a qualified teacher, and the amount of wages paid by the district.

Fourth-The amount of money received from the county treasurer from the money apportioned by the county auditor.

Fifth-The amount received from tax voted to be raised by the district; the purpose for which it was raised; the manner in which said sums have been expended; the condition of school house and grounds; the kind of books used, and such other facts as the state superintendent may require, which report shall be verified by his oath.

effect.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on its approval by When act to take the governor.

Approved March 1, 1870.

CHAPTER III.

An Act relating to School District Clerks.

SECTION 1. Penalty for drawing an order on the District Treasurer directing the School Fund
from its legitimate channel.

2. Penalty imposed upon School District Clerk for non-performance of duty.
3. When act to take effect.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

March 4, 1870.

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rant.

SECTION 1. Any school district clerk who shall draw an order upon the district treasurer directing the public in illegal warschool funds from their legitimate channel, shall be held personally responsible for twice the amount of such order.

SEC. 2. Any school district clerk who shall neglect to keep the books and records of his office in the manner Penalty for negprescribed by law, or shall refuse to deliver up the books lect of duty. and papers belonging to his office as clerk, to his successor in office, shall be liable to a fine of ten dollars for each offense.

When act to take effect.

SEC. 3 This act shall take effect when approved.

Approved March 4, 1870.

March 4, 1870.

CHAPTER IV.

An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act relating to the appointment of County Superintendent of Schools," approved March five, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

SECTION 1. Amendment to Section Three (3), Chapter One (1), General Laws of 1869. County Commissioners of every county to appoint a Superintendent of Schools -when to meet for the purpose-to be appointed biennially-term of officefailure to appoint at time prescribed, may appoint at subsequent session.

2. When act to take effect.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota :

SECTION 1. Section three of an act entitled "an act relating to the appointment of county superintendent of schools," approved March five, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 3. The county com.nissioners of each and every To appoint super. County of the state shall, at the January session of the intendent-when board next after the passage of this act, and biennially -term of office. thereafter, appoint a fitting person of high moral charac

ter and literary attainment, county superintendent of schools, who shall enter upon the discharge of his duties upon the first Tuesday of April next after his appointment, and hold his office for two years, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Provided, That it they fail to make an appointment at the January session, they may make it at a subsequent session.

effect.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from When act to take and after its passage.

Approved March 4, 1870.

CHAPTER V.

An Act defining the duties of the County Superintendent March 4, 1870. of Schools.

SECTION 1. When County Superintendent to make report to State Superintendent of Public

2.

Instruction.

When County Superintendent to file with County Auditor the returns of School
District Clerks.

3. Repeal of inconsistent acts.

4. When act to take effect.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the county superin- when county su

tendent of schools to make his statistical and written re- perintendent to make report. ports to the state superintendent, on or before the first day of November of each year.

turns of school

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the county superintendent of schools, on the first day of December, to file When to ale rewith the county auditor the returns of the school district district clerks. clerk, made to him on or before the fifth day of October

preceding.

SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this Repeal of inconact are hereby repealed.

sistent acts.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from when act to take and after its approval.

effect.

Approved March 4, 1870.*

- Feb'y 15, 1870.

When to make annual appor. tionment of school fund.

When act to take effect.

CHAPTER VI.

An Act to amend Section Forty four, of Chapter Thirtysix, of Revised Statutes, relating to the apportionment of the State School Funds.

SECTION 1. Amendment to Section Forty-Four (44) of Chapter Thirty-Six (36) of the General
Statutes. When State Superintendent of Public Instruction to make Annual
Apportionment of School Funds.

2. When act to take effect.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

SECTION 1. Section forty-four of chapter thirty-six of the general statutes, relating to the apportionment of school funds be amended so as to read as follows:

Sec. 44. The state superintendent shall make an apportionment of the available current school funds in the state treasury among the several counties of this State on the first Monday of March and the first Monday of October in each year, in proportion to the number of scholars between the ages of five and twenty-one years residing therein on the first day of October of the previous year, and transmit a statement thereof to the county auditor of each county.

the

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect when approved by governor.

Approved February 15, 1870.

CHAPTER VII.

An Act entitled an act to consolidate the various acts relating to the Minnesota State Reform School, and to amend the same.

SECTION 1. State Reform School to be conducted by Board of Managers-what to constitute
a quorum-how and when Board appointed-term of office-vacancy in Board
how filled-compensation.

2. Managers to provide necessary buildings and grounds, and establish necessary
regulations for government.

8. Board of Managers to receive, to the extent of their accommodations, all infants
under their care and guardianship, males under the age of sixteen and females
under the age of fifteen, in the following manner:

1. Infants committed by Justices of the Peace on complaint by parent or
guardian, by reason of vicious or incorrigible conduct.

2.

When complaint is made by parent or guardian in consequence of
vagrancy or vicious conduct, and when parent is in capable of exer-
cising proper care and discipline over such infant.

3. Infants who shall be committed as vagrants or upon criminal charge
duly convicted-Board may at their discretion bind oat said children
as apprentices to such persons as will tend to their future benefit and
advantage.

4. Committing Justice to annex to commitment the testimony, with the names and
residences of witnesses.

5. Defines the persons whose duty it shall be to execute the warrant of commitment,
and designates what fees they shall receive.

6. Children to be maintained at expense of county from which they came-the ac-
counts to be kept in an intelligible and proper manner.

7. Managers may make by-laws and regulations for proper government of children
while in said Reform School-may appoint officers and designate their duties
and salaries to lay reports before Legislature on the first day of each session-
what report to contain.

8. Persons committed to be allowed in all cases of sickness spiritual consolation
from any clergy man of church to which such inmates belong.

9. Grounds and buildings to be exempt from taxation.

10. No person whatever to open or construct any road through grounds without the

consent of the Managers.

11. Repeal of inconsistent acts.

12. When act to take effect.

March 3, 1870.