The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-02-13
(BY AUTHORlrY(
La ~ Passed at the NessiON II the BOaro
Of EdncatiOn held In lDeCtnoes, 10Sls

La ws Passed at the ees.io~ of the Boar
of Eascasion held Ia DeCembes, lSsl.
@ AN ACT
To amend An Act entitled !" An Act &
su.end An Act entitled An Act to pro
vide Il system Of Common Sch""Is.
SEcrIoS I. Be It enacted hy the Boa,,
Of Etacut.on yf tie State IF Io,c", Ths
scholars residing in one district may Ut
tend school in snother, in the same %
adjoining county, with the concurrence
OF the directors Of botl, districts, on sucl
terms a. they may sere. upon aud scho,
nrs my attend school ia sny sub distric
Of the township i" which they reside
with the CONSENT Of the B,ard . Direct
urs.
SEC . fTrt: E,ch district town
ship shall hold regular meeting. snnu
ulIy. on the = c""d Monday in March.
S.c""d: When a new civil township
has bee" f"rmed, the t"wn.hip trustees
shall divide t;,e same into sub districts
1t deemed necessary; aud -hall post writ
ten ""tices. sprciyin the time and
place of'h- fir-t elcc''ol for sub directors.
!" the manner provided E.r the election
Of suh dirccturs in organized district
town-Lips.
7H;r,i: When an organized di-sric,
t"w">hip has bee" left without liic' r.
the townshi p trustees shall give such u"
tice for II -prciaI eL'crion Of sub directors,
a~ is required of the su'.dirtc'ur in case
IT regular sub district clrc,i"n. aud IT..
person elected shall cnnti"u- IT, office IN
Ill the next regular sub district election
thereafter.
F"",th: When any district township
shall b. divided into "" or more eutir.
'"1".hips f" civil purposes the existing
board nf directors shall confirm" to act
f,r bn'b, or all the new districts, unri
the next regular sub district elect iul,
thereafter.
SEC 3 The elector. Of "A district,
when legal V assembled at district schoo
meeting, shall have the following powers
viz:
First: T" appoint a chairman and sec
re'"ry, l" the absence Of the regular eff
GERS.
.S"co.d: T" al i"urn from time to time,
a. "cca>'"n may require: /i"r"hd. tha,
n" tax >hai! be lcvic icxc.r -, the rr.u
lar meeting, on the scc""d Monday i"
March,
M;r|: t. levy snch tax. not exceed
ing one per cent. IN any one year, on the
taxnbic property "f III" district, ~ ih'
meeting. shall deem sufficient I" purchas.
or lease >ui'ahl.. site tnr i Sch""l huus.
or scho"l houses. aud 10 build. ,cn, ~
purchase II scho"l house or school huusrs;
aud to keep l" repair and furnish th+
same with the necessary fuel and arp-n
day"s. aud for compensation "f teachers.
aud for prn.:nrinu di.,ri~s hh---'.~ ~-a
apparatus for the schools, books and sta
iinn-ry tor the board snd district meet
insS. and defray all other contingent cx
pcnses Of the district: I;vrt,ie,f. thar not
more than five mills on the d"llsr shall b.
levied in any one year for school hous"
fund
F"ur'h: To direct the sale or other
di-position to be II ad. Of any school
h"nse. or the sit. thereof. aud of such
,ther property. personal aud real, as ina.
belong to the district aud TO d,rec, the
manner in which the proceeds arising
'h"rrfrom shall be applied.
F:Gh: To provide for the aynent Of
any debts contracted for schuoi houses
"r school Pnrp~,s.
S'L,h: I" determine the branches +,
b.. taught in the schools Of the district
.S're"'h: 7" delegate any, or all Of sht
p"w"rs. Contained in the fnr~ronv spec
fcnions. +" th- board Of directors.
SIC 1 Each director shall With" tel
i,y. after his election. appear before so,nt
fliucr an ,l;icd to administer oa,hs. aud
take II" oath t" supp 'r' the Co"Sti,u'io,
'f the United States aud that u: III,
State Of Iowa. and that hr will faithfully
'i~chary'' the duties of his office aud i,
c's" Of future =" to qualify, his ofic'
-ha Il be deemed vacant
SEC ) The directors IT the sub dis
tricts shall constitute board of direct
'rs for the district township, aud >hal
enter up,n their duties on the day fixed
for the regular meeting If the board u
April. ut which tine they shalt organize
hy elctin. from the district ut Iar..c
Z "sid""'. Secretary. aud Treasurer. wh'
shall. in n" case. b. mcmb,'rs "t IT,.
board. and shall have no vote in its p,"
c"ed'"ys except AS '-reiuaft"r pr"vib. i
SEC. g. The board If director. shaI
held their regular MEETINGS "m the sc
md Monday in April and S.pt-nbrr ("
zach year; aud may hold such >pecia
meetings. ~ "cc '-i"n msv r. qu're, at th'
call If the President. or by request Of I
maj"ri'y OF the board.
SEC ! The duties of the ,ard of III
rco'"rs shall be as folIors:
First: To make sll c c'n'r.cts. purchas
G. payments, and sales. necessary Il
carry out any vote II the district: Pro
ril'i. that before erecting any schm'
h"u.e they snall consult with the Count,
Superintendent rs 10 the most approved
plan f"r such building.
.S.co"d: To admi, pnpils not hcl"ngin,
I" the district aud not provided f"r il
section one Of this act, to their sch"'ls
%" such terms as they may agree upon
7hir,': To determine the nun her O
schools which shall be established. an,
the length # time each shall b. taught
snhjec, to the provisions Of the act "
which this il sme"dst"ry
F,Mrfh: T"fx the site f"r each schon
house. taking into c"ns liberation ih
wants and necessities of the people o
each portion Of the sub district
| FIN: To establish grad d or mn;o,
.ch"ols. wherever they msy BE- necc'ss-y
and they may, A. occasion requires. sci. c