Civil Government for Common Schools by Henry C. Northam
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Q. What are the names of those districts in which there is a board of education? A. Union free school districts; and they are allowed to have an additional officer, called a treasurer. Q. What is the term of office of each? A. I. If there be only one trustee, his term is one year. II. If there be three trustees, the term is three years, one being elected each year; if the board of education consists of six or nine members, the term is three years; one third of the number being elected each year. III. Clerk, collector and librarian, each hold the office for one year. Q. Who are eligible to school offices in this state? A. None but males; they must be twenty-one years of age; and trustees can hold no other school office. Q. What are some of the duties of school district officers? TRUSTEES. A. I. To hold and keep district property for the use of the school. |
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