Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whenever twenty of the legal voters of school district number five, in township four south, range three west, in the county of Pike2, shall deem it necessary to build a school house in said district they may request the school directors to call a meeting of the legal voters within said district. The school directors may and they are hereby authorized to call said meeting by posting up five notices at five of the most public places in the district, of the time when, and the place where such meeting shall be held, at least fifteen days before the time of meeting. Two of the school directors shall preside at said meeting and one act as clerk, and if a majority of the legal voters in said district shall vote to levy a tax for the purpose of building a school house in said district, then a vote shall be taken as to the sum to be levied, and the vote shall be taken on the highest sum first, and so down until a majority of all the legal voters so taxed shall agree.

Sec. 2. The school directors shall appoint some suitable person to assess all property lying within, and belonging to the inhabitants of said district, who shall make return of the same within twenty days after he shall be appointed; he shall receive such compensation as the school directors may think reasonable, and shall take an oath faithfully to discharge the duties of the office.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the constable residing of within said district, to collect all such taxes, as by the vote of the district shall be levied, and to pay over all monies when collected, to the treasurer of said district within fifteen days after such collection, except five per centum which he shall retain for his services, taking his receipt for the same.

Sec. 4. The school directors, or a majority of them, shall furnish the collector with the following warrant, to collect such taxes as may be so levied, which warrant shall be his authority for collecting the same, to wit:

To A. B., Collector of the fifth School District, in township four south, range three west, Greeting:

In the name of the people of the State of Illinois—You

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are hereby required and commanded to collect from each of the inhabitants of said school district, the several sums of money written opposite their names in the annexed tax list; and within sixty days after receiving this warrant to pay the amount of monies collected by you into the hands of the treasurer of the aforesaid district, and take his receipt for the same; and if any one or more of the said inhabitants shall neglect or refuse to pay the same, you are hereby further commanded to levy on the personal goods and chattels of each delinquent, and make sale thereof according to the law regulating the collection of taxes within this State. Given under our hands this day of A.D. 18

The annexed tax list,

Sec. 5. As soon as a majority of the voters within said school district have agreed to levy a tax, the school directors are authorized to receive proposals for building a school house in said district; the lowest bidder and most responsible person who shall offer to exec te the same according to the plan and specifications of the school directors, shall receive the contract.

Sec. 6. This act to take effect from and after its passage.

Approved, February 27, 1841.