assess cer- to pay to any school district the full amount lost to such dis

tain taxes.

Sec, 107 above.

Supervisor to give statement

treasurer of

Section 107

above.

trict by such neglect or refusal, with the interest thereon, to be recovered by the assessor in the name of the school district, in an action of debt, or on the case.

Sec. 142. The supervisor of each township, on the delivery of the warrant for the collection of taxes to the township to township treasurer, shall also deliver to said treasurer a written statement certain certified by him, of the amount of the taxes levied under sectaxes. tion one hundred and seven of said chapter, upon any property lying within the bounds of a fractional school district, a part of which is situate within his township, and the returns of which are made to the clerk of some other township; and the said township treasurer shall pay to the township treasurer of such other township the amount of the taxes so levied and certified to him for the use of such fractional school district.

Town treas

Bies.

Sec. 143. Each treasurer of a township, to the clerk of which urer's du- the returns of any fractional school district shall be made, shall apply to the treasurer of any other township in which any part of such fractional school district may be situate, for any money

(Section 142 and 143.) These sections, together with section 139, give the rule for the apportionment of school moneys to fractional districts. In making the apportionment of school moneys, a fractional district is to be treated as if belonging wholly to the township is which its school-house is situated, and to which the annual report of the director is to be made. But as no supervisor can assess, or township treasurer collect, taxes upon property lying outside of their own township, the taxes upon each fraction of the district must be assessed and collected by the officers of the township in which such fraction is situated. The taxes once collected, they are all to be paid over to the treasurer of the township in which the school-house is situated. All the public moneys belonging to the fractional district having thus come into the hands of the treasurer of the township to which such district is counted as belonging, the clerk of such township apportions the money to the district as if the entire district had been moved bodily into the township. All the money due from the primary school fund to such district comes directly to the treasurer of the township in which the school-house stands.

fractional

to which such district may be entitled; and when so received Taxes in it shall be certified to the township clerk, and apportioned in the districts. same manner as other taxes for school purposes.

spectors

may sus

pend the

Sec. 144. The board of school inspectors shall have power School into suspend the operation of section one hundred and fifteen of said chapter, whenever they shall be of opinion that the con- operation of venience or the interest of the people of their township will be section 115 promoted thereby, and to restore the same, as in their judgment they shall think best.

qualified vo..

Ser 145 The words "qualified voters," as used in chapter who are Sec. 145. Every person of the age of twenty-one years, who has property liable to assessment for school taxes in any school district, and has been a resident therein three months preceding any district meeting, shall be a qualified voter in said meeting; and all persons who are entitled by the laws of this State to vote at township and county elections, and residing in said district, shall be entitled to vote upon all questions arising in said district, when the raising of money by tax is not in question, and all such persons shall be eligible to office in such school district.

point dis

Sec. 146. In all cases where the board of school inspectors vi inspectors any township shall form a school district therein, and where no shall apelection for school district officers shall be held, and where any trict offischool district shall neglect or refuse to elect, at the proper cers. time, the necessary school district officers, it shall be the duty of the township board of school inspectors of the township in which such district is situated to appoint the officers of such

(Section 144.) In case of the suspension of section 115, any resident of the township may draw books directly from the township library, under such regulations as the inspectors may establish..

(Section 145.) Under this section all persons liable to be taxed in the district, and of the requisite age and term of residence, without distinction of sex, color, or nationality, may vote in the district meetings, on all questions except the election of officers.

(Section 146.) 1. This section applies only to newly organized districts in which no officers have been elected, and to districts in which all the offices have become vacant, and to the cases in which the district persistently neglects for a long time, or refuses to elect. If a vacancy occur in any old district, it is first the duty and right of the remaining two members to fill it within ten days; second, if they do not fill it within ten days,

district from among the male persons residing in such district, of the age of twenty-one years, who are tax-payers therein; Acceptance, which officers thus appointed shall severally file with the director a written acceptance of the offices to which they shall have been appointed, which shall be recorded by the director.

where filed.

When district deemed to be organized.

Certain dis

elect board

Sec. 147. Every such school district shall be deemed duly organized, when any two of the officers thus appointed shall have filed their acceptance as aforesaid; and such school district and its officers shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities, and be subject to all the duties and liabilities conferred upon school districts by law.

