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schools and the subject of education as the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct. Said report shall be in Form of such form as said superintendent may prepare and direct. In of, etc. all township districts one copy of said report shall be filed with the township clerk on or before the first Monday of August in each year, and the other two, together with all others, forwarded immediately after the first Monday in August to the county commissioner of schools;

(11) To perform such other duties as are or shall be required by law or by the board of education.

SEC. 12. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of the board Treasurer, of education:

duties.

sureties.

First, Within ten days after his election or appointment To file bond, to execute to the district and file with the secretary of the board a bond in the full amount of money to come into his hands during each year as such treasurer, as near as the same can be ascertained, with two or more sufficient sureties, each of whom shall justify under oath and before a proper officer, to the amount for which he is held in the bond, and the sum of such amounts shall be equal to the full amount of the bond; or the treasurer may provide, at the expense of the district, Surety a similar bond of some surety company authorized to do busi- company. ness in this State, said bond to be approved by the president and secretary of the board, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties under this act and honestly accounting for all moneys coming into his hands belonging to said district according to the general accounting laws of the State. Said Where filed. bond when approved shall be filed with the secretary of the board, and none of the books, money or property of the district shall be placed in the hands of the treasurer until such bond has been so filed and approved: Provided, That if for Proviso, any unforeseen reason a larger sum of money should become due the district than the bond would cover, the treasurer shall increase the bond to the proper amount before such money comes into his hands. In case of any breach of the When suit conditions of said bond the president shall cause suit to be commenced. commenced thereon in the name of the district, and any moneys collected thereon shall be paid into the township treasury, subject to the order of the district, and such moneys shall be applied to the same purposes as the money lost should have been applied by the treasurer;

increase of bond.

Second, The treasurer shall have the care and custody of all Custody of the moneys of the district coming into his hands, and he shall moneys. not loan the same, nor use the same for his own purposes, nor permit other private individuals or corporations to use the same except as provided by law, nor shall he mix such money with his own money, but he shall keep it separate and apart from all other funds;

Third, He may, with the consent of the board of education, Deposits, deposit school moneys with any bank or banking corporation interest, etc. or trust company for safe-keeping, and require such bank or

Proviso, inspection.

Pay orders.

Keep book of accounts,

etc.

Annual report.

Appear for

district in suits.

Deliver books, etc.

Other duties.

Tax estimate.

How considered.

Electors to determine amount.

Increase or decrease.

company to pay interest thereon. Such deposit shall be made in his name as treasurer of the district, and such interest shall be accounted for to the district and become a part of the general fund of said district: Provided, That any deposit of such funds shall not be privileged, but shall be open to inspection of any trustee of the district or any person authorized to audit school accounts;

Fourth, To pay all orders of the secretary when lawfully drawn and countersigned by the president, out of any moneys in his hands belonging to the fund upon which such orders may be drawn;

Fifth, To keep a book in which all moneys received and disbursed shall be entered, the sources from which the same have been received, and the person to whom and the objects for which the same have been paid;

Sixth, To present to the district board and to the district at the close of the school year a report in writing containing a statement of all moneys received during the preceding year and of each item of disbursement made, and exhibit the vouchers therefor, and said vouchers shall be filed in his office permanently;

Seventh, To appear for and on behalf of the district in all suits brought by or against the same, when no other directions shall be given by the qualified voters in a district meeting, except in suits in which he is interested adversely to the district, and in all such cases the president shall appear for the district;

Eighth, At the close of his term of office to settle with the district board and to deliver to his successor in office all books, vouchers, orders, documents and papers belonging to the office of treasurer, together with all district moneys remaining on hand;

Ninth, To perform such other duties as are or shall be required by law of the treasurer.

SEC. 13. At each annual school meeting held in said township district the board of education shall present its estimate of the amount of money needed to be raised by tax during the ensuing year for buildings, sites and repairs, and an estimate of the amount for which bonds shall be issued if needed. This estimate shall be presented by the board and considered by the qualified voters during the last two hours of the time during which the polls for the election of trustees are to be open, or between the hours of three and five o'clock p. m. The qualified voters on the question of voting taxes present at that time shall determine the amount of money to be raised by tax for these purposes, and they may direct that the vote shall be taken by ballot or in any other way which shall be deemed best. The people shall have authority to increase or decrease the amount of the estimate submitted by the board and when such amounts have been voted by a majority of the qualified voters present the secretary of the board of

duty of.

proviso,

bonding.

education shall, on or before the first Monday of August, certify to the township clerk of the township the amount of such taxes, together with the amount of all taxes which the board of education is authorized to impose, and said town. Report to ship clerk shall report the same to the supervisor of the town-supervisor, ship, and if the township district is a fractional district said clerk shall report such taxes to the clerks of other townships in which said district may be in part situated, and such clerks shall report the amounts to their respective supervisors who shall spread the same upon the regular tax roll of such township or townships in the manner provided for by statute, and the same shall be levied, collected and returned in the same manner as all township taxes: Provided, That if the Proviso. qualified voters present as aforesaid do not or cannot determine the amount of money to be raised by tax for the purposes specified, the board of education shall determine the same: Provided further, That special meetings of the district may Further be called to vote on the question of bonding the district for special any of the purposes mentioned. Such vote shall be by ballot meeting, and a majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to carry the question. The form of ballot shall be: "For bonding Form of the township district for $... Yes," "For bonding the township district for $... No." On the question of bonding, the board of education shall act as an election board and cause a poll list to be kept and a suitable ballot box used, and conduct the election and canvass the votes in the same manner as a regular school election. When Issuance and bonds have been voted the board shall proceed to issue and sell the bonds and fix the rate of interest and term of payments thereon. The period of any school bonds shall not exceed fifteen years: Provided, That when any money shall Proviso, tax. have been borrowed by any township school district upon the bonds of said district the qualified voters of such district shall have power at any annual or special meeting to impose a tax on the taxable property in such district for the purpose of paying the principal or any part thereof and the interest thereon, to be levied and collected as other school district taxes are levied and collected.

