Regulation of schools. Suspension, etc. Non-resident pupils. School census. Proviso. Further proviso. Proviso. the board of education at the close of each term or year in regard to the quantity and character of such special instruction in the subject of alcohol and narcotics, and the secretary of the board shall certify to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that such instruction has been given; (j) To have the general care of the schools of the district and make and enforce suitable rules and regulations for the general management of the schools and for the preservation of the property of the district, and to purchase at the expense of the district such text books as may be necessary for the use of children whose parents are not able to furnish same. The board may authorize or order the suspension or expulsion from school of any pupil guilty of gross misdemeanor or persistent disobedience, or one having habits or bodily conditions detrimental to the school, whenever in its judgment the interests of the school may demand it; (k) The board may admit to the schools of the township any non-resident pupils and determine the rate of tuition of such pupils and collect same. Children who are being cared for at county expense shall be admitted to the school in the township which is nearest the county house or in which the county house may be located, on the same terms that nonresident pupils are admitted. When non-resident pupils, their parents or guardians, pay a school tax in said district such children shall be admitted to the schools of the district, and the amount of such school tax shall be credited on their tuition in a sum not to exceed the amount of such tuition; (1) To make rules relative to the taking of census of all children resident in said township district five years of age and under twenty years, and to make all necessary reports and transmit the same to the proper officers as designated by law so that the district may be entitled to its proportion of the primary school fund; (m) To fix the length of time school shall be kept in all the schools of the township, which shall be the same for all schools and not less than five months in each year: Provided, That all persons, residents of any township school district and five years of age, shall have an equal right to attend any school therein, and no separate school or department shall be kept for any person on account of race or color: Provided further, That this shall not be construed to prevent the classifying and grading of the schools according to the intellectual progress of the pupils, such grades to be taught in such separate places as may be deemed expedient; (n) To establish and maintain a district library and provide for its care and management; (0) To establish and maintain a high school or high schools for the township and determine the qualifications for admission thereto: Provided, That if a township high school be not maintained the board of education shall pay out of funds herein before provided for, the tuition of any and all children of high school age who desire to attend high schools in the same township or in adjoining townships: Provided further, Further (p) To authorize the secretary to purchase and provide Purchase of such incidental apparatus and material as may be deemed ad- apparatus. visable for the schools, and to audit and order the payment of all accounts for such expenses and material; dent, employ (q) To employ a superintendent of schools for the town- Superintenship, when the same is authorized by a vote of the electors ment of. thereof, and to employ such other officers and servants as may be necessary for the management of the schools and school property, and to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. The superintendent of schools herein provided Qualifications. for shall be the holder of at least a State life certificate or a normal school diploma, or he shall have educational qualifications equivalent thereto and shall be the holder of a diploma from a college or university of recognized standing, and he shall have the following duties: First, To recommend in writing all teachers necessary for Duties. the schools, and to suspend any teacher for cause, until the board of education or a committee of such board may consider such suspension; Second, To classify and control the promotion of pupils; Third, To recommend to the board the best methods of arranging the course of study and the proper text books to be used; Fourth, To make reports in writing to the board of education and to the Superintendent of Public Instruction annually or oftener if required; Fifth, To supervise and direct the work of the teachers; Sixth, To assist the board in all matters pertaining to the general welfare of the school, and to perform such other duties as the board may determine; employment (r) To hire and contract with such legally qualified teach- Teachers, ers as may be required, and all contracts shall be in writing of, contracts, and signed by a majority of the board in behalf of the district. etc. Said contracts shall specify the wages agreed upon and require the teachers to keep a correct record of all school work, the number of pupils, the classification and grading, the agreegate and average attendance and the percentage of attendance, and to furnish the secretary with a correct copy of the same at the close of school. The contracts shall also require Filing of the board to provide all proper material and keep the school property in proper and sanitary condition. The contract shall be filed with the secretary and a duplicate furnished the teacher. A contract with a person not holding a legal certificate of qualification shall be invalid and all contracts shall terminate if the certificate of the teacher shall expire by limitation within its term, or if the certificate be suspended or revoked by proper authority: Provided, That in case of ill- Proviso. contracts. Annual meet ing. Time. Taxes. Proviso. Further proviso. Form of ballot. ness of the teacher or when a legally qualified teacher cannot be found by the board or by the commissioner of schools, a person otherwise qualified but not holding a certificate may be employed temporarily as a supply, and such supply service shall be paid for from the general fund. A school month within the meaning of the school laws shall consist of four weeks of five days in each week; (s) And to do all things needful and necessary for the maintenance, prosperity, and success of the schools of the district and the promotion of the thorough education of the children thereof. 