the contingent expenses of the common schools and the expenses of the district library of the city, specifying the sums required for each:

"15. To unite with the Commissioners [Town Superintendents] of any adjoining town, and form, regulate and alter any district out of any portion of the said city and such town, whenever they shall deem it necessary and proper to do so in which case so far as such district or districts are concerned, said board shall, during the existence of such districts, have the same power and duties which the Commissioners [Town Superintendents] of towns have:

"16. Between the first day of July and the first day of August in each year to make and transmit to the county clerk a report in writing, setting forth the number of districts in the city separately set off, an account and description of all the common schools kept in the said city during the preceding year, and the time they have severally been taught, the number of children taught in the said schools respectively, and the number between 5 and 16 residing in the city on the first day of January preceding, the amount of school moneys received by the treasurer of said city during the preceding year, distinguishing the amount received from the county treasurer, from the town collector, and from any other and what source; the manner in which such moneys have been expended, and whether any and what part remains unexpended, and for what cause, the amount of money received for tuition fees during the year, and the amount paid for teachers wages in addition to the public moneys, with such other information as the Superintendent of common schools may from time to time require."

For the purpose of making out rate-bills, and collecting the amounts not collectable on the warrants delivered to the collector, the board of commissioners are vested with the powers conferred by the general law on trustees of school districts. In all their expenditures and contracts they are to have reference to the funds subject to their order during the current year, for the particular expendi ture in question. They are also to perform all the duties, and are subject to all the liabilities of trustees of the district library in said city; to provide a room, and all neces

sary furniture for such library, appoint a librarian, purchase books, exchange or cause to be repaired damaged books; sell any books they may deem useless or of improper character, and apply the proceeds to the purchase of other books for the said library.

Fifteen days before the annual election for city officers in each year, the board are required to report to the common council, the amount of moneys received and expended by them, for each and every object of expenditure, which statement is to be published by the common council ten days prior to such election.

The board are subject to the rules and regulations from time to time prescribed by the Superintendent of Common Schools, so far as the same are applicable under the special provisions of the act by which they are constituted.

The common council are authorized and required to pass such ordinances and regulations as the Board of Commissioners may report as necessary and proper for the protection, safe keeping, care and preservation of the school houses, lots, sites and appurtenances, and all the necessary property belonging to or connected with the schools. They are also to sell upon such terms as they may deem advisable, such of the school-houses, lots or sites, or any of the school property belonging to the city, as the board of commissioners shall report to them for that purpose; and the proceeds of such sale are to be paid over to the treasurer of the city, subject to the order of the Board, and to be expended by the latter in the purchase, leasing, repairs or improvements of other school-houses, lots, school furniture, apparatus or appurtenances.

The title to the school-houses, sites, lots, furniture, books, apparatus and appurtenances, and all the other school property, is declared to be vested in the city; and while used or appropriated for school purposes is not liable to levy or sale under any warrant or execution, nor to taxation or assessment for any purpose; and the city in its corporate capacity is authorized to take, hold and dispose of any real or personal estate, transferred to it by gift, grant, bequest or devise, for the use of the common schools, either directly or to any other person in trust, for said schools.