St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-02-02
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branches taught, and such other mat
tcrs as may be required by the Coun
ty Superintendent.
IwdtM--Thcy shall at their first
+ 'gular meeting after the taking effect
of this act, divide their districts into
sub-districts, such as justice, equity
and the interests of the people require
and shall designate said sub-districts
plainly upon plat of the district pro-
vidcd for that purpose, and record 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 circumstances may require, notice
Of the same having been given at any
previous meeting. They shall cause
all such changes to be marked on said
map Or plat and recorded in the prop
er book, and in the Office of the Coun
ty Judge, and they shall cause new
maps to be made from time to time
Pr0rided, That the boundaries of sub
districts shall conform to the lines OF
Congressional divisions of land.
1htrteenh-Thcy shall apportion any
tax for school house purposes in such
manner that the rate per cent. levied
upon any sub-district which has built
a school house unaided 10y other por-
tlons of the district shall be so much
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, Proruied, That the
rate shall not exceed five mills on the
dollar in any sub-district and the
Board may lessen the amount voted
If necessary, sufficiently to reduce il
to that rate.
Eonrteeath-They shall at their reg.
ular meeting in April of each year, cs.
innate the per centum of tax on the
taxable property Of the district, nee
essary to raise a fund which, with the
Teachers Fund from the County Treas.
ury, 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 ccntum they shall certify to the
County Judge, who shall at the time
of lcvying the taxes for county pur-
poses, 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 are.
SIC. H. A majority of the Board
| shall be quorum TO transact busi-
ness, but less number may adjourn
from time to time, and no tax for
school house purposes shall be levied
by the Board unless by vote of Il
ma ority of all the members, nor after
the lst Monday in June, nor shall the
boundaries Of sub.districts be changed
except by vote Of majority of the
Board
DUTIES OF DISTRICT OFFICERS.
SIC. Is. The President, or in his
absence, the Secretary, shall preside
i'll all meetings of the Board and of
the district, shall draw all drafts on
the County Treasurer, for money ap-
portioned to his district, sign all or
dcrs on the District Treasury, specify
ing in the orders the fund on which
they are drawn and the use for which
the money is assigned and he shall
sign all contracts.
SEC. 10. The President shall ap-
pear in behalf of his district in all
suits brought by OF 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 Of the school officers, to enforce
any Of the provisions herein contained,
counsel may be employed by the Board
of Directors.
SEC. 30. The Secretary shall record
all the proceedings of the Board and
district meetings. in separate books,
kept for that purpose, shall preserve
copies OF all reports made to the coun-
ty Superintendent, shall file all papers
transmitted to him pertaining to the
business of the district, and shall
countersign all drafts, warrants and
orders drawn by the President
SEC. 81 He shall keep an accurate
account of all the expenses Incurred
by the district, and shalt present the
same to the Board of Directors, to be
audited and paid as herein provided.
SEC. 20. He shall give ten days
previous notice of all regular aud
special meetings of the district. by
posting a written notice in five differ
ent conspicuous places therein, one of
which shall be at or near the last
place Of meeting, and shall furnish a
copy Of the same to the teacher of the
school, (if in SESSION. of each sub
district, to be read in the presence of
the pupils thereof, and such notice
shall in all cases state the hour Of
meeting.
SEC %. Whenever tax has been
voted by any district for any purposes
in this act specified. the Secretary
shall Immediately certify the per cent
um to the County Judge, who shall, at
the time Of levying the tax for county
purposes. levy tax of the amount
thus certified to him upon the assessed
'o'uS VI aii iCal l.lV pcTSOIldI
property in the district, which shall be
collected by the county collector at
the same time and in the same man
ner as State and County taxes are col
lected provided, it shall be rcceiva-
BILE only in cash
SEC. "a The collector shall, on the
first Monday of April and September
IN each year, pay over to the treasurer
OF the district the amount of said tax
which shall have been collected, and
shall render him statement of the
amount uncollected and the amount
unpaid shall be collected at any subse-
qucnt time as delinquent county taxes
are collected, and shall be paid over
when collected to the treasurer aforc-
said.
SEC, % On or before the twentieth