Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-07

occupy the schoolhouSe for such public
meetings as will, in the Judgment of the
board, aid in disseminating intelligence and
promoting good morals; any such licensee
shall be answerable, and if there be no re-
sponsible licensee, the members Of the
board shall be personally liable to the
district for any injul done to the property
and for any expense incurred by, at or in
consequence of any such use of the school
house.
APPARATUS. BOOKS, ETC.
Section 1876. The board may purchase
| such books, blanks and stationery as are
necessary tor keeping record OF the pro-
CeedlngS OF meetings and the account of the
treasurer, and for doing the business of the
district in an orderly manner such maps
cnarts. globes and school apparatus as are
approved by the state superintendent or by
the county superintendent for the use of
schools not exceeding seventy-fve dollars in
value IN any one year. and such school books
as IN their Judgment may be necessary for
the use of any children attending school in
their district whose parents and guardians
may not he able to furnish the same All
such purchases shall be approved at a reg
ular meeting of the board at which all the
members are present. The board shall keep
an accurate account of all expenses in
Cured by them under the provisions of this
section and present an itemized statement
OF such purchases to the annual meeting
FLAGS.
Section 436a. Every board of education
or district board shall purchase at the ex-
pense OF the city, town, village or district
schoolroom or from flagstaff on each
schoolhouse or on the grounds thereof
flag of the United States, and purchase in
like manner whatever may be needed for
the display or preservation of the flag.
CONTRACT WITH TEACHER.
Section 43S. The board shall contract
with qualified teachers. specify in the con
tract the wages per week. month or year to
tract, with copy of the certificate of the
teacher so employed attached thereto, with
the clerk. No contract with any person
not holding diploma or certificate author
iZing him to teach shall be valid; and all
such contracts shall terminate if the author
ity to teach expire by limitation and be not
renewed or be revoked.
TEXT BOOKS.
Section 440. The board shall determine
what textbooks shall beiu used In the school
make list OF such. books, file a copy with
the clerk and keep a copy posted in II;
have been so adopted exception in districts
furnishing free textbooks to all pupils in
the school( they shall not be changed for
the term OF three years, nor shall any change
of text books be made in the school Except
in districts so furnishing free teXt-books)
until authorized by majority vote OF the
legal voters of the district at the annual
meeting; and it is hereby made the duty OF
the clerk to embody in MS notice of such
meeting the fact that the question of a
change of textbooks will then be submitted.
Section 440b. Every member OF the dis
trict board or of board of education. when
d llSl OF LeAL-DOOKS mas De6n adopted aC-
cording to law, who. shall within three
years from the date of such adoption, order
change of textbooks in his district or city
shall forfeit the sum of fifty dollars
BOARD TO VISIT SCHOOL
Section AL. The board shall visit the
school, examine into its condition, advise
with the teacher in regard to the instruc-
ton, government and progress of the pupils,
and exercise such general supervision as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions
of this chapter.
TO MAKE ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS.
Art. g. Section 46l. To make altera-
| tons and repairs necessary to the health,
comfort and progress OF the pupils, when
directed by the county superintendent after
proper examination, and to abate any
nuisance in or upon the premises, provided
| that the same can be done at an expense
not exec ding twenty live dollars
SPECIAL DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.
Section 442: 1t shall be the duty of the
i. TO countersign all orders legally
drawn by the clerk upon the treasurer Of
the district.
q 10 appear for and on behalf of the
district in al actions brought by and against
it, when no other direction shall have been
lawfully given at district meeting
8. 10 cause an action to be prosecuted
in the name of the .istrict on the treasur-
er's bond in case of any breach of any con-
dition thereof, and to apply all money when
collected to the use or the district as the
same should have been applied by the treas
urer.
L. To enforce provisions of compulsory
| law and to sue tor fines ana torteitures
under provisions Of that law See Sec. 439b
SPECIAL DUTIES OF TREASURER.
Section 443. The treasurer shall, within
| ten DAYS after his election or appointment.
| execute to the district and file with the
| clerk a bond in double the amount, as
nearly as can be aScertained, OF all the
| money of the district to come into his hands,
| with sufficient SuretieS conditioned for the
| faithful discharge OF his duty and approved
| by the director and clerk. he shall hold
office until his successor be elected or APP
| pointed and qualified as herein provided.
Whenever the director and clerk snail deem
| the bond of the treasurer insufficient they
| shall demand an additional bond in such
sum as they shall fix, conditioned approved
| and tled in the manner aforesaid within
| ten DAYS after such demand. The neglect
| or refusal to file such bond in either case
| shall vacate the Office. Neither the direc-
! tor, clerk nor teacher shall hold the office
| of treasurer in his own district.
! Section 444. The treasurer shall apply
4, for and receive from the town treasurer all
| money apportioned to or collect tor the
| district and pay money on the order of the
CLERK ccuntersigned by the director, and
| not otherwise. lie shall keep book in
which he shall enter al the money received
| larly the sources from which the same has
| been received, the person to whom and the
object for which the same anne, mas neen pala,
| when desired to enable him TO make his
| annual report. He shall present to the an
] nuai meeting a report in writing contain
| ing statement of all moneys received by
| him during the preceding year and of each
| item of disbursement made by him and eX-
| hibit the voucher thereof. At the close of
| his term of Office he shall settle with the
| board and deliver to his successor said
| hooks. all vouchers. orders, papers and
| money coming into and remaining in his
| hands as treasurer.
| Section AS. The treasurer shall prose-
| cute the town treasurer of the town in
| which the district or any part thereof is
Situated for the recovery OF airy money be-
LONGING to the district which the town
| treasurer refuses or negleCtS for the space
| of ten DAYS from the time fixed by law
| therefor to pay over to him.
SPECIAL DUTIES OF CLERK.
Section 446 1t shall be the duty of the
| clerk:
i. 10 report the rame and postofice ad-
dress of ydch ort1cer of his district to the
town clerk and to the town treasurer, or II
| a Joint district to the clerk and treasurer of
| each town in which his district is situated,
| within ten days after the election or APP
| pointment of such officer.
| g. TO act as clerk and record the pro
| ceediugs of the district meetings.
| q TO enter in the record book provided
nv the board the minutes of its meetings,
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