The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-20

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the taxable property Of his district, and
pay them over on the warrant Of the /
moderator, and in case any person shall
! neglect or refuse to pay such tax when
| called upon, it shall be the duty Of the
assessor to collect the; same by distress
and sale of the goods and chattels of such
| person whenever found in said district
having first published such sale for at
least ten days by posting up notice there
of in the most public place in the district;
| and in the collection Of taxes upon lands
/. and tenements said assessor shall make
4 returns to the county collector; and it
shall be the duty Of the county collector
! to sell the lands and tenements for the
collection Of said school tax, in the same
manner as is required for the collection Of
township and county taxes. 4sisi
Il Fifth, II shall also be the duty of the
assessor to appear for and in behalf of
his district in all suits brought by or
against said district, except the case pro-
vided for in the nineteenth section of this
act. -
Sec. 10. The director shall have power
and it shall be his duty, 8
First. To record all the proceedings of
the district in a book to be kept for that
purpose, and preserve copies of all re-
/ ports made to the board Of school inspec.
!, tors. asg.sEi 80 y aea. Id
Second. To employ by and with the
advice and consent of the moderator and
assessor, or either Of them, qualified
! teachers, and pay them by draft upon
the township board of inspectors, said
draft not to exceed the amount due said
district on account Of the apportionment of
the board of school inspectors.
/ Third. Whenever the appor,ionment
shall not be sufficient TO pay for the servi-
ces of any such teachers, it shall be the
duty of the director to call a meeting Of
the district board for the purpose Of levy
ing the balance upon the taxable property
! of the district, the amount so levied not
to exceed the sum voted by the district at
its annual meeting; and in case said sum
so voted, together with the apportionment
shall be found insufficient the deficit shall
be assessed upon the parents or guardians
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j length Of time they shall severally have
!. attended school during the term or terms
when such deficiency shall have arisen.
/ Fourth. Within ten days of the time
of the annual meeting, the director shall
take the census of his district by register
ing the names of all belonging to it be-
tween the ages of five, and, twenty-one
years inclusive.
| Fifth. A copy of this list he shall
! give to each and every teacher employed
4 within the district, and require every
such teacher carefully TO note the time Of
attendance ofeach and every scholar, and
to make return of the same to the d-
rector.
Sirth. 1t shall be the duty of the d.
rector to provide the necessary appenda-
ges for, the school-house, and keep the
same in good condition and repair during
the time of school, and an accurate ac-
count of all expenses incurred.
Seuenth. He shall present said ac-
count to the district board to be assessed
and collected in the manner hcreinbefore
prescribed. >s
/ Eighth. It shall be his duty to give
the prescribed notice of the annual dis
trict meeting, and all such special meet
ings as shall be called for in accordance
with the provisions Of this act. s..'
I Ninth. 81 At the end of the year the
school director shall report to the town.
ship board of inspectors al the office of
the township clerk s'..
| FIRST. The whole number of persons
between the ages Of FIVE and twenty-one.
i. Second. 'rhe number attending school
under five and over twenty-one.
Third. Whole number that have at
tended school during theyear.
i Fourth. Length of time school has
been, Kept by aqualified teacher. @
| Fifth. Amount of money received
from The board Of school inspectors.
;. Sirth. Amount received for library.
4 Seventh. Amount of money raised in
the district. astes
Eighth. Purposes for which it was
raised, and, 80 ..tIs ~.
/ Ninth. Books used in said school.
Sec. 10. The moderator, director.
and assessor shall constitute the district
board, and they shall have power and it
/ shall be their duty, l5s
First. To levy and assess upon the
taxable property all moneys voted by the
district, and the deficit, if any, agreeably
to the third provision Of the eighteenth
i section Of this act, and the sums requisite
4 for the necessary APPENDICES and fuel for
4 the school.house during the continuance
Of any school. = ~ 10 -. 's 7..].t -
i Second. To equalize the assessment
Z roll of fractional school districts formed
4 from different counties. whenever, in their
I judgment, the assessment rolls of the
townships out of which said district was
formed shall be unequal. 3 aaa u
Third. To purchase or lease site al
designated by the district for the school,
house in the corporate name thereof, to
build, hire or purchase such school house
out of the funds collected for that purpose,
p and to make sale of any site nr nronertv