The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-01-19

: in the orders the fund en- which they ar
drawn and the use for which the money i
assigned; and he shall sign all contracts.
SEC. 10. The President shall appea
in behalf OF his district in all suits brnueh
by or against the same, but when he is il,
dividually party, this duty shall be per
formed by the Secretary; and in all case
where suits may be instituted by or agains
any of the school officers. to enforce any o
the provisions herein, contained, counse
may be employed by the Board of Direc
tors.
SEC. 20. The Secretary shall recort
all the proceedings of the Board and dis
trict meetings, in sepeatc books, kept to,
that purpose, shall preserve copies "f al
reports made to the County Superintendent
shall file all papers transmitted to hin
pertaining to the businnss Of the district
and shall countersign all drafts, warrant.
and orders drawn by the President.
SIC. 2l. lie shall keep an accurate sc
count Of all the expenses n,cus~-a T., 49,
district, and shall present the same to tht
Board Of Directors, to be audited and paio
as herein provided.
SEC. - He shall give ten days pre-
vious notice of all regular aud special
meetings of the district, by posting writ,
ten notice in five different conspicuous pla-
ces therein, one of which shall be at or near
the last place of meeting, and shall furnish
copy of the same to the teacher of the
school. (it in session. of each sub-lstrict,
to be read in the presence Of the pupils
thereof, and such notice shall in all cases,
state the hour of meeting
Sec, 23 Whenever Il tax has been vo-
ted by any district for any purposes in
this act specified, the Secretary shall i'm
mediately certify the per centum to the
County Judge who shall at the time OF
levying the tax for county purposes, levy
u tax of the amount thus certified to him
upon the assessed value of all the real ard
personal property in the district. which
shall be collie cted by the county collector
at the same time and in the same manner
as State and County taxes are collected +;
provided, it shall be receivable only in
cash.
Sec. -. 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, aud shall render him
statement of the amount unco!lectcd an,,
the amount unpaid shall be collected at
any subsequent time as delinquent county
taxes are collected, and shall be paid over
when collected to the treasurer aforesaid.
Sec. -. On or before the twentieth
day Of September in each year, the Secre-
tarv of each school district shall file with
the County Superintendent a report of the
affairs of the district, which shall contain
the following items, viz:
First The number ofpersons, male and
ages of five and twcnty-one years.
.Second-The number of schools and the
branches taught.
7Hira-The number Of pupils and the
average attendance Of the same in each
school.
FourM-The number of teachers en-
ployed, and the average compensation paid
per week, Distinguishing males from fe-
males.
FtM--Thc length Of school in days,
and the average cost of tuition per week
for each scholar.
S;rM-Thc aggregate amount paid teach
ers during the year, and the balance Of
teachers fund in the treasury.
.Serenh-rhe text books used, and the
number Of volumes in the district library,
and the value ofapparatus belonging to the
district
E,yhM-Thc number Of school houses
and their estimated value.
NnM-The amount raised within the
year by tax for the erection of school
houses, the amount for teachers fund and
other purposes Of this act, stating sepa-
rately the amount of each.
TenM-Thc amount of public fund re-
ccived from the County Treasury, and if
any from other sources, stating what,
and how much from each, aud such other
information as he may deem useful.
S2G. Should the Secretary fail to file
his report as above directed, he shall for
felt tho sum of twenty-five dollars, and
shall make good all losses resulting from
such failure, and suit shall be brought in
both cases, by the district, on his official
bond.
S27. The Treasurer shall hold all
moneys belonging to the district, and
pay out the same on the order Of the
President, countersigned by the Secreta-
ry, and shall keep correct occount of
all the expenses and receipts in book
provided for that purpose.
S2s- The money collected by district
tax for school house purposes, and all
contingent expenses, shall be called the
"school house fund.-" and that received
for the support Of teachers, shall be call
ed the Teachers Fund.-" and the
Treasurer shall keep with each fund, Il
separate account, and shall pay no order
which does not specify the fund on
which it is drawn, and the specific
use to which it is applied. If he have
not sufficient funds in his hands to pay
in full the warrants drawn on that fund
specified, he shall make partial payment
thereon, paying as near as may be on
equal proportion of each warrant.
s 80. lie shall receive all money ap
portioncd to the district by the County
Judge, and also all money in the County
Treasury, collected on the district tax,
for his district.
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