Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-04-22

districts on the first Saturday after the first Mon
day of May next, at the usual place of holding
school meetings, for the purpose Of electing one
member of the district board of directors, notice
of which meeting shall be given as now required
by law. l'
s H. The several sub-districts shall annually
thereafter on the first Saturday after the second
Monday in March, held meeting for the elec-
ton of their member of the district board Of di-
rectors, five days notice of which meeting shall
be given by the resident director, or if from any
cause there be resident director, by some other
elector of said sub-district, posting a written
notice in three public places therein.
l3. At all meetings of sub-districts they
shall appoint President and Secretary, who
shall act as judges of the election, and who shall
give certificate of election to the directors elect
Id. Each member elect of the district board
of directors shall within ten days after the cleo
ton, appear before some justice of the peace or
other officer qualified to admi mister oaths, and
take an oath to support the Constitution of the
United States and that Of the State of Iowa, and
that he will faithfully discharge the duties of his
Office, and in of failure to do so shall forfeit
ten dollars, to be recovered against him for the
use of the district.
Is. The President, or in his absence the
Vice President, shall preside at all meetings of
the board and of the district sign all orders on
the Treasurer for the payment of money, and
shall draw oil drafts on the County Treasurer for
money apportioned to his district, and all drafts
and orders on the district Treasurer as herein
required, shall specify the fund on which they
are drawn, and the use for which the money is
designed.
s l6. The President shall appear in behalf of
his district in oil suits brought by or against the
same; but when he is individually a party, this
duty shall be performed by the Vice President
or Secretary. And in all cases where suits may
be instituted by or against any of the school Off
GERS contemplated or created by this act to en-
force any Of the provisions herein contained,
counsel may be employed by the board of direc-
tors of the district, and the expense Of suit shall
be borne by the district, county or state in whose
name or against whom the same may be institu-
ted.
s II. The Secretary shall record all the pro-
ceedings of the board and of the district meet.
ings in separate books to be kept for that pur.
pose, and shall preserve copies of all reports made
to the County Superintendent, and shall file all
papers transmitted to him by other school off
GERS, pertaining to the business of the district,
and shall countersign all drafts, warrants and
orders drawn by the President.
l8. He shall between the first day of Au-
gust and the fifteenth day of September of each
year take and keep on record a list of the names
of all heads of families in the district, with the
number of children in each family between the
ages of five and twenty -one years.
IS. He shall keep an accurate account of all
the expenses incurred by the district, and shall
present the same to the board of directors to be
audited and paid as herein provided.
: 20. He shall give ten days previous notice
of regular and special meetings Of the district as
herein authorized, by posting up written no.
tice in five different conspicuous places therein.
one of which shall be at or near the place where
the last meeting was held, and shah furnish a
copy Of the same to the teacher of the school in
each district to be read at least once in the pres
ence of the pupils thereof, provided any school
be at the time in session, and such notice shall
in all cases state the hour of meeting.
81. Whenever n tax has been voted bv any
district for any purposes in this act specified,
the Secretary shall Immediately certify the am
cunt to the County udge, who shall at the time
of levyipg the tax for county purposes lew n tax
of the amount thus certified to him upon the as
sessed value of all the real and personal
property in the district, which shall be collected
by the county Collector at the same time and
in the same manner rs State and County taxes
are collected, provided it shall be receivable nly
In cash.
%. The collector shall on the first Monday
Of March and September in each year, pay over
to the Treasurer of the district, the amount OF
said tax which shall have been collected, and
shall render him "a statement of the amount un-
collected and the amount unpaid shall be col
lected at any subsequent time as delinquent
county taxes are collected, and shall be paid
over when collected, to the Treasurer aforesaid.
! s %. On or before the fifteenth day of Sep
tember, in each year. the Secretary Of each school
district shall file in the Office of the county SUI
perintendent, report of the affairs of the dis.
trict, which shall contain the following items,
viz:
First, The number of males and females each
in his district between the ages offiveand twenty
one years.
Second, The number of schools and the bran.
ches taught in each.
Third, The number of pupils in each school
and the average attendance Of each.
! Fourth, The number of teachers employed in
each school. distinguishing male from female,
and the average compensation paid to males and
to females per week.
I FIFTH, The length Of each school in weeks and
days. distinguishing summer from winter
schools
Si1th, The average cost of tuition per week
for each school, distinguishing summer from
winter schools.
Serenth, The aggregate amount paid teachers
during the year, and the amount OF teachers
fund in the hands of the Treasurer
Eighth, The text books used in the schools.
Ninth, The number of volumes in the district
library, and the value Of the apparatus belong
ing to the district.
Tenth, The number of school houses in the
district, and the estimated value Of each
EieDenth, The amount raised within the year
in the district by tax, for the erection of school
houses the amount raised for tuition, for school
libraries, and apparatus, for fuel and other pur-
poses Of this act, stating separately the amount
of each.
7scelah, The amount of public money receiv-
ed from the county treasury, and the amount, if
any, received from other sources, stating what,
and how much from each, and such other in
formation as he may deem useful.
"a. Should the Secretary fail to file his re-
port as above directed, he shall forfeit the sum
OF twenty yfive dollars and shall also be liable to
make good nll losses resulting to the district
from such failure. Suit shall be brought in both
cases by the President, in the name of the dis
trict, on his official bond.
s 25 The Treasurer shall have the custody
of oil moneys belonging to the district, and
shall pay out the same upon the order of the
President, countersigned by the secretary, and
shall keep an account of the receipts and
expenses thereof, in q book provided for the
purpose