ballot.

sale.

separate

SEC. 14. All taxes assessed within said township or town- Taxes in ship district for school purposes shall be set forth in the column. assessment roll of the proper township in a separate column, apart and distinct from all other township taxes.

to pay over

SEC. 15. The treasurer of the township shall at any time, when townon the written request of the board of education, report to ship treasurer said board the amount of school money in his hands and shall, moneys. on the order of the secretary of the board countersigned by the president, pay to the treasurer of the board all or any of such moneys. The treasurer of the township shall collect To collect from the treasurers of other townships in which the district treasurers. may be in part located all school moneys belonging to such

from other

Statement, board to make,

district on or before March first in each year and report the same to the township clerk.

SEC. 16. The said board of education shall annually, on or before its regular meeting in the month of June, make a contents, etc. detailed statement of the number of schools in said township district, the number of teachers employed, the number of pupils instructed therein during the preceding year, the itemized expenditures of said board for all purposes, the resources and liabilities of said district and also an estimate of the necessary expenses for the ensuing year exclusive of Recording of the income from the primary school interest fund and one mill tax, which report or statement shall be entered at length in the records of said board and shall be publicly read by the president of said board or any member of the board, to the voters of the township at their annual meeting on the second Monday of July.

Free text books, may be submitted.

SEC. 17. The board of education at any annual or special meeting may submit to the voters of the district the question of free text-books, and if a majority of the voters present shall vote in favor of the use of free text-books, the said board shall be authorized to proceed to make a contract with some dealer or publisher to furnish the necessary books used in said district at a price not greater than the net wholesale price of Proviso, bids. such books, and to vote a tax for such purpose: Provided, That the voters at such meeting may direct the board of education to advertise for proposals and bids on such contract. To be included Annually thereafter the board of education shall include in its budget a sufficient amount to maintain and provide the proper text-books for use in schools and such text-books shall be sold to pupils at cost and furnished free to such pupils as are unable to buy them, and such books furnished free shall be the property of the district: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall prevent any district having once adopted free text-books from taking further action on the subject at any subsequent annual meeting.

in budget.

Further proviso.

Property and debts.

Tax not in

validated, etc.

Compensation of board and officers.

SEC. 18. All school property, both real and personal, within the limits of the township district as created or organized under this act, shall by force of this act become the property of the public schools of the township, and all debts and liabilities of the several districts heretofore organized in such township as they existed prior to the passage of this act shall become the debts and liabilities of the said public schools of the township.

SEC. 19. All money raised or being raised by tax, or accrued or accruing to the school districts of said township as described herein, shall become the money of the public schools of the township, and no tax heretofore ordered assessed or levied for school purposes in said township or other proceedings shall be invalidated or affected by means of this act.

SEC. 20. The compensation of members of the board of

education other than the secretary and treasurer shall be two dollars for attendance at each regular meeting of the board. The secretary and treasurer of said board shall receive such compensation for their services as the board of education may determine, not exceeding one hundred dollars for the treasurer and one hundred twenty-five dollars for the secretary per annum. The amount of money necessary for the services of district officers shall be included in the regular budget voted by the board of education and shall be paid from the general fund.

act as agent.

SEC. 21. The several township officers shall be ineligible to Board, township election as members of the board of education during the term officers for which they were elected and any votes cast for such town- ineligible. ship officers for members of the board of education shall be void. It shall be illegal for any member of the board of edu- Member not to cation to act as agent for any author, publisher or seller of school books or school apparatus, or to receive any gift or reward for his influence in recommending the purchase or use of any school book or apparatus in the State of Michigan. It shall be illegal for any member of the board of education Interest in to perform any labor except as provided in this act, or furnish any material or supplies for the school district in which he is an officer, and he shall not be personally interested in any way whatever, directly or indirectly, in any contract with the district in which he holds office. Any act herein prohibited, if Penalty. performed by any such school officer, shall be deemed a misdemeanor and he shall be liable to the punishment provided for such offense in accordance with the provisions of the statute in such case made and provided.

contract.

accept office

SEC. 22. Any person duly elected to the office of trustee Refusal to of any township district, who shall neglect or refuse without or perform sufficient cause to accept such office and serve therein, or who duty. having entered upon the duties of his office shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty required of him by virtue of his office, shall, upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined not less than ten dollars in the discretion of the court, and if he shall still continue to neglect or refuse to perform the duties he shall be liable for a similar forfeiture for each such offense; or any such officer may be removed from office in the manner provided in this act.

from office.

SEC. 23. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall Removal have power and is hereby required to remove from office, upon satisfactory proof and after at least ten days' notice to the party implicated, any trustee of any township school district who shall have illegally used or disposed of any of the public moneys entrusted to his charge, or who shall persistently and without sufficient cause refuse or neglect to discharge any of the duties of his office, and in case of such removal it shall be the duty of the said State superintendent to record in the office of the township clerk of such township the resolution or order for such removal, and such record of

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