The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-01-19
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trict may attend school in another, in
the same or an adjoining county, with
tho concurrence Of the directors Of both
and in such case, their proper
ton Of the school money of the district
to which they belong shall be paid to
the Treasurer o. 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.
Sec. 4. Any township in an organized
county shall be for the purposes Of this
act regarded as a portion Of tho county
to which its county is attached for reve-
nue. purposes.
Sec. 5. Every school district which is
now, or may hereafter be organized in
this State, is hereby made body cor
porate, by the name Of District Town
ship Of --, in the county Of --,
and State Of Iowa, and in that name,
may hold property, become = party to
snits and contracts, and do other corpor'
ate acts.
DISTRICT MEETINGS AND ELECTION or
OFFICERS.
Sec. 6. First-Each Tow nship district
shall hold regular meetings ann ually, on
the second Monday in March.
Second-When . new township has
been organized, or district left without
officers, the Trustees Of the Town
ship shall post written notices specify
ing the time and place Of the aforesaid
meeting, in five conspicuous places in
the township; provided, that when any
district township shall be divided into
two or more entire townships for civil
purposes, the existing Beard of Dircc.
tors shall continue to act for both or all
the new districts, till the tins of the
next election Of officers.
Sec. Z. The electors Of district, when
legally assembled at a district school
meeting, shall have the following powers,
viz:
First-To appoint a Chairman and
Secretary, in the absence Of the regular
officers.
Second-To adjourn from time to time
as occasion may require.
Third-To levy such tax, not exceed
ing one per cent in any one year, on the
taxable property Of the district as the
meeting shall deem sufficient to purchase
or lease suitable site for school house
or school houses, and to build, rent, OF
purchase school house or school hou.
ses, and to keep in repair and furnish
the same with tho necessary fuel and ap.
pendages, and for compensation of teach.
ers, and for procuring district libraries
and apparatus for the SCHOOLS, books and
stationery for the board and district
meetings, aud defray all other contin-
gent expenses Of the district. Provided
That no tax shall be levied for building
school houses excepting at the regular
meetings in March and provided further
that not more than FIVE mills on the dol.
lar shall be levied in any one year fol
school house purposes.
Eouth-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 direct the
manner in which the proceeds arising
therefrom shall be applied.
FtA-To provide for the payment Of
any debts contracted for school houses
or school purposes.
Sicth-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 submit
the questions coming before electors, in
the following order: Let. The levy ola
tax for the payment Of debts for school
house purposes. I'd. For payment Of
officers and miscellaneous contingent
expenses. Sd. For paying amounts
asked for by the several sub districts,
for each purpose separately. 4th. For
payment Of teachers. 5th. For pur-
chase of libraries, fuel. apparatus, &C.