Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-01-24
Organisatica and rorers Of School DIS
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Organizatica and rowers Of School DIS
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Sec. 30. Each school district formct
and organized under any former law, o,
under the provisions Of this act, is hereb,
declared to be body corporate by tn,
name and style Of School District No. =
Of the township Of ---, in the county
Of -- and State of Iowa, and in tina
name it may hold property and be part,
to suits and contracts.
! Sec. 80. Upon the formation of new
school district, the Fund COMMISSIONS
shall notify some qualified voter thereof
by written notice, describing the bounda
ries of the district, and also the time ant
place of the first meeting.
/ Sec. "a. Suchqualified voter shall no.
tify each clector in the district Of til,
same, by personal service, as far as con
venient. and shall post a notice at til,
place of meeting, and also in three othel
| public places in the district, stating tn,
boundaries Of the district and the time ant
place of meeting, at least six days before
the time of said meeting.
| Sec. IS. The qualified electors of The
district, when assembled in accordanc.
! with the notice required in the foregoing
section, shall organize by appointing !;
president and secretary who shall. act a.
Judges of the election, and the name o.
each elector shall be recorded by the Sc.
cretary.
Sec. SO. They shall then elect by bal.
lot one president. one secretary, and ore
treasurer, who together shall constitute a
board of directors for the district, and
shall hold their Offices until the next sue
ceeding annual district election, and until
their successors are elected and qualified
| Sec. 81. Said directors shall, within
ten days after their election, appear be-
fore some justice Of the peace and take an
oath for the faithful performance of their
duties; and in case they fail to do, they
shall each forfeit the sum Of five dollars for
the use of the district.
Sec. SO. The regular meetings of each
school district shall be held on the first
Monday in May and October of each wear.
Sec. 80. The qualified electors Of the
district, when assembled, shall have power.
l>t. To appoint chairman and sccrc-
tary, in the absence of the regular officers.
End. TO adjourn from time to time as
occasion my require.
Bird. To determine the number Of
schools which shall be established in the
district, and the length of time that each
shall be taught.
4th. To fix the site for each school house.
taking into consideration in so doing The
wants and necessities Of the people of each
portion Of the district.
9th. To lay such tax on the taxable pro-
perry Of the district as the meeting shall
deem sufficient to purchase or lease a sui
table site for school house or school hou
ses, and TO build, rent, or purchase a
school house or school houses, and to keep
in repair and furnish the same with the
necessary fuel and APPENDICES, and fer
procuring libraries for the schools, books
and stationary forthe use Of the board and
the district meetings, and to dcfray all
ather contingent expenses Of the district
Procided, ho,gerer, That said tax shall not
exceed one and one-half per cent. on the
taxable property aforesaid in any one wear.
9th. To direct the sale or other DISPOSE
ton 10 be made of any school house or the
site thereof, and of such other property.
real or personal, as may belong TO the dis
trict, and to direct the manner in which
the proceeds arising thercfrom shall be
applied.
It'll. To determine what branches of
learning shall be taught in the schools Of
their districts.
9Th. To delegate any or all of the pow
ers contained in the foregoing speciEca
tons TO the district board.
9th. To fix the compensation Of the Sc
cretary and treasurer Of the district, and
10 transact generally such business as NAV
tend to promote the cause of education in
accordance with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 40. In lcvyins a tax the distric,
meeting shall designate the respective OBJ
jects for which the same is raised. and
the amount TO be raised for each object :;
and the ags rcgatc amount shall be assess
ed and collected by the secretary as here
in provided.
Sec. al. They may determine wheth-
er school Of higher grade shall he es-
tablishcd in the district, the number Of
teachers to be employed, and the course
OF instruction to be pursued therein; and
may erect for the purpose one or more
permanent school houses, and shall cause
the district board to make such classifica-
ton Of the pupils thereof as they may
deem necessary: Proridsd, That in Sc
lecting the site for such school house or
school houses the permanent interest and
future welfare of the people of the entire
district shall be consulted: find prorid
ed further, That the extra compensation
required for teachers salaries in such
school or schools shall be paid by private
subscription, in snch prorol ton, te parts
as the board Of directors may determine.
Sec. ~. They may adopt such rules
of order, not incompatible with the pro-
visions of this ACT and instructions OF the
Superintendent of Public instruction, for
the government of district meetings, and
may alter and change the same, from time
to time, as occasion may require, and may
prescribe the manner of taking the sense
the meetlnp uDon any urcStinr D,o,;