The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-02-23

County.
Il The art end most Important meeting Z that
for the election Of sub-directors.
Is Sec. 3; Psrt vIIl, School Law, requires the
sub.districts, annually, on the first Monday in
March, TO hold . meeting for the election Of =
director, ave days notice Of which meeting
shsll be given BY Tie then resident director, OF,
n there 10 none. BY the district Secretary, post
ing a~writsen noxics ID three pubic plaees in The
sub-dhtrict e
Each director elected 1t such meeting 10 re-
qaired, within Ten days after his election, 70 ap-
pear before some officer suthorised to admins
ter oAtha and take an oath 70 support the Con-
stitution Of the United States and that Of the
State Of lows, and that he will faithfully dis
charge the duties Of his Office, aud in case Of
failure 30 to qualify, he shail forfeit ten dollars
to be recovered against him for the use Of the
district.
Sec. IL provides for taking . vote at this
meeting % dstsrmins whether thsy desire any
funds raised BY tar 70 erect repair, lease OF fur
ash sshssl houss h their sub-district Or for
the lease or purchase of grounds for the same,
and the amount for each purpose. Whenever
any sub-district, at regular meeting, shall de-
termine that they desire tax levied for any of
the purposes above named, the director for said
subdistrict il required, within Ave days thersaf-
ter, TO certify the same, stating the amount Of
money desired for each purpose separately. TO
the township clerk, who is required to report
the same to the district township meeting on the
second Monday in March.
InAsmuch a. the Law does not fix the hour for
meeting, the Secretary Of the Board Of Ednca-
ton has instituted the following regulation,
which will have the fosss Of law, until the next
session of the Board Of Education:
| mo meeting Of district township, subdis-
trict or city district shall assemble at an earlier
hour than o'clock A. n, nor adjourn, except for
recess at noon, before o'clock P. NJ"
Inasmuch as the directors elected at the sab
district meeting on the first Monday in March,
constitute the District Board, it is important
that every elector be present, and see to it that
only such men are elected as are worthy Of occu-
plying, for the time being, the position Of guar
dams for the children of their district.
This meeting is the starting point in the adj
ministration of the district. and it Is I'll impor-
tant that you start right.
Choose men irrespective of party or sect,
whose past history has proven them to be ardent
active friends Of the Free School System.
In point Of importance, the next meeting is
| shat of the district township, which occurs on
the second Monday in March. Ten days pre-
vious notice Of this meeting must be given BY
the district Secretary.
ton is the proper place for holding this sssting.
| There is some doubt as to whether district
meeting can, legally, delegate to the District
Board the power to levy tax for building school
houses. It is important, therefore, that all tax
! for building school houses be levied at the dis
trict meeting on the second Monday in March.
| City districts are organized under special
law and have no sub-districts. The time for
holding their regular meeting for the election of
officers and transaction Of business occurs on
the second Monday in March. See Fart XIX
and Sec. Of Part Will
The next meeting in order, is that OF the
Board of Directors, on the first Saturday after
the first Monday in April. See Sections II, Is
and l6 of Part VIII of School Laws.
This is an important meeting, from the fact
that there are duties to be performed which can
not be done at any other time.
1t is the proper time for dividing the district
township into sub-districts, where the same has
not already been done:
| 1t is the only time designated in law for the
Board to estimate and levy tax which, with
that already provided, will be sufficient to sup.
port the schools of the district for the period re
quired by law.
In case . sufficient tax has previously besE
voted by the district for this purpose, and certi
fed to the Board Of Supervisors, it will not b
necessary for the Board of Directors to certify
any additional per Cot. or if the tax has beer
voted by the district meeting and not certified
in that case it will be proper for the Board t.
sufficient, but if not deemed sufficient, to ado
, thereto Is much as may be necessary.a
j. Ny understanding of the Law 10, that the t.,
levied for teachers fund must be uniform through
z Ous the district township. The teachers funt
comes into the hands Of the District Treasurer as
common fund, aud the law leaves the distribu
ton of it entirely to the discretion Of the Boare
Of Directors. Provided, always, that it be ap
piled to no other purpose than for keeping VI
the schools of the district.
1t is the duty Of the Board to establish s
school IN each OF tue sasb-districts, for at leas
twenty-four weeks in each year, and to expent
the teachers fund for that purpose.
This duty is plain and imperative, and ths
Board of Directors cannot disregard it withon
violating their official obligations.
Sec. IL, Article TX Of the Constitution o
this State requires the Board of Education t.
provide for the education of all the youths Of th'
State, through system of common schools
and such schools are required to be organized
and kept in each school district at least tire,
months in each year. And any district failing
for two consecutive years, so to organize ant
keep up school, may be deprived of their por
ton of the school fund:
Our school law requires that one or more
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schools shall be taught in each sub,district fol
at least twenty-four weeks, Of FIVE school day.
each, in each year. unless the County Buperin
tendent shall be satisfied that there ia good anG
sufficient cause for failure 80 to do.
have reason to believe that some of the dis
tricts have not been provided with schools du
ring the past year, as required by law; but none
but what have kept up school at least the length
of time designated in the section Of the Con.ti
tuition above referred to.
In view of the fact that the law under which
We are now operating did not reach the districts
only by newspaper publication, until after the
Spring meetings, in consequences Of which, in
many instances, the election were informal and
consequently, in such cases, the acts Of the
District, Boards Of no binding force, l have
decided that every district be allowed to draw
ITS portion Of the school fund the present year.
The case hereafter viii be entirely different
Il The law has heen nuhliahed with exnlanatory