9. A district with over three hundred children may borrow not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars for building purposes. Section 166.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF DISTRICT BOARDS IN PRIMARY DISTRICTS.

1. The district board, in a primary district, consists of the moderator, the director and the assessor. Section 55. These members are elected for three years each, one being elected each year, so that but one of them goes out of office at a time. Section 5. The board may fill any vacancy that may occur in their number if done within ten days of its occurrence; other wise such vacancy must be filled by a special election. Section 66. The director is clerk of the board. Section 37.

2. The district board may call special meetings of the district, by posting three notices in public places in the district, six days previous to the meeting. If the meeting is to act upon the question of a school-house site, ten days notice must be given. Sections 12, 13. The object of the meeting must be specified in the notice.

3. It is the duty of the district board, or a majority of its members, to employ qualified teachers for the school. The contract must be signed by the director and moderator or assessor; but if the director refuses, the other officers may make and sign the contract without him. Section 39.

4. In case the district fails to determine, at the annual meeting, the length of school terms for the year, and whether male or female teachers shall be employed, and the apportionment of public money to the summer and winter terms, all these questions are to be decided by the district board. Sections 24, 25.

5. Between the time of the annual meeting and the second Monday in October, the board are required to report to the supervisor of each township in which any part of the district is situated, all taxes voted by the district, or imposed by the board during the preceding year. Sections 56 and 84. The board may impose taxes to pay for the tuition and text books of indigent pupils, and for the proportion of fuel to be furnish

ed on account of such pupils. Sections 57 and 58. They may admit all such pupils to the school free of charge, and provide them with text books. Ibid.

6. The district board has the general care of the schools, and may make all needful regulations for its management. It must prescribe text books to be used in the school, but cannot change these text books within two years after they are prescribed, except by consent of the district given in some regular meeting. Section 57.

7. The board may admit non-resident pupils to the school, and fix and collect the tuition of such pupils. Section 58.

8. They may authorize or order the suspension or expulsion of any pupil guilty of gross misdemeanor or persistent disobedience. Section 58.

9. The district board must, in the corporate name of the district, purchase or lease the school-house site designated by the district, and build, hire, or purchase a school-house as the legal voters shall direct, except when a special building committee shall be chosen by the district. Section 59.

In case the district cannot agree with the owner upon the price for the school site selected, or is unable from any cause to procure a good title to such site, the district may apply to the circuit court commissioner of the county, or to any justice of the peace in the township for a jury to determine the just compensation to be paid for such site. This application must be in writing, and must accurately describe the boundaries of the site proposed. Section 154.

10. The board has the care and custody of the school-house and other school property of the district, including books purchased for indigent children, except so far as the same is specially confided to the director by vote of the district. Section 65.

11. They shall apply and pay over all school moneys, in accordance with the provisions of law, (section 60) and shall present at each annual meeting a written report, giving an accurate statement of all moneys received by any of them in behalf of the

district, and of all disbursements made by them, with the items. Section 63. Such report must also contain a statement of the amount and purposes of all district taxes assessed upon the district during the preceding year. These reports must be recorded in the book kept for this purpose. Section 64.

12. In case the assessor shall fail to give bonds, or shall be unable to attend to the collection of the district rate-bills, the board shall appoint an acting assessor for that purpose. Section 67.

13. The district board have charge of the district library and may make all needful rules for its management, and assess and collect all fines for the injury or loss of books. They must appoint a librarian and decide upon the place of keeping the library in case it cannot be kept safely at the school-house. Section 2 of library law.

14. The board, unless otherwise ordered by the district, must purchase library books from the list selected and contracted for by the State Board of Education, and under the contract made by said Board of Education; and they must annually, or oftener, expend the library moneys coming into their hands. Section 4 of library law.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF GRADED AND HIGH

SCHOOLS.

1. The district board of a graded or union school district consists of six trustees, two of whom are elected each year and hold their offices for three years. On the first organization of such a district, six trustees are elected, two for one year, two for two years, and two for three years. Section 148. These trustees must file written acceptances, the same as common district officers; and they must annually elect from their number, a moderator, a director and an assessor, whom they may remove for cause, and appoint others in their places. In case of failure to elect these officers by the board within twenty days, the township inspectors must appoint them from the

trustees. Section 149.

The trustees may fill any vacancy that may occur in their

numbers till the next annual meeting, when the district shall fill it for the remainder of the term. Ibid.

2. The board of trustees are authorized to grade or classify the scholars, and cause them to be taught in such departments. as they may deem proper, and may establish a high school when so ordered by the district. They may determine the qualifications for admission to the high school, and the rates of tuition to be paid therein. They may also employ teachers. and prescribe courses of study, text books, and rules and regulation for all the schools, and rates of tuition for non-resident pupils. Section 150.

3. They must report, in writing, to each annual meeting, a statement of all receipts and expenditures on behalf of the district, and present an estimate of the amounts needful to be raised by the district to make the schools free the ensuing year. Section 151.

4. No alterations can be made, by the township inspectors, in the boundaries of a union school district without the written consent of a majority of the district board. Section 165.

5. In a district having over three hundred children of legal school ages, the district board may borrow money for purchase of site and building school-house, and issue the bonds of the district therefor, when properly authorized by a two-thirds. vote taken at an annual, and also some subsequent meeting,. the bonds not being for less amounts than fifty dollars each, with interest not exceeding ten per cent. and the aggregate debt of the district not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars. Section 166.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MODERATOR:

1. The moderator of a primary district is elected by the legal voters at an annual meeting, and holds his office for a term of three years. He must file his written acceptance with the director within ten days after his election. Section 5. The moderator of a graded school district is elected annually by the board of trustees. Section 149.

2. The moderator presides at all district meetings, and may

order into custody, by a constable or other person, any one disturbing the good order of the meeting, and who may refuse to withdraw when commanded so to do. Sections 29 and 30.

In case of the moderator's absence, another presiding officer may be chosen. Section 29.

3. The moderator may call special meetings, on the written request of five legal voters. Section 12.

4. When the vote of any person is challenged, the moderator shall tender him the oath prescribed by Section 16.

5. The moderator must sign all warrants for the collection of rate-bills, and countersign all orders on the assessor, or warrants on the township treasurer for all moneys to be by them paid to or for the district. Section 29.

6. In case the director is unable to take the school census at the proper time, the moderator may take the same, or, with the assessor, may appoint some one to take it. Section 41.

7. The moderator, with the director, may extend the time, not exceeding thirty days, for the collection of rate bills. Section 47.

8. It is the duty of the moderator and assessor to audit the accounts of the director for moneys expended by him in keeping the school-house in repair, &c., and these accounts shall be paid on their written order. Section 48.

9. The moderator and director must require of the assessor to give bonds, with two sufficient sureties for double the amount of money liable to come into his hands. This bond is to be lodged with the moderator. Sections 61 and 62.

10. For neglect or refusal to serve when elected moderator, or for neglect to perform any duty as such officer, the penalty of ten dollars is prescribed. The moderator may also be removed by the township board for illegal use of public money, or for neglect or refusal to perform any official duty. Sections 130, 136.

11. In case a district having 300 scholars decides to borrow money and issue bonds, the moderator and director must execute such bonds as prescribed by law. Sections 166 and 170.