St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
FOr tIlc Il. JIlirIcs Cty
School Meeting.
To The Voters and 7an-Pawrs of 81
Charles I0pnship:

To The Voters and Tan-Pawrs Of ST.
Charles Tornship:
GENTLEMEN In another column of
this paper will be seen notice of the
regular District meeting of st. Charles
Township School District, to be held
on Monday, the 9th of September.
The undersigned desire to call the at
tention of voters and taxpayers, and
of all persons interested in the welfare
of schools in the Township, to the i'm
portance Of that meeting.
The subject of the meeting will be
seen from the following provisions of
the school law in relation to the
levying Of a tax for the support o
schools in the Township
"SEc. 10. The electors of the Dis
trict (Township) when legally assem-
bled, shall levy such tax, not exceed
ing one per cent. in any one year, as
the meeting shall deem sufficient to
purchase or lease suitable sites and
build necessary School Houses in the
Township, to keep them in repair, to
furnish them with fuel, to pay teach
ers, to purchase libraries and appara'
tus, and to defray contingent expen-
ses. Provided no tax shall be levied
for building school houses except at
the regular meeting in March and
September
"SEc. 81. When such tax has been
voted by the District, the Secretary
shall Immediately certify the amount
to the County Judge, who shall at the
time of levying the county tax, levy a
tax of the amount thus certified to
him upon the assessed value of the
real and personal property in the Dis
trict, which shall be collected by the
county Treasurer at the same time
and in the same manner as State and
County taxes are collected, Provided,
it shall be receivable only in cash."
1t will be seen from these provis-
ions of the law
l. That the efficiency, and indeed
the existence of our schools depend
upon the will of the voters Of the
Township, as expressed at the District
meetings.
2. That no tax for building School
Houses can be voted at any other Dis.
trict meeting than the regular meet
ings in March and September.
3. That unless School House tax
is voted at this meeting no School
House fund can be raised 30 as to be
available until the spring of 1860.
4. That if the mass of voters do
not attend this meeting, a few persons
attending may vote an excessive and
burdensome School House tax, or re-
fuse to vote any tax at all, and thus
leave the District without any fund
for the support of schools during the
year.
5. As the County Judge is required
by law to levy the taxes on the fourth
Monday in September, it will be seen
that the time from the voting of the
tax by the District on the 9th, to the
levying of the tax by the County
Judge on the 9th, is SO short as not
to admit of subsequent meeting of
the District to correct any improper
action of the meeting on the 9th.
Other business of Importance to the
patrons of schools will come before
the meeting.
The Board of Directors wish to be-
come fully acquainted with the wants
of neighborhoods and families in rela-
ton to schools in their localities, and
would therefore urge all TO be present
at the meeting.
j. NJ. PARSONS,
J. HA ~ E,! kFaroeo' Directors