The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-05-19

member or members, which appointment shall remain
good until the next regular meeting of the district,
sub-district, and until election to the Office
vacated shall be had. Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prevent he other member members
Of the board from calling special meeting Of the dis
trct subdtrict to fill such vacancy, for any other
purpose.
the instructions of the county and State Superin-
tendcnts within tho limits of their powers respec-
lively.
1e 1t shall be the duty Of the director in each sub
supplied with fuel and to have the general supervision
Of the school and school house, under the board Of
directors aud with the appreciation Of the board he
may employ teacher He shall also settle the busi-
ness of the subdisrot remaining unfinished at the time
Of the organization under this act and shall apply all
funds belonging thereto, to the specific purpose for
which the same were raised or received.
H. The board OF directors may suspend during plea
sure, or expei during the school term all pupils found
guilty of ineorrgiby bad conduct, violation Of the
school regulations, and readit them satisfactory
evidence Of amendment. 7 -
book to be kept that purpo 20 much of the REQ.
ords OF the school fund commissioner Of the county a.
applies to the boundaries Of the subdtricts in their
10. They shall within twenty days after the first cleo
ton under this act hold meeting OF the board to be
called by the President and Secretary at which they
shall provide for the preparation Of map plat of the
district on which shall be designated the sub districts
and their boundaries, and in sub-distrct exists
shall establish the same and shall have power at any
regular meeting to change the boundaries Of sad SUBJ
Districts a. circumstances may require, notice Of the
same having been given at the previous meeting they
shall cause all such changes establishments Of boun-
diaries to be marked upon said map plat and recorded
in the proper book and may from time to time occa-
sion on may az require cause new maps to be made.
the district meeting for school house purposes when
justice and equity require making such discrimination
aont .ney may deem Just They may if necessary ap
examine and report to them the amount, value and
condition Of the property and reliable funds belonging
and coming to each district rganzed under the Law
now in force, in its corporate capacity and appropriated
to school house purposes which report shall bo
and entered by the secretary the records of the
board and such report together with the total amount
OF taxable property n and the necessity of each SUBJ
district in the township in regard to school house
commodations for the pupils theren shall constitute
the basis Of action Of the board in determining the
per centum of tax to be levied upon each subdstrict
81 They shall, at their regular meeting in April of
each year. estimate the per centuul of tax the
able property in the district necessary to rae fund
which, with the addition of the amount of teachers
fund due from the county treasurer shown by notice
from the county judge shall be sufficient to pay the
entire tuition Of the several schools Of the d rict for
at least the time required by this act for the current
year. which per centu they shall certify to the county
judge, who SHALL ut the time Of levyng the taxes for
county purposes levy the per cenum OF tax thus
titled to him, upon the property of said district which
shall be collected and paid over in the in
| all respects as other school district taxes.
% They shall make such classification of the pupils
in the high school schools they may deem
sary, fix the compensation of the Secretary and Trea
surer Of the DISTRICT and tran act generally such bu
ness as may tend to promote tina cause of education in
accordance with the provisions Of this act and shall
! exercise all powers contemplated therein.
23l. The county judge OF each county shall at the
time of levying the tax for county purposes levy
for the purpose Of schools within the county not less
than mill nor more than two aud half mills on
the dollar the assessed value Of all real and
property within the county which shall be collected by
the county collector at the time and in the
manner the state and county collected ex-
| cept that it shall be received only in cash.
| 81. On the first Monday Of April annually, the
county judge of each county shall divide half Of
the proceeds of said tax among the several school dis
tricts of his county, and apportion the to
each district. And the time he shall apportion
the remainder Of said tax together With the interest Of
the permanent school fund to which his county IL en
tied, and all other money in the hands Of the county
county, among the several school districts therein in
proportion to the number of persons between five and
% , Of age s%Sess S to the tn Of
make such apporonment, it is hereby made the duty
OF the several county to report their
respective county judges the first day Of November
annually the number of such persons in each school
district ia his county.
sss. The county Judge shall immediately notify the
President Of each school district of the sum to which
his district entitled by said apportonment and shall
issue his warrant for the to accompany said mo-
tice, which warrant shall be also signed BY the Prcsi-
dent and countergned by the secretary Of the district
in whose favor the drawn, and shall authorize
the district treasurer to draw the amount due said dis
trct from the county treasurer and the secretary shall
charge the treasurer Of the district with all warrants
drawn in his favor, and credit him with all warrants
drawn on the funds in his hands, keeping separate
| counts for each fund.
