Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-01-24

shall preside at all meetings Of the board
and OF the district, sign all warrants Cor
the collection Of taxes, all orders on the
treasurer for the payment Of money and
shall draw all drafts upon the School Fund
, Commissioner. for money appor,ioned 10
his district.
!, Sec. Al. All drafts and orders drawn
! on the district treasurer as required in III,
foregoing section, shall specify the fund
on which they are drawn, and The use for
which the money is designed.
i Sec. 4S. The district board shall en-.
ploy all teachers necessary for the schools
OF the district, and pay them by draft on
the treasurer: Provided, They do not
overdraw the amount due frcm the teach.
er's fund, and when there shall not be
!, sufficient funds in the hands of III. tre,-
surer for the payment of such teachers
!, the balance shall be paid by the persons
sending pupils, in such manner as NAV be
J, agreed upon by the teachers and the dis
trict board.
Sec. 49. The president shall appea, in
behalf of his district in all suits brought
by or against the same: Propided. That
where he is individually party his duty
shall be performed by the Secretary.
Sec. 30. The secretary shall record
all the proceedings Of the board. and Of
the district meeting, in separate books 10
be kept for that purpose, and shall pre-.
serve copies Of all reports made to the
School Fund Commissioner, and shall file
all papers transmitted to him BY other
school officers pertaining to the business
OF the district, and shall countersipn All
drafts, warrants, and orders drawn BY the
president.
Sec. 81. He shall, between the first
and fifteenth day of September of each
year, take and keep on record a list Of
the names of all the white persons in the
district between the ages of five and twen.
ty-one years and shall deliver COW Of
the same to the principal teacher of each
school in the district.
Sec. 81. He shall keep an accurate
account of all the expenses incurred bv
the district, and shall present the same to
the district board TO be audited and maid
as herein provided out of the school
house fund.
Sec. 53. He shall give ten DAYS pre-
vIous notice OF all regular and special
meetings of the district, as herein auihori-
zed, by posting upa written notice in five
different places therein, and shall furnish
copy OF the same to the teacher of each
school in the district, to be read once in
the presence of the pupils thereof.
Sec. %. Whenever a tax has beer
voted by the district the secretary shall
obtain transcript of the last assessment
roll OF the county, and shall add thereto
any taxable property therein emitted
having himself assessed the value thereof,
and shall post up lis, Of the names of the
persons taxed, at three or more places in
the district, with the amount due from
each, set opposite their respective names
50 far as their names may be known, at
least thirty days previous 10 his proceed
ing TO cofiect the tax.
Sec. 80. During the said thirty DAYS
should any person file a complaint of be-
ing taxed beyond his due portion with Ike
secretary, he shall call meeting of the
district board who shall correct said as
sessment if they deem it erroneous.
Sec. So. AT the expiration of the said
thirty drys the president of the board
shall issue his warrant to the score aiv,
who shall proceed to collect the tax aid
to pay it over en- the order of Il e pre-
dent to The treasurer.
Sec. 81. Should any one when called
on neglect or refuse to pay such tax, the
secretary shall proceed to collect the same
by distress and sale of goods and chatt,ls
found within the district, having first pos
ted up, at least ten days previous notice
Of such sale, in three OF the most public
places in the district.
Sec. 81. When the owner of lands fails
to pay the tax thereon, such failure shall
be reported by the secretary to the county
collector of taxes, in time for the same
steps to be taken by such collector as are
prescribed for the sale Of lands for deln-
qucnt county taxes for the same year the
lands shah be sold in like manner and with
the same consequences as though solG for
delinquent county taxes. And if for any
cause they shall not be thus sold at the pro
per time,they may be sold the following or
any subsequent year in the same manner
and with the same consequences as is
above contemplated.
Sec. SO. The amount. of tax collected
by the county collector, in accordance with
the provisions of the foregoing section,
shall be held by him subject to the order
OF the president of the proper district, and
shall be paid over accordingly.
Sec. 60. On the first day of October
OF each year, he shall make out and file in
the office Of the School Fund Commission
er, report Of the affairs Of tie district,
containing
lst. The number of white persons be-
tween the age Of five and twenty.
End. The number of schools anu lie
branches taught in each.
3rd. The number of pupils in each
school,
4th. The number Of teachers employ
ed in each school, and the average com
penaation of each per month.
Sth. The number OF days each school
has been taught, and by whom.
9th. The average cost of tuition for