The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-01-21

SIC. 4s. If ~ ~ ceass - Cc4pfy- eq'ers
HIntendcnt <annot I'll 4 y 49, ~
ND 1Ixe} he shall 1proi1 one2 - espx -
q ~ Ilflfe exaIninati3n Il his %ee&& He hi
I Afsei war& issue certificate 70 Moee 10 rec vs
sshc yecon ,endaiion0f h. ticpe1cs - afor1<1&.
SIC y. Tho Superintendent may revoke he
certificate d any teacher In the county which
was given BY the Superintendent thereof, for
any reasons which would have justified the with
holding tcpf Wien The same 80 givsa. And
the Board cf Directors upon pufficient casse
!. shown. may expel any teacher from school n the
SEc so. On o. bsfOrs ,lBs 6slsn ny n Octo-
Der In eacll year, ~ shall make report 70 the
Secretary II the Board Of Educstion containing
digest OF the reports made 70 him by The Sec
retafics or the several township boards, and such
other matters a. he shall be directed tCrcpoFt
BY the said Secretary, and such - hs himself
may think pertinent and material, and especially
such ~ will show the condition of the schools
der his charge lie shall also suggest such Inn
provements In the sYstem - he may think judi
cious. ne shan also, by tie nth day Or October
in each year file with the County Judge m alb
strsct Of the number Of youths between the
agcs OF five aud tWenty0ne years residing in each
township and school district within his county.
SIC. 81. Should be fail to make either ct the
reports required In the last section, he shAl for
felt 70 the school fund Of his county the sum Of
fifty dollars, and shall besides b. liable for I'll
damages caused by such neglect. .
SIC. ~. He shall at all times conform 70 the
instructions Of the Secretary Of the Board Of
Education TO matters within the jurisdiction Of
the said Secretary. lie shall serve ~ the organ
bats
township or district authorities. He shall trans
init to tine townships, districts or teachers, al
blanks, circulars and other communications
which are to them directed and shall entertain
and decide Al appeals taken from decisions of
district boards.
SEc. 50. The County Superintendent shall
receive from the County Treasury The sum Of
two dollars for every day necessarily engaged IN
official service but before he shall be entitled
to receive such compensation he shall file in the
Office of the County Judge . sworn statement of
the correctness Of his account together with the
account itself, P,-osided, that, be shall not re-
ccive greater compensation than one half the
salary, txed BY law, Of the clerk Of the District
Court Of the County in which the Superintendent
resides.
g@# GENERAL PROVISIONS. SsM
SEC. "a. In townships comprising but one
sub-district three members Of the District Board
of Directors shall be elected in manner as pro-
vided in section nine of this act for the election
Of one member. The persons SO elected, to-
gether with the township clerk, shall constitute
the township board, with like powers and duties
as herein provided for the board Of other town
ships.
SEC IS. II at any time the Office Of Sccre-
tary becomes vacant by resignation or otherwise
the board shall appoint one Of their own nu,np -
to fill such vacancy.
SEC. IS. A school month shall consir. nc so,r
weeks of five school days each. = ~"
SEC. 81. Any officer whose terr., of of;ce i
prescribed by this act shall cont; nue. IN ONE nm.
til his successor is elected and qualified -s
SIC. o.. Every person o .ectetl or appointed to
any Office, pursuant to tie provisions Of this act
shall, before entering on the discharge of the
o..ies tnereoi' saHe an oath to support the7con-
sh.u.lon OF the United States, and Of this State,
and faithfully to discharge the duties 81 hi Of.
nce aecordiDg to the best Of his abilities In
case such officer has written appointment or
commission, this oath shall be endorsed thereon.
N otner cases 1t may be taken orally. In either
case u may be sworn to before any officer ari-
thorized to administer oaths.
SEC. Do. When any officer il superseded by
election, or otherwise, he shall Immediately de-
liver to his successor in Office, all books, papers,
and moneys pertaining to his Office, taking 4 re
celpt therefor; and every such officer who shall
refuse to do 10, or who shall wilfuIly mutiate or
destroy any such books or papers, or any part
thereof, shall be liable to fine of not less than
fifty, nor more than two hundred and fifty dol
lars, at the discretion OF the court s%
SEC o. All fines and penalties collected
from district officer, by virtue of any of the
provisions Of this act shall enure to the benefit
OF that particular district Those collected from
any member of the township board, shall belong
TO the township, and those collected from county
officers, to the county In the two former cases,
suit shall be broughtin the name Of the township
board; in the latter in the name Of the county.
and by the district prosecutor The amount of
each case shall be added to the fund next to be
applied BY the recipient, for the use Of common
schools. H ss0U
SEc- 81. Cnorganizcd counties shall be re-
garded for the purposes of this act, the same as
though they formed part Of the organized
counties to which they are respectfully attached
SEC. o. The Secretary of the Board of Edu-
Gator may make all needtul rules and regulations
70 give efficiency to this law And should any |
defect be discovered therein while this Board is |
not IN session; which is evidently the result OF |
oversight, and which in his opinion is detrimen-
al to the efficiency Of the law, he may supply |
such defect bya regulation having the force of |
aw until the matter can be acted upon by this |
Board In such cases he must report the fact /
md the reasons thereof to the Board iii il next
meeting He may also make regulations fixing
he powers and duties Of any subordinate officer
" board, when those duties are not sufficiently
iehned herein, making a like report thereof as i
hove reqired.
SEC. 3d. In all cases where a school district II
constituted at the time Of the taking effect Of
n act entitled "An act for the Public Instruc-
ion Of the State Of Iowa, approved March IL,
sos, and formed of part of two or more civil I
ownsbips in the same or adjoining counties, had
school house erected, which said house had not |
cen destroyed, removed or abandoned, said dis
'ict as at that time constituted shall be and re-
rain sub-!istrict in, and form a mart of the
'wnship district in which such school house il
tuated, for voting, taxation, enumeration Of
aiidren distribution of money, and all other
;hcol purposes, as fully as though said sub4is
lets wore all included within the township in
HIGH the school house is situated and the bonn
aries Of such subdstlict shall not be changed
Scept with the concurrence of the boards Of
rectors OF the townships interested provided.
lat the provisions Of this section shall not APP
y 20 incorporated cities and villages containing !
ne thousand inhabitants, or more; and the
'ard OF directors shall, at their regular meeting
April next after the passage OF this act, divide
eir districts in accordance with the provision Of
US section, and should y vacancy be caused Z
ereby N the office Of director in any such sub /
strict, the Secretary shall as soon as practice. i
2, can special meeting Of the electors there
, 70 fill such Vacancy. .9. '.o..-- .
SEC. 81. Nothing In this act shall be 10 eon-
rued as to give the Township Board OF Direc
~ jurisdiction over any territory included with
the limits Of any city or Incorporated village 4
lth the territory annexed thereto for school b
irposes, which has organized separately as 4 9
hool district under any other act Of this Board.
See, 90. If adequate provision has not been
AIDE by the township district for school house
lrposes, or the payment Of debts in the sub, d
strict, the sub-directors may and shall. at The p
ritten request ofone fourth OF the electors n p
sub-district call meeting OF electors Of his
hdistriet; said meeting TO be held on the 81 y
ma Monday IN july, and to be organized as at
g regular meeting in March, n
sec. %. He shall give at least ten DAYS no. .