§ 418. Board of trustees.-The existing board of trustees is

continued, subject to the power of removal herein prescribed.

An appointment to fill a vacancy shall not be made until the number of trustees is less than seven. Thereafter the board shall

be composed of seven trustees, and a vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the state superintendent. A trustee may be removed for cause by the state superintendent, after notice and an opportunity to be heard.

[New.]

§ 419. Reorganization of board. The trustees in office when this chapter takes effect shall continue therein until the thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred when their terms shall expire. During that month the superintendent shall appoint seven trustees, and classify their terms so that one term shall expire in one year, one in two years, one in three years, one in four years, one in five years, one in six years, and one in seven years from the first day of July next following. Any vacancies now existing may be filled by the superintendent for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred. Thereafter vacancies shall be filled for the re

mainder of the unexpired term; and on the expiration of a term, a trustee shall be appointed for a full term of seven years. All terms shall expire on the thirtieth day of June. All appointments shall be filed in the office of the department of public in

struction.

[New.]

§ 420. Officers of board; rules.-The board of trustees may:

1. Appoint one of its number president, one secretary, and another treasurer of the board. The secretary may also be treas urer. In the absence of an officer another member may be appointed for the time to fill his place and perform his duties.

2. Subject to the approval of the state superintendent, make, alter, amend or repeal rules for the government of the school, employ teachers, and prescribe the course of study. But such course of study shall conform as nearly as practicable to the requirements of this chapter relating to instruction in public

schools.

[New, but see L. 1865, chap. 587, § 13, and L. 1867, chap. 744, § 4.1

§ 421. Appointments by local board.-The board of trustees may appoint and at pleasure remove:

1. A local superintendent of the school.

2. Instructors.

3. Needed subordinate officers, employees, servants and assist

ants.

An appointment or removal of a superintendent or an instructor is subject to the approval of the state superintendent. The powers and duties of all appointees under this section shall be prescribed by the board, subject to the same approval.

[L. 1867, chap. 744, § 11, rewritten and extended.]

§ 422. Powers and duties of treasurer.- The treasurer of such school shall:

1. Give an undertaking to the people of the state for the faith

ful performance of his duties, in an amount to be approved by

the state superintendent, and file it in the office of the comp

troller.

2. Receive and have the custody of all moneys payable to or

for the school.

3. Deposit all such money in a bank designated by the state superintendent, in his name as treasurer, and whenever required render a verified account to the board or to the state superintendent, showing the condition of the funds of the school. A bank so designated shall before any deposit is made execute a bond to the people of the state in a sum approved by the state superintendent for the safe keeping of the funds deposited, and file it in the office of the comptroller.

4. Pay out all money deposited for the use of the school on the order of the president of the board, countersigned by the secretary, in accordance with the estimate approved by the state superintendent.

5. Keep full and accurate accounts of all receipts and payments in the manner directed in the rules of the board, and according to the forms prescribed by the state superintendent. [L. 1867, chap. 744, § 10, but mostly new.]

§ 423. Compensation of officers.-The secretary, the local superintendent, instructors and other appointees shall receive such

compensation as may be fixed by the board, subject to the ap

proval of the state superintendent.

[L. 1867, chap. 744, § 11, rewritten.]

§ 424. Records.

The board of trustees shall keep full and

complete records of all its proceedings, and also of the business

and daily transactions of the school, in books to be provided for

that purpose.

[L. 1865, chap. 587, § 4, and L. 1867, chap. 744, § 18, rewritten without intended change.]

§ 425. Estimate of expenses.-The local board shall at such times as may be prescribed by its rules, present to the state superintendent an itemized statement, verified by the secretary or local superintendent, showing the amount estimated to be necessary for carrying on the school for the period therein mentioned. The state superintendent shall examine and may revise such estimate, and shall draw his warrant on the state treasurer in favor of the

treasurer of the local board, for the amount approved by him. [New.]

§ 426. Custody of property.-The local board shall have the custody and management of the grounds and buildings provided or used for the purposes of the school, and other property of the state pertaining thereto, and may protect, preserve and improve

the same.

[New.]

§ 427. Insurance of property.-The local board shall keep the property under its supervision insured for the benefit of the state.

If the property is injured or destroyed the proceeds of the insurance shall be deposited by the insured to the credit of the local board in a bank designated by the state superintendent, and shall be used by such board subject to the approval of the state superintendent to repair, rebuild or replace the property injured or destroyed. The necessary expenses of keeping such property insured shall be a charge against the state, and shall be paid from any appropriation made for the support and maintenance of the

school.

[New.]

§ 428. Trustee not to be interested in contracts.-A trustee of a state school for the blind or for deaf-mutes shall not be pecuniarily interested in a contract relating to the property, affairs or management of the school or in furnishing supplies therefor. A trustee who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

[L. 1867, chap. 744, § 7, rewritten and changed by providing a penalty for a violation.]

§ 429. Expenses of trustees.-A trustee shall not as such receive any compensation for his services, but shall receive his actual and necessary traveling and other expenses, to be paid as other current expenses of the school, on the audit of the state superintendent.

[L. 1867, chap. 744, § 7, rewritten and changed so that a trustee shall receive his actual and necessary traveling expenses upon the audit by the state superintendent.]

§ 430. Local board may take by grant, gift or devise.-The local

board with the approval of the state superintendent may accept