REGISTER of a common school kept by A. B. at

in township number principal meridian, in the county of

trict number

State of Illinois:

in dis

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of the

Tuesday,

10

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Said registers shall be furnished to the teachers by the school directors; and each teacher shall at the end of his term of school return his register to the clerk of the school board of the district. Teachers shall made [make] schedules of the names of all scholars under twenty-one years of age, attending their schools, in the form prescribed by this act; and when scholars reside in two or more districts, townships or counties, separate schedules shall be kept for each district, township or county; the schedule to be made and returned by the teacher shall be, as near as circumstances will permit, in the following form, viz:

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SCHEDULE of a common school kept by... .at.. ....in district number...., in township number. range number.

of the .. principal meridian, in the county of......, in the State of Illinois. Names and ages of scholars residing in district number in township number...., north, range...., west,...., county, who have attended my school during the month of...

18....

And said teachers shall add up the whole number of days attendance of each scholar and make out the grand total number of days attend

ance.

He shall also note the whole number of scholars, giving the males and females separately; the average daily attendance; and shall set the age of each pupil, opposite the name of said pupil, as in the form above prescribed, and shall attach thereto, his certificate, which shall be in the following form, viz:

"I certify that the foregoing schedule of scholars attending my school, as therein named, and residing as specified in said schedule, to the best of my knowledge and belief, is correct.

A. B. Teacher."

When the teacher shall have completed his or her schedule or schedules, as above required, he or she shall deliver it to some one of the directors, who shall give the teacher a receipt for the same; and it shall be the duty of said director, in connection with one other director of the board to carefully examine such schedule or schedules, and after correcting all errors, if they shall find such schedule to have been kept according to law, they shall certify to the same as near as practicable, in the following form, viz:

We, the undersigned, directors of......in township number.... range number......in the county aforesaid, certify that we have examined the foregoing schedule and find the same to be correct, and that the school was conducted according to law; that there is now due said C. D., teacher, as per contract, the sum of... ... dollars.... cents, for which an order is issued bearing even date with this certificate, and that the said teacher has a legal certificate of.....grade,

and that the property of the district, in charge of such teacher has been satisfactorily accounted for.

Witness our hands this..

..day of...

18..

Directors.

Teachers wages are hereby declared due and payable monthly; and upon certifying to the schedule as aforesaid, the directors shall at once make out and deliver to the teacher an order upon the township treasurer for the amount named in the schedule; which order shall state the rate at which the teacher is paid according to his contract; the limits of the time for which the order pays, and that the directors have duly certified a schedule covering this time. But it shall not be lawful for the directors to draw an order until they have duly certified to the schedule; nor shall it be lawful for the directors after the date for filing schedules in April and October, to certify any schedule that covers any time prior to such dates nor to draw an order upon the township treasurer in favor of any teacher for the time covered by such schedule. If any order drawn for the the payment of a teacher is presented to the township treasurer for payment, and is not paid for want of funds, the treasurer shall make a written statement over his signature by an endorsement upon such order, with date showing such presentation and non-payment, and shall make and keep a record of such endorsement. Such order shall thereafter draw interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum until paid or until the treasurer shall in writing notify the clerk of the board of directors that he has funds to pay such order; and of said notice the treasurer shall make and keep a record; and after giving such notice, he shall hold the funds necessary to pay such order until it is presented for payment, and such order shall draw no interest after the giving of said notice to said clerk of the board.

8 54. [SCHEDULES DELIVERED ΤΟ TOWNSHIP TREASURER-SCHOOL MONTH-LOST TIME.] Schedules made and certified as aforesaid, shall, at least two days before the first Monday in April and October, be delivered by the directors to the township treasurer; and the directors shall be personally liable to the teacher and the district for any loss sustained by either, by their failure to examine and deliver to the township treasurer all schedules within the time fixed by law. The school month shall be the same as the calendar month; but teachers shall not be required to teach upon Saturdays, legal holidays-those being New Years, Fourth of July and Christmas-and thanksgiving and fast days appointed by the National or State authority; nor shall they be required to make up the time lost by closing school upon such days or upon such special holidays as may be granted the schools by the board of directors.

