Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14

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clerk o. each town and the village con
ceFned and II the question be adopted. the
result snail also be certified 70 the state
I superintendent by the clerk OF each n Jntei-
pality Interested such certificate to be filed
| with the state superintendent within six
days after the election, and such tract Of
school district.
secti2a t95-7. IL an existing free high
| schoSf district Is included IN the tract or
| territory enbraced IN the proposed union
| free high school district. the formation Of
| the union iree high school district and The
/ TO the provisions Of this act shall annui
me organization OF the existing free high
Section 405-s The officers of such high
school district shall be q director, treasurer
and clerk. who shall have the same
lhority, be charged with the same duties
1 and b. under the same liabilities as like
on 'ers OF other free high school districts.
/ m: term Of each shall be three years, be-
ginning with the annual union free algh
\ school district meeting held on the third
! Monday Ia March. and each officer elected
| snail continue In Office until his successor
! shall have been chosen provided that at
the first election the clerk shall be chosen
| for one year, the treasurer for two years.
and the director for three years, and all Of
1 election at which the question Of establish
/ Ing union free high school is submitted.
| In such cases separate ballot box shall
| be provided for the election OF officers,
and plurality of the votes cast shall be
| sufficient to elect - case an Incorporated
/ village shsH be included In the proposed
/ union free high school district the officers
| Of the election In the outside territory shall
| 'neet at once after the polls are closed in
I the Office of the village clerk and the votes
| Ter sad officers in the outside territory and
| Ia he village shall be counted as a joint
/ vote, and plurality OF the votes cast shall
| be sufficient to elect.
/ shall be counted as the first year In de-
! termining the term OF Office. Thereafter
| officers shall be elected annually in place
| OF those whose terms expire at the annual
| meeting OF such union free high school dis
/ trict.
| Section 495-e. The annual union free
| high Fschooi district meeting for the cleo
| tiOa Of officers and the transaction Of other
| business shall be held on the third Wednes-
| day In March, unless that be legal holi-
next day.
The election Of district officers shall be
! held 10 some convenient room in the union
| building, and IL not, then In some other
| convenient room determined upon b. the
| board and specified in the notice. L. the
derstood that the building in which the
| last annual meeting was held shall be the
! building designated
| lot and suitable ballot boxes shall be pro,
| vded therefor. The polls shall be opened
at one o'clock In the afternoon OF the day
! fixed by law for holding the annual free
| high school district meeting and shall be
| closed at seven O'Clock of the same day.
The time OF opening and closing the polls
as well the place of holding the cleo
ton. shall be specified In the notice OF such
election or meeting but a failure to so
specify the time of opening and closing the
polls and designating the place where the
annual meeting or election Is to be held and
conducted shall not vitiate such election
Immediately after the polls are closed
and the ballots counted the electors shall
organize for the purpose OF conducting fhe
| regular and usual business, othe- than the
election Of officers. necessary for carrying
on and maintaining the union free high
school As soon as the meeting is regu-
arly organized the result OF the election of
officers shall be declared
The officers conducting the election shall
consist of the union free high school dis
trict clerk and two other persons selected
by the school district board. If an In
corpoFated village is comprised In the dis
trict one officer shall be selected from the
village and one from the territory lying
outside OF the village and included in the
spectors and clerks OF this election shall
make and keep a list of all the electors
men and women, voting at the election
The amount of compensation paid to the
inspectors or clerks of election shall be
such sum as may be agreed upon by the
district board, not to exceed two dollars
for each inspector engaged and acting In
conducting this election. SAID compensation
to be paid from any funds In the treasury
OF the school district not otherwise appro-
prlated.
Section 495--10 1t shall be the duty
OF the district board 10 meet on the Sat
urday Immediately preceding the annual
meeting, carefully examine the accounts of
the treasurer and make up a full and Item
lied report Of all receipts and expenditures
since the last annual meeting, of the amount
In the hands Of the treasurer or the amount
Of the deficit, II any, for which the district
Is liable. OF the amount necessary to be
raised by taxes for the report Of the school
for the ensuing year. and % the amount
required to pay the interest principal of
any debt due or to become due during the
year; which report shall BE- submitted In
writing at the annual meeting and recorded
! by the clerk ut length wit the action
thereon in the proceedings II the meeting
Section 495-11 The clerk shall give
at least six days previous notice OF the
annual meetings by posting notices there
for IN six or more public places In the
district, one of which shall be attlxed 70
the outer door of the union free high school
building II there be one In the district
and he shall give like notice for any adj
journed meeting II the adjournment be for
more than one month but no annual meet
Ing shall be deemed Illegal for want of
due notice. unless 1t shall appear that the
omission to give such notice was wilful and
fraudulent.
Section 495-l2 Special meetings shall
| be called by the clerk or In his absence by
| the director or treasurer on the written
request OF twenty legal voters OF the dis
trtct. and notices thereof specifying par
ticularly the business to be transacted shall
be posted In the manner prescribed for cali
ing the annual meeting and the electors
! Ing shall have power TO transact the same
| business as at the first or annual meeting
except the election OF officers. But no more
| than one such special meeting to consider
| the same subject shall be held in the dis
! triet In the same school year. No tax or
| loan or debt shall be voted at a special
! meeting unless three -fourths OF the legal
| voters shall have been notified either per-
| sonally or BY written notice left at their
| and objects of the meeting: and specifying
| the amount proposed TO be voted at least
| six days before the time appointed there
! for exclusive of the day on which the
| .uey Sing Is TO be held
Section 495--13 Every resident eleetor
| Of the district shall be entitled 70 vote IN
| any annual meeting provided such elector
| has resided therein for at least thirty days
| next preceding any meeting.
| Section 405--14. The Inhabitants Of amy
| school district qualified by law to vote st
| a high school district meeting when as
! sembled ut the first and each anpral meet
| ing in their district or at any adjournment
! thereof shall have power:
| "a To appoint q chairman for the time
being and In absence of the clerk TO APP
| point som person 10 act In his stead, and
| the person SO appointed shall certify the
proCeedir IS OF such meeting TO the district
! clerk, wlo shall enter the same IN the rec
! ords OF the district and file and preserve
| the certificate of such temporary CLERK
! t2l adjourn from time to Time
! occasion fl0y require.
49, IN vote such tax as the meeting
! shall deem sufficient to purchase or lease
! a suitable itc for Il school house. TO build,
/ hire, or purchase u school house and TO
! keep In replir and furnish the same with
/ necessary furniture and ventilating and