2 "a. For training and educating young men to be-
come teachers in the common schools of the State there
ing high school established therein as many scholar
ships as there school districts therein and one
scholarship shall be assigned to each district.
35 1t shall be the duty of the board of directors
in each school district in such county, with the prnc
pal teachers in each school, time in the month of
January next after the passage OF this select the
best scholar in the district not less than fifteen
of age for ability, attanments and capacity for teach
ing for the scholarship Of said district and the board
shall grant the scholar SO selected, certificate OF
| scholarship. t- Il. tHG.
80. Any scholar so selected shall be educated free
Of charge in the high school of the county, and shall
be entitled to receive from the county treasurer the
end Of each year, for period not exceeding three years.
fifty dollars upon his producing from the principal pro.
fssor Of such high school certificate that be has been
during the faithful in his studies exemplary in his
deportment, and that he ranks IN scholarship among
the first half of his class. Provided that any such
scholar may receive his education, with the OF
the county superintendent at amy other institution
established in this State, and receive the
from the county treasury on his producing like
certificate from the principal professor OF said institu
ton.
as7. Every person, who shall have enjoyed schol-
arship iu the manner provided in section 80, shall
teach in such school in the county shall be
assigned to him by the county superintendent, term
of time equal to that for which he shall have enjoyed
such scholarship; and there shall be deducted from
his compensation fifty dollars each year for the same
term, and the money thus deducted shall be paid into
the county treasury and in he shall refuse 50 to
teach in competent health he shall pay in the
ty treasury at the rate OF fifty dollars each year, for
the time he shall refuse to teach, with interest from the
time he received the money by virtue of his scholar
ship-whch may bs recovered by the Treasurer in an
action at law.
SO. When any scholarship shSll become vacant du-
ring the term for which its scholar selected by
the expiration of the term, the vacancy may be filled
in the manner provided in section 32 for the original
selection and the board Of directors OF the district
where such vacancy occurs, shall take all necessary
measures for filling such vacancy in the manner therein
provided
Hal hv closa md ,ua1a asnifa afalv
10. On the first Monday Of April next, and bien
niay thereafter, the second Monday Of March, in
each organized county IN the state there shall be cleo
ted one county superintendent Of common schools
who shall hold his Office for two years, and until hs
successor Is elected aud qualified.
II. Within twenty days after his election, he shal
take and subscribe oath prescribed by the Con
stitution Of the State of Iowa. Should he fail to b
qualified required, if for any there may b
} said officer, who shall quality in like manner bu
who's. term OF Office shah expire ut the next election
thereafter when his successor shall be elected
qualified. But the county superintendent SO elecet
shall only be such for the unexpred term Of tho vacan
E cy, which he was elected to fill.
! A.. 1t shall be the duty of the county supcrnton
deaf with two competent assistants whom he shal
select, to examine all such persons as shall present
themselves, at the proper time aud place, ~ to the
ability to teach Orthogrsphy Readns wiring, Arith
| metic Geography and English Gramner and such
othor branches may in special cases be requrad anG
if the examination be satisfactory and if he satsfes
that the applicant of good moral character he shall
issue certificate in duplicate that the bearer OF thu
qualified to teach the branches above specified
and such others the may require one copy o
which shall bs filed with the secretary Of the district
which he is employed to teach. The county superin
tendent shall enter upon register to be kept for tina
the naes of the teachers receiving the cert
cates and the date OF the same. He shau also Civ
public notice OF tho time and place Of holding such
amiuations A certificate from the Professor OF tn
Normal Department Of tho State University shall Civ
to its possessor all the legal rights, powers and priv
leges Of certificate rom any school officer, provides
tho person receiving such certificate has completed
in the State University, satisfactory to the Pro
essor OF the Normal Department Of the State Univer
: sity.
43. Tho county Superintendent of common school
hereby declared to be body corporate, BY the nam
Q and style Of tThe County superintendent ofCommo
Schools ofthe County Of --, State of Iowa." and !
said corporate name the books shall be kept invest
ments made, property held, aud oil actions At law