The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-04

THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.
The folio wing is the new School Law
passed last winter:

The folio wing is the new School Law
passed last winter:
CHAPTER 1853.
SECTION |. Be it ordained by the
General Assembly of the State of Iowa,
That any incorporated city, town, or
school district in this State, containing
two hundred inhabitants or more, with
the territory attached. or hereafter to
be attached to said city, town. or dis
trict for school purposes. may be organ
lied into and established as single dis
trict, in the manner and with the power
hereinafter specified. L. ---- ----a....
SEC. 2. That in order to such organ
ization, written notices shall be posted
up in three or more of the most public
places in said contemplated district,
signed by at least one-fourth of the
public voters of said city or town, re-
questing the qualified electors in said
district to assemble upon day, and at
some suitable place in said district, to
be named in said notices. then and there
to vote by ballot for or against the adop-
tion of this act. which notices shall be
SO posted up at least ten days prior to
said meeting. .a. ......tass
SEC. 8. The electors assembled at
said time and place shall proceed to ap-
point chairman, assistant chairman and
clerks, who shall be the judges of said
election. The electors in favor of the
adoption of this act for said district
shall have upon their ballots "For the
Law" and those opposed thereto shall
have upon their ballots "Againt the
Law :" the adoption or rejection of this
act to be determined by a majority OF
of the votes cast in manner aforesaid.
SEC. 4. That in case majority oi
votes shall have been cast for said law,
the electors Of said district shall Assem-.
BILE at the place last aforesaid, within
twenty days from the time Of the adop-
ton Of said act, Of which at least ten
days previous notice shall be given BY
said chairman and clerk, in the manne,
aforesaid and there choose by billot si1
directors for the public schools of said
district two of whom shall sal We for one
year, two for two years, and two for three
years the time that each shall serve t
he designated on the ballots, and annu
ally on the second Monday Of Marcel
thereafter, there shall be chosen in tho
same manner, two directors each o
whom shall serve for three years ant
until their successors are elected ant
qualified such intermediate vacancies
as shall occur to be filed by the acting
directors till the next annual election
when such acting vacancies shall fillet
by the electors.
SEC. s That said directors within
two days after their election as aforesaid
shall each, having taken an oath or afir
nation for the faithful performance o
the duties of his office. meet and or
ganize by choosing from their number
President, Secretary and Treasurer
that said Secretary and Treasurer each
before he enters upon the duties of hi
Office. shall give bond payable to tn
State of Iowa, with security approve,
by said Board. and to be kept by tn
President, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of his duties as such officer.
Sec. 6. That said directors and thei
successors in office shall be body &C
porate, by the name of the Board {
Education of said city or town, and a
such and by such name shall receive a
monies and other property belonging q
accruing 10 said district or to said cit
$ or any part Of the same. for the use {
: benefit of the public school therein
!, and the said Board shall be capable {
: contracting and being contracted will
suing and being sued, pleading and b.
: ing impleaded; in any cour of law {
equity; and also be capable of receivin
any grant, gift. bequest or devise. mad
for the use Of the public school of sal
city, town or district, for school pu
!. poses, under any law Of this State, an
the same shall be paid over to tt
Treasurer Of said Board Of Educ
" ton. ....
SEC. ?. Said Board Of Education nj