lic Instruction, and dispose of the same in the manner di-n cations rected therein.

from Superintendent.

Sec. 101. He shall transmit to the County Clerk all such To transmit reports as may be delivered to him for that purpose by the Inspectors' Inspectors, within the time limited in this chapter.

report.

map of dis

Sec. 102. Each Township Clerk shall cause a map to be To make made of his township, showing by distinct lines thereon trict. the boundaries of each School District, and parts of School Districts therein, and shall regularly number the same thereon as established by the Inspectors.

of Map, and

sor.

Sec. 103. One copy of such map shall be filed by the said To file copy Clerk in his office, and one other copy be shall file with deliver copy the Supervisor of the township; and within one month to Supervi· after any division or alteration of a District, or the organization of a new one in his township, the said Clerk shall file a new map and copy thereof as aforesaid, showing the

same.

amount to

on division

of a

Sec. 104. The Clerk shall also certify to the Supervisor To certify the amount to be assessed upon the taxable property of be collected any School District retaining the District School-house or or District. other property, on the division of the District, as the same shall have been determined by the Inspectors, and he shall also certify the same to the Director of such District, and to the Director of the District entitled thereto.

Sec. 105. Said Clerk shall also be the Township Libra- Clerk to be rian, and as such, shall have the custody of the Township Librarian. Library; and he shall do and execute all such other acts and things pertaining to his office, as may be required of him by the Inspectors.

OF TAXES FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.

and collec

purposes.

Sec. 106. It shall be the duty of the Supervisor of the Assessment township to assess the taxes voted by every School Dis- tion of taxes trict in his township, and also all other taxes provided for for School in this chapter, chargeable against such District or town-1 ship, upon the taxable property of the District or township respectively, and to place the same on the township assessment roll in the column for School taxes, and the same shall be collected and returned by the Township Treasurer, in the same manner and for the same compensation as township taxes.

(Section 106.) Serious errors have sometimes occurred in the assessment of taxes upon Fractional Districts. For Directions for assessing taxes upon such Districts, see section 84 and Notes.

Assessment.

Sec. 107. The Supervisor shall also assess upon the taxable property of his township two mills upon each dollar of the valuation thereof, in each year, and so much of the same as the qualified electors of said township shall decide by a majority vote, at the annual township meeting, shall How applied be applied to the purchase of books for the District or Township Libraries, according to the provisions of law, and vote. the remainder shall belong to the Districts in which it

to be deter

mined by

was raised for the support of Schools therein, and all moneys collected, by virtue of this act, on any property not in any organized School District of said township, shall be How appor- apportioned to the several School Districts of said township, in the same manner as the Primary School fund is now apportioned.

tioned.

(Section 107.) 1. This section was materially modified by the act amending certain sections of the Primary School Law, approved February 15, 1859. It is not optional with the Supervisors to assess this tax. They are liable to each District for its share of the tax, for any neglect or failure to assess it.

The one mill tax was raised to a two mill tax on the consideration that a District tax of a dollar for each scholar should be abolished. No more money will need to be raised for the support of Schools than before; it will only be raised in a simpler, and, it is believed, an easier way. Instead of coming through a District tax or rate bill, it will be raised at once by township tax.

It was believed that this tax would nearly relieve the Schools from the evil effects of rate bills, which have so often broken up the Schools and annually prevented thousands of children from enjoying the opportunities for edu cation.

2. Annually at the town meetings the voters are to be called upon to say how much of this tax shall go to the support of Libraries. It is to be hoped that this feature of the law will be changed, and some stated proportion of the tax set apart by law to support the Libraries.

3. The money raised by the two mill tax is not to be ap

to be deliv

treasurer

See Sec. 141.

Sec. 108. The Supervisor, on delivery of the warrant for Statement the collection of taxes to the Township Treasurer, shall ered to also deliver to said Treasurer, a written statement of the with war. amount of School and Library taxes, the amount raised for rant, &c. District purposes on the taxable property of each District in the township, the amount belonging to any new District on the division of the former District, and the names of all persons having judgments assessed under the provisions of this chapter upon the taxable property of any District, with the amount payable to [each] such person on account thereof.

to be retain

ject to war

Sec. 109. The Township Treasurer shall retain in his School tax hands, out of the moneys collected by him, after deducting ed by treas the amount of the tax for township expenses, the full reruba amount of the School tax on the assessment roll, and hold rant, etc. the same subject to the warrant of the proper District officers, to the order of the School Inspectors, or of the persons entitled thereto.

portioned, like that formerly raised by the one mill tax, to the Districts in proportion to the number of scholars in each, but the amount raised upon the property of any District shall all be apportioned again to said District. So much of the tax as shall have been raised upon property not included in any organized District, (see section 71,) shall be apportioned to all the Districts in proportion to the number of children between the ages of 4 and 18 years in each.

