Show I 1 1 1 I 1 AN ACT arv 4 af b ill FOB FOR TIIU THE I 1 establishment E T ABLIS AND SUPPORT I 1 or DISTRICT 3 i 4 AND rd ron r ad ti ceif I I 1 1 I 1 SEC 1 be beet it enacted by the governor bior and ile gi assembly of the ter te r tetory of tent the alle county courts shall divide their respective r i esp i e etive agu counties nl ies into school scho ol 01 districts district where no nor r already irea 1 id y so ivi med naifie name and number tho same prescribe limits change tio tile bouno boundaries aries thereof and may consolidate two or moro more school districts into ono should the public good so iso require prodded that w hero where school districts havo have built schoolhouses by a tax on the whole district aid raid r district list brict shall not bo be divided until equitable provision lias has been made for schoolhouses in ili the new districts to bo be organized settlers on or or near county lines of two or moro more counties may way be formed into sell school districts by the tile mutual agreement of the county courts of such counties every school may in th enamel of its trustees purchase hold sell and convoy convey property for the use and benefit of such districts provided that no school property shall be sold except by aluth authority arity of a two thuds majority vote of the tile resident eis of ohp a regulars mee tinn called to for r that X I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 purpose e I 1 arx 2 ava at n school 11 ln meeting elin to be I 1 held in each school district on the first monday holiday in june in tha eighteen hundred and eighty there 1 shall be bd clec teddi lie registered voters of the district three school trustees I 1 ees for each school district ono for the term terin of one year ono one for the ter term in of two years and one for tho the term of three years and annually thereafter at tile school meeting provided for i in Sect section lon 3 of this act there shall bo be one school trustee elected by baid said regist registered erod voters in ili each school district whose mime term of office shall bo be for three hearg and until his successor is elected and wid qualified said trustee shall quality qualify by taking and subscribing nil oath of office and give i banda to the tile county iu in w which ther reside in sach sums and with such sui sureties dies as the pro bao judge 1 of the tile bounly cougil y or a justice of the peace for the precinct may app approve roye ondis fur tho mat faithfull performance of tho the duties of their ollices ollic cs said oath of office and bonds shall bo be filed with the clerk of the county court IS SEC E C mhd trustees t eh all provide provid 0 suitable ind anti keep the alunni aluc ni repair c 1 air employ teachers and furni feli buol I 1 a I 1 latip 9 charts and other suitable articles for school purposes and may play at thi their bir option collect tuition deew they shall prescribe tho tile than manner nerin in which schools shall bo conducted and anti the branches to bo be taught and rates of or tuition therefore and establish outhouse playgrounds and other appurtenances the trustees khall L keep cap a record of their oui I 1 cial actions jand of proceedings in ill district school meetings signed by the chairman and secretary keep a correct account of all moneys received by them and liow how expended such accounts acco lints to be reported reported cadi each year to the voters of the district at an annual school meeting to bo be held on the second monday nao aday in july at which injecting mec titi the of bf com cpin ion to be allowed to eaid aid iras tins tees or either of them may be decided by a in majority arity ala vote te trustees may unite and jointly compol control two or more contiguous districts in ili the tile same county or in ili adjoining counties 1 I establish schools to he be aup po artem tit br or the trw funds be belonging longin to their respective districts I 1 they may make dinke arrangements with I 1 the trustees trusties of adjoining districts for fur the attendance of such children in the tile schools of cither district as may i be abeal accommodated and andi to transfer the school moneys due by apportionment to such children to lie tile district in which they may attend school SEC 4 whenever it shall be necessary to balso binds to purchase build repair or furnish schoolhouses or for oilier other school purposes an estimate odthe approximate cost thereof shall bo be made py ty the tile trustees and the rate ate percent may bo fixed not ot exceeding two percent nt per ah num nuin as ns shall bo be decided by a m majori ty vote of the properly property taxpayers 4 resident in ebe district present at a meeting called for that purpose to bo lie assessed and collected as a special tax upon all taxable property in the district tho the trustees of any ally school district baing a population of over twelve hundred when authorized by a majority vote of the property taxpayers res resident ident in ili the district present at a meeting called for that purpose may establish and maln taina a m graded ed school 1 or rt graded department in a school 01 in such district in th may bc instructed I 1 in n higher brandies branches of f education than those usually I 1 taught lit bif in common schools and puong oer over eighteen acar u air 6 e i adail t ed to and instructed in iii eluski s u ell imia 61 or depart t men tj on 11 puch eucla tenus f ya tuition ami lees as ag the Iru trustees izay mampre may pre 06 ernae ei ribe in cako of the challenge of tho tile riall or of ally any eperson to v volo oto OR on n rud said tax the oath gatti 0 of f su euch c it person aa as to I 1 oil his lax tax receipt forthe for tho pasty car ora or j copy of tho tile tax list blowin bowing that eaid said person erfort owns taxable property in the i district Ni district strict shall bo be received us evidence 0 of f such right abt to vote ote Pro prouder tided ed the truo trustees tees shall have power to and collect annually a tax of oil one fourth of one percent t ent conall on nil taxable property I 1 in ill alifi district without cill call anga meeting for abat purpose i sya 0 5 o forthe calling of bf n meeting jor for voting on the rate ake per benl cent of tax to bo be assessed and for tile election of trustees notice shall be g given iven at least tell days before the time appointed pr f r taking such vote by adv at least three times in some new newspaper S 3 1 1 er 1 ebli cited in tho tile county F 1 aj ng general 1 circulation ahert in ill or by posting postil lF 1 I up notices es I 1 in ji j three public 4 places in tho tile district said advertisement or notice aall elate distinctly tha kiino Y place I 1 a ce and object of mid meeting said sat 0 no o alc tlc b i i v 0 11 by tic a least diya 0 permanent ern I 1 anent artl residents 1 a 11 1 dl r tile li strict but tit if tile district bo bon organized tbell then I 1 said notice 0 O sl sli alliba given