The township

855. [DUTIES OF TOWNSHIP TREASURER-BOND.] treasurer, appointed by the board of trustees, shall, before entering upon his duties, execute a bond, with two or more freeholders, who shall not be members of the board, as securities, payable to the board

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of the township for which he is appointed treasurer, with a sufficient penalty to cover all liabilities which may be incurred, conditioned faithfully to perform all the duties of township treasurer, in township county, according to law. The bond shall be approved by at least a majority of the board, and shall be delivered by one of the trustees, to the county superintendent of the proper county. And in all cases where such treasurer aforesaid is to have the custody of all bonds, mortgages, moneys and effects denominated principal and belonging to the township for which he is appointed treasurer, the penalty of said treasurer's bond shall be twice the amount of said bonds, notes, mortgages, moneys and effects; and shall provide for the faithful accounting for, and turning over, of all such bonds, notes, mortgages, moneys and effects, as shall come into his hands while he may act as such treasurer under such appointment to his successor, when appointed and qualified, as herein provided, by giving bond. The penalty of said bond shall be increased from time to time, as the increase of the amount of notes, bonds, mortgages and effects may require, and whenever in the judgment of the trustees or county superintendent, the security is insufficient. Any and every township treasurer appointed subsequent to the first, as herein provided, shall execute bond with security, as is required of the first treasurer. The bond required in this section shall be in the following form, viz:

Know all men by these presents, that we A. B., C. D., and E. F. are held and firmly bound, jointly and severally, unto the board of trustees of township . ., range in said county, in the penal sum of . dollars, for the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this . . day of

A. D. 18

The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden A. B., township treasurer of township

, range in the county aforesaid, shall faithfully discharge all the duties of said office, according to the laws which now are, or may hereafter be in force, and shall deliver to his successor in office, after such successor shall have fully qualified, by giving bond as provided by law, all moneys, books, papers, securities and property which shall come into his hands or control, as such township treasurer, from the date of this bond up to the time that his successor shall have duly qualified as township treasurer, by giving such bond as shall be required by law, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Approved and accepted by

G. H.

L. J. Trustees.

K. L.

§ 57.

LOANS-SECURITIES.] Township treasurers shall loan, upon

the following conditions, all moneys which shall come to their hands

by virtue of their office, except such as may be subject to distribution. The rate of interest shall not be less than six per cent., nor more than eight per cent. per annum; the rate of interest to be determined by a majority of the township trustees, at any regular or special meeting of their board. No loans shall be made for less than six months, or more than five years. For all sums not exceeding one hundred dollars, loaned for not more than one year, two responsible sureties shall be given; for all sums over one hundred dollars, and for all loans for more than one year, security shall be given by mortgage on real estate, unincumbered, in value double the amount loaned, with a condition that in case additional security shall at any time be required, the same shall be given to the satisfaction of the board of trustees for the time being: Provided, that nothing herein shall prevent the loaning of township funds to boards of school directors, taking bonds therefor, as provided in section forty-seven (47) of this act. Notes, bonds, mortgages and other securities taken for money or other property, due or to become due to the board of trustees for the township, shall be payable to the said board by their corporate name; and in such name, suits, actions and complaints, and every description of legal proceedings may be had for the recovery of money, the breach of contracts, and for every legal liability which may at any time arise or exist, or upon which a right of action shall accrue to the use of this corporation: Provided, however, that notes, bonds, mortgages and other securities in which the name of the county superintendent or of the trustees of schools are inserted, shall be valid to all intents and purposes; and suit shall be brought in the name of the board of trustees as aforesaid. The wife of the mortgagor (if he has one) shall join in the mortgage given to secure the payment of money loaned by virtue of the provisions of this act. When there is a surplus of funds in the treasurers hands belonging to any school district, he may loan the same for the use and benefit of said district, upon the written request of the directors of such district, and not otherwise; and all such loans shall be on the same conditions as are prescribed in this section for the loaning of township funds.

§ 63. [TREASURER TO ACCOUNT SEMI-ANNUALLY TO TRUSTEES.] On the first Mondays of April and October, of every year, the township treasurer shall lay before the board of trustees a statement showing the amount of interest, rents, issues and profits that have accrued or become due since their last regular half yearly meeting, on the township lands and township funds, and also the amount of State and county fund interest on hand. He shall also lay before the said trustees all books, notes, bonds, mortgages and all other evidences of indebtedness belonging to the township, for the examination of the trustees, and shall make such other statement as the board may require touching the duties of his office. He shall make out, annually, and present to the board of trustees at their meeting succeeding the annual election, a complete exhibit of the fiscal affairs of the township and of the several districts or parts of districts in the township, showing the receipts of moneys, and the sources from which they have been derived, and the deficit and delinquencies, if there be any, and the cause, as well as a classified, statement of moneys paid out, and amount of ob