LIBRARIAN

The subject of librarian is treated fully in the chapter on "School District Libraries."

REVIEW QUESTIONS

Who is eligible to the office of district clerk? Collector? Treasurer? Are women eligible to these offices? What office are these officers prohibited from holding? What would be the effect if a person holding one of these offices should accept the office of trustee? What is the term of office of each of these officers? What is the term when elected at the first meeting of a new district? When are these officers elected? How must these officers be elected? Who should notify these officers of their election? What will be considered a notice of election?

What must these officers do if they do not desire to accept? What is the penalty for refusing to serve in either of these offices? What is the penalty for neglecting or refusing to serve in either of those offices without filing a refusal to serve? What is a bar to the recovery of a penalty in either of these cases? What is the result of a failure of the collector or treasurer to execute a bond as required by law? How may a vacancy in the office of district clerk, collector, or treasurer be filled? For how long does a person appointed to fill a vacancy in any of these offices serve? When an appointment is made by a trustee, what should be done with such appointment? How may these officers be removed from office? What is the duty of a district clerk in relation to proceedings of district meetings? In relation to notice of meetings? Notification of election or appointment of officers? Reporting list of officers to district superintendent? What is the penalty for a failure to file such report? Whom should he notify of the resignation of school-district officers? What is his duty in relation to the books, papers, and records of the district? What is the penalty for a failure to do this? What is his duty in relation to the records of dissolved districts? In relation to proceedings of meetings of the board of trustees? In relation to inspection of district records?

What must the collector do before he can enter upon the discharge of his duties? How many sureties must be given to his bond? In what amount? Who should approve such bond? Where should it be filed? What is the collector's duty in relation to taxes? What should a collector do with the money collected? What district may direct that the collector shall disburse the school money received from the State for teachers' wages?

When may a collector receive from a supervisor the money due his district? For what is a collector responsible to the district? To what fee is he entitled? How may a district determine to have a treasurer? What bond must a treasurer give? In what amount? What is done with such bond? What is the general duty of this officer? From what three sources may he receive money for the district? How should he disburse the money of the district? What reports must he make?

CHAPTER XII

UNION FREE-SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS

Board of Education

[Articles 9, 10 and 11]

Number.- The number of members on

a board of education in each union free-school district cannot be less than three, nor more than nine. The voters of the district at the meeting at which the first election occurs should decide on the number to be elected.

Date of Election.- The election of members of a board of education in a union free-school district whose limits do not correspond with the limits of an incorporated village must be held on one of three dates, as follows:

I. At the annual meeting on the first Tuesday in May.

2. At the annual meeting on the first Tuesday in August in cases where the date of such annual meeting has been duly changed as hereinbefore explained..

3. On the Wednesday following the date of the annual meeting in districts having more than 300 school children where action has been taken at the annual meeting fixing such date for the election as hereinafter explained.

The election of trustees in a union free-school district whose boundaries do coincide with those of an incorporated village must occur on the date of the annual charter election of such incorporated village. The trustees in these districts should be elected in the same manner as the other officers of such incorporated village are elected. The ballots used in such election must be separated from the ballots for the other officers to be chosen at such election and must be endorsed "School Trustees."

Method of Election. These officers must be chosen by ballot. The ballots may be printed or written or partly printed and

partly written. Ballot-boxes should be provided for the purpose. Inspectors should be chosen by the meeting, who should receive all the ballots, deposit them in the ballot-boxes, and, after the polls have closed, canvass the votes and announce the result. The candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast is duly elected.

Classification of Trustees.- When a union free-school district is organized, the officers chosen at the first election shall be divided into three classes to be known as the first, the second, and the third class. The first class shall hold office for one year from the next annual meeting, if the district is one whose boundaries do not coincide with those of an incorporated village or a city; and if the district is one whose boundaries do so coincide, then such first class shall hold office for one year from the date on which the next annual charter election of such incorporated village or city occurs. The second and the third class shall likewise hold office for two and three years respectively from these dates, according to the boundaries of the district.

Term of Office. After the expiration of the term of office of trustees elected at the first meeting of a union free-school district newly organized, the term of office of trustees of such district is three years from the date of their election. A year in this sense means from the first day of August to the thirty-first day of July following.

Trustees Form a Board of Education.- The trustees of union free-school districts constitute the boards of education for those districts. The board of education of a district is known and designated as the " Board of Education of district number of the town of

Eligibility of Trustees. In order to be eligible to hold the office of trustee, or to become a member of a board of education in a union free-school district, a person must be a citizen of the United States, and a voter of the district in which such person is elected, and must also be able to read and write. Women possessing these qualifications are eligible the same as men.

Not more than

one member of a family can serve on a board of education in any district at the same time.

A district superintendent or supervisor is not eligible to be a member of a board of education. Hence, if a member of a board of education should accept either of these offices he would thus vacate his office as such member.

Vacancies How Filled, etc.- Vacancies in boards of education in any union free-school district may occur by death, by resignation, by refusal to serve, by removal from district, or by removal from office. When a vacancy does occur from any of these causes, the board of education should fill such vancancy at once by appointment. If the board of education should fail to fill such vacancy within thirty days from the date on which it occurred. and if such vacancy is not filled by special election of the district. within that time, the district superintendent having jurisdiction may appoint a qualified person to fill such vancancy. The Commissioner of Education has the authority to order a special election to fill a vacancy in a board in any district, and when such special election. has been ordered, the vacancy shall not be supplied in any other

manner.

Removal from Office.

A board of education has the authority to remove any member of the board for official misconduct. The member charged with such conduct should be furnished with a written copy of specific charges, at least ten days before the date. fixed for the hearing. The accused member should also be allowed a fair and impartial opportunity to refute the charges preferred against him.

A member of a board of education may also be removed by the Commissioner of Education for sufficient cause.

In this procedure also, the accused member must receive notice of the charges standing against him and must have a fair chance to refute or disprove them. A willful failure to perform any duty required of him by the Commissioner of Education or a lack of proper diligence in obeying an order of such Commissioner, or any other willful violation or neglect of duty is sufficient cause for removal from office by such Commissioner.

Boards Bodies Corporate.- All boards of education are corporate bodies, and all school districts municipal corporations.

Annual Meetings of Boards of Education.- The annual meeting of a board of education of a union free-school district whose