Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

school board, Iand legally quallHed teachers
whose appointment is confirmed py sald
board and sdch emnIoyas as the board may
deem necessary, the necessary ana current
expenses Of the schools including the pur-
chase OF school supplies apparatus, tueI
gas. electricity or electrical power and the
other school purposes specihed IN Lnls ACT
All moneys received by or raised IA such
city Tor school purposes shan pe pald over
70 the clty treasurer. to pc dlsDuFSeu ny
him on the orders of the president ana secre-
tary of said board countersgned by the city
comptroller provided, that the pres dent,
instead of signing each order, may certify
upon the payrollS furnished by the secretary
TO the comptroller to the fact that the
amounts therein are correct as allowed by
SAID board Provided that the BOARD OF
school directors may provide by resoiutlo on
for the payment of all persons employed by
said board in the service of the city upon
monthly payrollS ard the manner In which
the same shall be certified audited and APP
proved and payment made thereon and such
payroLs shall in all cases be ceftlled by
the president and secretary and hnancO
committee of said board of school directors
and countersigned by the city comptroller
of such city.
Section II Whenever the board Of
school directors shall deem it necessary to
erect new buildings or additions to old
buildings, or to purchase school sites, they
may by tW0-thtrds vote or the members,
send communication to the common cOun-
Gil Of said city, stating the amount of funds
so needed and the purposes for which 1t Is
proposed TO use the said funds, ana request
the voters of said city at the next. election
OF any. sort to be held in said city the ques-
tion Of Issuing the school bonds OF said city
in the amount and for the purpose or pur-
poses named; and upon receipt of such re-
quest from the board of school directors II
shall be and Is hereby made the duty OF
the sald common council TO cause tne ques-
tion of the issuance of the SAID bonds Tor
the said school purposes to be submitted to
the voters OF the said city at the next fegu-
Tar, special or other election held In the
fpT1n Z o.
the said school bonds shall be submitted
upon separate ballot, or In some other
manner SO that the vote upon the issuance
or said. school bonds shall be taken separ-
ately from any other question submitted to
the voters at the same election, ana II
majority: Of the votes cast upon such POND
proposition shall be in favor OF the issu-
ance Of said bonds, then the common c0un,
ell Of said city shall cause such school
bonds to be issued forthwith In the same
manner as other bonds which have been
properly authorized are issued, and the
proper officials of the said city shall sell or
dispose of the said bonds in the same man
ner. as other bonds are disposed OF ana tne
entire proceeds Of the same shall pc placed
In the city treasury, subject TO the or6er
Of the said board Of school directors, for
the purposes named In the, request Tor tne
issuance Of the said bonds. SAID scn0oI
bonds shall not bear a greater rate OF IN,
terest than four per cent. per annum, ana
shall be payable in twenty years from me me
date Of their issue, one-twentfeth OF the
principal to be payable each year, and the
said Common council is hereby authorized
and it Is made their duty to levy ana col
lect tax upon all property, real ana per
sonal, In the said city subject to taxation,
in the same manner and at the same time
as other taxes are levied and collected,
which shall be sufficient to pay the interest
on all school bonds outstanding issueo I'M
der the provisions Of this act, ana TO pay
such part Of the principal OF such school
bonds SO issued as becomes due ana pay.
able during the next fiscal year. The amount
Of such school bonds outstanding at any
one time shall not be greater than one per
cent of the total assessed valuation OF 81!
city subject to taxation, and the tax leyied
to pay the interest on and the principal OF
the said school bonds shall be In addition to
the tax levied for general purposes upon all
the taxable property of said city.
Section 10. The board shall be governed
in all things by the school laws OF the
fed by this act They shall report to the
common council annually the general pro
ceedings and acts Of said board, the number
and condition of the public schools kept IN
they have severally been taught, the NUMBER
and names Of teachers; the number OF chill
dren taught In said schools respectively
the result Of the annual enumeration re-
quired by law the extent Of school accom-
modations in the several schools; the
amount Of school money raised or received
during the year; distinguishing the amount
received from the state fund. from the
amounts derived from taxes levied by the
county board Of supervisors and by the
common council respectively; and the
amounts allowed by them against the school
fund in detail. together with such other IN
formation as they may deem userul or as
the common council may require: copy
Of said report shall be transmitted TO the
state superintendent Of public instruction,
and a like copy to the librarian OF the
state historical society in Madison.
Section 10. No member of the board or
school directors, superintendent, assistant
superintendent, secretary Of the board, other
assistant, teacher OF any common scnOol OF
high school, or janitor or other employe OF
the board shall be in any wise Interested
In any purchase or sale of any real or per-
sonal property by the city for the use or
convenience Of any Of the schools, and no
such contract made in violation or this
provision shall be valid, and any consldera-
ton paid by the city upon any such pur-
chase or sale herein prohibited. may be re- re-
covered in an action at law in the name or
the city aggrieved thereby, and any person
so offending against the provisions OF TINS
act shall be removed from any position held
by him under this act
Section 20. This act Is not Intended to
affect the term of office of any person now
serving in any capacity by virtue or an ap-
pointment heretofore made by the school
board In any such city, but such otdcer
shall continue to serve in the same capacity
under the board Of school directors hereby
created for the term for which ne was SO
appointed subject nevertheless, to be re-
moved from such Office for the causes and
In the manner mentioned In this act. Any
vacancy for any cause occurring IN any
Office Subject to the provisions of this act,
shall be filled by appointment for the unex-
Section 81 This act Is amendatory of
the charters of the various cities to when
II annlfes or NAV hereafter become appli-
f INCONSISTENT s herewith is hereby modified,
amended or repealed by this { act to the ex
70 the intent hereof All acts or parts of
acts contravening the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
Section %. This act shall take effect
and publication.
A Tuna 1907.