School District No. 4 of the Town of Campbell v. Baier
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: O. E. Wyman, Circuit Judge. This is an action brought to recover $270.93, on the bond of the defendant August Baier as treasurer of the plaintiff school district, the defendant Da/wson being surety upon the said bond.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: O. E. Wyman, Circuit Judge. This is an action brought to recover $270.93, on the bond of the defendant August Baier as treasurer of the plaintiff school district, the defendant Da/wson being surety upon the said bond. The facts, in brief, as they appeared upon the trial, are that the defendant was treasurer of the plaintiff district for the term of three years, and gave the bond in suit, which was signed by Dawson as'surety, and was conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office as treasurer, and that he…
1Opinion of the CourtWiNsnow, J.
The statutes governing the duties of school district officers are very specific, and wisely so. The district board is composed of the director, treasurer, and clerk. Meetings of the board may be called by any two members by serving on the other member a written notice of the time and place of the meeting twenty-four hours before the meeting. No act of the board is valid unless voted at a meeting of the board. N. S. sec. 432. The board shall contract with duly qualified teachers. No contract with any person not holding a diploma or certificate authorizing him to teach shall be valid. N. S.…
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