The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-23

lof sAid mseting, snd lid meeting may dese
mime " aituaiorify vote n3On the erectfOn OF
school houee - school houses, and-she pnrchal
| of . site Or aiees therefor, and the amount |
money . BE- raised for The purpose atoressi,
and the fiSae Or times when the same shall b
paid. which moneys 60 voted shall be assessc
and collected BY the Secretary 81 the Board,
like manner a taxes for school house purpose
are nov, ~ may hereafter b. collccted. unde
the laws u the State. ana, on the order Of "
President paid over TO the Treasurer Of u
Il Roard III ssssss3 @sA aaa sss8 fu 4la#f4gF A@
4 SIC. soIs9 shAll be the duty OF said Boar
soon Is che means for that purpose cal
be provided, to establish IN said district ii
adequate humber Of primary schools 70 be y
located d best to Accommodate the inhabitant
thereof. and IN which the fudihncnts Of educa
tion shah Be taught; aud n shah be the fur.
ther duty 0f said Board to estsbhst IN sait
4 district suitable number OF ether schools Of
higher grade Or Rradee wherein instructtOtss shai
be given IN such studiee ~ may not be pfcvidet
for in the primary schools The number o
schools and also Of the different grades thereof
20 b. determined BY said Board; and II shall b
the further duty Of said Board to decide wha,
breaches shall b taught in each and oil Of said
schools Provided, that no other language
than the English shall Do taught therein, except
With she concurrcnce Of two-thirds Of said
Board. ~
SEC. TO- Admission TO the said schools shall
be granted TO the children, wards and ap-
prentices Of all actual residents in said district
who may Be entitled to the privileges Of the
public schools under the general laws OF this
State, subject to the provisions Of Section l3
Of this act: PROVIDED, that said Board shall
have power TO admit 70 said schools other pu-
pila, upon such terms, or upon the payment OF
such tuition ~ they may prescribe.
SEC. Ill. Said Board shall have power to
make All Rccessary regulations for said schools,
to prescribe and enforce rules for the admission
Of pupils into the same, not inconsistent with
the preceding Section, and the examination that
papls must pass preparatory 70 admission into
the schools Of higher grades than the primary;
10 subdivide said school district II they shall
think proper, TO select sites for school houses.
70 superintcnd the building Of the same, and
70 pay therefor, aud for their oppurtenanccs,
furniture aud Apparatus; 70 borrow money for
the erection OF school houses upon majority
vote Of said district thevtoe, aud TO incur all
other expenses Of said school system. and pay
the ssms from the public monies Of said
dlstricI 60 @
Skc. "a. II shall DO the duty Of said Board 70
keep satd schoola IN OpperatioA not less thirty
nor Iore than torty.four weeks In each year,
70 datermino tho amount Of tho annual tax 10 be
raised Tor tho parposea aforesaid, Including all
Tho necessary expenses oi said seh00ls. except
for the erection OF sehool hoaAea aud tho rue-
chase ot sites, and on and hcforei tho frat day
Of September n each year, the Secretary of the
Board shah obtain Transcript OF the last as
sessMeAt roll ot the county, and shall add
thereto any taxable property IN said district
therein omitted, having himself asscssed the
value thercof, and shalt collect said tax n such
manner A. Il now or may hereafter be ere-
scrihea for the collection OF other schnat ais.
trict tax eraetdsl, that II shah he the duty
of tho Secretary 10 return 10 tho Treasurer Of
tho county, On or before the aitecnth day ot
November In each year. u transcript foM said
district assessment, containing the description
oil each parcel OF real estate on which the said
taxes remain due aud unpaid, with the amount
ot tax against the samc, and therefore II shalt
be The duty OF eAtd Treasurer 10 collcet said
ASes A. County aud Statn taxcss and all such
taxes A shall remain due and unpaid after the
said 18th day OF November, shall draw interest
from and AFTER said date at the same rate ~ dc.
llnq0cnt County and State taxes.
