New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-04-06
NO 81.


district, Of which Board the township
clerk shall be secretary, but shall
hare no vote therein.
sec. Is. The District board shall
hold their regular meetings on the 6rst
Saturday sfssr the Grst monday in April
and October in each year and may
hold such special and adjourned meet
ings a. occasion may require. They
shall organize by eleeting from their
own number, . President and Treas
urer. In the absence Of the President
the Clerk shall preside.
sec. 16. The duties Of the District
Board Of Directors shall be - follows:
First-To make all contracts, purcha.
ses payments and sales, necessary to
carry out any vote ofthe district; Pro
vided, That before erecting any school.
house, they shall consult With the Coun-
ty Superintendent as to ths most ap.
proved plan for such building.
Second-To admit pupils not be.
longing to the District. and not provi.
ded for in section three Of this act 70
their schools, on such terms a. they
my agr.e upon.
Third-To determine the number cf
schools which shall be established, and
the length Of time each shall be taught
subject to the provisicnsof section two
Of this act.
Fourth--To fix the site for each
school house, taking into consideration
the wants and necessities of the people
Of each portion Of the district.
Fifth-To establish graded or union
schools wherever they may be necessary
and they may as occasion requires. So
lect a person who shall have the gener-
al supervision of the schools in their
district, subject to rules audregulations
Of the Board.
s;xth--To determine what branches
shall be taught in the SCHOOLS Of their
district.
seventh-To require the secretary
and Trenu urer each to give bond to the
district in such penalty and With euch
suretics as they may determine upon,
conditioned for the faithful performance
of their duties under this act. The
bond shall be fled with the President
Of the Board, and in case Of breach Of
condition thereof he shall bring suit
thereon in the name of the district.
Eighth To fill any vacancy, that
may occur in the Board, until the next
regular sub district meeting.
Ninth--They shall, from time to
time, examine the accounts ofthe Treas.
urcr and make settlement with him,
and present at each regular meeting
of the electors, full statement Of the re-
ceipts and expenditures ofthe di trict,
and Of all matters delegated to them
to perform, and all sgch other matters
AZ may be deemed important.
Tenth.--To admit and allow all just
claims against the District, and to fx
the compensation Of the secretary anl
Treasurer.
eleventh 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 q correct list Of the pupils,
embracing the periods Of time during
which they attend school, the brancaos
taughtand such other matters as may be
required BY the County superintendent.
Twelfth--They shall at their frst
regular meeting after the taking effect
Of this act, divide their district into
sub-districts, such as justice. equity aud
the interests of the people require, and
shall designate said sub-districts plainly
upon plat ofthe district provided far
that purpose, and record the same in
the district records, and they may at
any regular meeting, or at any meet.
ing called for tha. purpose, change the
boundaries Of sub-districts as oircum-
stances may require, notice ofthaasms