The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-23
THE NEW SCHOOL. LAW.
The following 10 the new School Law passed

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CHAPTER 1853.
SsCrIoN I. Be it OF dained by the General
Assembly OF the State Of Iowa, That any in.
corporated 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 district for
school purposes may be organised into and
established as single district in the manner
and with the power hereinafter specified.
Size 2. That in order to such organization,
written notices shall be posted up in three or
more OF the most public places in said contem.
plated district, signed by at least one fourth Of
the public voters of said city or town, request
ing the qualified electors in said district to
assemble upon day, and at some suitable
place in said district, to be namedin said no.
tees, then and there to vote by ballot for or
against the adoption of this act, which notices
shall be so posted up at least ten days prior to
said meeting.
SEC. 3. The electors assembled at said time
and place shall proceed to appoint 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,
1 and those opposed thereto shall have upon their
ballots Against the Law" the adoption or
| rejection Of this act to be determined by ma
| jority of the votes cast in manner Aforesaid.
SIC. 4. That in case majority of votes shall
| have been cast for said law, the electors Of
| said district shall assemble at the place last
aforesaid, within twenty days from the time
| OF the adoption of said act, of which at leas,
ten days previous notice shall be given BY SAID
chairman and clerk, in the manner aforesaid
and there choose by ballot six directors for the
| public schools of said district, two Of whom
shall serve for one year. two for two years, ant
two for three years the time that each shal
serve to be designated on the ballots, and an
nualy on the second Monday of March there
after, there shall be chosen in the same manner
two directors, each Of whom shall serve TO
three years aad until their successors are elect
ted and qualified; such intermediate vacancie
as shall occur, to be filled by the acting direc
tors till the next annual election, when suc
citing vacancies shall be filed by the electors
SEC. 8. That said directors within two day
after their election rs aforesaid, shall each, hay
ing taken an oath or affirmation for the faitnft
performance of the duties OF his office, NEE
and organize By choosing from their number
President. Secretary aud Treasurer; that sal
Secretary and Treasurer each, before he enter
I upon the duties of his Office, shall give bon
! psysble TO the State Of Iowa, with securit
approved BY said Board, and to be kept by th
President, conditional for the faithful dischare
Of his duties % such officer.
SIC. 6. That said directors and their succe
sors In Office shall be body corporate, by u
name Of the Board Of Educators Of said eli
, or town. and o. such and by such name sha
receive al monies and other property belongir
e or accruing to said district or to said city !
e any part Of the same, for the use or bene
!: | OF the public schools therein; and the %
Board shall be capable of contracting q
. being contracted with, suing end being sue
: pleading and being impleaded; In any court
law or equity; and also be capable Of receivii
g any grant. rift, beauest or devise, made for Il
use Of the public schools Of said city, town,
district, for school purposes, under any law
this State shall be paid over to the TreasuF
.. of said Board OF Education.
!. SEC. Z. Said Board Of EducatiQn may hc
= stated meetings. NJ such times and places
said district q they may appoint, four memb,
| Of said board at al meetings thereof consti
: ting quorum for business and special meetn
may be called by the President or BY amy =
% ulembers, on giving one 6ay's notice OF the II
1d and place Of the same, and said Board by :
10 olution shall direct the payment Of ell mon
that shall come into the hands Of the Treasar
~ and NO noaey shall be paid out Of the Treas
D. exceps in pursuance Of such resolution and
d. the written order Of Tho President coun'
10 signed By ths Secretary.
Sec. 8. That whensveF said Board d
deem Il neceaeasy 70 purchase or erect eco
rk houss = school houses for said district, o.
purchase s1tos for the same, they shall Gala =,
inr 81 the legal voters n said dtssriet, by !
b, inc at leaae ten days notice Of the time
,ks plsce md object Of said meeting, in some -
:. papee printed 10, and u general eisouaAtlo.
- srch Nieerisf ar ~ p0stlnR up written or pfi