The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18
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BOARD OFAEDUCATION.


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seasioM Of ~ STATE y LdWA That any city 81
inesrpssaae1 town u shlD Bate including the
tesritory annexed thereto ief 0ehoel purppses
may eonssitute separate echeel district.
SEc. 3. Al the writes request 81 any stsn
votes Of such city or town, the municiral author.
isiss shsssef sAaD pseyide for taxing The sense
Of the people residing within the Unite Of the
contemplated district, b. means OF public vote
By ballot.
ssc. >. Should the majority Of the votes cas-.
at any such election be in faver of . separate
osyauixation, Al early day shall be liked for The
election By ballot, President Vice. President,
Secretary, Treasurer. and Directors, all OF whom
shall constitute District Board, having the
same general power, duties and obligations %
attach - she like Board in the township dis
tricts, except ~ herein provided. The Presi-
dent, Vice. President. Secretary and Treasurer
shall hold their Offices for the same time, and
alter the frst election their successors shall bs
elected upon the same day and shall conform.in
other respects to the same rules and require
ments % 10 provided by law for the same ON.
GERS in the township districts.
SEC. H. After the FIRE. election the directors
shall BY lot determine the length Of their res
pective terms of Office; one shall serve till the
second Monday IN March next after his election:
Another until one year after the said second
Monday in March; and q third till two years
thereafter. At the end OF each such term,
successor shall be elected who ehAll hold his Of.
dee for three years, and until his successor 10
elected and qualified. Should vacancy occur
in respect to either Of said directors, it may be
filled BY the remainder of the Board until the
day ofthe next election, when successor shall
be elected to fill out the remainder of his term.
sEc. 5. The said district may have ~ many
school houses, and their schools may be regula.
ted 10 such manner as the said Board may d.
rect, subject to the general law Of the State
They may distribute the executive duties of
their Board among the three directors in such
manner as they may think expedient.
SEC. 8. Should any portion Of said city or
town lie in q different township from that in
which the principal portion thereof 10 situated,
the Inhabitants Of such fraction may organize
with the remaining portion OF their own township
at any time that they may think proper so to do,
or should the population exceed Eve hundred in
number, they may organize in the same manner
40 is provided for the main portion of the city
or town, as hereinbefore provided.
Sec z. At the written request of any ten vo.
tiers residing within such fractional portion Of
any town or city, the municipal authorities there
Of shall provide for taking vote by ballot to
determine whether they will remain attached
to the main body Of the city or town. And
should their number exceed i've hundred inhab.
itaRts there shall be provision made at the same
time or afterwards for ascertaining whether the
fraction % cut of will organize by ITSELF or will
unite with the remaining portion Of its own
township.
SEC. 8. Where town or city is carved out of
civil township as contemplated in this act the
remainder OF such township shall constitute
separate school district, the boundaries between
which and the said city or town district may at
any time be changed with the consent OF both
their respective Boards OF Directors.
SEC. 9. This act shall take effect and be in
force on and after its publication in the Iowa
Statesman and Iowa Citizen. l.
(Sisned) DRAM FAviLLE.
President cfMe Board Of Education.
hereby certify that the above is q complete
copy Of the original act as passed this day by
the Board OF Education OF the State Of Iowa.
Dec. cath 1858. JOSIAH 7. TUBBY,
Secretary pro tenn Of the Board.