St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-01-20
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section 2 of this act.
Sixth-To fix the site for eac
school house, taking into considers
ton the wants and necessities of tn
people Of each portion of the district
Sevcnth-To establish graded o
union schools wherever they may b
necessary, and they may. as occasion
requires, select a person who shaI
have the general supervision of tn
schools in their district, subject t
rules and regulations of the Board.
Eiglth-To determine what branch
es shall be taught in the schools 0
their district.
Ninth-To require the Secretar,
and Treasurer each to give bond t,
the district in such penalty and will
such suretes as they may determin,
upon, conditioned for the faithful per
formance of their duties under thi.
act. The bond shall be filed with tn,
President of the Board, and in case O
breach Of condition thereof. he shal
bring suit thereon in the name of the
district.
Tenth-Thcy shall from time tc
time axamine the accounts of the
Treasurer and make settlement with
him, and present at each regular
meeting Of the directors full state
ment of the receipts and expenditures
OF the district, and of all matters dele
gated to them to perform, and all
such other matter as may be deemed
important.
Eleventh-To audit and allow al
just claims against the district, and
to fix the compensation of the Secreta
ry and Treasurer.
Iwelfth-To visit the schools in
their district, and aid the teachers in
establishing and enforcing rules 70,
the government of the schools, and
see that they keep a correct list o
the pupils, embracing the periods o1
time during which they attend school
the branches taught, and such Other
matters, as may be required by the
County Superintendent.
Thirteenth-To call special meet
lngs upon the written request of one
filth Of the electors Of the dis.
trict and at such other times as
they may deem expedient, but in all
such cases, the notice of such meeting
shall clearly state the time and place
of holding the same. and the obiec,
for which it is called, and no othe,
business than that specified in said
notice shall be transacted at sucl
meeting.
Fourteenth-The board may suspend
or eNpcl during the school term, all
pupils guilty of gross immortality, oil
persistent violation of the regula,
tlons of the school, and re-admit them
on satisfactory evidence of amend.
meut.
Fittccnth-They shall at their first
regular meeting after the taking effect
OF this act, divide their district into
sub-dlstricts, such as justice, equity
ana the interests of the people re.
quIrc, and shall designate said sub,
districts plainly upon a plat of the dis
trlct provided for that purpose, and
record the same in the District Re.
cof1s' ana they may at any regular
meeting, OF at any meeting called for
that purpose, change the boundaries
ol sub-diStuctS as circuhS. anCes NAV
require, notice of the same hayine
been given at any previous meeting
they shall cause all such changes tc
DC marked on said map or plat, ant
recorded in the proper book, and il
the ollice of the County Judge. anc
they shall cause new maps to be made
from time to time, provided that the
boundary lines of sub-districts shal
be made to correspond with some line
OF the Government surveys.
Sixtecnth-They shall vary the pei
centum of tax voted by the district
meeting for school house purposes
when justice and equity require, ma
KING such discrimination as they shall
deem just. They may, if rrcessary
appoint three disintercsted household
crs OF the county to examine and re-
port to them the amount, value and
condition of the property and reliable
funds belonging and coming to each
district, organized under the law now
in force, in its corporate capacity, and
appropriated to school house purposes
which report shall be sworn to and
entered by the Secretary upon the
records of the board, and such report
together with the total amount ol
taxable property in, and the necessi
ties of each sub-district in the town
ship in regard to school house accom-
modations for the pupils therein, shall
constitute the basis of action Of the
board in determining the per centum
of tax to be levied upon each sub-dis
trict.
Seventeenth-They shall, at thei,
regular meeting in April of each year
estimate the per centum of tax on the
taxable property of the district, neces
sary to raise fund which with the
Teachers Fund from the County Treas
ury, as shown by notice of the Coun
ty Judge, shall be sufficient to support
the several schools of the district, fol
at least the time required by this act
for the current year, which per centun
they shall certify to the County Judge
who will at the time of lcvying the
taxes for county purposes, levy the
per centum of tax thus certified, upol
the property of the district, which
will be collected and paid over, as
other school district taxes are.
Eighteenth-The Director of the sub
district, shall see that the school hous,
is kept in repair, and supplied witt
fuel, and shall have the general super
vision of the school and school proper
ty, under the Board of Directors, an,
with their appreciation, may employ ;
teacher.
Ninetecuth-He shall collect all tax
es and debts due his sub-district, an,
settle any other business remaining
unfinished at the time of orgauizin.
under the act entitled AN Act TO