Sec. IL The tax provided for h the preee-
ding section, shall In no case exceed i've mills
on the dollar upon tho taxable property Of said
district IN any one year, and In case the amuant
| 20 authorized 10 bc raised, together with the
other scchoo monies OF the district, shall bc In.
sufficient TO support such schools for tho rcr--
tion OF the year mentioned IN the l2th section
OF this aot, said Board OF Education may re-
quire such sum "a may be necessary TO support
the same for the residue OF said time, to hC
charged at the discretion of the Board, upon
the tuition Of the pupils attending such schcols'
Provided, however, that the children ot indigcn'
parents, or orphans, who are unable TO pay such
chargcs, shall not DO cxclned from said schools
for the non.pAymcnt OF the same.
Sec IL Il shall be the duty Of said Board
Of Education TO keep an accurate account oi
| their proceedings, and Of their receipts and
| disbursements Tor school purposes, and at the
| annual meeting for the choice OF directors "
said district TO make reports OF such receipts
and the sources from which the same were de-
| rived, and OF said disbursements, and the OBJ
jects to which the same were applied; and the,
| shall also make report at the same time Of such
other matters relating to said schools, as they
may deem the interests Of the same require.
Sec l5. That said Board Of Education
within twenty days Of their election, shall mp
point three competent persons, citizens OF sait
district, to serve as school examiners OF the pub
| lie schools therein, each Of whom shall bt
sworn or affirmed to the faithful discharge o
| the duties Of his Office, one to serve for one
year, one for two years, and one tor three
years from the time Of their appointment
and until their successors shall be appointed
| and annually thereafter said board shall ap
/ point one examiner to serve for three years
and until his successor is appointed and quail
| flied, and said board shall fill all vacancies
that may occur from death, removal, o
1 otherwise. Said examiners, or any two OF them
| shall examine any persons that may apply TO
A :.L sL syton afL Laanr
| teachers in any of the schools in said district
and If they find the applicant, in their opinion
qualified to teach in any of the schools, and 7
govern the same, and of good moral character
they shall give the said applicant certificate
naming the branches in which the holder 9
Of said certificate was found qualified to teach
and no person shall be permitted to teach I
said schools without such certificate; and sal
| examiners may in all cases, when two OF thei
number concur, have power to annul such cel
titicate, and when 50 annulled, the person holt
ing the same shall be discharged as teacher {
said schools; said examiners shall also separated
or otherwise together with said Board OF Edu
cation, or any Of them, or such person as the
may appoint, or invite, visit said schools as 0
ten as once in each school month, and obsers
the description, mode of teaching, progress
the pupils, and such other matters as they ma
Oeem OF tHt6TeSt, hAi u1AC suE6CSSiVh7s SAA
: port thereupon to said board as they may thiI
J proper, which report may be published at u
. discretion Of said Board.
! Sec. 49, That said Board Of Education,
the Secretary thereof, shall have power TO C
) lect any charge or account for tuition, in Il
: same manner as the Secretary Of any commt
| school district in this State, is now, or mi
I hereafter be authorized to collect any SUI
! charge or account.
4 Sec. II. That upon the adoption Of this q
. in the manner herein provided, by any cit
4 town or district, such adoption shall not ale
y the debts due to or from said district, existi
. at the time of said adoDtion.
9 Sec. is. All laws and parts Of laws relati
to schools, which conflict with the provisions
i this act, shall be 20 construed as not to int
9 fere with the provisions Of this act.
y Sec, 10. This act shall be in force and e
Il effect from and after its publication accordi
g 10 law.
,r Approved, January %. 1857.
4 SrAGE AccIDENr-HERoIsM or WOMAN
4 Al Norwalk, Conn.,, on Saturday, the horses
4 tachcd TO stage took fright and ran. whel
II Mrs Raymond leaped from the vehicle with
y infant in her arms, and was very seriously II
e | fatally hurt The wife of Rev. VIM. Huestet