The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-01-27

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Sec. /. BE it enacted by the Board of Ed
u.ation of the State of Iowa, That each civil
Township that is now, or may hereafter Abe
.orrtniz-.d in the several counties in tliiS
Htatc, il hereby, declared a School District
for all the purposes ofthis act, and ench sub
district as now Organized under An Act chi
tiled "An Act for thsrPublic Instruction of
t ,e State Of Iowa." approved March l2tb,
1853, shall continue SUCH subject to pr}vi'-
rs hereinafter made. - e &tE 80
Sec. q In each sub-di strict there shall b.
TAUGHT one or more schools f,r the in true
ton of youth betw zen tas ages of fivs and
twenty-one, residing therein for at laa 4
twenty four weeks of five school day. each,
in each year, unless the County Supsr1.Hna,
ent shall he satisfied that there is good and
sufficient cause for E,ilufs So 70 d.; and i'll
case of failure for two consecutive y ears t.
organise and keep up school for al least
three months in each year within some oac
O. the s,ib-districtS orsurh district, the who's
OF said district shaK be deprived of it's p5r-
ton of the Scloo fuud tor the secon o;
those years.
K Sec. 3. Scholars residing in one district
NAV attend school in another, in the same
or an adjoining county, with concurrence
OF the directors Of both districts, and in such
case. their proportion Of the school money oi
<he district to which they belong, shall be
paid to the Treasurer of the district in which
they attend school. ......-. ~
Sec. 4. Any township i'll an unorganizad
county shall be for the purposes of this act,
regarded as a portion of the county to which
its county is attached for revenue purposes.
Sec. 5. Every school which is how,
or may hereafter be organized in this State,
is hereby made body corporate, by the
name of District Township of-----
in the County of f----and State OF
Iowa." and in that name, hold property, be-
come party to suits and contracts, and do
other corporate acts.
Sec g. DlsrRicT MEETINGS AND ELECTION
OF OFFICERS.
1st. Each school district shall hold regular
meetings annually on the second Monday in
March.
I'd. When new township has been Or
ranized, or district left without officers.
the trustees of the Township shall post writ
ten notices specifying the time and place of
the Aforesaid meeting in Ave conspicuous
places in the Township; Providing that when
any district township shall be divided into
two or more entire townships for civil purpo-
ses, the existing Board of Directors shall
continue to act for both or all the new dis
tricts till the time of the next election Of
Officers. ...
Sd. The electors of the Township assem-
bled in accordance with the notice required
in the foregoing article, shall organize by ap-
pointing President and Secretary, who shall
act as Judges ofthe election.
4th The qualified voters at such meeting
and annually thereafter, shall elect by ballot
one President, one Vice President, one Sec
retary and one Treasurer, who, together with
the Directors from each division 10 be elected
rs hereinafter provided, shall constitute 4
Board Of Directors for the district, and shal
hold their Office for one year and until theil
successors are elected and qualified.
18th. VAcANcIEs.-An vacancies occurrins
in the Board shall be filled by the remainin,
member or members until the next regula
election of the district; but nothing hereir
contained shall be so construed as to proven
the remaining member or members from call
ing y meeting to fill such vacancy.
Sth. Powers OF DIsrRrcrs.-Th elector
ola district, when legally assembled at
district school meeting. shall haze the follow
ing powers, viz - : 2s5H
First To appoint a Chairman and Secre
''tary, in the absence Of the regular officers.
.sGsnsnd- journ from time to time a
occasion may require.
Third-To exercise the powers provide
in divisions Third, Fourth and Fifth, {