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Iowa School Journal.
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bENTox, Jr.
Sec'y Of the Board.
An act To amend IN act entitled aaa
act relative to tha introiucion Of
Websters Dictionary into the common
schools Of this State.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the
Board Of Education Of the State Of Iowa
That IN act relative to the introduct;oe
Of Webster's Dictionary into the com.
mon Schools Of this State passsd at
it, session in December 1853 b amend
cd a. follows:
Strike out the word Zone" in the
fourth line Of section three, and the
words "half Of" ia The eth line Of tho
same section. Strike out in the
sixth line Of same section the words
"or the proceeding" In Seveath line
Of section four, insert land before''shall'
Strike out all after "state," in the
eleventh line ofthe same section, all
Of the twelfth line, and ~ far a. the
word "which," in the thirteenth line.
Sec. 2. All contracts made under
the provisions Of the act to which this
is amendary, shall be performed aspro-
vided in said act.
ORAN FAVILLE,
Pres Of tho Board of Education.
December Oath, 1859.
An act to amend an act entitled, can
Act to provide . system Of common
schools"
SECTION 1. Be It enacted By the
Board Of Education Of the State Q,
Lo,ca, That the act Of the Board Of Edu.
cation, passed December 1858, entitled
:An Act to provi le . system Of com.
mon schools" be amended 30 as to read
as follows:
Each civil township that is now or
may be hereafter organized in the seye-
raj counties of this State, is hereby de-
clared y School District for all the pur-
poses Of this act. and each sub district
IS now organized under an act entitled
''An Act for the Public obstruction oi
the State, Of Iowa. approved March
18th, 1858, shall continue such subject
to provisions hereinafter made.
SEC. 2. In each aub-district there
shall be taught one or more schools for
the instruction Of youth between the
ages Of FIVE and twenty lone years for at
least twcnsy-four weeks, Of Eve school
days each, III each year, unless the
County Superintendent shall be salts
fed that there is good and sufficient
cause for failure so to do.
SEC. 5. Scholars residing in one dis
trict may attend school in another, in
the same or an adjoining county, with
the concurrence Of the directors Of both
districts, and in such case, their proper
ton Of the school money Of the district
to which they belong, shall be paid to
the Treasurer Of the district in which
they attend school: and scholars may
attend school in any sub-district Of the
township in which they reside, with the
Consent Of the District Board.
SIC, 4. Any :cS1sa..iip :.ceS"11...ip in an organ.
ICED county shall be fer the purposes oi
this act regarded as . portion Of the
county to which his county is attached
for revenue purposes.
!, Sfc. S. Every school district which
is now, OF may hereafter be organized
in this State, is hereby made . body
corpora /, by the name Of "Distric'
Township Of f--in the county Of
and State Of Iowa." and in that name
may hold property, become q party to
suits and contracts, and do other corpo.
rate acts.
n,srRrc CT MEETINGS AND ELECTION OF ORR
GERS.
SEC. 6. FIrst-Each Township dis.
trict shall hold regular meetings an
nually, on the second Monday in Mirch.
Seco,d-When . new township has
been organized, or q district left with
out officers, the Trustees Of the town
ship shall post written notices speci.
fv;nr tha t;mo md ,,lacA nf fha Sfnro,