Year: 1867

and the school year shall commence on
that day.


Sec. rs. Special meetings may be
called by the district board, or By any
one Of them, on the written request Of
any Ave legal voters Of the dislricl, BY
giving the notice required in the next
section, and in all notices Of special meet
ings the object of the meeting shall be
stated.


Sec. II. All notices of annual or
special neetcngs, afier tbs first meeting
has been held, as aforesaid, shall specify
Tie day and hour and place of meeting,
and shall be given at least six days pre-
YiOus to such meeting by posting up cop
les thereof in three Of the most public
places, or by publication, or by publcs.
ton in the district, and in case of any
special meeting called for the purpose
Of establishing or changing the site Of a
school house, such notice shall be given
at least ten days previous thereto.


Sec. lS. No district meeting shall
be deemed Illegal for want Of due notice,
unless it shall appear that the omission
to give such notice was wilful and fraud
ulent Provided, That for all meetings
to provide for the location or removal
of site for school house, the notice
required il the last preceding section,
shall in ali cases be given.


Sec. 10. Every male inhabitant of
the age of twenty one years, residing in
the district, and liable to pay a school
district tax therein, shall be entitled to
vote at any district meeting.


Sec. 90. If any person Offering to
vote at a school district meeting shall be
challenged as unqualified by any legal
voter in such district, the chairman pre-
siding at snch meeting shall declare TO
the person challenged, the qualification
of a voter, and if such person shall state
that he is qualified and the challenge
shall net be Withdrawn, the said chair
man shall tend to him an oath In sub.
stance as follows; sYou do swear Cor
afirm) that you are twenty-Qne years Of
age, that you are an actual resident Of
this school district and liable to pay a
school district tax therein" and every
person taking such oath shall be permit-
ted to vote on all questions proposed at
such meeting.


Sec. 81. If any person so challenged
shall refuse to take such oath, his vote
shall be rejected, and any person who
shall wilfully take false oath or make
false affirmation under the provisions
of the preceding section, shall be deemed
guilty of perjury.


Sec. %. When any question is taken
in any other manner than by ballot, a
challenge Immediately after the vote has
been taken, and previous to the announce
ment Of the vote by the chair, shall be
deemed to be made when Offering to
vote and treated IN the same manner.


Sec. %. The qualified voters in such
school district when lawfully assembled
shall have power to adjourn from time to
time as may be necessary; TO designate
a site for q school house by vote of two
thirds of those present and 10 change the
same by a similcr vote at any regular
meeting.


OGCs GEs FNuCu uO SlbO CdL 10 CGbaD~
lished by such inhabitants, as aforesaid,
the County Superintendent of the county
in which the district is situated shall de.
.ermine where such site shall be, and
his determination shall be certified 10 the
director of the district and shall be final,
except thaesuch decision may be changed
by the ,Gouuly Superintendent oR a writ
ten request of majority Of the qualified
voters of the district.


Sec. 25. The said qualified voters
shall also have power at any such nee.
ting to direct the purchasing or leasing
of any appropriate site, and the building
hiring or purchasing of a school house,
and the amount Of fuel TO be furnished
and the time ard mode os furnishing it
for the succeeding year, whether by ap-
portiOnment to persons having scholars
to send to such schoolIn weod, to be de-
livered at the school house or in money
10 bs assessed on a rate bill, or BY a tax
on the property of the district, and to
impose such tax as may be sufficient for
the payment thereof, subject 10 the lin
itation contained in the succeeding sec
ton.


Sec. 26. The amount of takes to be
raised in any district for the purpose Of
purchasing or building school house
shall not ezceed the sum Of three hun.
dred dollars ip any one year unless there
shall be more than thirty scholars re.
siding therein between the ages of five
and twenty-one years, and the amount
thereof shall not exceed four hundred
dollars in any one year unless there shall
more than fifty scholars residing In the
district between the ages last aforesaid;
and 10 sum shall be raised exceeding
two hundred dollars for the purpose Of
building or purchasing a school house Of
less dimensions than sixteen feet BY
twenty. four feet anl ten feet between
floors, not exceeding one hundred dol
lars for the purpose of building or pur-
chasing a school house constructed Of
round or hewn logs.


Sec. %. ANY school district having
more than three hundred scholars be-
tween the ages Of FIVE and twenly-one
residing il such district, shall have pow
er and authority to. borrow money to pay
for sites for school houses. and TO erect
buildings thereon and 10 furnish the
same, by q vote Of two-lhiTds Of the quail
lied voters Of said district, present at
any annual meeting or special meeting;
Provided, That z special meeting for
such purpose shall be upon notice given
By the directors Of such district, az least
twenty days prior to the day Of meeting;
and ihs' the whole debt Of any such dis.