The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

Inc august lucctIItS VI lcdCHcr
and Officers promises to be one o
) the best since the law was passed
Teachers are not only willing but ar,
anxious for the meeting with the ex
ception of few from out the county
who are notvery particularly interest
ed in the success of the work. Tit
meeting is required by law and teach
ers who do not attend are withou
question neglecting their duty.
Many of the teachers will be inter
ested to know that Mr.. Coulter oil
Warrensburg will be with us the 18th
and will talk on the Mill Tax. This
is a question that will be of interest to
everyone and we shall be pleased to
have as many of our voters out to
hear him as can come. Mr.. Coulter
is very pleasing speaker and will
am sure will give us something worth
while on the subject.
Mr.. W. G. Dillon has been appoint
ed to represent the teachers of the
county in convention of the Anti
Single Tax League to be held in JET
ferson City August 29th. This is a
question that but few teachers are in
formed on and as Mr.. Dillon has civ.
en- the subject much attention and
thought he very kindly consented to
assume the responsibility and l am
sure no county will be more ably
represented.
School boards should not neglect
cleanup day this year. It should be
looked after more carefully than any
other work. I suggest August 81 as
the day for this work as in many in.
stances the teacher can be present on
this day and direct some of the work.
l believe where this is neglected the
the teacher will be justified in dis
missing school Monday morning until
this is attended to. This was done
by some of our teachers last year and
they are not going to be troubled in
this way again.
School yards should be cleaned up
and ready for school as it is not pleas
ant to stay indoors all the time and
more unpleasant to play in the weeds.
Many of the yards are cleaned up and
ready and all should be.
The question recently came up as
to whether township treasurer had
a right to commission on funds re-
ceived by him from the township col
lector and belonging to another town.
ship. My opinion at that time was
that he is entitled to such commission
out at the request of some l wrote
he Attorney General of the State and
'eceived the following: Your letter
If recent date received containing the
inquiry as to whether a township
treasurer can charge commission on
money paid to him by the township
collector when said money belongs to
mother township. III
Replying there to would say, Sec
ion l1711 R. S. 1909, provides that
he treasurer shall receive a compen-
alton of 2 per cent for receiving and
isbursing all moneys coming into
is hands as such treasurer, when
ne same shall not exceed the sum of
1000 and l per cent. of all sums over
aid amount.
The language of this section con-
'mplates a per cent. only on such
loneys as legally come into his hands
elonging to the territory over which
e has jurisdiction, and does not in I
ude commission upon moneys be- :
nging to district in another town.
Zip, but the treasurer in the town. fl
Zip in which the school district is To-
ted would be entitled to his com. r
ission. Therefore, if your inquiry
as answered in the affirmative, a
'uble commission would be allowed G
Jon the moneys wrongfully paid to
e township treasurer.
l am sure this is plain enough and a. ~
i'll perhaps help to correct some ~
istakest that have been made. tits
so plain that the township collector m
ould pay the money direct to the m
easurer to whom it belongs but set
with his own township board for to
is money. e,
l should be glad to know how many
ards know when the collector has
ade a correct settlement on the 81
hools funds of the township. They OF
ould know first how much is due n
Oh district in the township and then
tile with the collector. They u.s. r,