The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-01-19
TIPTON, CEDAR COUNTY, IOWA, JANUARY 1867

l = SEC. Is. Whenever any subdistrict, a
/ regular meeting, shall determine thai
they desire a tax levied for any Of the pur
poses mentioned in the foregoing section
the director for said subtistrict shall
within five Gays thereafter, certify the same
to the township clerk, stating the amount
OF money desired for each purpose sepa-
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B.. SEC. IL The directors of the several
sub.districfs shall constitute a Board OF
Directors fr the township district, of
which Board the township clerk shall be
Secretary, but shall have no vote therein.
SEC. Is. The District Board shall hold
their regular meetings on the first Satur-
day after the first Monday in April and
October in each year, and may hold such
special and adjourned meetings as occasion
may require. They shall organize by
electing trim their own number, Presi-
dent and aTreasurer In tho absence of
the President tlsc Oh. ~ ~,..ii Pc -:a--
SEC. l6. The duties of the District
Board OF Directors shall be as follows:
FTrst--To make all contracts, purchases,
payments and sales. necessary to carry out
any vote of the district: ,Proci,led, That
before erecting any school house, they shall
consult with the County Superintendent as
to the most approved plan for such bnild-
ing.
Second-To admit pupils not belonging
to the District, and not provided for in
section three of this act. to their schools.
on such terms as they may agree upon.
7hird-To determine the number of
schools which shall he established, and the
length of time each shall be taught. subject
to the provisions Of section two of this act
FourM-To fix the site of each school
house, taking into consideration the wants
and necessities of tho people Of each por-
ton of the district
FJh-To establish graded or union
schools wherever they may be Necessary,
and they may as occasion requires, select a
person who shall have the general super
vision of the schools in their district. sub
ject to rules and regulations of the board.
NxM-To determine what branches
shall be taught in the schools of their dis
trict.
SerenM-To require the Secretary and
Treasurer each to give bond to the district
in such penalty and with such snreties as
they may determine upon, conditioned for
the faithful performance of their duties un-
der this act The bond shall be filed with
the President of the Board aud in case Of
breach of condition thereof. he shall bring
suit thereon, in the name of the district.
Etghh-To f|l any vacancy. that may
occur in the Board, until the next regular
sub district meeting.
NmM-They shall, from time to time.
examine the counts of the Treasurer and
make settlement with him. and present at
each regular meeting of the electors full
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of the district, and Of all matters delegated
to them to perform, and all such other
matters as may be deemed important.
2enN-To admit and allow all Just
claims against the District. and to fix the
compensation Of the Secretary and Trea.
sury.
EIereaM--To visit The schools in their
district, and aid the Teachers in establish
ing and enforcing rules for the government
of the schools, and see that they keep a
correct list of the pupils, embracing the pe-
riods of time during which they attend
school, the branches taught, and such 9TH
er matters as may be required by the
County Superintendent.
TmefM-They shall at their first regu.
lar meeting after the taking effect Of this
act. divide their district into sub-districts.
such rs justice. equity and the interests of
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sub-districts plainly upon plat of the
district provided for that purpose, and re-
cord the same in the district records, and
they may at any regular meeting, or at
any meeting called for that purpose, change
the boundaries Of sub districts as circum-
stances may require, notice Of the same
having been given at any previous meet
ing. They shall cause all such changes to
be marked on said map Or plat and record
ed in the proper book. in the Office of the
County Judge, and they shall cause new
maps to be made from time to time; Pro-
rided, That the boundereS Of sub districts
shall conform to the lines Of Congressional
divisions of land.
ThineenM-They shall apportion any
tax for school house purposes in such man.
ner that the rate per cent. levied upon any
sub district which has built school house
unalded by other portions of the district
shall be SO mucl. less than the per cent.
levied on other sub districts, as justice may
require, but the per cent. of tax shall be
: equal on all sub districts owning no school
house property, Provided, That the rate
shall not exceed five mills on the dollar in
any sub-distric,; aud the Board may lessen
the amount voted, if necessary, sufficiently
to reduce it to that rate.
! Fourteenth They shall, at their regular
meeting in April of each year, estimate
the per centum of tax on the taxable prop
erty of the district, necessary to raise a
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 dis
trict for at least the time required by this
act, for the current year, which per centum
they shall certify to the County Judge,
who shall at the time Of levying the taxes
for county purposes, levy the per centum
Of tax thus certified upon the property of
the district, which will be collected and
paid over as other school district taxes
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