The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-01-26
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

N CECIION !. Dc u eHHCteU w We DOuTt
of Education OF the State Of Io,ca, Tha
the act of the Board of Education, passet
December 1858, entitled, An Act t
provide system of common Schools
be amended so as to read as follows:
Each civil township that is now o
may be hereafter organized in the sever
al counties of this State, is hereby de
clared a school District for all the pur
poses of this act, and each sub-district
as now organized under an act entitled
" An Act for the Public Instruction O
the State Of Iowa." approved March 18th
1858, shall continue such, subject tc
provisions hereinafter made.
SEC. g. In each sub b-district ther,
shall be taught one or more schools fol
the instruction Of youth between th'
ages of five and twenty-one years for a
least twenty -four weeks, of five schoo
days each, in each year, unless the Coun
ty Superintendent shall be satisfied tha
there is good and sufficient cause fol
failure so to do.
Sec. 3. Scholars residing in one dis
trict may attend school in another, in the
same or an adjoining county. with the
concurrence Of the directors of both dis
tricts, and in such case, their proportion
of the school money of the district te
which they belong shall be paid tc
the Treasurer of the district in which
they attend school; and scholars may
attend school in any sub-district of the
township in which they reside, with the
consent Of the District Board.
Sec. A. Any township in an organ
lied county shall be for the purposes o
this act regarded as a portion of the
county to which its county is attached
for revenue purposes.
Sec. s. Every school district which
is now, or may hereafter be organized in
this State, is hereby made body cor.
porate, by the name of " District Town
ship of---, in the county Of
and State of Iowa." and in that name,
may hold property. become a party tc
suits and contracts, and do other corpor.
ate acts.
DISTRICT MEETINGS AND ELECTION OF OF.
FLYERS.
SEC. 6. First-Each Township dis.
trict shall hold regular meetings annual.
ly. on the second Monday in March.
Second-When a new township has
been organized, or district left without
officers, the Trustees of the township
shall post written notices specifying the
time and place of the aforesaid meeting,
in five conspicuous places in the town
ship provided, that when any district
township shall be divided into two or
more entire townships for civil purposes,
the existing Board of Directors shall
continue to act for both or all the new
districts, till the time of the next election
of officers.
Sec. 7. The electors of district
when legally assembled at a distric,
school meeting, shall have the following
powers, viz
Frst-To appoint Chairman and
Secretary, in the absence of the regular
officers.
Secona-To adjourn from time te
time as occasion may require.
THird-To levy such tax, not exceed
ing one per cent in any one year, on the
taxable property of the district as the
meeting shall deem sufficient to purchase
or lease suitable site for school house
or school houses, and to build, rent. Oh
purchase school house or school hous.
es, and to keep in repair and furnish the
same with the necessary fuel and appen
dages, and for compensation of teachers
and for procuring district libraries and
apparatus for the schools, books and sta
tionery for the board and district meet
ings, and defray all other contingent ex
penses of the district. Provided, Tha
no tax shall be levied for building schoo
houses excepting at the regular meetings
iu March and provided further. that not
more than five mills on the dollar shall bt
levied in any one year for school house
purposes.
FourA-To direct the sale or othe1
disposition to be made of any school
house or the site thereof, and of sucl
other property, personal and real, as may
belong to the district, and to direct tn.
manner in which the proceeds arising
therefrom shall be applied.
Fylh-To provide for the payment o
any debts contracted for school houses
or school purposes.
.SirM-To delegate all the powers con
tanned in the foregoing specifications tt
the district board of directors.
SEC. 8. AT the meeting of the town
ship districts, the chairman shall submi
the questions coming before electors, il
the following order lst. The levy of ,
tax for the payment of debts for schoo'
house purposes. Cd. For payment o
officers and miscellaneous contingent ex
penses. Sd. For paying amounts askeC
for by the several sub districts, for eacl
purpose separately. 4th. For paymen
of teachers. 5th. For purchase of libra
ries. fuel, apparatus. DC. 9th. For tn,
delegation Of power to Board of Direct
ors. 7th. Other matters ne cessary O
proper to be acted upon.
SEC. 9. The several sub-district
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