The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

thirty 900 days before the. annual town
meeting with d petition signed by not
less than ten qO legal voters ana
requesting that the proposition of or
ganizing a graded school be submitted
to the electors of such township,
of the annual town meeting to insert
therein that such proposition will be sub
mitted to and voted upon by the electors
of such township at such meeting. He
shall also state IN such notice that the
question of raising money for the support
of said school and the election of board
of five 90 trustees will also be submitted
to the electors at such town meeting: If
such application is made to the town clerk
thirty 900 days after any regular town
meeting, it shall be his duty to give notice
of a special town meeting to be held for
the purpose hereinbefore provided, which
said notices shall be of the same number
and posted in the same manner as ow
provided by law for calling special town
meetings.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the mod
orator of town meeting at which such
propositions will be submitted to submit
the same to the electors present at such
meeting in the following order:
First-Thc proposition to establish
township graded school
Second-The proposition to raise money
for the support thereof.
Third-The election of a board of five 90
trustees to have control of such schools.
The second and third propositions shall
proposition is declared to have been car
ried. Whenever it has been voted at any
such meeting to establish township
graded school. there shall be levied for
the year in which such school is estab-
lished and annually thereafter, such sum
as may be voted at any regular town
meeting of the township, the rate OF
which shall not exceed nine CO. mills for
the support of the school.
The term of office of the members of the
first board of trustees shall be as fol
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for one year two ca for l5 Two ~
from the second Saturday in June
next ensuing after theri election and
until their Successors are elected and
qualified, and thereafter the term Of office
Of each member shall be three CD years
his successor is elected and qualified. Any
vacancy arising in the board of trustees
may be filled by appointment by the re-
naming members of the board, and the
person SO appointed shall continue in
Office until his successor is elected ana
qualified.
Sec. 8. Within ten dO) days after the or
ganiZation of township graded school as
provided in this act, the board of trustees
shall convene at some convenient place
and organize themselves as board by
electing from their number president
clerk and a treasurer; said trustees ana
their successors in Office shall be a body
corporate by the name of the board OF
education of - township graded school;
and as such and by such name shall have
perpetual succession and shah receive all
moneys and other property belonging 10
or accruing to such, graded school; Tor tae
use and benefit thereof; and the said
board shall be capable of contracting and
being contracted with. suing and being
sued, and shall also be capable OF receiv-
made for the use Of such graded school
under any law of this state for the use
Of the public schools therein, and the
same shall be paid to the treasurer OF
Of p6J1ca tiOD
Sec. 4. Said board shall annually FOL
lowing it's first organization meet on the
second Saturday in June and organize by
choosing a president, clerk and treasurer
who shall hold their offices as such for
one year and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The board may for
or officer of the board, and fill the va
cancy provided, that no member shall be
removed except by concurrent vote or at
least four (4 members of the board and at
a meeting of whose object time and place
he shall be duly notified. No member of
saiG board shall receive any compensation
for his services. One member OF SAID
board shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business al any meeting. ,
Sec 5. The county superintendent shall
visit and have charge OF said school, ana
have the same jurisdiction over the same
that he has over the common schools OF
the county.
Sec 8. Each member Of the the b board ar of of
town clerk his written acceptance OF
Office
The president shall preside at all meet
pro tempore may be chosen in his absence;
shall sign all orders drawn upon the treas
urer for moneys voted to be palo by sald
board, and perform such other duties as
Sec. Z. The clerk shall act as clerk of
the school board and shall keep record
Of the proceedings Of all the meetings g.
are imposed by law upon the clerks OF
conmon school districts, and shall do and
perform such other duties as may be re-
quired by the said board.
Sec s. The records of said board
signed by the president, or a transcript
thereof, or any part thereof, and all
papers belonging to the Office, or a trans,
cript thereof certified by the clerk, shall
be prima face evidence Of the facts there
in stated, and all records. books and
papers belonging to said board shall be
Subject to the inspection of any legal
voter of said town.
Sec. 9. The treasurer before entering
upon the duties of his office shall execute
a bond to the board of education in dou-
BILE the amount of money, as nearly as
can be ascertained, which will come into
his hands as treasurer within a year.
with not less than two sureties to be APP
for the faithful discharge of his
duties as treasurer. Said bond shall
be filed with the clerk of the board. and
in case of any breach in the conditions
thereof, the board shall cause an action
to be commenced thereon in the name of
the board of education and the money re-
covered shall be applied to the use Of the
treasurer to give additional security from
time to time. Said treasurer shall re,
ceive, and upon the order Of the board
pay out all moneys belonging to
the school, paying each order only out
of the particular fund upon which it was
drawn, and shall keep an accurate, de-
tailed and Sen3r3te account OF eacn 1uflQ
coming into his hans in a book or books
provided for that purpose. Said treasurer
annual town meeting in each year, file
with the clerk of the town board re-
port in writing signed by him ar and con. con
tanning t t, of i al the 4ee W near
preceding and of all his disburse-
mrents. Said report shall be exam;
ined by the board and shall be certified
to the annual town meeting by the presl-
dent and clerk. Said treasurer shall make
such report of the business of his office as
may be called for by the board at any
and papers belonging to his office and de-
liver the same to his successor in office
upon demand. He shall pay to his sue
cessor in office upon demand. after such
successor has given bond as hereinbefore
prescribed, all moneys in his hands be.
longing to said school; and perform such
other duties as may be ordered by the
board
Sec 10. Said board may hold stated
meetings at such times and places in said
town as they may appoint. Special meet
ings thereof may be called by the presi-
lent or by any two members on giving
one days notice of the time and place
of the same; and said board shall by res
olution direct the payment of all moneys
that shall be paid out of the treasury, and
no money shall be paid except in pur-
suance of such resolution and On the writ
ten order of the clerk, countersigned by
the president.
Sec. H. Whenever said board shall