The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-01-26

dent Director, or if there is none, by the
District Secretary posting written no
tice in three public places therein.
Sec. 10. At the meeting of the sub
districts, chairman and Secretary shall
be appointed, who shall act as judges o.
the election, and give a certificate ol
election to the Director elect.
SEC. IL. Each Director, shall, within
ten days after his election, appear before
some officer qualified to administer oaths
and take an oath to support the Consti-
tuition of the United States, and that o
the State of Iowa. and that he will faith.
fully discharge the duties of his office
and in case of a failure so to qualify, he
shall forfeit ten dollars. to be recovered
against him for the use Of the district.
Sec. 12. The electors of said sub.
dictrict shall al so, at the regular meeting
in March determine whether they desire
any funds raised by tax to erect, repair,
lease or furnish school house in said
sub-district, for the lease or purchase o.
grounds for the same, and the amour,
for each purpose.
Sec. 13. Whenever any sub district,
at a regular meeting. shall determine
that they desire a tax levied for any OF
the purposes mentioned in the foregoing
section, the director for said sub-districl
shall, within five days thereafter, certify
the same to the township clerk. stating
the amount Of money desired for each
purpose separately.
SEC. IA. The directors Of the several
sub-districts shall constitute Board oi
Directors for the township district, oil
which Board the township clerk shall be
Secretary, but shall have no vote there
in.
Sec. Is. The District Board shall
hold their regular meetings on the first
Saturday after the first Monday in April
and October in each year, and may hold
such special and adjourned meetings as
occasion may require. They shall Or
ganize by electing from their own num-
Der. President and a Treasurer. In
the absence of the President the Clerk
shall preside.
SEC. 16. The duties of the District
Board of Directors shall be as follows:
First-To make all contracts, pur-
chases, payments and sales, necessary to
carry out any vote of the district; Pro-
vided. That before erecting any school
house, they shall consult with the Coun-
ty Superintendent as to the most approx
ed plan for such building.
Second-To admit pupils not belong
ing to the District, and not provided for
in section three of this act, to their
schools, on such terms as they may agree
upon.
Ihird-To determine the number of
schools which shall be established, and
the length Of time each shall be taught
subject to the provisions of section two
of this act.
FourM-To fix the site for each school
house, taking into consideration the
wants and necessities Of the people of
each portion of the district.
FyM-To establish graded or union
schools wherever they may be necessary,
and they may, as occasion requires, Sc
lect person who shall have the general
supervision Of the schools in their dis
trict. subject to rules and regulations of
the board.
Sirh-To determine what branches
shall be taught in the schools of their
district.
Sepenth-To require the Secretary and
Treasurer each to give bond to the dis
trict in such penalty and with such sure
ties as they may determine upon, condi-
toned for the faithful performance of their
duties under this act The bond shall
be filed with the President of the Board,
and in case of breach of condition there
of, he shall bring suit thereon in the
name of the district.
EighM-To FILL any vacancy that may
occur in the Board. until the next regu-
lar sub district meeting.
NinM-They shall, from time to time,
examine the accounts of the Treasurer
and make settlement with him, and pre-
sent at each regular meeting of the cleo
tors full statements of the receipts and
expenditures of the district, and of all
matters delegated to them to perform, and
all such other matters as may be deemed
important.
IenM-To admit and allow all Just
claims against the District. and to fix the
compensation of the Secretary and Trea-
surer.
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 correct list of the pupils, en-
bracing the periods of time during which
they attend school, the branches taught,
and such other matters as may be re-
quired by the County Superintendent.
7welih-They shall at their first reg
ular 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 provided for that
purpose, and record the same in the dis
trict records. and they may at any reg
ular meeting. or at any meeting called
for that purpose, change the boundaries
of sub districts as circumstances may re-
quife. notice of the same having been
given at any previous meeting. They
shall cause all such changes to be mark
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