The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-01-13
INDEPENDENCE BUCHANAN COUNTY IOWA THURSDAY JANUARY

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which does not specify the fund on which
it is drawn, and the specific use to which
it is applied.
s "a. He shall receive all money ap-
portioned to the district by the County
Judge, and also all money in the County
Treasury, collected on the district tax.
for his district.
s 25. He shall render statement o.
the finances of the district from time tc
time, as may be required by the board
and his books shall always be open fol
inspection.
5 26. DUTIES OF DIREcroRs.-The
District Board shall hold their regular
meetings on the fsst Saturday after the
first Monday in April and October in
each year, and may hold such special
and adjourned meetings as occasion may
require.
: 27. The duties of the District Board
of Directors shall be as follows:
1st-In each district to act as Judges
of all district elections, and to give certi-
ficates of election of officers elected.
2d-To make all contracts, purchases,
payments and sales, Necessary to carry
out any vote of the district. Provided,
That before erecting any school house,
they shall consult with the County Su-
perintendent as to the most approved
plan for such building.
3d--To employ all teachers necessary
for the schools OF the district, specifying
in written contract, the compensation
and term Of time for which they are en-
ployed.
4th-To admit pupils not belonging
to the district, and not povided for in
Section of of this act, to their schools,
on such terms as they may agree upon.
5th-To determine the number of
schools which shall be established, and
the length of time each shall be taught
subject to the provisions OF section two
of this act.
6th-To fix the site for each school
house, taking into consideration the
wants and necessities of the people of
each portion of the District.
7th-To establish graded or union
schools wherever they may be necessary,
and they may, as occasion requires, Sc
lect person who shall have the general
supervision Of the schools in their dis
trict. subject to rules and regulations Of
the Board.
8th-To determine what branches
shall be taught in the schools of their
district
9th-To require the Secretary and
Treasurer each to give bond to the dis
trict in such penalty and with such sure
ties as they may determine upon, condi-
toned for the faithful performance of their
duties under this act. The bond shall be
filed with the President Of the Board,
and in case of breach of condition there
of, he shall bring suit thereon in the
name of the district.
l0th-They shall from time to time
examine the accounts Of the Treasurer
and make settlement with him, and pre-
sent at each regular meeting of the Di-
rectors full statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the district, and of
all matters delegated to them to perform,
and all such other matter as may be deem
ed important.
llth-To audit and allow all Just
claims against the district, and to fix the
compensation Of the Secretary and Treas
urer.
12th-To visit the schools in their
district, and aid the teachers in estab-
fishing and enforcing rules for the gov
ernment of the schools, and see that they
keep correct list of the pupils, embra-
cling the periods of time during which
they attend school, the branches taught,
and such other matters, as may be requi-
red by the County Superintendent.
13th-To call special meetings upon
the written request of one fifth of the
electors of the district and at such other
times as they may deem expedient, but
in all such cases, the notice of such NEE
ting shall clearly state the time and place
Of holding the same, and the object for
which it is called, and no other business
than that specified in said notice shall be
at such meeting.
l4th-The Board may suspend or
expel during the school term, all pupils
guilty Of gross immortality, or a persis-
tent violation of the regulations Of the
school, and re admit them on satisfacto-
ry evidence of amendment.
l5th-They shall at their first regular
after the taking effect of this
act. divide their district into sub districts,
such as justice, equity and the interests
Of the people require, and shall desig-
nate said sub districts plainly upon plat
of the district provided for that purpose,
and record the same in the District Rec
ords. and they may at any regular meet
ing or at any meeting called for that
purpose, change the boundaries of sub
districts as circumstances may require,
notice Of the same having been given at
any previous meeting. They shall cause
all such changes to be marked on said
map or plat. and recorded in the proper
book, aud in the office of the County
Judge, and they shall cause new maps to
be made from time to time, provided
that the boundary lines of sub districts
shall be made to correspond with some
line of the Government surveys.
l6th-They shall vary the per cent
um Of tax voted by the district meeting
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