Year: 1867

| TO keep their school house IN repair and
10 provide the necessary appendages and
to pay and discharge any debts OF liabil-
iues of the district lawfully incurred !;
may raise a sum not exceeding forty dol
lars in any one year for the purchase Of
books of reference, globes, maps or any
apparatus for the purpose Of illustrating
the principles of astronomy, natural ply
losophy, natural history and agricultural
chemistry or the mechanic arts.


Sec. o. They may also determine
az each annual meeting the length of
time a school shall be taught IN their
district during the ensuing year which
shall not be less than three months in
the district which have less than seventy
Eve pupils. nor less than SIX months 10
the districts which have between seventy
five and two hundred pupils, nor less than
nine months in the districts where there
are more than two hundred pupils, and
whether by male or female teachers, or
both and whether the money appor.
toned for the support Of the school
therein shall be applied 10 the winter or
summer term, OF a certain portion to
each.


Sec. 90. In case any of the matters
in the preceding section mentioned are
not determined at The annual meeting, the
district board shall have power and il
shall be their duty to determine the same.


Sec. 80. Said qualified voters may
also at any regular meeting authorize
and direct the sale of any school house,
site, building or other property belong
ing TO the district, when the same shall
no longer be needed for the use of the
district


Sec. 81. They may also give such
directions and make such provisions as
they shall deem necessary in relation 10
the prosecution or defense of any pro-
ceeding in which the district may be a
party or interested.


Sec. 3d. The moderator shall have
power and il shall be his duty to preside
at all meetings of the district to eOun-
tersign all orders upon the treasurer for
moneys to be disbursed by the district
and all warrants of the Director upon
the county treasurer FOR moneys raised
for district purposes, or appOrIiOned TO
the district by the county clerk. But if
the Moderator shall be absent from any
district meeting, the qualified voters
present may elect suitable person TO
preside at the meeting.


Sec. SO. If at any district meeting
any person shall conduct himself, OF her.
self, in a disorderly manner, and, after
notice from the moderator or person pre-
siding, shall presist therein. the moder-
ator, or person presiding, may order him
or her 10 Withdraw from the meeting.
and on his or her refusal, may order any
constable or other person or persons to
take him or her into custody until the
meeting shall be adjourned.


Sea. "a. Any person who shall re-
fuse to withdraw from such meeting on
being so ordered as provided in the pre-.
ceediDg section, or who shall wilfully dis
turb such meeting, SHALL for every such
offense, forfeit a sum not exceeding twen-
~ dollars. TO be collected in the same
manner as other penalties 10 the manner
provided By law, and shall be paid into
the school fund Of the district


Sec. 35. The treasurer shall pay
over all moneys in his hands belonging
to the district on the warrant of the d.
rector. countersigned by the moderator /;
and shall collect all rate bills for tuition
and fuel, in obedience to the commands
contained in the warrants annexed there.
to. It shall also be the duty of the treas
urer to appear for and on behalf of the
district, in all suits brought by or against
the same, whenever no Olher directions
shall be given by the qualified voters in
the district meeting, except IN suits
in which be is interested adversely 20 the
district, and 10 all such cases the director
shall appear for such district, if no other
directions shall be given.


Sec. SO. The moderator and direc-
tor shall require Of the treasurer, and the
treasurer shall execute TO the district, a
bond in double the amount of money to
come into his hands as such treasurer
during the year, as near as the same
can be aseertained, with two sufficient
surities to be approved BY the moderator
and director, conditioned for their faith
ful application of all moneys that shall
come into his hands by virtue of his Of
Gee.


Sec. 81. The director shah be clerk
of the district board, and Of all district
meetings when present; but if he shall
not be present the qualified voters pres.
enl may appoint clerk Of such meeting,
who shall certify The proceedings thereof
to the director to be recorded by him.


Sec. 3S. The director shall record
all proceedings of the district in a book
to be kept for that purpose. and preserve
copies of all reports made TO the County
Superintendent, and safely preserve and
keep all books and papers belonging to
his office. [


Sec. 80. The director, with the ad-
vice and consent Of the moderator aud
treasurer, or one of Them, or under their
direction if be shall not concur, shall
contract with nd hire qualified teachers
for and IN the name Of the district, which
contract shall be in writing, and shall
have the consent Of The moderator
and treasurer or one Of them endorsed
thereon, and shall specify the wages per
week or month as agreed by the parties,
and a duplicate thereof shall be fled in
bis Office: Provided, that If the director
shall refuse to make and sign such con.
tract, when directed so to 90 By the mod.
orator and treasurer, then il may be