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

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REPORT OF DISTRICT CLERK
Section 462 1t shall be the duty of the
district clerk, between the tenth and nj
and transmit to The town, city or village
clerk written report, dated on the tenth
day Of July of such year signed oy hlm ana
verified by his affidavtt, showing:
First The number, names ana ages OF
children, male and female designated sep
arately. over the age of four and under the
age of twenty years residing in the district,
and the names of their parents. guardians
or other persons with whom such children
resided, respectfully, on the last day OF
June preceding. But no such children re-
siding in, held or cared for at any charit-
able or penal institution of this state shall
be included in such enumeration or report,
shall receive information that any such
children have been enumerated in the
school census of any school district include
in the reports made bv him on the basis OF
which apportionment of money from til
school fund income is made. he may require
from the district clerk or the secretary or
the board of education of said district YER
flied statement of the whole number OF
children OF school age residing Mn the dis
trict not excluded by the provisions Of mis-
section, in such form and number as the
said superintendent may prescribe Unless
the certificate herein provided tor shall he
made no monev shall be apportioned for the
benefit of said school district
Second The whole number of children
males and females designated separately
between the ages OF four and twenty years
taught in district school during the year
for which Such report as made by teacher
duly qualified
Third. The number attending school
during the year under the age of four and
the number over the age of twenty years.
Fourth. The whole time, in days any
common school has been taught in the dis
trict, including holidays, and the whole
number of days such school has been taught
by teachers qualified according to law, In
GLIDING holidays, ara the days the teachers
may have attended n institute during the
which no deduction in wages was made bv
the district board.
Fifth The names of all teachers en-
ploved during the year. the number OF days
taught by each, including holidays. and the
monthly wages paid to each and the time
allowed any teacher for attendance on any
institute for which no wages were de-
Sixth. The amount Of money received
from the town treasurer during the year!
designating separately the amount received
from the apportionment of the school FUND
income, the amount received from tax lev
led by county board Of supervisors. the
amount received from tax voted by the dis
trict and the amount received from all
other sources during the year and the man
Showing separately the expenditure Of
school money received from the state.
Seventh. Such other facts and statistics
in relation to the schools, public or private
Ia such district as the state superintendent
may from time to time require. The clerk
Of each joint school district shall report to
the town clerk of each town part of which
is embraced in such district the number OF
children residing in such part in the man
ner set forth in this section. and the re-
mainder of the items specified in this Sec
ton sba all be EN- braced in the report made
TO the town in which the schoolhouse is sit
uated. He shall also report the amount II
Indebtedness ofthe district
Section 462a. In addition to the duties OF
the clerks of the several school districts OF
this state relating to the taking of the cen
ed by law, the said clerks shall also re.
port the names of the children in their re-
spective districts and the average of each OF
them over the age Of four and under the age
or twenty years. Such clerks shall also re.
port the amount of Indebtedness of their
respective districts
COMPULSORY LAW,
Section 439h. as amended by Chap. 251
his MISC control any child between the ages o
seven and fourteen years shall cause such
child to attend some public or private schoo
wear provided. that this section shall moi
apply to any child who is being otherwise
Instructed in the elementary branches OF
learning for like period or who has al
ready acquired such knowledge, or whose
mental or physical condition is such as to
render his attendance at school and applica
ton to study inexpediert or impracticable
or who lives more than two miles from any
school by the nearest travelled road. or who
is excused for sufficient reasons by any cour
of record. Any person who shall violate
the provisions of this section shall forfeit
not less than three dollars nor more thar
twenty dollars for each Offense.
DUTY OF OFFICERS
Section 439b It shall be the duty of the
director or president of any board of educa
ton, or any truant officer appointed by sucf
board of education to sue for any forfeiture
under the preceding section. and any suct
of1cer neglecting so to do within fifteer
DAYS after written notice has been served
upon him by any qualified elector or tax
NAV within the district. village city
within which the offending person shall re-
side shall himself be liable to forfeiture OF
not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars for each OffenSe
TRUANT OFFICERS
Section 1890. The board of education OF
the district board may appoint one or more
truant otlcers, whose duty It shall be, act
ing discreetly, to apprehend upon view al
children between seven and fourteen
years of age who habitually frequen
or loiter about public places and have nc
lawful occupation. and place such children
when so apprehended, in such schools as tht
parent or other person having the control o.
such children may designate And sucf
their boards within reasonable time. Such
truant officers shall be entitled to such
compensation, to be paid out OF the schoo
appointing them.
USE OF FORFEITURE.
Section 439d. The forfeiture herein pro
vided for when collected, shall be paid over
TO the DrOpSi lJSdSuI CT " NC dCCOuuleQ lOl
by him as money raised for school purposes
in the city, town, village or district in which
the person suffering the forfeiture resided
at the time thereof
CENSUS OFFICERS DUTY
Section 439e. 1t shall be the duty of al
officers empowered to take the school cen
sus TO ascertain the number of children be
tween the ages of seven and fourteen
wears in. their respective districts, the
number of children between such ages who
did not attend school, and, as far as posi-
sible. the cause OF such failure 70 attend
school
To the District Board.