OF an act entitled An act TO establish system
of public instruction" tRevisionL approved March
twenty -seyenth, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, be and the lie hereby amended so
a to read follows
%. And be 1T enscted That he shall issue orders
on the county collector In favor of each township
collector receiver of taxes and of each city treas
for that portion Of the state appropriation to
which said township city, town or borough is EMIT
led.
2. And be II enacted, That section twenty-fo OF
said act be and is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"a And be It enacted That he shall examine and
license teachers and discharge other duties of general
supervision and superintendent the public
schools of the county in accordance with the rogu
lations prescribed from time to time by the state
board Of education.
3. And be It enacted That section twenty-a OF
said act be and is hereby amended to read
follows:
%. And be IT enacted That he shall have power,
and 1t shall be his duty to appoint trustees for any
district which, for any cause fails elect at the reg
ulAr time aAd TO appoint trustees to i'll vacancies;
provided the terms OF Office of trustees appointed
snail expire AZ the next regular election for school
trustees and that the trustees elected I'LL vacancies
shall be eleo1ed for the unexpired term.
4. And be It enacted, That section thirty-one of
said act be and is hereby amended as to read as
follows:
81. And be- it enacted, That an annual meeting for
the election Of school trustees shall DO held in each
district the third Tuesday In March at the school
house or in such Their convenient public place with
in the district may be selected By the board OF ed
uoation, and notices thereof specifying the day time
object and place OF such meeting shall be posted on
each school house within the district, and at such
other public places shall be deemed necessary at
least ten day. before the date of such meeting pro-
yided that not less than notices shall be posted
IN each district and that COPY of such notice shall
be printed in such papers published in the county as
designated, for tho time being to print the pam
phlet laws in the last issue OF such parers nrinted
he In
be the legal voters Of the district, and a plurality OF
votes shall eject; and person shall be eligible to
the Office of trustee unless he she IL above twenty
one years Of age s resident of the district and
read and write any district clerk who shall fail to
pos And oause to be printed notices OF the election OF
trustees rs required by this section, shall pay fine
Of twenty dollars, TO be recovered in an action Of
debt in the court for the trial Of small causes by any
person resident Of said school district
8. And be II enacted That section thirty-four of
follows:
"a. And be 1t enacted, That each board OF eduoa-
ton created under the provisions of this act sha
organize within ten days after the annual election
by the election Of one of its membe az president
and one of its members as district clerk. and shall
have the power TO fix the compensation OF said clerk
and on its failure to organize the county superin
tendent shall appoint such president and district
clerk.
G. And be It enacted That section thirty-nine OF
said act be and is hereby amended so as to read as
80. Aud be It enacted That the board of education
shall have power, and IL shall be its duty:
1. To employ aud dismiss teachers, iantors, me-
ohanics and lsborers and to x alter and order paid
their salaries;
H. To make and enforce rules and regulations,
not in conflict with the general regulations Of the
state board of education, for the government of
schools, pupils and teachers
III. To erect, enlarge or Improve school buildings
and grounds and purchase, lease, mortgage sell
school lots or school huildings; to borrow with or
without mortgage, aud 20 raise money by taxation
for any such purpose 20 pay debts incurred there
Tor on FOR the current expenses of the schools;
yided that for any such acts they shall have the |
previous authority of vote OF the district;
~. To rent, furnish and repair school buildings |
and keep the same insured;
V. To purchase personal property. and TO receive, |
lease and hold in fee, in trust for the district any
and all real or personal property for the benent OF
the schools thereof:
VI. To enforce the regulations prescribed by the
state board Of education and. in connection with the
county superintendent, TO prescribe the course of
study 70 be pursued and uniform series of text
books 10 be used In the school or schools under their
charge.
VII. 10 suspend or oxpe pupils from school;
VIII. To provide text books and other necessary
school supplies aud loan the same free to all tho
pupils In tho schools under their control;
IN To call special meeting Of the legal voters of
the district at any time whom In the Judgment of the
trustees the interesta Of tho school may require g.
which meeting shall be called in the manner pro-
vided IN section eighty six OF this act and no bust
ness shall be transacted 81 such special meetings
'ept such as has been set forth IN the notices by
which said meeting called;
X TO call special meeting OF the legal voters Of
such district whenever onefourth OF such log al voters
hall request them by petition 10 do; ard In the
notices calling suoh special meeting shall be inserted
he purpose or purp named in said petition, so
ar az the same are in conflict with the sohoo laws Of
his state
XI 70 permit a school house 10 be used for 9th n
han school purposes when majority Of the trustees
hall consent thereto NJ regularly called meeting Of
he board OF education:
XII. To make an annual report, on or before the