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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 15', '§ 16', '§ 19', '§ 20', '§ 21', '§ 15', '§ 16', '§ 17', '§ 18', '§ 19', '§ 20', '§ 21', '§ 22', '§ 23']

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MISSOURI. 125"
assessed the same year or the preceding year to pay taxes therein; or shall have
not so qualified, who shall vote at any such meeting or election, shall for such
§ 15. The qualified voters of each school township, when assembled at the
first township meeting, or when lawfully assembled at any other township meeting, shall have power,
Second: .To adjourn, from time to time, as occasion may require.
Third: To determine the number of inspectors of common schools to be
Fourth: To choose their township officers at their first meeting, and as oftea
Fifth: To make from time to time such prudential rules and regulations, as
they may think proper, for the improving and protecting the school
lands belonging to the township.
Sixth: To make appropriations out of the township school moneys to pay
§ 16.    The first township meeting which shall be lawfully assembled, shall by
a majority of votes, determine the number of school districts which shall be immediately formed and organized in the township.
appointed to organize such district, meeting, as in the next article is provided.
shall be certified to the directors, who shall proceed as in other cases of the formation of districts by them.
§ 19. An annual meeting shall be, held in each school township, at the time and
place previously appointed, and at the first township meeting, and at each annual meeting thereafter, the time and [place] of the next annual meeting shall
§ 20. A notice in writing of the time and place of each annual meeting,
time than one month, shall be fixed by the township clerk or trustees, at four of
the most public places in the township, at least five days before the time appointed for such annual adjourned meeting.
§ 21. A special meeting shall be held in each township, whenever it shall he
given by the township clerk or directors, to each qualified voter in the township,
at least five days before the meeting shall be held, in the manner prescribed,by
and qualified; and all other township officers shall hold their respective offices,
until the annual meeting of the township, next following the time of their appointment.
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Transcript MISSOURI. 125" assessed the same year or the preceding year to pay taxes therein; or shall have charge as a parent or guardian of white child or children residing therein, or as master of an apprentice under the age of eighteen years; and every person not so qualified, who shall vote at any such meeting or election, shall for such offence forfeit a sum not exceeding five dollars. § 15. The qualified voters of each school township, when assembled at the first township meeting, or when lawfully assembled at any other township meeting, shall have power, First: To appoint a chairman of the meeting and, when necessary, a judge of election. Second: .To adjourn, from time to time, as occasion may require. Third: To determine the number of inspectors of common schools to be chosen for the township. Fourth: To choose their township officers at their first meeting, and as oftea as there shall be a vacancy in any such office. Fifth: To make from time to time such prudential rules and regulations, as they may think proper, for the improving and protecting the school lands belonging to the township. Sixth: To make appropriations out of the township school moneys to pay the expense of providing record books and stationary for the directors and township clerk. Seventh: To repeal, alter or modify their proceedings from time to time. § 16. The first township meeting which shall be lawfully assembled, shall by a majority of votes, determine the number of school districts which shall be immediately formed and organized in the township. § 17. If it be determined that the township shall be formed into one district only, such meeting shall proceed immediately, or at an adjourned meeting to be appointed to organize such district, meeting, as in the next article is provided. § 18. If it be determined to form two or more districts, that determination shall be certified to the directors, who shall proceed as in other cases of the formation of districts by them. § 19. An annual meeting shall be, held in each school township, at the time and place previously appointed, and at the first township meeting, and at each annual meeting thereafter, the time and [place] of the next annual meeting shall he fixed. § 20. A notice in writing of the time and place of each annual meeting, and of each adjourned meeting, when the adjournment shall be for a longer time than one month, shall be fixed by the township clerk or trustees, at four of the most public places in the township, at least five days before the time appointed for such annual adjourned meeting. § 21. A special meeting shall be held in each township, whenever it shall he called by the directors, a notice of the time and place of which meeting shall be given by the township clerk or directors, to each qualified voter in the township, at least five days before the meeting shall be held, in the manner prescribed,by the tenth section of this article. § 22. The proceedings of no township meeting, annual, adjourned or special, shall be held illegal for want of due notice to all the persons qualified to vote thereat, unless it shall appear that the omission to give notice was wilful and fraudulent. § 23. Every commissioner of common schools shall hold his office until the second annual meeting after his appointment, and until his successor is chosen and qualified; and all other township officers shall hold their respective offices, until the annual meeting of the township, next following the time of their appointment.