GRADED AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

Sec. 148. Any school district containing more than one huntricts may dred children between the ages of five and twenty years, may of trustees. elect a district board consisting of six trustees: Provided, The district shall so determine at an annual meeting, by a vote of two-thirds of the legal voters attending such meeting: Provided also, That the intention to take such vote shall be expressed in the notice of such annual meeting. When such a change in the district board shall have been voted, the voters at such annual meeting shall proceed immediately to elect from Term of of the qualified voters of the district, two trustees for the term of one year, two for a term of two years, and two for a term of three years; and annually thereafter, two trustees shall be elected, whose terms of office shall be three years, and until their successors shall have been elected, and filed their acceptances.

fice of trus

toes.

then it is the duty and right of the district to fill it at a special meeting called for that purpose. If two vacancies occur at once, then the single remaining officer cannot fill the vacancies, but must, on request of voters, call the special meeting to elect. But if the district in this latter case refuse or neglect, for an unreasonably long time, to fill vacancies, the inspectors may interfere and appoint officers.

(Section 148.) Care should be taken to insert the notice of intention to take the vote to organize as a graded school dis. trict and to elect a board of trustees, in the regular notices of the annual meeting, as without such notice the meeting will have no power to organize under this section. It is not sufficient to insert such notice of intention in the notice of the adjourned annual meeting.

be elected

Sec. 149. Within ten days after their election, such trustees Officers to shall file with the director a written acceptance of the office to by board. which they have been elected, and shall annually elect from their own number a moderator, a director and assessor, and for cause may remove the same, and may appoint others of their own number in their places, who shall perform the duties prescribed by law for such officers in the primary school districts in this State, except as hereinafter provided. The trustees shall have power to fill any vacancy that may occur in their number till the next annual meeting. Whenever, in any case, In certain the trustees shall fail, through disagreement or neglect, to elect the office s named in this section, within twenty days next after appoint. the annual meeting, the school inspectors of the township or city to which such district makes its annual report, shall appoint the said officers from the number of said trustees.

cases in

spectors to

may grade

and deter

Sec. 150. Said trustees shall have power to classify and grade Trustees the scholars in such district, and cause them to be taught in the school such schools or departments as they may deem expedient; to mine qual establish in said district a high school, when ordered by a vote fications of the district at any annual meeting, and to determine the qualifications for admission to such school, and the prices to be paid for tuition in any branches taught therein; to employ

(Section 150.) 1. The classification of the pupils into grades need not be done by the trustees in person, but may be done by the teachers under their authority. They should determine the qualifications and attainments necessary for admission to each grade, and prescribe the studies and text books to be pursued by each.

A course of studies suitable for a graded school will be found further on in this volume.

2. The authority to establish a high school refers to the establishment of a central high school by itself. The power to grade into different departments involves the power to make a high school grade, since the highest grade will in any case be of the nature of a high school.

3. The right to make regulations includes the power to determine length of terms and vacations, the time of opening and closing the daily sessions, and to make and enforce needful rules to secure punctual and regular attendance, as well as all other matters necessary to the prosperity of the school.

and tuition

teachers

and prescribe

all teachers necessary for the several schools of said district; To employ to prescribe courses of study and text books for the use of said schools, and to make such rules and regulations as they may think needful for the government of the schools, and for the study and preservation of the property of the district; and also to determine the rates for tuition to be paid by non-resident pupils attending any school in said district.

course of

text books.

Annual

of receipts

ditures.

Estimate

for coming

Sec. 151. The said trustees shall present, at each annual statement meeting, a statement in writing of all receipts and expenditures and expen- on behalf of the district, for the preceding year, and of all funds then on hand, and an estimate of the amounts necessary to be raised by the district, in addition to the money to be received district, for the preceding year, and of all funds then on hand, and an estimate of the amounts necessary to be raised by the district, in addition to the money to be received from the primary school fund and other sources, for the support of the schools in said district for the ensuing year, and for the incidental expenses thereof; and the said district may, at each annual meeting, vote such sums to be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the district as may be required to maintain the several schools thereof for the year: Provided, It shall not be lawful to vote or raise such tax, or appropriate such money, or any portion thereof, when voted and raised, for the support of any school or schools which are connected with or in any manner under the control or direction of any particular church or religious society.

to unite

them and

མཔ〉པབལ་〉

districts, determine to unite for the purpose of establishing graded or high schools, under the provisions of this act, the school inspectors of the township or townships in which such 'districts may be situated, shall, on being properly notified of Inspectors such vote, proceed to unite such districts, and shall appoint, as soon as practicable, a time and place for a meeting of the new appoint first district, and shall require notices of the same to be posted in each of the districts so united, at least five days before the time of such meeting; and at such meeting the district shall elect a board of trustees, as provided in section 1 of this act, [sec. 148 above,] and may do whatever business may be done at any annual meeting.

meeting.

(Section 152.) Graded school districts are not restricted to nine sections of land. The districts united under this section might each have embraced nine sections. The power of the union district to establish several schools enables it to provide for a larger territory than could find convenient access to a single school. An entire township might be embraced in a single district without disadvantage.