§ 2142. Duties of supervisors. It is the duty of every supervisor: 1.\nTo sue for and recover, in the name of his office, when the duty is not\nelsewhere imposed by law, all penalties and forfeitures imposed by this\nchapter, and for any default or omission of any town officer or school\ndistrict board or officer under this chapter; and after deducting his\ncosts and expenses to report the balances to the district\nsuperintendent.\n 2. To act, when legally required, in the erection or alteration of a\nschool district, as provided in article thirty-one of this chapter, and\nto perform any other duty which may be devolved upon him by this\nchapter, or any other law relating to public schools.\n 3. To take and hold possession of the gospel and school lots of his\ntown.\n 4. To lease the
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§ 2142. Duties of supervisors. It is the duty of every supervisor: 1.\nTo sue for and recover, in the name of his office, when the duty is not\nelsewhere imposed by law, all penalties and forfeitures imposed by this\nchapter, and for any default or omission of any town officer or school\ndistrict board or officer under this chapter; and after deducting his\ncosts and expenses to report the balances to the district\nsuperintendent.\n 2. To act, when legally required, in the erection or alteration of a\nschool district, as provided in article thirty-one of this chapter, and\nto perform any other duty which may be devolved upon him by this\nchapter, or any other law relating to public schools.\n 3. To take and hold possession of the gospel and school lots of his\ntown.\n 4. To lease the same for such time not exceeding twenty-one years, and\nupon such conditions as he shall deem expedient.\n 5. To sell the same with the advice and consent of the town board or,\nif the town board shall so direct, with the advice and consent of the\ninhabitants of the town, at a town election, for such price and upon\nsuch terms of credit as shall appear to him most advantageous.\n 6. To invest the proceeds of such sales in loans, secured by bond and\nmortgage upon unincumbered real property of the value of double the\namount loaned.\n 7. To purchase the property so mortgaged upon a foreclosure, and to\nhold and convey, pursuant to the provisions of this section, the\nproperty so purchased whenever it shall become necessary.\n 8. To re-loan the amount of such loans repaid to him, upon the like\nsecurity.\n 9. To apply the rents and profits of such lots, and the interest of\nthe money arising from the sale thereof, to the support of schools, as\nmay be provided by law, in such manner as shall be thus provided.\n 10. To render a just and true account of the proceeds of the sales and\nthe interest on the loans thereof, and of the rents and profits of such\ngospel and school lots, and of the expenditure and appropriation\nthereof, on the last Tuesday next preceding the biennial town election,\nto the town board.\n 11. To deliver over to his successor in office, all books, papers and\nsecurities relating to the same, at the expiration of his term of\noffice.\n 12. To take therefor a receipt, which shall be filed in the clerk's\noffice of the town.\n 13. To commence and prosecute in and by the name and style of the\nsupervisor of the town any suits against any of his predecessors in\noffice or against any other person to recover any debt, dues or demands,\nin anywise arising from such public lot; and no such suit shall abate by\nthe death, resignation or removal from office of the said supervisor but\nthe same shall and may be prosecuted to judgment and execution by his\nsuccessor in office.\n