Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-03-14


which it was granted by Congress.
Sec. Q. There shall be taught in each
township Of this State, by legally qualified
teachers, for at least three months in each
year, as many free schools as may be re-
quired for all attending scholars in such
township. and it shall be made the duty of
the township trustees so to arrange the
schools of their respective townships. that
the schools in each district may be taught
an equal length Of time, without regard to
the diversity in the number Of scholars
attending the respective schools.
Sec. 9. The business Of each district
shall be transacted by one district trustee,
who shall de elected annually by the lie.
gally qualified voters Of the district. on
the first Saturday Of September, at which
time also the general meetings Of the vo-
ters Of each district shall hereafter be held.
and the said trustee shall continue in Of
/ fee until his successor is elected and
! quafified.
/ Sec. TO- II shall be the duty Of the
district trustee to preside over all meetings
of the voters of the district, to keep rec
ORD of their proceedings, and report the
same to the clerk of the board or town
ship trustees, where such reports may be
necessary. to do and perform al! such acts.
matters and things. as may be required of
him. by the board Of township trustees; he
shall make all contracts, purchases and
sales necessary to carry out any vote OF
the district. for the procuring Of any site
for school house, building. hiring. re-
lpairing or furnishing the same. or dispo.
sing thereof, or for the keeping Of any
school therein, and all payments shall be
made by the treasurer of the township
trustees, upon the certificate of district
trustees as to the performance Of the SER
vice or labor, or the conveyance of the
property contracted for, and whenever
from any cause the said district trustee
shall not be present at any meeting of the
voters Of the district, the meeting shall
appoint chairman, who shall for the time
being discharge the duties Of such trustee.
Sec. II. The district trustee shall act
as the organ Of communication between
his district and the board Of township
trustees, and snail make to them from time
to time such suggestions as may advance
the educational interests of the district.
and shall, on or before the 9Th day of
September annually. certify to the board of
township trustees, the number Of scholars
). in his district, male and female, between
the ages Of five and twenty zone years,
distinguishing between five and ten, and
ten and fifteen, and fifteen and twenty
one years Of age, the whole number Of
scholars admitted to the school, the ave-
;, rage attendance, the length of time
school has been taught, whether by male
or female teacher, the branches taught,
the books used, whether the district has a
school library, and if so, the number and
value ofthc volumes. the condition Of the
schoolhouse, and furniture thereof. and Of
what the furniture consists; and the clerk
Of the board Of township trustees shall
certify the same to the county auditor on
or before the first day Of October annual
! ly. together with a statement OF the a.
mount expended in the several districts Of
their township for tuition and all other
expenses.
Sec. 12. In cases where any school
district may be formed out Of portions of
adjacent townships, the report required Of
the district trustee shall be made to the
clerk Of each township, in which such
district may lie.
| Sec. 13. 1t shall be lawful for the quail
fled voters of any school district in the
State, at any general or special meeting
thereof, to vote a tax for the purpose Of
building school house, or repairing the
same. or providing fuel. or such furniture,
maps. books. and apparatus, as MAORI
ty shall deem proper; they may, also. for
the purpose Of continuing their schools
after the public money shall have been ex-
pended, vote to raise by tax such an a.
mount as the majority may deem advisa-
BILE; Provided. however. That the aggre-
gate amount Of all taxes. so levied by a
vote of the district, shall in no case, in
any one year, exceed the amount Of fifteen
cents on each one hundred dollars worth
Of property.
/ SEC. IA. When any tax is voted to be
paid in labor, it shall be worked out un-
der the supervision Of the district trustee,
and when any person charged with tax
paya able in labor, shall fail to discharge the
same after two weeks notice to comply
with the proper requisiton, the district
trustee shall report the same to the clerk
Of the board Of township trustees for the
use Of the proper district, and a recovery
shall be had, at the rate, if any established.
for commutation, if not, at the rate Of
seventy five cents per day, and an execu- |
ton shall be issued thereon. which shall
not be subject to any relief whatever from
valuation or appraisement laws.
SEC Is. When any tax is voted by any
district to be paid in money. the district
trustee shall make list of all the taxable |
property within the district, together with ,
the names Of the owners, and shall file !
the same together with the votes Of the
meeting, directing the same to be levied
with the County Auditor.
Sec. l6. The Auditor shall make the
proper assessment thereof. upon the prop
ertv chargeable, in the same manner as
for State and county revenue. according
to the regular apPraisement thereof in his
office, and shall add the amount of said
taxes to his duplicate in an appropriate
column. and the said taxes shall be COL
lected by the County Treasurer, as other
revenues ara collected, and the said