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(7.) If the Chairman shall be absent from any meeting, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside in his stead at such meeting," and such presiding member shall have the same power at such meeting as the Chairman. 5 (8.) If the Chairman shall from any cause cease to be a member of the Board or resign the office of Chairman, the Board shall, as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, elect another member of the Board to be Chairman in his stead. 46. Minutes of the proceedings of every Board shall be 10 regularly entered in a book to be kept for that purpose, and at every meeting of the Board the minutes of the preceding meeting shall be read over and signed by the Chairman of the meeting at wmich the same shall be read, and the minutes when so signed shall for all purposes be held to be a true statement and record of the proceedings 15 of the Board. Powers and Duties of Boards. 47. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board of each district shall establish and maintain public schools within the district, whether such schools have already been established under the 20 provisions of " The Education Act, 1877," or any Act or Ordinance thereby repealed, or shall be established by the Board under the provisions of this Act; shall promote the establishment of school districts within such district, and define the limits thereof, with power to alter such limits as the Board shall see fit, and to divide any such school district into two or more school districts or parts of districts, or to combine two or more school districts or parts of such districts into one; shall appoint and remove officers and teachers in the manner provided by this Act; may establish scholarships, school libraries, and district high schools; shall raise the moneys required 30 to be raised for the purposes of this Act, and administer the funds granted by the Education Department, and all other funds which may become the property of the Board; and generally shall have and exercise all the duties and functions imposed by this Act. 48. (1.) When any school district shall be divided into two or 35 more such districts, or two or more such districts or parts of districts shall be combined into one such district, then every such division of a school district and every such combination shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed a new school district, and the proceedings shall be taken in like manner as hereinafter provided for school 40 districts originally constituted. (2.) The formation of any new district by the division or combination of any existing school district or districts shall take effect on and after the commencement of the school year next following the date on which the formation of such new school district shall have 45 been agreed to by a resolution of the Board. A " school year " shall be from the first day of January to the thirty-first day of December, both days inclusive, in each year. 49. Whenever any new school district shall be formed by a 50 Board pursuant to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall direct a public notice of the formation of such new district and of the bounr

Minutes to be kept. 1877, No. 21, sec. 34 General powers and duties of Boards. Ibld ' sec ' 3s ProviBion when school districts y, v l ded ' sobooi year. Publio notioe t0 be gjven when school d '!' riofc for " ied ' ibid, sec. 37

General powers and duties of Bonrds. Ibid, sec. 35

Provision when school districts divided. Ibid, sec. 36

Sohool year

Public notice to be given when Bchool district formed. Ibid, sec. 37

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