School fund,

District situated in part in two or more townships shall be income of considered as belonging to the township to which the an- how appor nual report of the Director is required to be made; [but tioned etc. money raised in any one of such townships for the support of Schools therein, shall be apportioned to the Districts and parts of Districts therein, according to the number of children of the proper age in each.]

liable for

assess cer

Sec. 140. If any Supervisor shall neglect or refuse to Supervisor assess the taxes provided for in section one hundred and neglect to seven, of chapter fifty-eight, of the Revised Statutes, he tain taxes. shall be liable to pay to any School District the full amount Sec. 107 lost to such District 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.

above.

to give

to township

treasurer of

taxes.

above.

Sec. 141. The Supervisor of each township, on the de- Supervisor livery of the warrant for the collection of taxes to the statement Township Treasurer, shall also deliver to said Treasurer a written statement, certified by him, of the amount of the certain taxes levied under section one hundred and seven of said Sec. 108 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. Sec. 142. Each Treasurer of a township, to the Clerk of

section 107. Money now raised in any township for the support of Schools therein, is counted as belonging to the Districts in which it is raised, each District receiving back all it paid of such tax, except in case of Library money.

(Section 140.) The section numbered 140 in the Compiled Laws having been repealed by the act amending the School Law, approved Feb. 15, 1859, the numbering of the sections added by various acts to the School Laws is begun with this number. This section, with the three following, was passed April 2, 1850.

(Sections 141 and 142.) These sections, together with section 139, give the rule for the apportionment of School moneys to fractional Districts. In making the apportion

ties.

Town treas which the returns of any fractional School District shall urer's du- 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 to which such District may be entitled; and when so received it shall be certified to the Township Clerk, and apportioned in the same manner as other taxes for School purposes.

Taxes in

districts.

School Inspectors may sus pend the

Sec. 143. The Board of School Inspectors shall have power to suspend the operation of section one hundred and operation of fifteen of said chapter, whenever they shall be of opinion section 115. that the convenience or the interests of the people of their township will be promoted thereby, and to restore the same, as in their judgment they shall think best.

Sec. 144. The words "qualified voters," as used in chapter fifty-eight of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred

ment of School moneys, a fractional District is to be treated as if belonging wholly to the township in which its Schoolhouse 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 frac tion 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 frac tional 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.

(Section 143) 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 Inspec tors may establish.

qualified

tricts.

forty-six, entitled "Of Primary Schools," except in the Who are fifth section thereof, shall be taken and construed to mean voters in and include all taxable persons residing in the District of School Dis the age of twenty-one years, and who have resided therein for the period of three months next preceding the time of voting.

When

shall ap

cers.

Sec. 145. In all cases where the Board of School Inspec school In tors of any township shall form a School District therein, spectors and where no election for School District officers shall be point Disheld, and where any School District shall neglect or refuse trict offito elect, at the proper 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 District from among the male persons residing in such District, of the age of twenty-one years, who are tax payers therein; which officers thus appointed shall severally file with the Direc tor a written acceptance of the offices to which they shall Acceptance, have been appointed, which shall be recorded by the Director.

where filed.

trict deemed

Sec. 146. Every such School District shall be deemed When Disduly organized, when any two of the officers thus appoint- to be organed shall have filed their acceptance as aforesaid; and such ized. 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.

Board.

Sec. 147. Any District containing more than two hun- District dred children between the ages of four and eighteen years, may 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 voters attending such meeting. When such a change in the District Board Term of of shall have been voted, the voters at such annual meeting tees. shall proceed immediately to elect two Trustees for a 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 term of office shall be three years.

Sections 144, 145 and 146 were passed February 8, 1855. Section 145 is applicable only to newly organized Districts. In Districts in which an election has once properly been held, vacancies occurring in the District Board must be filled as provided in section 66.

fice of trus

Officers to

Sec. 148. Within ten days after their election, said Trusbe elected tees shall file with the Director a written acceptance of

the office to which they have been elected, and shall annually elect, from their own number, a Moderator, a Di rector, and an Assessor, who shall perform the duties prescribed by law for such officers, except as hereinafter Vacancies. provided. Said Board shall have power to fill any vacancy that may occur in their number, until the next annual meeting.

Classifica.

tion of scholars.

Sec. 149. Said Trustees shall have power to classify and grade the scholars in such District, and cause them to be taught in such Schools or departments as they may deem High school. expedient; to establish in said District a High School,

Sections 147, 148, 149, 150 and 151, were passed Feb. 14, 1859.

(Sections 147 and 148.) 1. This law takes the place of the old law for Union or Graded Schools, which was embraced in Sections 92 and 93, now repealed. The Districts organized under those sections, with the enlarged Board, will now find it necessary to adopt the organization here provided, or go back to the common organization with the three ordinary District officers. There is no longer any authority for the election of four Trustees in addition to the common District Board.

2. The authority to contract with Teachers rests with the entire Board instead of the Director.

(Section 149.) 1. It will be seen that the powers of the Board embrace some provisions heretofore vested in individual officers, and some which have been exercised by the Districts at large.

2. Even resident pupils can be charged a fixed rate of tuition in the High School, but not in the ordinary grades. Tuition of resident pupils in the High School is to be collected by the Assessor as any other rate bill; or, it may be required as that of non-resident pupils, in advance.

3. The High School may be merely an advanced department taught in the same building with the ordinary grades, but not in the same room.

when ordered by a vote 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 Tuition. branches taught therein; to employ all Teachers necessary for the several Schools of said District; to prescribe courses of studies and text books for the use of said Schools, Text books. and to make such rules and regulations as they may think Govern needful for the government of the Schools, and for the ment, ete 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.

statement

and expen

coming year

Sec. 150. The said Trustees shall present, at each annual Annual meeting, a statement in writing of all receipts and expen- of receipts ditures on behalf of the District, for the preceding year, ditares and of all funds then on hand, and an estimate of the Estimate for 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 of said District for the ensuing year, and for the incidental expenses thereof; and the said District may, at each annual District may meeting, vote such sums to be raised by tax, upon the support taxable property of the District, as may be required to maintain the several Schools thereof, for the year.

vote tax to

school.

Sec. 151. Any two or more contiguous Districts may Union of unite to form a single District, for the purpose of estab-districts. lishing Graded or High Schools, under the provisions of this act, whenever the said Districts shall severally, by a two-thirds vote of the legal voters attending the annual meeting in said Districts, agree thereto: Provided, The

(Section 150.) The powers granted to the District in this section authorize it to raise by tax a sufficient sum to make all the Schools in the District free for the year.

(Section 151.) 1. As this law does not limit the extent of territory which may be embraced in the District, and as the organization is essentially different from that of the ordinary District, the limitation to nine sections of land does not apply here.

2. If the voters prefer, they may still apply to the Inspectors to alter the boundaries of the District so as to embrace the requisite number of children; and this must be done in all cases where the entire territory of the Districts to be united is not included.