The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-06


Fecsers Of lAe 1.slrscs, and the expense 81 q
shall be borne BY the distsics, county or Stat
= vhOss name or againt whom the same ~
y lnstituGad.
~. The Secretary shall record an The pre
csedlngs Of the board and Of the district NEE
angs in separate books TO Be kept for that pur
pose, and shall preserve copies Of al report
made ~ the county Superintendent, and sha
nile oil papers transmitted to him by other schot
oakcess pertaining to che business Oftns district
and shall countersign all drafts, warrants an
or 'ers drawn BY the President.
3 10. He shall between the first day of An
gust and the fifteenth day September Of eac
year, take and keep on record list of the name
OF all heade Of families In the district, with th
number of children in each family between th
ages Of Eve and twenty one years.
-. He shall keep an accurate account Of a
the expenses incurred by the district, aud cha
present the same to the board of Sirectors to b
audited and paid IS herein provided.
20 He shall give ten days previous motto
OF regular and special meetings OF the district u
herein authorized, by posting up written motto
in five different conspicuous places therein. ON
OF which shall be ct or near where the last meet
ing was held, and shall furnish q copy of tn
same to the teacher Of the school in each dis
trict, to be read at least once in the presence O
the pupils thereof, provided any school be at til,
time in session, and such notice shall in all ca.
ses state the hour Of meeting.
II. whenever tax has been voted by an,
district for any Of the purposes in this act speci
he0, the Secretary shall Immediately certify III.
amount to the county Judge, who shall At til,
time OF levying the tax for county purposes, lew
. tax Of the amount thus certified to him, upoi
the assessed value of all the real and persona
property in the district, which shall be colIec.e,
by the county collector at the same time and il
the same manner 40 State aud County taxes ar,
collected, provided it shall be receivable only il
cash.
%. The collector shall on the frs. Monda,
OF March aud September, in each year, pay
over to the Treasurer Of the district, tht
amount Of said tax which shall have been col.
lected. and shall render him statement of the
amount uncolected; aud the amount unpaic
shall be collected at any subsequent time q.
delinquent county taxes are collected, ant
shall be paid over when collected, to the Treas
urer aforesaid.
5 %. On or before the fifteenth day of Sep
TENDER, in each year, the secretary of each
school district shall file in the Office of county
superintendent, q report OF the affairs Of the
district, which shall contain the following
items, viz
First: The number of males aud females
each, in his district between the ages of five
aud twenty-ono years.
Second: The number Of schools aud the
branches taught in each.
Third: The number of pupils in each
school, and the average attendance of the
same.
Fourth: The number Of teachers employed
IN each school, Distinguishing male teachers
from female, and the average compensation
paid to males and to females per week.
FfA: The length OF each school in weeks
and days, Distinguishing summer from winter
schools.
Sirth: The average cost of tuition DER week
tor each school, distinguishing summer from
winter schools.
Ssrenth: The aggregate amount paid teach.
els during the year, and tie amount of teach
ers fund in the hands Of the Treasurer.
Eighth: The text books used in the schools.
Ninth: The number OF volumes in the dis
trlct library, aud the value Of apparatus be-
longing to the district.
Tenth: The number Of school houses in the
district, and the estimated value of each,
Eleventh: The amount raised within the
year in the district by tax, for the erection of
school houses; the amount raised for tuition,
Tor school Libraries and apparatus, for fuel and
other purposes OF this act, stating separately
the amount OF each.
1~efM: The amount of public money re-
ceived from the County Treasury, and the
amount, it any, received from other sources,
stating what, and how much from each, and
such other information 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-five dollars, and shall be also liable
TO make good all losses resulting to the district
from such failure. Suit shall be brought in
both cases by the President, in the name of the
district, OH his official bond.
5 25. The treasurer shall have the custody
ot all moneys belonging to the district, and
'hall pay out the same upon the order of the
President, countersigned by the secretary, and
hall keep an account of the receipts aud ex-
'enses thereof, in a book provided for the
purpose.
20 The moneys collected by district tax
or school house purposes, shall be called the
School House Fund" and those received from
he county treasury, whether apportioned to
he district from the School Fund, or raised by
county or district tax for the support of schools
hall be called the teachers Fund :" and the
treasurer shall keep with each a separate ac-
cunt, and no warrant for money shall be paid
" the treasurer which does not specify the
und on which it is drawn and the specific use
o which it is to be applied.
IS q. The treasurer shall apply for and re-
eve all money appartioncd to the district by
he county Judge, when notified Of said appor-
comment, and also money in the county
reasury collected ON the district tax for his
isirict.
IS. He shall render a statement of the
nances of the district, as shown by the re-
ords OF bis Office, ut any time when required
y the district board, and his books shall be
ways open tor the inspection of said board.
~ The regular meeting OF the district
GARD of directors shall be held on the third
aturday in April and October in each year,
nd they may hold such special or adjourned
,eetings as they may from time to time de-
ermine.
5 80. The duties of the district board of di-
actors shall he as folows:-
i. In each organized district to act as Judges |
all district elections.
2. To make all contracts, purchases, pay
ents aud sales necessary to carry out any
Dte OF the district tor procuring any site for a
'hool house, Tor building any school house for
inting, repairing or furnishing the same, or
sposlng thereof, or for keeping school there.
{, ard TO perform all such other duties us may
. delegated to them by the district meeting
'Se'"e" AH0s ~ suais VIC TIE UdtE Vi SAtU
bard before erecting any school house, to con.
llt with the county superintendent, as TO the
ost approved plan for such building
3. To employ all teachers necessary for the
hools Of the district, specifying the term of
me for which they are employed, and the
mount OF compensation, the contract to be
duced to writing and signed by the parties
eretO.
4. They may admit pupils not belonging to
e district and not provided for in section
rec. to the privileges Of their schools on sucl.
runs OF tuition AS may be agreed upon Aud
ey shall provide for the education Of the
l0red youth. in separate schools. except in
SEES where by the unanimous consent Of the
rsons sending to the schools in any sub dis.
CT, they may be permitted to attend with the
nth.
5. To determine the number of schools which
ali be established in the district and the
lgth OF time that each shall be taught, sub
t to the provisions of section two of this
s. To fix the site for each school house.
ling into consideration in doing SO, the wants
necessities OF the people Of each portion
the district.
To determine what branches Of learning
Ill be taught in the schools OF their district.
;. They shall require the secretary and I
asurer each to give bond to the district IN
h penalty aud with such sureties MS in their ,