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 and sites 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 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 township clerk shall report the same to the supervisor of the township, 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 qualified voters present as aforesaid do not or can not 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 be called to vote on the question of bonding the district for any of the purposes mentioned. Such vote shall be by ballot and a majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to carry the question. The form of ballot shall be: "For bonding the township district for $. township district for $. Yes," "For bonding the No." On the question of bonding, the board of education shall act as an election board The 225 and cause a poll list to be kept and a suitable allot box used. and conduct the election and canvass the votes in the same manner as a regular school election. When bonds ave been Bonds to voted the board shall proceed to issue and sell the bois and issue and sen. fix the rate of interest and term of payments thereon. period of any school bonds shall not exceed fifteen yea Provided, That when any money shall have been borrowed proviso. 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. Approved April 26, 1911. [No. 144.] AN ACT to amend sections eight and ten of act number one hundred forty-seven of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-one, entitled "An act to provide for the election of a county commissioner of schools, for the appointment of school examiners, and to define the duties and fix the compensation for the same, and to repeal all existing acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act," and acts amendatory thereof, being compiler's sections four thousand eight hundred fifteen and four thousand eight hundred seventeen of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as amended by section eight of act number ninety-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred one, sections eight and ten of act number one hundred fortyeight of the public acts of nineteen hundred five, section eight of act number one hundred twenty-seven of the public acts of nineteen hundred seven, and section eight of act number two hundred sixty-four of the public acts of nineteen hundred nine. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. Sections eight and ten of act number one hun- Section dred forty-seven of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety- amended. one, entitled "An act to provide for the election of a county commissioner of schools, for the appointment of school examiners, and to define the duties and fix the compensation for the same, and to repeal all existing acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act," and acts amendatory thereof, being compiler's sections four thousand eight hundred fifteen and four thousand eight hundred seventeen of 226 Duty of conmissioner. Examinations, certificates, etc. Fees. Record of commission ers. Examinations. Proviso. Further public ? of ac' the Compiled aws of eighteen hundred ninety-seven, as SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the county commissioner: First, Immediately after his or her qualification as commissioner, to send notice thereof to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; Second, To keep a record of all examinations held by the board of school examiners and to sign all certificates and other papers and reports issued by the board, and to keep a record of all meetings of the board of examiners and of all hearings for the suspension or revocation of any teacher's certificate, and to call meetings of the board of examiners at such other times than those mentioned in section five of this act as he may deem best; Third, To receive the institute fee provided by law and to pay the same to the county treasurer quarterly, beginning September thirtieth in each year; Fourth, To keep a record of all certificates granted, suspended, revoked or transferred by the said board or commissioner, showing to whom issued, together with the date, grade, duration of each certificate, and, if suspended or revoked, with the date and the reason therefor; Fifth, To furnish, previous to the third Monday in July in each year, to the township clerk of each township in the county, and to each of the officers of every school district in the county, a list of all persons legally authorized to teach in the county at large during the preceding school year, and in such township, with the date and term of each certificate, and if any have been suspended or revoked, the date of such suspension or revocation; Sixth, To visit each of the schools of the county at least once in each year and to examine carefully the discipline, the mode of instruction, the text books used, the apparatus belonging to the school, the library, the progress and the proficiency of the pupils, the skill and efficiency of the teacher, the condition of the school property, and whether the attendance at school is in compliance with law, and to make a careful record of these items and report the same to the director of each district: Provided, That in counties containing one hundred or more schoolrooms, the commissioner of schools is hereby authorized to appoint a clerk, who shall perform such duties as said commissioner shall direct, except visiting schools: Provided further, In counties having from one hundred to one hundred and fifty schoolrooms the whole expense incurred for such clerk shall not exceed three hundred dollars in any one |