The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-02-17
SCHOOL LAWS.
AN ACT.

: TO authorize district school tar.
Scction l. Be il ennctcd by the Gcncr.
4 Assembly of the State Of Town. Tint
4 tax may he levied in cnch organized
SHOOT district in this State, Tor the purpose
Of building a school house in each district,
and furnishing. the same. Said tax 70 ks
levied and collected in the following man
nes: ia = A3GG1 III 4
Sec. 2. Upon the written request Of sny
three frcc-hoidcrs inrsaid districts made y
the moderator Of the board ofdirectors. ask-
lug that vose may Be tsten, whse6esz0
not tax shall be laid, (ar the purposes
above mentioned! said president shall forth
with order m election for TINT purpose
designating in three printed OF written nd.
veriisemcnts, set up in three Of the tnnst
public places ID said district, tho tinps and
place when and where snid clccti.V shali
be held, which elections shall b ccnd'icted
~ township elections, and tho rcsu!tOG
said elections, when in favor ofa Tux, shall
be turned 10 tho county commissioners
clerk M other election returns. ~ II
Sec. 3. The votes shall be taken in IA
vor or against q. tax, which vote shall DO
given rira roicc.
Sec. 4. 1.-THE vote then taken shsll bo
ia favor cf q tux. the schoh directors shnll
then proceed 10 impose such tax N shaltAbe
sufficient 10 build and furnish said school
house, but the amm,nt If such tax shall not
exceed five hundred dollars in any one
year.
Sec. 5. Whenever il shall he voted that
tax shall he levied - above, the clerk Of
the board of directors shall obtain . trans:
script ofthc last assessment RON Of! The coun-
~, aud shall add thereto any taxable prop
crty therein omitted, having himself asses
sed the value thereof. aud when the tax
shall have been apportioned thereon, BY
the district board, said clerk shall post up
list the names Of persons taxed, with
The amount set opposite their names, and
il not known, the number or description Of
the land, with the amount due upon the
samc, At least thirty days previous 10 pro-
ceeding TO collect the same, during which
time any one may pay the amount Of their
tax to said clerk.
Sec. g. Al the end Of said time the mod
orator shail issue his warrant directed IN
said clerk, who shall proceed 10 collect said
tax, md hold il subject 70 tho order Of tho
moderator.
Sec. Z. Should any one, when called on,
neglect or refuse 10 pay such tax, the col
lector shall proceed 10 collect tho samc by
the stress md sale 81 goods and chnttles
found within his district, which sale shalt
be made and notice given ~ suics By con-
stables.
Sec. g. When the owner of lands fails
to pny the tax thereon, aud personal prop
crty cnnno, he found, o,,t Of which 10 pay
tho same, that fact shall be reported by ihs
collector, with description Of the land "a
which said tax remains unpnid, to the coun-
~ collector Of taxes in time for the samo
steps to be taken hy said collector as ayo
prescribed Cor the sn!c Of lands for delin-
qucnt county tax f,r the same year; tho
lands shall be sold in like manner and with
tho snmc consequences rs though sold for
delinquent county taxes. and II for my
Cause they shalt not be thus sold nj tho
proper time, they may l,c sold tho following
year in the same manner md with the
same consequences as Is above contcmpla-
ted.
Sec. Q. When lands have been sold fnr
tax collected, - contemplated in the 9Th
section Of this act, the county collector
shall bald the samc subject 10 tho order or
the moderator for the proper schoo! district,
and which snail be pnid over nccordintiv.
Sec. 10. The clerk Of said board Of dircc.
tors may receive in payment Of said tax
my labor or materials which may 30 sgreed
upon by said clerk md tax payer.
Sec. IL. Before snid clerk shnlI proceed
u collect my such tax, he shnH give bond
and security to said board OF directors, %
a m'jority ofthem shalt determine. "a
Sec. II. il shall be lawful Cor any school
district IN which the building of . shddl
house was commenced under the laws il
force before the taking effect Of the act of
Jan. 2lth, lS47, entitled IN net supple
mental aud amcndatory II m net 10 establish
common schools, approved, Jan. 10th, lS4O
10 proceed 10 the completion Of said school
house, in virtue of tho laws then Ia force,
and all taxes levied therefor, under said
lawr, shall be collected by the proper col.
'ccting officer ofthc district, and applied 10
that purpose ns fully and cflectuolly 40 IF
said act Janunry 10Th, lS47, had not been
passed, aud all contracts heretofore made
with the proper authorities Of any scl,ol
district. shall I've obligatory upon, and may
he enforced by or against their succcssoss
under this act. n
See. -. This act 10 take elect By publ
cation in the Reporter and Standard ii lqwa
City. Approved, Jan. 25, lS48.