The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-01-19
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30 ARD OF EDU CATION
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Az NO. c.
AN ACT to provide System Of Common Schools.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted BY the Board Of Educa-
hos If the State Of Ioua, That each civil Township
that is now, may hereafter be organized in the
eral counties in this State Is hereby declared School
District fer all the purposes OF this act, and each sub
district as now organized under An Act entitled Gan
Act for the Public Instruction of the State of Iowa,
approved March l2th 1858, shall continue such SUBJ
ject to provi:ions hereinafter made.
az. In each subdristrct there shall be taught one
schools for the instruction Of youth between
the of Eve and twenty one residing therein, for
least twentyour weeks of five school days each in each
ed that there Is good and sufficient for fa
so to do unt in OF failure for two consecutive
years to organize and keep up school for at least
three peptsa in e5 reay -xU iin as the
han be deprived OF It's portion OF the school fund Tor
the second Of those years.
90. Scholars residing in one district may attend
school in another. IN the same an adjoining county,
with the of the directors of both districts
and in such case their proportion of the school money
OF the district to which they belong, shall be paid To
the Treasurer of the district in which they attend
school.
"A. Amy township in an unorganizcd county shall
be Tor the purposes of this ec regarded a. portion OF
purposes.
a5. Every school district which is now, or may here
after be organized in this State, is hereby made body
corporate, by the name of "Dstrict Township Of
- in the County of--- and State OF
Iowa." and in that name, hold property, become o
party to suits and contracts, and do other corporate
acts.
90. DrsrRIcr MsErISes AND ELECTION OF Off
Frst-Esch school district shall hold regular meet
ings annually on the second Monday in March.
Second When new township has been organized
district left without officers, the trus of the
Township shall post written notices specifying the time
places in the township Provided that when any dis
trict township shall be divided into entire
townships for civil purposes, the existing Board of D
rectors shall continue to act for both all the
districts till the time of the election of officers.
Thrd.-The electors of the Township assembled in
accordance with the notice required in the foregoing
Secretary, who shall act Judges Of the election.
Fourth.-The qualified voters at such meeting and
annually thereafter shall elect by ballot, one presi-
Surer, who together with the Directors from each dvi
sion to be elected hereinafter provided shall consti-
tute Board of Directors for the District, and shall
hold their office for aud until their
are elected and qualified.
a.. yAcAScKs.-N vacancies occurring in the
Board shall be filled by the remaining member
bers until the next regular election Of the district but
nothing herein contained shall be construed to
prevent the remaining member members from calling
= meeting to fill such vacancy.
2S. PowERs OF DisrRIcTs.-The electors of dis
tric when legally assembled at district school meet
ing, shall have the following powers, viz:
First-To appoint Chairman aud Secretary. in the
absence Of the regular officers.
Second-To adjourn from time to time as occasion
may require
Thrd-To exercise the powers provided In divisions
Third Fourth and Fifth, OF Section 10 of Act enti-
tied Act for the Public Instruction Of the State Of
Iowa." approved March 18th, 1858. as follows:
ThrI--To levy such tax, not exceeding one per cent
any year. the taxable property Of the district
a. the meetings shall deem sufficient to purchase or
lease suitable site, for school house school houses
and to build rent purchaSc school house school
houses aud to keep IL rapair aud furnish the same with
the necessary fuel and appendages and for compensa
cn OF teachers and for procuring district Libraries and
apparatus for the Schools books and stationary for the
board and district meetings. and detray all other
tingent expenses OF the district. Pr0cfdtu. no tax
shall be levied for building school houses, excepting at
the rsgalpr meetings in March, and the rst Monday in
Fourth-To direct the sale or other disposition to b.
made Of any school house the site thereof and OF
such othr property personal or rea as may belong to
the district and direct the in which the pro-
cseds arising therefrom shall bo applied.
Flth-To authorize the Board Of Directors to bo-
heuses be repaid in such installments may tend
to apportioL shs among those who enjoy
the benefits Of the loan and shall be the duty OF tho
County Judge ia loaning the school fund to give PREF
erence to the application of school DISTRICTS and in
any school districts shall borrow any portion OF the
school fund shall be the duty Of the County Judge
each and every year to determine the per centum Of
alton on the taxable property Of such school dis
tric, that will produce in money the amount Of ten
yer the amount Of such loan and certify such
per csntum to the County Treasurer, who shall enter
the same on the tax list for such township, and collect
the other taxes, aud the same shau be part OF
the annual school fund.
Fourth-To provide for the payment Of any debts
contracted for school houses or schools purposes
Fifth-To delegate all the powers contained In the
foregoing specification to the District Board Of Dee-
tors.
So The severel sub-districts shall annually, the
frat Saturday after the second Monday in March, hold
meeting tor the election Of member OF the District
shall be- given by the then resident Director, II there
Is none, the District Secretary posting swrtsa notice
in three public places therein.
Rl0 At the meeting Of the sub.dtriots, President
ann Sarra hall ke apnnint90. who shall act