Year: 1875

AN ACT to amend Sec. 19 of Chap 155, General


Laws of 1863. entitled IS An act to codify the


laws of this State relating to common schools. =
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented


in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:


SECTION l. Sec. 10, Chap. 155 of the General
Laws of this State, passed in 1862 entitled IAN
act to codify the laws of this State relating to
common schools" is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: Sec. 19. The inhabitants OF any
school district of any joint school district quail


flied by law to vote at school district meeting
when assembled at the first and at each annual
meeting in their district or at any adjournment
of such annual meeting in their district, snail
have the power: 1st. To appoint Chairman for
the time being; I'd. To adjourn from time to time
as occasion may require; Sd. To choose Direct
for, Treasurer and Clerk; 4th. To designate site
or district school house; 5th. To vote such tax
on the taxable property OF the district as the
meeting shall deem sufficient to purchase or lease
a suitable site for schoolhouse; to build here
orpurchase q School-hOuse, and to keep In repair,
and furnish the same with the necessary fuel and
appendages: Provided, That no district con-
tanning population of less than $50
Inhabitants shall have power to levy and
collect a tax for building, hiring or pur-
chasing schoOl-hOuse of more than $500 IN any
one year, unless the Supervisors of the town in
which such school is to be situated shall GER
tify in writing that, in their opinion, larger sum
should be raised, and shall specify such sum, In
which case an amount not exceeding the sum
specified may be raised: PTOUjded further, That no
district containing population OF less than LOCO
inhabitants shall have power to raise and collect
in any one year, for the purposes above speclhed,
more than 900, unless the Supervisors shall cer-
tify as above set forth; 9th. To vote a tax on
the taxable property of the district OF such
sum as the meeting shall deem proper for
the payment of teachers wages in the dis
trict: Provided, That no district containing
population of less than $50 inhabitants shall have
power to levy and collect q tax for school pur


poses other than for the purposes prescribed in
the fifth subdivision of this section, in such dis


trict, of more than $500 in any one year: And
pr0U5ded FURTHER, That in case any district shall
not, at it's annual meeting or at special meeting
held subsequent to the annual meeting and prior
to the third Monday of November, vote a tax
sufficient TO maintain school in said district the
ensuing year for the term of five months, then the
District Board shall have power and it shall be
their duty to estimate and determine
tain such school, and the District Clerk
shall certify to the Town Clerk the amount thus
determined upon, who shall assess the same as
other district taxes are assessed: Aaad pro0Sded
further, That in all school districts having an
average attendance at school for the year OF nj
teen scholars or less not more than $3.50 shall be
school districts having an average attendance OF
not more than thirty nor less than hfteen scnol-
ars not more than $450 shall be raised in any one
year for teachers wages. And IN an schoot
not more than forty nor less than
thirty scholars not more than $3.50
dollars shall be raised in any one year for teach
ers' wages. IT, when District Board shall have
failed to vote tax for school purposes, any Dis
trict Board who shall willfully refuse or neglect
to estimate and determine sum sufficient to
maintain a school for five months, as aforesaid,
each member of the Board thus refusing or neg
lecting shall be deemed guilty of amisdemeanor,
and shall be liable to penalty OF not less than
County Jail not less than one month nor more
than three months. And when any District
Board shall have estimated and determined tne
sum necessary to maintain school for
five months, the ensuing year, any Dlstrlct
Clerk who shall willfully refuse or neglect to
certify such sum to the Town Clerk IN time to
have the same embodied in the assessment roll
for that year shall be deemed guilty OF 8 mlsde-
meanor, and shall be liable to a penalty OF not
more than 500 nor less than $50; 7th; to author-
ize and direct the sale of any school-house, site
or other property belonging to the district when
the same shall be no longer needed For tie use OF
the district; 8th. to impose such tax as may pc
necessary to discharge any debts or Liabilities OF
the district lawfully incurred; 9th, 10 vote a
tax not exceeding S75 in any one year Tor the
purchase of maps, black-boards and apparatus
10th, to vote tax on the district not exceeding
500 in any year for district library, consist
ing of such books as they may direct their DIS DIS,
trct Board at a district meeting to purchase SAID
books to be selected under the advice OF the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: FRO
Uided, That any school district having less than
200 children of school age shall not vote tax on
the district exceeding fifty dollars IN any one year
for such library; 18th, to authorize the Dlstrlct
Board to admit to the privileges OF the


school persons over twenty years OF age, anu


persons not residing in the district whenever


such admission will not interfere with the


accommodation or instruction OF the scholars
residing therein, and to fix fee for tuition per
term quarter or year. to be charged to the person
thus admitted; 18th, to determine the length OF
time school shall be taught in their district the
then ensuing year, which shall not be less than
five months and whether such school shall be
taught by male or female teacher. or both. and
whether the school moneys TO which the district
is entitled from the income of the school fund
and from the town shall be applied to the sup
port of the summer or winter school or a certain
portion to each; but if such matters shall not be
determined at the annual, meeting the District
Board shall determine the same; 18th, to give
such ERECTION and make such provision as may
be deemed necessary in relation to the prosecu-
ton or defense of any action or proceeding IN
which the district may be party or may be IN
terested; 14th to alter, repeal and modify tneir
proceedings as occasion may require


SEC. 2. The foregoing section shall NOT pc con- u
any school district to estimate and determine the
amount necessary to maintain school IN their