The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-01-26

the compensation Of the Secretary and
Treasurer.
Elerenth-To visit the schools in their
district, and aid the Teachers in estab-
fishing and enforcing rules for the gov
ernment Of the schools, and see that
they keep correct list Of the pupils,
embracing the periods oe time during
which they attend school, the branches
taught, and such other matters as may
be required by the County Supcrin'en'
dent.
TueJth-- They shall at their first reg
ular meeting after the taking effect Of
this act, divide their district into SUBJ
districts, such as justice, equity and the
interest Of the people require, and shall
designate said sub districts plainly upon
plat Of the district provided for that
purpose, and record the same in the dis
trict records, and they may at any reg
ular meeting, or at any meeting called
for that purpose, change the boundaries
of sub districts as circumstances may
require, notice Of the same having been
given at any peevious meeting. They
shall cause all such changes to be marked
on said map or plat aud recorded in the
proper book, and in the Office Of the
County Judge, and they shall cause new
maps to be made from time to time !;
Prorided, That the boundaries Of sub
districts shall conform to the line Of
Congressional divisions Of land
Thirtesnth-They shall apportion any
tax for school house purposes in such
manner that the rate per cent levied up
on any sub-distr,ct which has built a
school house unaided by other portions
Of the district shall be so much less
than the per cent levied on other sub
districts, as justice may require, bat the
per centof tax shall be equal on all sub.
districts owning no school house proper.
ty; Prorided, That the rate shall not ex
ceed five mills on the dollar in any sub
district; and the Board may lessen the
amount voted, if necessary, sufficiently to
reduce it to the rate.
Fomteen'h-They shall, at their regu.
lar meeting in April Of each year, esti-
mate the per centum Of tax on the taxa
bic property Of the district, necessary to
raise fund which, with the Teachers
Fund from the County Treasury, as
shown by notice from the County Judge,
shall be sufficient to support the several
schools Of the district, for at least the
time required by this act for the current
year, which Fer centum they shall csrsi-
fy to the County Judge, who shall at
the time Of levying the taxes for county
purposes, levy the per certum Of tax
thus certified upon tho property Of the
district, which will be collected and paid
over as other school district taxes are.
Sec. II. A majority Of the Board
shall be quorum to transact business,
but less number may adjourn from time
to time, and no tax for school house pur-
poses shall be levied by the Board unless
by vote Of majority Of all the mem
bers, nor after the lst Monday in June,
nor shall the boundaries Of sub. districts
be changed except by vote Of major.
ity Of the board.
Sec. Is. DUTIES OF DISTRICT OFrI-
cERs.-The President, or in his absence,
the Secretary shall preside in all meet
ings Of the Board and Of the district,
shall draw all drafts on the County
Treasurer, for money apportioned to his
district, sign all orders on tho District
Treasury, specifying in the orders the
fund on which they are drawn and the
use for which the money is assigned and
and he shall sign all contracts.
Sec. 10 The President shall appear
in behalf Of his district in all suits
brought by or against the same, but when
he is individually party, this duty shall
be performed by the Secretary; and in
all cases where suits may be instituted
BY or against any IF the school officers
to enforce any Of the provisions herein
contained, counsel may be employed BY
the Board cf Directors.
SEQ. 90. The Secretary shall record