New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-04-06

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when legally assembled ats district
school meeting shall have the following
powers, viz:
First-To appoint : chairman and
Secretary. in the absence Of the regu.
lar officers.
Sscond-To adjourn from time to
time as occasion may require.
Third, To levy such TAR, not excee-
ding one per cent in any one year, on
the taxable property of thu district as
the meeting shall deem sufficient to
purchase or le.se . suitable site for .
school house Or school hossss, and to
build, rent or purchase ! school house
or school housed. and 10 kaep in repair
and furnish the ssms with the necessary
fuel and appendages, and for compen-
satioh Of teachers, and for procuring
districts libraries and apparatus for the
schools, books aud stationery for the
board and district meetings. and defray
al other contingent expenses Of the
district. Provided, That no tax shall
be levied for building school houses ex.
cepting at the regular meetings in
March and provided further, that not
moro than Eve mills on the dollar
shalt be levied in any one year for school
house purposes.
Fourth-To direct the sale or other
disposition to be made Of any school
house or the site thereof, and Of such
other property, personal and real, as
may belong to the district, and to d.
rect the manner in which the proceeds
arising therefrom shall be applied.
| Fifth-To provide for the payment
# any debts contracted for school hous-
es or school purposes.
Sixth-To' delegate all the powers con-
tanned in the foregoing specifications to
the district board of directors.
Sec. 8. At the meeting of the town
ship districts, the chairman shall SUBJ
NIT the questions coming before electors
in the following order: 1st. The levy
Of tax for the payment Of debts for
school house purposes. I'd. For pay
ment Of officers and miscellaneous co.,
tingent expenses. Sd. For paying
amounts asked for by the several sub
districts, for each purpose separately
4sh. For payment of teachers. 5th.
For purchase Of libraries, fuel, apparat-
tus, &c. 9Th. For the delegation Of
power to Board Of Directors. 7th.-
Other matters necessary or proper to
be acted upon.
Sec 9. The several .u',-districts
shall annually. on the first Monday in
March, hold q meeting for the election
ofa Director, Eve days notice Of which
meeting shall be given by tho then
resident Director, or if there is none,
by the District secretary posting a
written notice in three public places
therein.
SEC. 10. At the meeting Of the sub
districts, . Chairman and secretary
shall be appointed, who shal! act as
Judges Of tie election, aad give Ger.
ti6cate Of election to the Director elect.
cd.
sec.11. E.ch Director, shall, With,
in ten days after his election, appear
before some officer qualified to admins
tor oAths, and take "A oath to support
the Constitution Of the United states,
and that Of the state Of Iowa, and that
he will faithfully discharge the duties
Of his Office, and in case of failure so to
qualify, he shall forfeit ten dollars, tobe
recovered against him for the use Of
the district.
SEC IL. The electors of said SUBJ
district shall also, at the regular meet
ingin March determine VIII h,ther they
desire any funds raised by tax t, erect
repair, lease or furnish school house
in said sub district, or for the lease or
purchase Of grounds for tie same, and