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

anime The accounts Of the Trea su-er and
make settlem mt WITH him, aad present at
eachreguial meeting of the Directors full
statement Of the receipts and expendi. lres
of the district, and of all matters delegated to
them TO perform, and ali such other matters as
may be deemed important. ....
| ESeUenM-To audit and allow all Just claims
! against the district, and to fix the compcn-
! sation of the Secretary and Treasurer. 81,
! TceJM-To visit the schools in their dis
!, trict, and aid the teachers in establishing and
enforcing rules for the government of the
schools, aud see that they keep correct list
of the pupils, embracing the periods Of time
during which they attend school, the branches
Taught, and such other matters, as may be
) required by the County Superintendent
!; Ihjrteeath--To call special meetings upon
the written request of one fifth ofthe electors
! Of the district and at such other times as they
: may deem expedsnt, but in all such cases,
the notice AT sa;h meeting 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 s1d notice
shall be transacted at such meeting.
Fonrteenth.-The Board may suspend or
expel during the school term, all pupils gull
ty ofgross immortality, Or persistent viola
ton of the rcgulati,ns of the school, and re-
admit them on satisfactory evidence of
amendment .,
FUteenth.-They shall at their first regu-
lar meeting after the taking effect Of this act,
divide their district into sub-districts, such as
justice, equity and the interests of the peo-
pie require, and shall designate said sub-dis-
; tricts plainly upon plat Of the district pro-
vided for that purpose, and record the same
in the District Records, and they may at
any regular meeting or at any meeting call
; ed for that purpose, change the boundaries
of sub-districts as circumstances may re-
r qtlire, notice ofthe same having been Given at
: any preTious meeting. They shall cause ali
sucn changes to oe marked on said m8p OF
| plat, and record Il in the proper book, aud in
l the office OF the County Judge, and they
J snail cause new map to b, made .ron tine
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ing the per centum Of tax to be levied upon
: each sub-district. .-...
'SeceHteeath.-They shall, at their regular
, meeting in April ofeach year, estimate the
/. percumtum of tax on the taxable property
Z ofthe district, necessary to raise fund which
with the Teachers Fund from the County
Treasury, as shown by notice of the County
Judge, shall be sufficient to support the sew
eral schools of the district for at least the
time required by this act, for the current
? year, which per centum they shall certify to
the County Judge, who will at the time of
) levying the taxes for county purposes, levy
the per centum Of tax thus certified, upon
the property of the district, which wil!i be
collected and paid over as other school dis
r trict taxes are.
Il EGghtecath. The Directors of the sub-ds-
trict, shall see that the school house is kept
in repair. and supplied with fuel, and shall
have the general supervision of the school
and school property, under the Board of Di-
| rectors and with their approbation, he NAV