Librarian and records. Section 486b.

Unless the school district

shall at the annual meeting elect some other person librarian, the clerk shall act as librarian and receive and have the care and custody of the books so distributed to the district, and shall loan them to teachers, pupils and other residents of the district in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the state superintendent. The clerk shall keep a record of the books received from the town clerk in a book furnished by the state superintendent through the town clerk; but during the time school is in session the library shall be placed in the schoolhouse and the teacher shall act as librarian under the supervision of the clerk or of the librarian elected at the annual meeting. The state su perintendent shall furnish to each town clerk suitable record books for his use and the use of the several clerks in his town.

Farmers' Institute Bulletins; how distributed. Section 486c. The superintendent of agricultural institutes shall send to each town clerk in the state a sufficient number of bound copies of the bulletins of such institutes to enable him to supply each school district in his town with one copy of each edition thereof. The town clerks shall distribute said bulletins to the school libraries in their respective towns from which they shall be loaned in like manner and under the same regulations prescribed for the loaning of books therein. (1907 c. 66)

Previous to the passage of this law the farmers' institute bulletins were distributed to the town clerks from this department. Hereafter they will be distributed to the town clerks from the office of the superintendent of farmers' institutes at Madison, who has an office in the Agricultural College building. The law makes it the duty of the town clerk to distribute the copies of these bulletins to the different school districts in his town in order that they may be placed in the school district library for use by the patrons of the school.

Librarian under township system. Section 486d. In towns having the township system of school government, all duties prescribed for the town clerk in regard to township libraries shall be performed by the secretary of the town board of school directors.

Committee to make contracts with firm or dealer; Library committee. Section 486e. The state superintendent of public instruction, the secretary of the Wisconsin free library commission and the attorney general are hereby constituted a committee whose duty it shall be to secure bids and make contracts with some responsible dealer or firm for the purpose of securing prompt and efficient service in supplying books and periodicals to the schools of the state under the provisions of the township library law. (1905 c. 243)

Bids. Section 486f. Whenever the list of books for township libraries prepared by the state superintendent under section 486a, Statutes of 1898, is completed, typewritten copies thereof shall be furnished to dealers or firms making applications therefor. The committee shall enclose with each copy of the list so sent out a clear and complete statement of the conditions under which the books and periodicals are to be supplied; the data on which the bids must be placed on file and opened and give such other information as may be necessary to insure a clear and unquestionable understanding on the part of all parties concerned. (1905 c. 243)

Deposit. Section 486g. The committee shall require from each dealer or firm making a bid a deposit of $1,000 with the state treasurer as an evidence of good faith, said sum to be returned as soon as the successful bidder is determined, provided that the sum deposited by the successful bidder shall not be returned until the bond required by the committee conditioning a faithful performance of the terms of the contract is filed with the secretary of state. In case the successful bidder shall fail or refuse to file the bond required by the contract the $1,000 deposited with the state treasurer shall become forfeit to the state and there shall be no recovery thereof. (1905 c. 243)

Bond. Section 486h. The committee shall require a bond from the successful bidder in the penal sum of $10,000 with good and responsible sureties for the faithful and reasonable performance of the terms of the contract, said sum to become forfeit to the state in case of failure. (1905 c. 243)

Books to be purchased from successful bidder. Section 4861. As soon as the successful bidder has been determined, all officers upon whom shall fall the duty of purchasing the books for township school libraries shall be notified in a circular setting forth the conditions under which the books are to be furnished, the name and address of the successful bidder and a statement to the effect that no money withheld from the common school apportionment for the purchase of township library books shall be used in the purchase of books or periodicals from any other dealer or firm. (1905 c. 243)

Penalty for violation. Section 486j. After a contract has been entered into by the committee on the part of the state it shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable by fine to the amount of costs and the money expended, for any person or officer authorized by law, to make a purchase of books for township libraries with money withheld from the annual apportionment of the school fund income from any dealer or firm other than the dealer or firm named in the contract. (1905 c. 243)

THE COLLECTION OF JUDGMENTS AGAINST SCHOOL DIS

TRICTS.

