The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-21
WAY. ALASKA.


 LIKE PURPOSES FOR sKAG-
 WAY. ALASKA.
 Be it ordained by the Common Council of tho City of Skagway.
 SECTION 1.
 There shall be public school maintain ed in and for the City of skagway con stituting a school district embracing the territory within the exterior boundaries of the incorporated City of skagway. said public school Co be known and deslgnat- ed as the public school of skagway. Alaska.
 SECTION II.
 The supervision ana management of the sl,agway public school shall be vested in three school directors as provided by sec ton eO2 of chapter 2i. of tho Civil Code for the district of Alaska. Said board of school directors shall be elected at the time and in the manner as the Common Council of the City Of skagway, and special elections may be called as pro vidcd by ordinance for the holding of special elections for Common Council men. to m vacancies In the office of School Directors The Board of School Directors shall meet and organize with In ten days after their election and at said meeting shall. by majority vote of an the directors elected elected one Of their members as president of the of all the directors elected. elect one one of their members as secretary. and shall file with the City Treasurer and City Clerk certificate signed by said board. setting forth the names of the members of said board Of school direc- tors 80 elected as president and secre- tary.
 SECTION III.
 The Board Of School Directors. in ad- 1 lition to the general powers given them l by Section 9O2 of Chapter ? of the Civil Code for the District ot Alaska. shall have power to make. establish and en. force all necessary and proper rules and regulations not in conflict with the laws of the District of Alaska for the govern ment and management of said public schools and teachers thereof and pupils therein. and shall have power Co pur- chase. receive. lease and hold In lee in trust for the City of Skagway any and all real estate and personal property that may have been acquired or may hereafter be acquired for the use and beneat , of the public schools Of the City of Skagway, provided that no real estate shall be bought. sold or exchanged. nor any expenditures incurred for the construction of school houses, or other improvements. without the approval Of the Common Council of the City of Skog- way.
 SECTION ". The City Treasurer shall be ex-otilcio treasurer Of the school money and school 1 funds and it shall be his duty immedl- itely upon receiving any moneys on ac count of skagway public school fund from the clerk of the United states Dis .rict Court for the District of Alaska. Division No. 1. as provided in Section -uc. ! Chapter 2l. Civil Code for the District Of Alaska. or from any other source. to nos | tlfy in writing the city clerk tho amoant Of the money so received. and the city | Jerk shall thcreupon charge the said treasurer and credit said school fund | with such amount so received.
 SECTION V.
 Tho City Clerk shall be cx-oHicio clerk | of the board of school directors anj shall draw all warrants on the school fund as hereinafter provided. and shat keep a | strict account with the treasure ot sad school fund. charging said treasure 'a 'th | an moneys received from any sou'c, whatever on account of said school fGul and crediting him with an warrants | drawn against said fund. and he nhhl make a monthly detailed statement Co thc | Common Council Of the financial condi- | ton of said school fund and for what purpose any money Of said school fund has been paid since the preceding month. | The Clerk shall receive as compensation for services rendered in this capacity, | payable out of the school fund. a sum per month to be fixed by resolution of the | Common Council.
 SECTION VT.
 Every claim payable out Of the school fund shall be itemlzed. and shall be yer fled by the oath of the claimant. Co the | effect that the same is true ana corrcct and that no part thereof has been paid. lt shall be filed with the said board ana approved by majority of the members thereof and certificate of such approval shall be endorsed thereon signed oy the chairman of said board. whereupon the City Clerk shall draw a warrant on the treasurer of said school fund for the pay ment thereof which warrant shall be signed by the president of said board of school directors, and shall specify for what purpose the same is drawn; pro- vided, that said board of school direc- tors arc not authorized to expend for in- cidental and monthly current expenses for the maintainance of the public school a sum greater than that fixed from time to time by resolution of the council for each and every quarter consisting Of thrcc months. during the school year. md the treasurer of said school fund Is pp hibitcd from paying on said warrants sum greater than the amount so hSed per quarter. excepting as hereinafter pro yidcd: provided. a certified copy of said resolution fixing the quarterly sum to be expended. shall be delivered to the ciiy treasurer on or before the first of each such quarter.
 And for the purpose of ascertaining what incidental or quarterly current ex- penses for the maintainance of public schools will be necessary the said school board are hereby required on or before tho first day of January. i902, and on or before the first day Of September of each and every year to submit to the Common Council a statement showing the num- Der of teachers that will bo employed during the school year and the salary of each. janltors and other employees with