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

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and Of selling the same. s
Sec. 10. Whenever any suit shall be
brought against any school district, the
process. shall be by summons, a copy of
which shall be left witt, the assessor of
said district at least ten days previous to
] the return day thereof. III l5ty !
~ Sec. 10. Whenever lawfully assem-
bled, the qualified voters in each district
shall have power, ..l,,.s.3$ s. 81. -5s, sd 5
5as First. To adjourn from time to time
as may be necessary. sos
Second. 'Fo designate a site for a
school house, and to change the same BY
vote of two-thirds, at any regular meet
ing: Provided, That when no site can
be established by said inhabitants, the in
spectors Of the township or townships
shall determine where the site shall be,
and said determination shall be final.
Third. TO purchase or lease an app
propriate site, and to build, hire or pur-
chase school-house, and to impose such
tax as. shall be sufficient for the payment
thereof; Provided, That the amount OF
such tax shall not exceed in any one
year the sum Of FIVE hundred dollars. -
Fourth. To impose from time to time
such tax as may be required to keep the
school-house in repair, and provide for
the necessary appendages: Provided,
That all expenses for fuel shall be tax
upon the Inhabitants sending pupils to-
school in proportion to the number of pu-,
pills, and the time they shall attend school:
.aad provided also, That when any dis
trict in which school-house shall have
been built, shall, within two years there
after, be divided, and there shall be tax
for school-house raised in the districts
to which any portion Of such aforesaid
district shall have been attached, the re.
naming portion of such district in which
the school.house shall have been built.
shall refund to the newly formed district
that portion the tax contributed by such
portion of the district so set of.
Fifth. To impose tax sufficient for
the purchase Of suitable library case, al
SO sum not exceeding ten dollars annu-
ally, for the purchase Of books to be Sc.
lected by vote of the district by the dis.
trict board, when so directed. rsel'.
s. Sirth. To designate the place where
the library shall! be kept, and the person
by whom it shall be kept; and the super
intendent of public instruction shall estab
fish the necessary rules for the regulation
Of the library. .a34
Seventh. To determine at each annu-.
al meeting, the length Of time, which
shall not be less than three months, the
school shall be kept, and to fix the amount
of money, in addition to its apportion-
ment, which may be raised for the sup
port of its school teachers the ensuing
wear, the sum so voted not to exceed in
any one year ninety dollars: Prouided.
That in case no sum for the support of
schools shall be voted at the annual meet
ing Of any district, the director may call
a special meeting for the purpose of yot-
ing such tax; at which meeting the dis
trict may, by a vote Of two.thirds, vote
any sum not exceeding that authorized to
be raised at the annual meeting.
Eighth. To order and direct the sale
of any site that may belong to the district,
whenever the school-house shall have
been removed or the sale of such other
property and buildings as may belong to
r the district. tt #'.
Sec. IA. The moderator, director and
assessor shall hold their respective Offices
until the annual meeting next following
their appointment and until others are
chosen: Provided They shall not hold
their offices beyond the time of second
annual meeting without reelection,
Sec. Is. Every person elected to any
one of the above offices who, without suf-
ficient cause, shall neglect or refuse to
serve shall forfeit to the district for the
use Of the library, the sum Of ten dollars,
to be recovered in an action Of debt by
the assessor before any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction.
Sec. l6. The moderator, shall have
power and it shall be his duty to preside
at all meetings Of the district, to sign all
warrants for the collection of taxes and
all orders for payment of moneys to be
discussed BY the district, and countersign
all warrants Oh eNlo ulTcCtOT upon the
township board Of inspectors for the mo-
neys apportioned to the district by said
board Of school inspectors.
Sec. II. The assessor shall have pow
er and it shall be his duty, ~ 800 !.
= First, 'roobtain within thirty days Of
his election a transcript of SO much of
the last assessment roll of the township
or townships as relates TO his district,
and shall, add to such transcript, all the
property Of persons who may have be-
come residents since the last assessment
roll was made, and all the property pnr-
chased by non-residents since the MAX
ing ofssaid roll, said property to be rated
according to the rule Of valuation adopt
ed in making out the township ASSESS
ment roll: Provided, That no property
shall be twice assessed, and the said trans
cript, together with. such additions as
shallbe made as aforesaid, shall be the as
sessment roll Of said district, and all taxes
to be raised in such district shall be lew
led upon the taxable properly thereof in
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