The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-01-20

Treasurer and Directors, all of whom
shall constitute District Board having
the same general power, duties and obi.
cations as attach to the like Board in the
township districts, except as herein pro-
vided. The President, Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer, shall hold their
offices for the same time, and after the
first election their successors shall be
elected upon the same day aud shall con-
form in other respects to the same rules
and requirements as is provided by law
for the SAME officers in the township
districts. la- naa
s 4. After the first election the direct
ors shall BY lot determine the length OF
their respective 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 aud third till two years
thereafter. At the end of each such
term, a successor shall be elected who
shall hold his Office for three years. and
until his successor is elected and qualiti-
ed. Should vacancy occur in respect
to either OF said directors, it may be fill
ed by the remainder of the Board until
the day of the next election, when a sue
cessor shall be elected to fiji out the re-
mainder of his term.
IS. The said district may have as
many school houses, and their schools
may be regulated in such manner as
the said Board may direct, 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 shall think expedient
Sc. Should any portion of said city
or town lie in a different township from
that in which the principal portion there
of is situated, the inhabitants of such
fraction may organize with the remain
ing portion of their own township at any
time that they may think proper so to do,
or should the population exceed FIVE
hundred in number, they may organize
in the same manner as is provided for
the main portion Of the city or town as
herein before provided.
5 Z. AT the written request of any ten
voters residing within such fractional
portion of any town or city, the munich
pal authorities thereof shall provide for
taking a vote by ballot to determine
whether they will remain attached to the
main body of the city or town. And
should their number exceed five hundred
inhabitants there shall be provision made
at the same time OF afterwards for ascer-
taining whether the fraction so cut Of
viii. organize by itself, or will unite with
the remaining portion OF its own town
ship.
5 8. Where town or city is carved
out of a civil township as contemplated
in this act, the remainder of such town
ship shall constitute separate school
district, the boundaries between which
and the said city or town district may al
any time be changed with the consent ol
both their respective Board of directors
So. This act shall take effect and be
in force on and after its publication in
the Iowa Statesman and Iowa Citizen.
(Signed. ORAN FAVILLE.
President of tie Board Of Education
hereby certify that the above is a true
and complete copy Of the original act as
passed this day by the Board of Education
OF the State OF Iowa.
Dec. oath, 1863.
JOSIAH I. TUBBY.
Secretary pro tom. of Tie Board,