St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-31

passion ana prejudice, VINO thronS inc
cities, but to the toiling, deliberate re-
hecting thousands who inhabit the
country. and develop its resources.
To provide for them ample education
al facilities, is, therefore, one of the
wiscst and noblcst objects for which
we can levy taxes.
propose now to invite special at
tention to some Of the duties that will
dcvolvc upon you in the course of the
coming spring. The first and most
important is the election of sub-di-
rectors. The following are the pro-
visions of the law on the subject:
Sec. 9. The several sub-districts
shall annually, on the first Monday in
March, hold a meeting for the election
Of a director, five days notice of
which meeting shall be given hy the
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 shall act as
Judges of the election, and give GER
tifcatc of election to the director elect
SIC. II. Each director shall, within
ten days after his election, appear be-
fore some officer qualified to admins
ter oaths, and take an 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 fail
ure so to qualify, he shall forfeit ten
dollars, to be recovered against him
for the use of the district.
SEC. l2. The electors of said sub.
district shall also, at the regular meet
ing in March, determine whether they
desire any funds raised by tax to erect,
repair, lease or furnish school house
in said sub-district, or for the lease or
purchase of grounds for the same, and
the amount for each purpose.
SEC. l3. Whenever any sub-district,
at regular meeting shall determine
that they desire a tax levied for amy
of the purposes mentioned in the fore
going section, the director for said sub,
district shall, within five days there
after, certify the same to the town
ship clerk, stating the amount Of mon
cy desired for each purpose separate
ly."
In connection with the above, see
forms No. 3, 4, 5, G, and !, with the
notes appended thereto, pages 81, 5S
90 and 60, of the school laws. The
meeting should be held at the school
house, if there is one, or at the usual
place of transacting the business of
the subdistric:. The sub-director can
not wilfnly neglect or refuse to give
the notice without violating his
official oath but in case he should
fail for any cause to give notice, and
the people should assemble at the
proper time and place, and elect a
sub-dircctor, the election would still
be valid and binding, and the sub-di-
rector elect should qualify and enter
upon his duties. The giving Of the
notice is nevertheless an important
duty, that should not be omitted.
In order that all the electors of the
district may have a fair opportunity
of voting, l have instituted the fol-
lowing regulation, which has the full
force of law, until the next session Of
the Board of Education
No meeting Of district township,
sub-dstrict or city district shall as
scmblc at tan earlier hour than 9o'clock
A. NJ, nor adjourn, except for recess at
noon, before o'clock P NJ
See circular of instructions, page
so of the school laws. Under this
rule, the meeting may assemble at
any hour from 3 O'clock 4. NJ. to 3
o'clock P NJ. but cannot adjourn per-
mancntIy Jetore 3 O'Clock p. NJ. 1t may,
however, remain in session as long ot-
Ter that hour as may b" deemed cxpe-
dent. For instance, it may assem-
BILE at O'clock P. NJ, and adjourn at
1 o'clock p NJ. The notice should spec
ify the hour within the requirements
of the rule, and the meeting should
assemble accordingly. The vote, and
all the business transacted should be
carefully recorded. and the records
preserved by the sub-dircctors.
There is some diversity of opinion
as to when the subdircctor elect should
enter upon his duties. The idea that
he should not do so until the regular
meeting of the Board of Directors, Oh
the first Monday in April, is an error
l,,x, fl,nt n "A L 4
the oath of Office within ten days.
should say, therefore, that the mos
appropriate time for him to qualif,
and enter upon his duties, would bt
ut the close of the district township
meeting, on the second Monday il
March. This would enable the outgo
ing directors TO present their annual
report to the district meeting, and tho
new directors, with the facts set fortl
in the report before them, would bt
prepared to commence the year under
standingly. -.
The vote provided for in section |:
of the above extract from the law, |:
S IMPLY recommendation, and hence j
may bc adopted or rejected by the dis
trict meeting. In district township
that have not been divided into sui
districts, three sub-dircctors must b
elected, and in such case the three, o
a majority of them, must act togetlc
in the transaction Of all the busincs
of the district, both in its sub-distric
and district township capacity. Il
case the people of a sub-district sho"i'
fail to elect a sub-dircctor, the sno-dl
rector then in Office will hold over IN
til the next regular sub-district meet
ing. -,
, The next important meeting Is ina
, of the district township, on the secon'
Monday in March. See sections t,
and s. of Part VIII, and form No. :
, page 56 of the School Laws. Te
days previous notice of this meetlni
, must be given by the secretary. Sc
: section % of Part VII, and form N
! i3, and accompanying note, page .,
Some central and convenient place |