Douglas Island news., 1915-12-29
Ordinance No. 54
FOR SCHOOL BOARD AND DEFINING Irs POWERS AND DUTIES


 ITs POWERS AND DUTIES
 The Town of Douglas does ordain as follows:
 SECTION I. A school district and public school shall be. and is hereby established, in aud for the Town of Douglas; said school to be known as the DOuglas Public School and said district embracing all the territory within the exterior boundaries of the iucor- poratcd Town of Douglas.
 SECTION 9. The supervision and manage meut of the Douglas Public Schools shall be vested in a board of three (9 members, as provided in the twelfth subdivision or Sec- tion 627 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, which said board shall consist Ot director, a treasurer and clerk, to be elected uu- uuolly by the vote of all adults who are citi- ZeuS Of the United States or who have de- clared their intention GO become such and who are residents of the said school district. The members of the present school board shall hold office for the terms of one. two and three years respectively from the first Tuesday iu April, l9l3, and until their suc- cessors are elected and qualified; and one member of each board shall be elected each year thereafter aud shall hold office for period of three years aud until his successor is elected and qualified. The said election for the said members or the school board shall be held ut the same time and i'm the same manner as elections are held for mem berS Ot the common council Each or said members before entering upon the duties ot his office shall take au oath and subscribe the same in writing to honestly and faith fully discharge the duties of his office.
 Iu ease a vacancy in the membership of said board occurs from death, resignation, removal. or other cause, such vacancy may be filled by special election, upon ten days notice called by the remaining members of the board upon the petition ot five qualified voters.
 All money available and necessary for school purposes, except for the construction and equipment of school houses and the ace QuiSitiou of sites for the same shall be eN- pended under the direction or said board; and the treasurer of said board shall bc the custodian of said money, and he shall, before entering upon the discharge or his duties, give a bond co the common council, with sufficient suretteS, iu such sum as the conn mon cOuucil shall direct, and subject to its approval but not less than twice the amount that might come into his hands as such treasurer. cOudit oued that he will honestly aud faithfully disburSe and account for all money that might come into his hands as such treasurer.
 SECTION 8. The school board, iu addition to the powers defined in said twelfth sub division of section 63l of the Com fled laws of Alaska, shall have the power Go make es- tablish and enforce all necessary and proper rules and regulations not in conflict with che laws of the Territory Ot Alaska or the laws Of the United States for the manage mcut and government or said schools, the teachers thereof and the pupils therein; and they shall have the power co hire and employ ail necessary teachers and assistants GO pro vide for heating aud lighting the school house, and in general GO do and perform everything necessary for the due muiuteu- ouce oi proper school.
 SECTION {. The clerk of the school board shall draw all warrants con the school tuuu as hereinafter provided; aud he shall keep a strict account with the treasurer of said school fund and he shall make a monthly dee tailed statement Co the common council ot the condition Ot said school fund and the purpose for which any mOueys of said fund |
 SECTION 8. Every clnim payable out of the school funds shall be itemiZed and shall be filed with the clerk of the board and shall be approved by majority of all che members of said board, which approval shall be en- dOrsed thereon; WhcrcupOu the clerk or said board shall draw and sign warrant on the treasurer of said board for the payment thereof, which warrant shall be signed by che director of said board and the said war rant shall specify for what purpose the same is drawn.
 SECTION 6. At the first meeting of the common council after the commencement of the school term each year, the school board shall file with the said common council ou estimate of the amount of funds which will be required Tor the maintenance or the schools for the current ycur or school term, which said estimate shall show the number of teachers engaged for the said year, the amount of monthly salary tO be paid Co each and the approximate sums which will De needed for fuel, lights, repairs and all other expenses.
 SECTION 2. 1T at any time said board of school directors shall deem it proper or necessary for the maintenance of the said public schools to eNpeud a greater amount of money than contained tn the estimate mentioned in section six of this ordinance, or whenever it becomes apparent to said directors that the amount of said estimate will be insufficient for the maintenance ot said schools for the current year, they shall immediately file a supplemental estimate or such expenses with the said Common COuu- cil. which said estimate shall set forth iu de- tail the nature and amount or such proposed additional expenses; and uo indebtedness shall be incurred by the said school board without the consent of the Common Council, expressed by ordinance or resolution.
 SECTION s. Auordiuauces and parts of or- diuauces iu conflict herewith are hereby rec pealed.
 SECTION 9. This ordinance shall be pub- fshed in the Douglas Island News, weekly newspaper published iu the Town Of Doug las. Alaska, ou the 22nd day 0t December, 1915. and the 29th of December, 1915, and shall be in full force aud effect from and after the date of its passage and approval
 Passed and approved this 2lth day of De- cember. 1915. PETER JOHNSON, President of Common Council and EN.Omcio
 Mayor
 ATTEST: R.R. HUBBARD, City Clerk.