4. The Library money when distributed to the Districts. is to be apportioned in proportion to the number of children of legal School ages, in each. See "District School Libraries."

5. For mode of apportioning money to Fractional Districts, see section 141.

6. Money raised from the two mill tax is public money, and can only be used for the payment of the wages of 'qualified Teachers."

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(Sections 109 and 110.) For directions in regard to moneys belonging to Fractional Districts, see sections 141 and 142.

treasurer to

moneys, etc.

Pownship Sec. 110. Said Treasurer shall, from time to time, apply apply to Co to the county treasurer for all School and Library moneys treasurer for belonging to his township, or the Districts thereof; and on receipt of the moneys to be apportioned to the Districts, he shall notify the Township Clerk of the amount to be apportioned.

Co. clerk to receive and

communica.

ent.

Co. clerk to

report to Su

CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE COUNTY CLERK.

Sec. 111. It shall be the duty of each county clerk to redispose of ceive all such communications as may be directed to him by tions from the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and dispose of Superinten- the same in the manner directed by said Superintendent. Sec. 112. The clerk of each county shall, immediately perint'nd nt after receiving the annual reports of the several boards of School Inspectors, transmit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction one of the duplicate reports of each of the said several Boards, and the other he shall file in his office; and on receiving notice from the Superintendent of the amount of moneys apportioned to the several townships in School mon- his county, he shall file the same in his office, and forthwith deliver a copy thereof to the county treasurer. Sec. 113. [This section has been repealed.]

Notice of

eys appor

tioned.

Library to

be maintain

township

LIBRARIES.

Sec. 114. A Township Library shall be maintained in ed in each each organ zed township in this State, which shall be the property of the township, and the parents and guardians of all children therein, between the ages of four and eighteen years, shall be permitted to use books from such Library without charge, being responsible to the township for the safe return thereof, and for any injury done thereto, according to such rules and regulations as are or may be established by the Board of School Inspectors of the township.

Books to be drawn once

Sec. 115. The books in such Library shall, once in three in three months, be distributed by the Township Librarian among returned by the several School Districts of the township, in proportion Directors. to the number of children in each between the ages afore

months, and

said, as the same shall appear by the last report of the Di

(Section 114.) The District Library Law (see 1st section, District School Libraries,) enacted in February, 1859, modifies the force of this section so that it is no longer obligatory upon those townships having District Libraries to maintain a Township Library.

rector thereof, and said books shall be drawn and returned by the several Directors for their respective Districts.

fines,etc., to

Co. treasur

townships

Sec. 116. The clear proceeds of all fines for any breach Proceeds of of the penal laws of this State, and for penalties, or upon be appor any recognizances in criminal proceedings, and all equiva- tioned by lents for exemption from military duty, when collected in er among any county, and paid into the county treasury, together forphase with all moneys heretofore collected and paid into said of books. treasury, on account of such fines or equivalents, and not already apportioned, shall be apportioned by the county treasurer, between the first and tenth days of April in each year, among the several townships in the county, according to the number of children therein, between the ages of four and eighteen years, as shown by the last annual statement of the county clerk on file in his office; which money shall be applied to the purchase of books for the Township Library, and for no other purpose.

books of dis

and collect

to any books

Sec. 117. În each District in which a District Library Director to has been established, the Director shall, as the Librarian distribute of the District, distribute the books therein to the children trict library of his District of proper age, and shall collect from the damages for parents or guardians of such children, all such damages as injury done they may respectively become liable to pay on account of belonging to any injury done to, or loss of, or neglect to return any of township such books, or any books belonging to the Township Library, pursuant to such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Board of School Inspectors.

brary.

collected

Sec. 118. If such damages shall have occurred by reason Damages to of any injury to, or loss of, or neglect to return any books books; how belonging to the Township Library, they shall be collected and applied, in the name of the township, and paid into the Township Treasury for the benefit of such Township Library, and if

(Sections 115 and 116.) 1. For limitations of section 115, see section 143; and also in case of Fractional Districts, sections 82 and 88.

2. In case a township has adopted the District Library system, the moneys received from fines, &c., is to be apportioned to the Districts and parts of Districts, severally.

(Sections 117 and 118.) All of these sections that relates to District Libraries, is rendered obsolete and void by the later law of 1859. That which relates to Township Libraries is still in force.