The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-03-14
OFFICE OF SEC'Y OF BOARD or EDUCATION,
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Feb. Oath, 1860.

OFFICE OF SEc'Y OF BOARD or EDUcArroN,)
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Feb. oath, 1860.
To School District O6icers:-
The new school law passed by the Board
of Education, December Oath, 1859, emit.
tied "An act to amend an act entitled an
act to provide system Of common schools"
with the exceptions Of sections 60, Sc, 81
and 6S, takes effect March the first, 1860,
and consequently will govern the proceed
ings Of school districts and school officers
from and after that date The sections
above mentioned remain imperative until
sanctioned by the General Assembly, and
until they are thus sanctioned, no addition.
al powers are conferred on sub-districts rel
alive to the erection of school houses. Sec
ton 9 provides that an election shall be held
in each sub-district on the first Monday in
March annually for the election Of one sub
director, and that five days notice of the
time and place of such meeting shall be
given by the then resident sub director, or
if there is none, by the district Secretary,
by posting written notice in three public
places in the sub. district Should there not
be time in any particular case to give such
notice, failure so to do will not invalidate
the election. If there is but one sub-dis-
trict in the township district, three sub-di-
rcctors arc to DC elected in like manner
The sub district meeting is to organize by
the appointment of Chairman and Sccrc-
try, who are to act as judges Of the cleo
ton, and issue a certificate Of election to
the sub-director elect. The electors Of the
sub.district are also to determine at such
meeting whether they desire any funds
raised by tax for school house purposes, such
as building purchasing, repairing or leas-
ing, and if so, what amount for each Oh
ject, and the sub-drector is required with
in five days thereafter to certify the same to
tn, township clerk. 1t is not the object of
this lr)yision to vote tax on the subdis-
trict, but simply to ascertain what amount
should be levied on tbs township district, for
the use and benefit of said sub district
Each sub-director land also each member of
the Board Of Directors in City districts Or
ganized under "An act to confer certain
powers on towns and cities for school pur-
poscs'D is required within ten days after
his election to take the oath of Office pre-
scribcd in section As Of the present law, or
section SO of the new law, (bcing the same
in both cases., and in case of failure SO to
do, he is to forfeit the sum Of ten dollars
for tho use of the district
The sub-directors constitute the Board of
Directors for the township district, and the
township Clerk becomes ex.officio Secretary
of the Board and of the district. but has no
vote. As the time within which he shall
take the oath Of Office is not specified, by
virtue of the authority vested in me, here
by establish it as rule and regulation that
he shall do so within the time prescribed
for other district officers, and failure to
comply with this requirement shall create .
vacancy in the Office. saHis election or APP
pointment will date frCsn the day fixed for
the election Of sub director. The time of
holding the regular meetings Of the Board
of Directors of the township district is not
changed by the new law, nor is there any
material change in that portion of the law
which defines their general powers and du-
ties. The following is one Of the most i'm
portant alterations - e al
"7hirtsenth-They shall apportion any
tax for school house purposes in such man
ner that the rate percent. levied upon any
unaided by other portions of the district
shall be 80 much less than the per cent. lev
led on other districts, as justice may
require, but the per cent. of tax shall be
l. equal on all sub-districts owning no school
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 it to that rate
A majority Of the Board constitutes a
quorum to transact business, but vote OF
a majority of all the members is necessary
They are to organize by electing from their
=
The President, or in his absence the Secrc-
tary shall preside at all meetings Of the
Board and of the township district. The
annual report Of the Secretary Of the Coun-
ty Superintendent, is to be made on or be.
fore the Goth day of September. When
the Treasurer has not sufficient funds in his
Ihands to pay in full the warrants drawn on
the district treasury, he is to make partial
payments, "paying as near as may be an
equal proportion of each warrant" The
sub-director, in addition to his former pow.
crs and duties, is required to visit the schools
of his sub-district-to report to the secre
tary of the township district on or before
the 10th day of September in each year thu
number of persons in his sub-district be
tween the ages Of five and twcntyone year.
may dismiss pupils from school for gross
lmmOrailty or persistent VlOlatlOn OF the reg
ulations Of the school, and re-admit them i
he thinks proper, and under the directions
Of the Board of Directors he is to make al
contracts in his sub. district for providin!
fuel, employing teachers, building, repair
ing and furnishing school houses, &c.
The regular meeting of the township dis
trict is to be held on the second Monday il
March of each year, and at such meeting
the electors have the same powers that the,
have under the law now in force, except tn
authority to borrow money for the erection
of school houses, and they cannot levy NOR
than fire mill ON thu dollar Cor acLnnI ho,.s