by tho art is tees tee at all bucat meetings gd th tho e voting TA 3 U 3 0 at a 4 wa I 1 I 1 shall bo be by ball ot whenever any meeting of the district is called and a tax assessed for school purposes it shall lio be tho the duty odthe trustees of such district to file with the tile county superintendent of district schools of the county in which the dis district is situated and within ten days after such meeting a c copy 01 V 0 of the e minutes thereof which ih shall 1 1 b be e ke kept pt on file by such superintendent I 1 subject to bo be inspected by any member met il ber or taxpayer district SEC SEQ G the tile trustees shall hao have power to appoint a clerk an assessor and collector and a treasurer and prescribe their qualifications they pr shall also appoint an all auditor not of their own number each cach year choso whoso e duties shall bo be to examine the financial finane accounts account of the trustees for the current year ye arand and report thereon there at the annual school meeting SEC 7 iho the assessor shall wit within 1 timo aa as tho the tr trustees us may direct make an assessment ses at a fair cash yalu balu aaion ationo of fall all the taxable property in in his district and report the alie same to the trustees the assessor messor a is hereby empowered to administer oaths in tho tile discharge of his official dut yand in may ay require persons to give a of their taxable property under oath the assessor when lie fie deems it necessary may leave avith w ith tho the person to bo be assessed as essed or forathis at ins residence or place of business a blank form of tho the assessment ses list and with u ith corporations films or associations suitable forms I 1 re requiring quirin the taxpayer to fill out and return the same to the assessor within t enty days da s from date of service ser ice and any person corporation firm or as furni bcd with such blank forms must comply with the requirements thereof or be liable to a fine of not to exceed one hundred dollars dollar for each neglect if any person shill wilfully and knowingly make a fale falo list to the a assessor sessor or make a false statement of his proper property or of prop erty under his hargo charge ho 0 shall he e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on oil conviction thereof may be lined in any a ny sum suin not exceeding one hundred ilu n alred dollars dolla rs or imprisonment not exceeding ono one hundred undred li days or both the trustees shall vivo n notice by advertising or posting notice notices aa as in calling a tax meeting of the time and place when they will meet to hear and determine complaints if any in it regard to tho the assessed valuation of any an property cit yand and may equalize and correct the tile bamo and they shall have the power to remit or rebate rebato the taxed taxes of or any indigent per soto to any amount not exceeding 5 3 on an any s such 11 c it assessment they shall fix tale the time within which tile lax bhail shall be paid which in no case cast shall bo be legs leps than thirty days and approve the assessment roll and hand it to tile collector to collect the tax arc a S the collector shall forthwith notify tho the taxpayers of tho the district ot otho tile amount of their tax and where the fame mine is pa payable able and shall proceed to collect tile samo same within the time specified by the trustee sand pay tho the in money oney collected to iho the dl district treasurer if there be one other wise ise to ther trustees and all taxes remaining unpaid for sixty days after they become due shall become delinquent and a list thereof shall be handed to iho tile county collector colle cloi of tile county in which eaid said district strict di is lo 10 bated cli collector shall imma ia t lly ly proceed to collect tho the said tax in theS as provided foi for alie col 1 electing of territorial school and county taxes in ill an ali act to brov ide ido revenue for the territory of utah and the several counties thereof approved february 22 1878 the collector eliell receive such fees and mileah for collecting delinquent school tax as arc are provided for fur collecting delin delinquent apt taxes dundei said act elj alio 0 delinquent in taxis taxes thus collected shall be paid into the county treasury and placed I 1 laced to the credit of such school district 1 and be drawn upon 0 n tho the order 0 of tho the trustees of such sue district sec 9 5 the school year sit shall 1 11 bebin V 1 on tho first daiy diy of july and end on n the tile last day lay of june and shall be divided into four terms of often ten weeks each the trustees shall cibit officially each school in in their respective districts at least once during each term and on oil or before tile second monday in july in ili each vear year take a census of the children between and eighteen years raiding ili in their districts district and ant on or tho tenth day ouA tigua ilex tend j I 1 make reports to tin the county s u erin as provided provid et for stating statina the tile condition of orthe tho school or schools under their and parti cu ius barly the items contained in ill tho the follow rollow following lowing fiig form together with w ali such other statistics or information as the terri superintendent may require we omit the tile table trustees falling failing to so leport report shall be liable to prosecution on their bonds foi for neglect of dut duty said uit to bo be prosecuted by the tile Ci bointy rinty superintend in i eident and any a iino 11 so cred ered hall revert to the benefit of the sc livols in said district bed io 10 all schools organized under the direction direct iliof of the tho trustees trust V in ill tho the re spec tive school districts dist ribs fa of this territory mall ba be known k in liw by the name naine and anti title of if district school t und biall bu be entitled to a just and equitable apac public school faai ari arising eing ing from n the general government or ar by legislative enactment jentof af pf tin bic 11 the county count court of or each county shall appoint in their respective counties where not already done iloner A at board of examiners to consist of the county superintend superintendent ten dent and two other c competent person persons who shall hold examinations and judge of tile qualifications of school teachers te applying for schools rell and all a 11 applicants app lican ts of a good moral character er considered competent diall shall receive a suitable certificate signed by tho tile board which certificate shall bo lie valid for only ono one year car from ita its davcand dat date cand and which rio 0 person biall be eligible to employment na its tew her by tho the trustees aud and suat districts employing employ ing other ot ter than elial ble teachers teu liers shall forfeit their appointment of any tiny public fund the 1 he services of the board of be paid for by the county I 1 to be v iq dur our ouria dexl iw |