(Compiled from Michigan School Reports, mainly from the Report for 1880 and from Smith's Education in Michigan.) TABLE IV TEACHERS' SALARIES FOR YEARS REPORTED (PER MONTH) (Compiled from Michigan School Reports, mainly from the Report for 1880.) TABLE V INCOME FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN DOCUMENT A RATE-BILL DOCUMENTS: TEACHER'S TUITION LIST Statute: the teacher shall keep a list of all scholars attending school, the number of days each scholar shall attend the same, with the age of each, and the name of the person liable for the tuition of each, according to his best information and belief, which list he shall return to the director. Form of List: List containing the names of the children between the ages of four and eighteen years, belonging to district No. of the township of the year Dated, taken by the director previous to the annual district meeting for I hereby certify and return the foregoing as a true statement of the facts contained therein, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the list of names liable for tuition of each scholar is correct. John Smith, Teacher. (Shearman, Public Instruction and School Law, 365–366) DOCUMENT B RATE-BILL AND WARRANT FOR COLLECTION AS USED IN MICHIGAN (Gregory, J. M., School Funds and School Laws of Michigan, 1859, pp. 290293. Reference also includes "Form of assessor's sale of property of those who refused to pay rate and assessor's return of warrant.") Form of Rate-Bill and Warrant. Rate-Bill containing the name of each person liable for teachers' wages in District No. in the township of for the term ending day of A.D. 18. and the amount for which each person not exempted from the payment thereof is so liable, with the fees of the assessor thereon. on *Exemption from fuel bill because fuel was furnished to school. Warrant. You are hereby commanded to collect from each of the persons in the annexed rate-bill named, the several sums set opposite their respective names in the last column thereof, and within sixty days after receiving this warrant, to pay over the amount so collected by you (retaining five per cent. for your fees) to the order of the Director of said District, countersigned by the Moderator; and in case any person named therein, shall neglect or refuse, on demand, to pay the amount set opposite his name as aforesaid, you are to collect the same by distress and sale of goods and chattels of such persons wherever found, within the county or counties in which said District is situated, having first published said sale at least ten days, by posting up notices thereof in three public places in the townships where such property shall be sold. At the expiration of this warrant, you will make a return thereof in writing, with the rate-bill attached, to the Director; stating the amount collected on said rate-bill, the amount uncollected, and the names of the persons from whom collections have not been made. Given under our hands this our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and day of in the year of DOCUMENTS C AND D C.-MICHIGAN-RATE-BILL DOCUMENTS: NOTICE OF ASSESSOR'S SALE OF PROPERTY LEVIED ON FOR COLLECTION OF RATE-BILL Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of the warrant annexed to a rate-bill for school district No. of the day of chattels of auction at the house of of the township of bearing date 1850, I have levied on the goods and and shall expose the same for sale at public in the said school district, (or and county of wherever the property may be) in the township of on the . day of... o'clock, in the forenoon of said day. Given under my hand and seal at 1850, at the hour of this ...... 1850. day of .... A...... B... Assessor of said District. (Shearman, Public Instruction and School Law, 370) |