St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-01-20

in the Board shall be filled by
the remaining member or members
until the next regular election of the
district; but nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to prevent
the remaining member or members
from calling a meeting to fill such
vacancy.
POWERS OF DISTRICTS.
SIS. The electors of district, when ie-
gally assembled at a district school
meeting shall have the following pow
ers, viz,
| First-To appoint chairman and
! Secretary, in the absence of the rcgu,-
lar officers.
Second-To adjourn from time to
time as occasion may require.
Third-To exercise the powers pro
vided in divisions Third, Fourth and
Fifth, of section 10 of an Act entitled
:" An Act for the Public instruction of
the State of Iowa, approved March
18th, 1858, as follows
Third-To levy such tax, not cx.
ceed!nG one per cent. in any one year,
on the taxable property Of the district
as the meetings shall deem sufficient
to purchase or lease suitable site for
a school house or school houses, and
| to build, rent or purchase n school
house or school houses, and to keep
in repair and furnish the same with
the necessary fuel and appendages,
and for compensation of teachers and
for procuring district libraries and
apparatus for the schools, books and
stationery for the board and district
meetings, and dciray all other contin-
gent expenses of the district. Provi-
ded, no tax shall be levied for build
ing school houses, excepting at the
regular meetings in March, and the
first Monday in September.
Fourth-To direct the sale or other
disposition to be made of any school
house or the site thereof, and of such
other property, personal and real, as
may belong to the district, and to di-
rect the manner in which the proceeds
arising therefrom shall be applied.
Fifth-To authorize the Board of
Directors to borrow money for pro-
curing sites and erecting school
houses, to be repaid in such in
sta!lments as may tend to apportion
such re-payments among those who
enjoy the benefits of the loan, and it
shall be the duty of the County Judge
in loaning the school fund to give
preference to the application of school
districts, and in case any school dis
trict shall borrow any portion of the
school fund it shall be the duty Of the
County Judge each and every year
to determine the per centum of taxa
ton on the taxable property of such
school district, that will produce in
money the amount of ten per cent. on
the amount of such loan, and certify
such per ccntum to the County Treas
urer, who shall enter the same upon
the tax list for such township, and
collect the same as other taxes, and
the same shall be part of the annual
school fund
Fourth-To provide for the pay
ment of any debts contracted for
school houses or school purposes.
Fitth-To delegate all the powers
contained in the foregoing specilica-
tions to the District Board of Drec-
tors.
9. The several sub-districts shall
annually, on the first Saturday after
the second Monday in March, hold a
meeting for the election of member
Of the District Board of Directors, FIVE
days notice of which meeting shall
then be given by the then resident
director, or if there is none, by the
district secretary posting written
notice i'll three public places therein.
5 10. At the meeting Of the sub
districts, a President and Secretary
shall be appointed, who shall act as
judges OF the election, and give a ccr-
titicate of election to the director
elect.
5 IL. Each member elect of the
Board of Directors, shall, within ten
days after his election, appear before
some officer qualified to administer
oaths, and take an oath to support the
constitution Of the United States, and
that of the State of Iowa, and that he
will faithfully discharge the duties OF
his office, and in case of failure so 70
qualify, he shall forfeit ten dollars, to
be recovered against him for the use
of the district.
DUTIES OF DISTRICT OFFICERS.
IL. The President, or in his absence,
the Vice President shall preside at all
meetings of the board and of the dis
trict, shall draw all drafts on the
county Treasurer, for money appor-
toned to his district, sign all orders
on the district Treasury, specifying
in tho orders the fund on which they
are drawn and the use for which the
money is assigned and he shall
sign all contracts.
5 l3. The President shall appear
in behalf of his district in all suits
brought by or against the same, but
when he is individually a party,
this duty shall be performed by the
Vice President or Secretary and in
all cases where suits may be institu-
ted by or against any of the school
officers, to enforce any of the provis-
ions herein contained, counsel may be
employed by the Board Of Directors.
II. The Secretary shall record
all the proceedings of the Board and
district meetings, in separate books,
kept for that purpose, shall preserve
copies of all reports made to the
county Superintendent, shall file all
papers transmitted to him pertaining
to the business of the district, and
shall countersign all drafts, warrants
and orders drawn by the President.
/ S 10, He shall, between the first
day of August and the fifteenth day
of September Of each year, take and
keep on record a list Of the names of
all heads of families in the district,