Execution. Section 487. No execution shall issue on any judgment against a school district except upon leave of the court upon motion after the failure of the remedies provided in these statutes.

Method of collection. Section 488. Whenever a final judgment shall be obtained against any school district the judgment creditor, his assignee or attorney may file with the town, city or village clerk a certified transcript of such judgment or of the docket thereof, together with his affidavit showing the amount due thereon and all payments, if any, and that the judgment has not been appealed from or removed to another court, or if so appealed or removed has been affirmed; and thereupon such clerk shall assess the amount thereof, with interest from the date of its rendition to the time when the warrant for the collection thereof will expire upon the taxable property of such district, placing the same in a separate column on the next tax roll; and the same shall be collected and returned as town taxes are and paid to the party entitled thereto. In case of a judgment against a joint district, a transcript and affidavit as aforesaid shall be filed with the clerk of each town, city or village in which any part of the district is situated, and such clerk shall assess on the taxable property of the part of such district situated in his town, city or village the same proportion of the whole amount, with interest as aforesaid, as is assessed on such part for the other district taxes in such year. Such proportion may be ascertained by the certificate of the district clerk or the certificate of the several town, city or village clerks interested to each other, showing the amount of other district taxes certified by the district clerk to each town, city or village clerk. Whenever for any cause the amount which ought to be assessed on any such district or part of district, as above provided, shall not be so assessed in the next tax roll after the filing of such transcript and affidavit, such clerk shall assess the same on the next or any subsequent tax roll within two years thereafter.

Effect of appeal. Section 489. Whenever an appeal shall be taken from such judgment against a district and a transcript thereof and affidavit shall have been filed as above provided, the director may file a certificate of such appeal with the town, city or village clerk, and thereupon he shall suspend the assessment of such judgment until the determination of such appeal. If such judgment be thereafter affirmed, on proof thereof by certificate of the clerk of the appellate court, the

town, city or village clerk shall assess the same, with interest, in the next tax roll.

The property belonging to the district is not liable to levy or sale upon an execution. Under the rendition of any judgment against a school district, a transcript of the same is to be filed with the town clerk, or, if the district be a joint district, with the clerk of each town in which such district is in part situated. The town clerk is then required to assess the amount of the judgment, with interest thereon, in a separate column, in the next assessment roll, and the tax, when collected, shall be paid to the party entitled thereto.

FREE HIGH SCHOOLS.

How established. Section 490. 1. Any town, village, city, school district, or sub-district may establish and maintain not exceeding two high schools in the manner and with the privileges herein provided; but no such school shall be established or maintained unless twentyfive persons of school age resident of the town, city or village or school district, or sub-district, pass a satisfactory examination in the branches required to be taught in the common school and are prepared to begin a high school course.

The vote. 2. The question of establishing such schools may be submitted by the town, district, sub-district, village board or common council to the legally qualified voters at any annual or special meeting or election upon written resolution therefor proposed for adoption; provided that ten days' notice of such purpose embodying such resolution be given by posting five copies thereof in five different public places in such town, village, city, school district or sub-district, or by publishing such notice in any newspaper published in any such town, village, city, school district or sub-district, ten days prior to the time set for holding such meeting. In the case of a sub-district the meeting may be called by the clerk thereof. The vote shall be taken by ballot, and canvassed according to the statutes for conducting elections in such municipality, those ballots in favor being written or printed "for high school," those opposed, "against high school." If the resolution be adopted such town, district, sub-district, village or city shall constitute a high school district. But this section shall not apply to high schools already established.

Former action not invalid. 3. No action heretofore taken by any town, village, city, school district or sub-district in voting to form a high school or joint high school shall be invalid by reason of any defect in the form of notice given or the time such notice shall have been given, posted or published; but all steps heretofore taken by any town, village, city, school district or sub-district in forming a high school or joint high school are hereby validated and declared to conform to law. (1909 c. 217)