The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-06
TEE NEW Law
Text of the Act Under which
our School District was
Recently lncorpora ted.
AN .ACT.

enact
Section TIE following described
territory, situate and being in the
count, of Iron. is hereby re-incsopor.
atel AS school district, to bs known
in law under the name aud style of
the "School District Of Crystal Falls, "
to wit The territory now included
in the organized township OF Crystal
Falls and the territory now included
in the corporate limits of the city of
Crystal Falls.
Section 2. The said school district
snail be subject to the general laws of
the sta te so far as the same may be
applicable, and shall have all the
powers and privilegess conferred upon
primary and graded school districts
by the laws Of this state. all the
general provisions of which shall ap-
ply and be enforced in said school
district except such as shall be in
consistent with the provisions of this
act and all schools organized in said
district in pursuance Of this act shall
be public and free to all presons actual
residents Within he limits hereof i've
years of aye and over, and 20 such
other persons rs the board Of education
thereof, hereinafter provided for shall
admit Provided That whenever The
MAJORITY Of the electors in any
surveyed township in said district
shal petition the board Of euducatiou
to establish a school or schools therein
said board Of education il hereby
authorized and directed, Within three
months thereafter TO organize such
school or schools
Section 3 The bolrd of education
" said school district shall consist Of
Eve trustees, two Of whom shall reside
outside Of the corporate limits of said
city Of Crystal Falls and three within
the limits Of said city Of Crystal Falls,
TO be elected as hereinafter provided,
each OF whom shall have one vote
therein
Section : The board of registration
for said school district shall consist of
the president, the treasurer and the
secretary OF the board of education
and in case of the absence of any of
them, or his inability to serve. the
trustee not holding the Office of pre-
sident, whose term of Office will soon
est expire. shall act in his stead, but
any two of such board of registration
sact bnainess to the same extent as if
all the members thereof were present
Section 5. IL shall be the duty of
the board II registration to provide, at
the expense Of such school district, a
suitable book. to be known as the
register OF electors so made and
arranged rs TO be capable of containing
an alphabetical list of the respecti We
christian and surnames, in full, Of all
sons entitled TO vote at the meetings
o. said school district, the date of
registration Of each such persons, and
the street or other locality of his re-
idence.
Section 8. AS soon as practicable
after this act shall take effect, the
secretary of the boara of education
shall copy into the register OF electors
the names. residences and dates for |
registration Of all the qualified electors
of the city of Crystal Falls and of the
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shall appear according to the several
books OF registration thereof for the
last preceding general election. The
city clerk Of said city and the township
clerk of said township shall furnish
the said secretary of the board OF
education all reasonable facilities and
70 use the prospective city
and township books Of registration for
the purpose aforesaid The register OF
electors SO made up, subject 10 the
additions and other changes Lawfully
made by the board Il registration of
said school district at any regular
session thereof, shall BE the register Of
electors for use Mt the then next annual
,r special meeting Of said school dis .
trict.
Section Z. ON the Saturday next
preceding an annual meeting, or any
'peciSl meeting Of said school district,
md on such other days as shall be ap-
pointed therefor by the board Of
d ducation. not exceeding three days in
III, previous TO any such meeting. the
,oard OF registration shall be in session
It such place in said school district as
hall be designated therefor az herein
fter provided. from eight o'clock in
he forenoon until eight o'clock in the
fternoon. for the purpose of com
'Ieting The list of the qualified electors
I said school district during which
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