Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-04

ss.ii Ave she eeosesl sopssvSsasa q she sshesls
IN their district, subject TO the rules and regu.
i..ion. Of the board.
s.r,A: To sppoiat . President aud Secrs-
,.rv pro tenn IN case Of The sbssnce Of shs reg.
ulsr officers. and 70 6il any vacancy that nay
occur 10 she office Of PreaSdens. Secretary. Or
| Treasurer.
E1,-nth: To require the Secretary and
Treasurer each, to give bond 10 the district, 10
.uch pepsity and with such suretiee as they
NAV dsterm,ns upon. conditioned for the faith.
al nerformsnces Of their duties under this act.
The bond shall be filed with the President Of
IN. hoard; and 10 case Of the breach Of condi.
zion thereof be shall bring suit thereon In the
name Of the district.
E;oLM: To 6ll any vacancy that may &C.
cur 10 tho board. until the next regular sub.
district meeting.
N;nM: They shall. from time to time. e..
anime the accounts Of the Treasurer. and make
It'll. mept With him and present at each reg.
Ma, meeting Of the electors. . full statement
- ,hs receipts and expenditures Of the district,
and ali matters delegated 20 them to perform,
nd all .uch ether matters as may be deemed
important. :.
5,at1: To audit and allow all Just claims
.os;n., the district, and to nix the com pepea.
ton Of thu Secretary and Treasurer but 70
order shall To drawn on the district Treasury
nn,i, the claim for which it lie drawn has beer
| 40 audited and allowed.
Eleventh: To visit the schools 10 their di.
,ric,. and aid the teacher in esta blshine aud
soforc;ng rules for the government OF the
schoo., and zee that they keep correct lie, Of
the pupils, embracing the periods OF time dur.
inc which they attend school, the branches
taught, ard such other matters - may be re
CURED by the County Superintendent.
| ! akan LII.
ing 10 september. or 1t any special meeting
called therea fter for that purpose, divide their
n vnshps into sub. distrietp. such as Justice
eouity, and the int.retts Ct the public require :
and NAV make such alterations Of the boun.
dar Is Of subdistricte, heretofore formed, ae
NAV be deemed necessary, and shall designate
such cub districts. and all subsequent altera-
tions. in a distinct aud legible manner upon .
platt Of the district. provided for that purpose;
and shall cause . written description Of the
s.me to be recorded in the district records: q
conv Of which shall be delivered by the Secre.
tsry to the Clerk(of the Board of Supervisors.
uho shall record the same in his office: Pro.
rid d. that the boundaries of cub districts shall
conform to the lines Of Congressional divisions
Of land; and that the formation and alteration
Of cub districts. as contemplated in this section.
shall not take effect until the next sub.district
election thereafter /; At which election dirsc.
tor shall be elected for the new sub dietrict
formed.
! Thirteenth They shall apportion any tax
voted for echcol house purposes among the
several sub-dIstricts. Ia such manner as Justice
and equity may require Prorided. that the
rate shall not exceed five mills on the dollar
| in any sub.distsict; and the Board nay lessen
the amount voted by the district tow nehip
meeting. it necessary, sufficiently to reduce it
to that rate.
Fourteenth: They shall, at their regular
meeting in April Of each year. estimate the
! percentum Of tax on the taxable property Of
| the district necessary to raise fund.- which,
| with the teachers fund from the county trea-
! curry, as shown by notice from the clerk Of the
| Board Of Supervisors, shall be sufficient to
support the several schools Of the district for
at least the time required by law for the cur
| rent year which pevcentum they shall certify
| to the Board Of Supervisors, who shall, at the
time of lsvyiug the taxes for county purposes
| levy the percenlum OF tax thus certified uron
the property o! the district which shall be
collected and paid over a. other school district
| taxes are.
SECTION 8. The President shall preside
in all meetings Of the Board and Of the
| district shall draw all drafts on the county
treasurer for money apportioned to his dis.
trict sign all orders on the district treasury
specifying in the orders the fund on which
| they are drawn and use for which the
money is assigned he shall sign oil con-
| tracts. and vote in case Of . tie only.
SECTION Q. The Secretary shall record
all the proceedings of the Board and Dis.
trict Meetings, in the separate books kept
| for the purpose; shall preserve copies Of all
reports made to the County Superintendent;
shall file all papers transmitted to him,
| eItaining to the business Of the District
hall countersign all drafts and orders drawn
| by the President; and shall keep register
Of all orders drawn on the District Treasury
| showing the number OF the order, date,
name CT the person in whose favor drawn,
| the fund on which it is drawn, for what
purpose, and the amount; and shall from
time to time, furnish the District Treasurer
with transcript Of the same.
SECTION 10. He shall give ten days pre-
vious notice Of all regular meetings OF the
district township, by posting written
notice in five conspicuous places therein,
| one OF which shall be at or near the last
place of meeting and shall furnish copy
OF the same to the teacher OF the School, II
in session, OF each sub di>tict, to be read in
| the presence Of the pupils thereof and
such notice sLall, in all cases, state the
| hour Of meeting.
SEC. ii. He shall, between the first and
fifteenth day of September Of each year,
prepare list OF the names Of the heads Of
families in the district township, together
| with the number Of children in each family
between the ages Of five and twenty one
years, distinguishing males from females ;
tor that purpose.
SEC. II. The County Treasurer shall, on
the first Monday in April Of each year, pay
over to the treasurer Of the district the
amount Of said tax which shall have been
collected aud shall render him statement
Ut the amount unsolicited, and shall pay
over the amount in his hands quarterly
thereafter.
SEC. Ii. The money collected by district
tax, Tor the erection and completion Of
school houses, and for the pay ment OF debts
contracted for tie same, SHALL be called the
"sclool house fund !" that designed Tor
rent, fuel, repairs, and all contingent exPen
scs necessary for keeping the schools ID
operation, the contingent fund !; ana that
received for the payment OF teachers, tue
teachers fund )" and the treasurer shall
Keep with each fund separate account !;
aud shall pay no order which does not spe-
CITY tue fund on hlch it is drawn and tue
spec'hc use to which it is applied. II ne
nave not sufficient funds in bis hands to
pay IN in'l the warrant drawn on the 'und
specified, he shall make partial payment
| mai
proportion On each warrant.
| SIC. Ia It shn 80 tho duty OF the