Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-01-23

other property, personal or real, as
may belong to the district; and to di-
rect the manner iii which the proceeds
arising therefrom shall be applied.
Fifth: To provide for the payment
Of any debts contracted for school
s ,Siuh To determine the branches
to be taught in the schools Of the dis
trict. 60
!Serenth: To delegate any, Or all of
the powers, contained in the foregoing
specifications to the board of direc
tors.
SECTION 4. Each director shall with
in ten days after his election, appear
before some officer qualified to admin
lister oaths, and take an oath to sup
port 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
failure so to qualify, his office shall
be deemed vacant. ".}
SECTION 5. The directors of the sub
districts shall constitute board of
directors for the district township,
and shall enter upon their duties
on the day fixed for the regular
meeting of the board in April, at
which time they shall organize, by
elccting from the district at large a
President, Secretary, and Treasurer,
who shall, in no case, be members of
the board, aud shall have no vote in
its proceedings except as hereinafter
provided
SECTION 6. The board Of directors
shall hold their regular meetings on
the second Monday in April and Sep
TENDER of each year and may hold
such special meetings, as occasion
may require, at the call of the Prcsi-
dent, or by requst of a majority Of the
board
SECTION I. The duties of the board
of directors shall be as follows:
First: To make all contracts, pur-
chases, payments, and sales, ncccssa-
ny to carry out any vote of the dis
trict Prorided, that before erecting
any school house they shall consult
with the County Superintendent as to
the most approved plan for such build
ing.
Second: To admit pupils not belong
ing to the district and not provided
for in section one of this act, to their
schools, on such terms as they may
agree upon.
Third To determine the number of
schools which shall be established,
and the length of time each shall be
taught, subject to the provisions of
the act of which this is amendatory.
Fourth: To fix the site for each
school house, taking into consideration
the wants and necessities of the peo-
pie Of each portion of the sub-dstrict.
Fin: To establish graded or union
schools, wherever they may be neces-
sary and they may, as occasion re-
quires, select a person who shall have
the general supervision of the schools
in their district, subject to the rules
aud regulations of the board.
Sirth: To appoint a President and
Secretary pro tenn, in case of the alb
scnce of the regular officers, and to
fill any vacancy that may occur in the
Office Of President, Secretary, or Treas
urcr.
Serenth: To require the Secretary
and Treasurer each, to give bond to
the district, in such penalty and with
such surcties as they may determine
upon, conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance of their duties under this
act. The bond shall be filed with the
President of the board and in case
of breach of condition thereof he shall
bring suit thereon in the name of the
district.
Eighth: To fill any vacancy that
may occur in the board, until the next
regular sub-district meeting.
Ninth: They shall, from time to
time, examine the accounts of the
Treasurer, and make settlement with
him and present at each regular
meeting Of the electors, full state
ment of the receipts and expenditures
of the district, and all snch other mat
tiers as may be deemed important.
Tenth: To audit and allow all Just
claims against the district, and to fix
the compensation of the Secretary and
Treasurer but no order shall be
drawn on the district Treasury until
the claim for which it is drawn has
been so audited and allowed.
Eiereah To visit the schools in
their district, and aid the teacher in
establishing and enforcing rules for
the government of the Schools, and
see that they keep correct list of the
pupils, embracing the periods of time
during which they attend school, the
branches taught, and such other mat
tiers as may be required by the County
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Trelfh: They shall. at their rcgu-
lar meeting in September, or at any
special meeting called thereafter for
that purpose, divide their townships !
into sub-districts, such as justice,
equity, and the interests of the people
require; and may make such altera-
tions of the boundaries of sub-districts,
formed, as may be deemed
necessary and shall designate such
sub-districts, and all subsequent al
tcrations, in distinct and lcgible
manner upon plat Of the district,
provided for that porposc and shall
cause written description of the
same to be recorded in the district
records a copy of which shall be de-
|ivcrcd by the Secretary - the Clerk
IF the Board Of Supervisors. who shall
record the same in his office Pro
,ided, that the boundaries of sub-dis-
.ricts shall conform to the lines of
divisions Of land and
hat the formation and alteration of
subdistricts, as contemplated in this
section shall not take effect until the