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

CHAPTER SO.
AN ACT for the Public Instruction Of the State Of
Iowa.
s9crIoS 1. he It enacted 6y the General Assembly o,
the State Of Io,ra That each civil township in the
era counties of this State is hereby declared School
District for all the purposes Of this act the boundaries
Of said township being the boundaries OF said School
District and every township hereafter laid out and
ganixed, shall become also school DISTRICT and each
district ut present organized, shall become sub.
district for the purpose provided ror'dea
tory annexed thereto for school purpoes, and which
contains less than thousand inhabitants shall
be and Is hereby created separate school district which
shall elect its officers in the manner that officers
are elected in other school DISTRICTS and the electors
and officers of aid district shall possess and exercise
the powers and perform the same duties by
this required of like officers in other school districts
and said district shall be in all respects subject to the
provisions Of this act far "a the same are applicable
and the remaining part of such township or townships
shall each be considered separate township as pro
vided in this act. ..e.'...
az In each sub-dstrict there shall be taught
schools for the instruction of the youth between
Eve and twcntyone years of residing therein, for
at least sixteen weeks OF five school days each in each
year. and in of failure to keep up such school
unless the County Superintendent shall be satisfied that
there good and sufficient cause for such failure or
in of failure neglect to make the proper returns
to the county superintendent, provided in this act
:as ds., shall rssvs sS ns 9n @ s
the same connty forthat year.
%. Whenever persons can be better accommodated
the school Of adjoining district township, the board
of directors Of the in which such persons reside
with the Of the board Of the district to
which It is proposed to attach them shall transfer them
for educational purposes to such adjoining district
town hip, and when persons have been transferred
the board Of directors of the district in which they rc
de shall to the treasurer OF the district township
to which they have been transferred the proportional
the public school money to which they may be entitled
for their :.
"a. In care any township shall become organized in
county organized it shall be attached to the eoun
ty which lies contiguous to 1t, and whose county seat
nearest to said township, and it shall be included as
part of said county, and be subject to taxation fol
school purposes, and shall receive its prop ort on OF
school money in the same manner as II 1t formed part
OF said county, until the county In which said township
il situated shall become organized under the laws
this State, which time it shall, for all school purposes
form district in the county in which il situated
as. Every schoo, district now or which may be here
after organized in this State hereby made body cor
porate by the name of District Township o.
-, in the county of----,a and
State of Iowa. and in that name may hold property be
come party to suits and contracts, and do other cor
90 It shall be the duty Of the trustees Of the sevcra
townships in the State give ten days previous notct
of the first meeting of their respective district town
ships herein authorized to be held the first Monday
of May next by posting written notice. specifying thu
time aud place Of meeting in five different conspcuou
places therein, and when new township Is organized
or in case district should at any time be left without
officers it shall be the duty Of the trustees thereof i'm
mcdisely to the like notice OF the first meeting
the school district.
-
sembled In accordance with the notice required IN tn.
foregoing sccton the purpose Of eecting district OF
cers shall organize BY appointing President and Sec
rotary who shall act as judges OF the election
SS The qualified voters of such meeting, and annu
ally thereafter at the regular meeting on the sccont
Monday Of March, shall elect by ballot one President
one Vice President and Secretary Of the District
who together with one director from each subdi trct
be elected hereinafter provided, shall constitute
board directors for the district and shall hold thel
Offices for one year and until their arc elec
ted and qualified; they shall also, at the same tim
and place. elect Treasurer of the district who shal
hold his Office for the term above provided, and shall
perform the duties hereinafter specified
80. The regular meetings Of each district shall D.
held on the second Monday in March in each year.
40 The electors of tho district, when legally Assem-
bled at district school meeting, shall have the follow
| ing powers, viz:
First. To appoint Chairman and Secretary, in tn
absence Of tho regular officers.
| Second To adjourn from time to time as occasion
| may require
Third. To levy such tax, not exceeding ono per cent
in any year. the taxable property Of the distrc
a. the meeting shall deem sufacicnt to purchase o
lease suitable site for school house or school houses
and to build rent purchase school house or schoo
the necessary fuel and appendases, and tor compenss
ton Of teachers, and for procuring district libraries
and apparatus for the schools books aud stationer
for the board and district meetings and deiray all 9th
or contingent expenses Of the district. Piorided n
tax shall be levied for building school houses excep
at the regular meeting in March, and the first Monda
| in September.
Fourth, To direct the sale or other disposition to
made of auy school house or the site thereof and
such other property, personal rea as may belong
the district and to direct the manner in which the prt
| ceeds arising therefroln shall be applied.
r;f,. r. ..,o-;v. Tho ho,ra os d;recors to horro,
ors, far nroc"rnv sites and erecting school house,
to be repaid in such nstanents may tend to sppo
| tion such rc-payments among those who enjoy tn
benefits Of the loan and it shall be the duty OF th
County Judge in loaning the school fund give pre-
to the application Of school Districts and
| any school district shall borrow any portion Of tn
school fund it shall be the duty of the County judy
| each and every year to determine the per centum
on the taxable property Of such school district