The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-04-15

sonal and real, as may belong to the district,
and to direct the manner in which the proceeds
arising .therefrom shall be applied.
Fifth: To authorize the: board of directors
to borrow money for procuring sites and erect
ing school houses, to be repaid in such in
stallments as may tend to apportion such re-
among those who enjoy the benefits
Of the loan, and it shall be the duty Of the
County Judge in loaning the school fund 10
give preference to the application of school
districts, and in case any school district shall
borrow any portion Of the school fund it shall
be the dnty Of the County Judge each and
every year to determine the per centum OF
taxation on the taxable property of such
school district, that will produce in money the
amount Of ten per cent on the amount Of such
loan. and certify such per centum to the Coun-
ty Treasurer, who shall enter the same on tn.
tax list from such township and collect the
same as other taxes, and the same shall be part
of the annual school fund
Sirfh: To determine whether a school OF
schools of higher grade shall be established
in the district. -
Seventh: To delegate any or all Of the pow.
ers contained IN the foregoing specifications to
the district board of directors, or to any CON-
mi:tee whom the meeting may choose to sp-
point.
Eighth: They may adopt rules Of order not
inconsistent with the provisions Of this act
and the instructions of the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction for the government of the
district meetings, and may alter and change
the same from time to time as occasion may re.
quire and NAV escribe the manner Of taking
the sense of the meeting upon any question
Prorided, however, the district board Of di
rectors shall be elected by ballot.
IL. It shall be the duty of the Secretarie.
of the several school districts as now organ
lied, to call meeting of the electors of thei1
respective districts on the first Saturday aftel
the first Monday OF May next, at the usua
place of holding school meetings, for the pur.
pose of electing one member Of the district
board of directors, notice of which meeting
shall be as nov required b. law.
s y. The several sub-di.tricts shall annu
ally thereafter on the first Saturday after the
second Monday in March. hold a meeting foi
the election OF their member of the district
board of directors. five DAYS notice of which
meeting shall be given by the resident director
or if from any cause there be no resident di.
rector, by some other elector Of said sub-dis.
trict, posting written notice in :hree public
places therein.
5. 13. At all 'nnetiags OF suh-districts they
shall appoint President and Secretary who
shall act as judge of the election. and who
shall give certificate Of election to the di-
rectors elect.
s ii. Each member elect of tho dstric.
board of Director. shall. within ten days after
his election, appear before some Justice Of the
peace or other officer qualified to administe,
oaths, and take an oath TO support the Consti
tution Of the United States and that of the
State of Iowa. ard that ha will faithfully dis
charge the d ties of his off ,e, aud in case Of
failure to do 80 shall forfeit ten dollars, to be
recovered against him for the use Of the dis
trict.
s Is. The President. or in his ,bseace the
Vice-P p esiient shall at all meetings Of the
board and of the district. sign all orders or
tie Treasurer FOR the payment of money, and
shall draw all drafts on tho County Treasurer
for money apportioned to his district. and al
drafts and orders drawn on the district Treas
urer as herein required. shall specify the fu1d
on which they are drawn, and the use fol
which the money is designed.
16. The President shall appear in beh sll
of his district in all suits brought by or again.
the same, but when he is individually party
this duty shall be performed by the Vice Pres.
ident or Secretary. And in all cases where
suits may be instituted by or against any of the
school officers contemplated or created by hi:
act TO enforce any of the provisions he,eir
contained, counsel may be employed by tbs
board Of directors of the district, and the ex.
pense of suit shall be horne by the district
county or State in whose name or against whom
the same may be instituted
II. The secretary shall record all thu
proceedings of the board and OF the dstric
meetings in seperate books to be kept for tha
purpose, and shall preserve copies OF all re-
ports made to the county Superintendent, an,
shall file all papers transmitted to him by othe
school officers pertaining to the business %
the district, and shall countersign all drafts
warrants and orders drawn by the President.
s Is. He shall between the first day of Au
gust and the fifteenth day of September o
each year, take and keep on record list o
the names Of all heads of families in the dis
trict, with the number of children in eacl
family between the ages OF FIVE and twenty
one years.
s 10. He shall keep an accurate account o
all the expenses incurred by the district AM
shall present the same to the board Of drec
tors to be audited and paid as herein provided
90. He shall give ten days previous no
tice OF regular and special meetings Of th
district as herein authorized, BY posting up
written notice in five different conspicuou
places therein, o.e of which shall be at o
near where the last meeting was held, am
shall furnish copy OF the same to the dis
irict, to be read at least once in the presenc
of the pupils thereof, provided any school b
at the time in session and such notice shall il
all cases state the hour of meeting.
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