Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-04-22

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open for the inspection Of said hoard.
90. The regular meetings of the district
board of directors shall be held on the third
Saturday in April aud October in each year,
and they may hold such special or adjourned
meetings as they may from time to time deter
mine. ss4fs
$50 The duties Of the district board Of di-
rectors shall be as follows
L. In each organized district to act rs judges
Of all district elections.
g. To make all contracts, purchases, pay
ments and sales necessary to carry out any vote
of the district for procuring any site for school
house, for building any school house, for rent
ing, repairing or furnishing the same, or dispo-
sing thereof, or for keeping school therein,
and to perform all such other duties as may be
delegated to them by the district meeting. Pro.
rided, That it shall be the duty Of said board
before erecting any school house, to consult
with the county superintendent, as to the most
approved plan of such building.
g. To employ all teachers necessary for the
schools Of the district, specifying the term of
time for which they are employed, and the
amount of compensation, the contract to be re-
duced to writing and signed by the parties there
to.
a. They may admit pupils not belonging to
the district and not provided for in section three,
to the privileges of their schools on such terms
shall provide for the education of the colored
youth in separate schools, except in cases where
by the unanimous consent of the persons send
ing to the school id any district, they may
be permitted to attend with the white youth.
S. To determine the number of schools which
shall be established in the district and the
length of time that each shall be taught, subject
to the provisions of section two Of this act.
6. To fix the site for each school house taking
into consideration in doing so the wants and
necessities of the people Of each portion Of the
districts.
z. To determine what branches Of learning
shall be taught in the schools of their district
8. They shall require the secretary and trea-
surcr each to give bond to the district in such
penalty and with such sureties as in their opin-
ion will secure the district against any loss con-
ditioned for the faithful performance of the du
ties under his act, and the-correct application of
all moneys that may come into his hands by
virtue of his office. Said penalty may be in
creased from time to time, as the interest of the
directors may require. The bond shall be filed
with the president of the board, and in case Of a
breach of the condition thereof he 81 all bring
suit thereon in the name of the district.
9. They shall from time to time examine the
books and accounts of the treasurer, and make
settlements with him, and shall at each regular
meeting of the district, present to the same full
statement of the receipts and expenditures of the
district, and all such other mathers as may be
deemed important or which the district may
quire them to present, and of oil matters which
may have been delegated to them by the district
to perform, they shall render at such meeting
full and perfect account.
10. The said board shall be charged with the
duty Of visiting the schools in their district
One member of the board, together with Com.
mittee whom the board shall appoint for that
purpose shall visit the school monthly, and shall
aid the teachers in establishing and enforcing
rules for the government for the schools, and
shall see that the teachers keep correct list of
the pupils, embracing the periods oftime during
which they attend school, the branches of learn
ing which each pupil pursucs, and of oil such
other matters as may be required by the county
superintendent, and which, in the opinion of the
board tend to promote the welfare of the school.
IL. The board shall employ no teacher to teach
in any school of the district, unless he shall first
present to them certificate of his qualifications
to teach all branches required to be taught in
such school, which certificate shall be duly
signed by the county superintendent of the
county in which he seeks to be employed, which
shall have been given him not more than one
year previous to the commencement of his
school; and in case any teacher is employed
and commences teaching school without such
certificate, he shall forfeit all claim for wages for
instructing for the time thus employed without
such certificate.
10. The said board shall audit and allow all
just claims against the district, and the Presi-
dent may draw orders on the district treasurer
for all demands thus audited.
l3. The said board may whenever they
deem it expedient, and shall upon the
written request of one fifth of the legal
voters of the district, call special meet
ings thereof, but in all such cases the
notice for such meeting shall clearly state
the precise object for which it is called.
and the time and place at which it is to
be held, and no other business shall be
transacted at such meeting, except what
shall have been specified in said notice.
IA. All vacancies that may occur in
in the board shall be filed by an appoint
ment made by the remaining member or
members. which appointment shall re-
main good until the next regular meet
ing of the district, or sub-district, and
until new election to the office so va
cant shall be had. Nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed to prevent the
other member or members of the board
from calling special meeting of the dis
tTlct Or SuD-uiSlrlcl 10 I'LL SuCn Vacancy,
or for any other purpose.
Is. The members of the board shall
conform to all the instructions of the
county and state superintendent within
the limits Of their powers respectively.
l6. 1t shall be the duty of the direc-
tor in each sub-district to see that the
school house is kept in repair. and sup
piled with fuel, and to have the general
supervision of the school and school house
under the board of directors, and with
the appreciation of the board, he may en-
ploy teacher. He shall also settle the
business of the sub district remaining un-
finished at the time Of the organization
under this act, and shall apply all funds
belonging thereto, to the specific purposes
for which the same were raised or re-
ceived.
II. The board of directors may sus-
pend during pleasure, or expel during
the school term all pupils found guilty Of
incorrigible bad conduct, or violation of
the school regulations, and re-admit them
on satisfactory evidence Of amendment
10. They shall cause the secretary to
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