The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-02
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ARTICLE 9.--.pucATIoNl AMI. SCHOOLS.
zsfcriox 1. The educ atioual interest Of the
State, to include Common Schools and other
educational institutions, shall be under the
management Of Board Of Education, which
shall consist OF the Lieutenant Governor. who
shsii he tie presiding officer of the Board, end
Nave the casting vote inscase of ate. and one
member to be elected from each judicial dis
trict in the State. sssz 3 sstssss lasS q
SEC. 2. No person shall be eligible as a
membsrs Of said Board who shall not have at
tanned the age or twenty-five years, and been
one year citizen Of the State. ~. s55t
SEC. 3. One member of said Board shall
be chosen by. the qualified electors of each
district, and shall hold the Office for the term
Of foar years. and untilhis successor is electet:
and qualified. After the FIRST election uader
the Constitution, the Board shall be divided
as nearly az practicable, into two equal class
es, and the seats Of thetfrst class shall be va
Gated after the expiration OF two years; and
one half of the Board shall be chosen every
two years thereafter. - e.
SEC. 4. lhe hrst session or ine hoaru OF
Education shai: be held at the Seat of Govern
r1eht, on The first Monday Of December, after
their election; after which the General As
sembly may fix the time and place Of meet
ing ssAsas2
Skc.s5.p The session Of the Board shall be
limited tostwenty days, and but one session
shall be held in any one year, except upon ex-
traosdinary occasions, when, upon the recom-
,.spdation Of two thirdsof the Board, the Gov
SEC. q. The Board Of Education shall ap-
. roi.t Secretary, who ,shallbe the executive
officer. of the Board. and perform such duties
asamay be imposed upon him by the Board,
aSdihe laws Of The State. They shall keep a
;onrn,l az. Their proceedings. which shall be
n.h,i.hed ana distributed in the sam manner
..,he ;ourn.l. Of tho Genera, Assembly. +.
's.r.7 IAN rnles and regulation, mad. by
the Board she'll be published and distributed
~. several ..S.i coprnt;es t.wn.hins. and schoo,
district. a. nav he nroyjded for bv the Board,
and when 20 ma as.ed. published, and dis.rbut.
"a inv .h,,, have the fore. and effect Of law
FEC. r. Xhe Board or Editca alton shall nave
,,lI nower and authority to leeislate and make
All. re.dfnl rules and regulations in ,e,s,ioo to
Com.ncn schools. and other educational insti-
,ut,ors that are instituted, to receive aid
from .she School or University fund of this
st,te. b,,t an acts, rule {, aud regulation. OF
..;a Hoard nav 4 be- altered. amended. OF
-.rea,ed by the General Assembly; and
,ys.np 40 altered amended. or repealed
,nsy nm NOT be re-enacted by the Board
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Sec. q. The Governor Of the State, shall be,
er oNieio, ! member Of said Board. ''''.
Sec. 10 TIE Board shan have NO power
10 lew IA xes, or make appropriations Of mon
ev. Tue contingent expenses shali be- proy,.
ded for by the Gsaeral Assembly. ss
Sec. n u TIE State University shall be es-
tablished at one Place withoat hranches at any
other Mace. and the Uaiversity fund shall be
,on,ied to that institution, and no oiher.
-. Ia. The members Of the Board of Ed.
uesstion shalI provide Tor the education Of all
the yvnths Of the state. through ! system Of
Z ro..on ,. schools. And such school shall BE-
Organized, and kept in each school district Al
lk three months ia each year. ? Any district
aSrssnun Z, I school. nav a. be derived Of thei,