Year: 1859

vice and direction to the board Of di-
rectors and teachers of such schools,
as to the government thereof and the
course Of studies to be pursued there,
in.


Sec. 80. The county superinten-
dent Of common schools shall estab-
lish school districts within their re-
spectiye counties as soon as practica-
BILE, after petition for that purpose,
signed by a majority Of the voters
residing within such contemplated
district, shall have been presented to
the superintendent of the county in
which such contemplated district may
be situated, who shall file a plat Of
such district in his Office.


Sec. 81. Whenever school dis
trict shall be formed in any county,
it shall be the duty of the county
superintendent of such county, with
in fifteen days thereafter, to prepare
a notice of the formation Of such
district, describing its boundaries and
appointing time and place for the
first district meeting, and have said
notice posted in at least five public
places in the district, ten days prior
to the time appointed for said meet
ing.


meeting shall be called in the man
ner prescribed by this Act, it shall be
the duty of the electors of the district
to assemble at the time and place
mentioned in such notice.


SEC. 33. Each organized township
in the county, shall be an original
school district until the same shall
be divided into separate districts by
the county superintendent.


Sec. "a. Every white male inhab-
liant of twenty-one years Of age Or
upwards, who shall reside in any
school district at the time of hold
ing any district meeting therein,
shall be entitled to vote at such
meeting.


SEQ. 35. 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 presiding at such meeting
shall declare to the person challenged
the qualifications Of voter, and if
such challenge shall not be withdrawn,
the chairman shall tender him the
following oath or affirmation: "You
do solemnly swear or affirm) that
you are an actual resident Of this
school district, and that you arequali-
fed by law, to vote at this meeting %
Any person taking such oath or af-
frmation, shall be permitted to vote
on all questions proposed at such
meeting, but if any person refuse to
take such oath or affirmation, his
vote shall be rejected.


Sec. So. Every school district
shall be deemed duly organized when
any two of the officers elected at
the first legal meeting thereof, shall
have consented to serve in the Office to
which they have been respectively
elected, by a written acceptance filed
with and recorded by the county
superintendent.


SEC. 81. Every school district,
organized in pursuance Of this Act,
shall be a body corporate, and shall
possess the usual powers of a corpo-
ration for public purposes, by the
name and style Of school district
No. -, (such a number as may
be designated by the county superin-
tendent ;)-county, (the name Of the
county in which the district is stu
ated, and in that name shall sue
and be sued, and be capable of con,
tracing and being contracted with
and holding such real and persona
estate as is authorized to be purchased
by the provisions of this Act, and Of
selling the same.


Sec. 38. An annual meeting Of
each school district shall be held OF
the last Saturday of September oI
each year, the hour Of such meeting
shall be two o'clock in the afternoon
unless otherwise ordered by the dis.
trict. Special meetings may b'
called by the clerk, or in his absenc'
/ by the director or treasurer, on tn,
written request of ten legal voters O.
the district.


i Sec. 80. No annual meeting shal
be deemed illegal for want Of notice
unless it shall appear that the omis
sion to give such notice was Tilfu
and premeditated.


Sec. 40. The inhabitants qualifel
to vote at school district meeting
when assembled at the first meeting
in their district meeting, or whel
lawfully assembled at any other dis
trict meeting, shall have power, first
to appoint a chairman for the tim,
being; second, to adjourn from tim
to time as occasion may require
third, to choose director, treasure
and clerk at their first and eacl
annual meeting; fourth, to designat
. site for district school house
fifth, to vote such tax, not exceedin!
, one-half [of] one per cent. on tn
taxable property in the district, a
the meeting shall deem sufficient t
purchase or lease a site for schoo
. house; Provided, when not includes
within the limits Of an incorporate
: town or village, said site shall no
! contain less than one acre, and t