Year: 1876

Sec. 57. That at the annual school meeting, held on the third Saturday in August, there shall be elected by the legal voters in each school district, . director, who shall hold his office for the term of three years from Oct. b, next ensuing, and until his sue cessor shall have been elected and have qualified: Provided that at the first annua! school meeting of the district after the passage of this act, three school directors shall be elected, to hold office one, two and three years respectively; and provided further, That when new school district shall have been formed under the provisions of this act, three directors shall immediately be elected by the electors of the new district, and shall hold their offices for one, two and three years, respectively, and until their successors are cleo ted and qualified as herein provi- ded for.

 Sec. 5S. That any person cleo ted, and accepting the position of, director of a school district shall, within ten days after having been notified of his election, file his ac- ceptance with his predecessor, at the time in office; and shall with in ten days after the 10th of Oct, take and subscribe before jus ticc of the peace, or other compe- tent officer, the oath prescribed for officers by the constitution Of the state- and shall file the said oath in the office of the clerk of the county in which he resides. That any person who shall have been elected or appointed a direc- tor, and shall neglect or refuse to qualify and serve as such, shall forfeit to his district the sum of ten dollars, which may be recov- cred by action agalnst him at the instance of any elector in the dis trict. and which, when collected, shall be paid into the county treas ury, by the officer before whom the action was maintained, and added py the treasurer to the school fund revenues appropriated to the district.

 Sec. 59. That any director who shall neglect or fail to perform any duties of his office shall forfeit to his district the sum of twenty five dollars, to be recovered as direct cd in the preceding section, and to add in like manner to the school fund revenues apportioned to his district.

 Sec. 60. That If the office of any director in district becomes vacant, the electors of said dis trict shall, in a district meeting assembled, within fifteen days after the occurrence of such va cancy, elect a director to serve the remainder of the unexpired term; but if the district in which such vacancy occurs neglect or fail to elect director to fill such vacancy, then the county court shall appoint from electors of said district director to serve the remainder of the term. The trustees of the several school dls tricts in each county in the state shall hold office and perform the duties required of boards of dis tricts in this act, until their sue cessors are elected and qualified in regular manner, according to the provisions of this act. The said board shall make the provis ions for establishing separate schools for white and colored chll dren and youths, and shall adopt such other measures as they may judge expedient for carrying the free school system into efiectual and uniform operation throughout tho state, and providing, as near ly as possible for the education oI every youth. They shall, at eacl annual meeting, confer with ref erence to the school affairs ot each county separately.

 Sec. 6l. That the directors shall have charge of the sehoo educational interests of their dis trict, and shall have the care and custody of the school houses and grounds, the books, records, pa