Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-01-23
AN ACT
AN ACT
To render District Townships liable
for the debts of old Districts, and to

AN ACT
To render District Townships liable
for the debts of old Districts, and to
enable them to sue in certain cases.
SECTION |. Be 1t enacted By The Board
of Education of the State of Iotoa, That
District Township shall be liable for
all tho debts and liabilities existing
against any District on the 18th OF
March, A. ID. 1853, which now forms
sub District of the District Township.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of Directors TO audit and allow
all claims for such debts and liabili-
ties and when any such claim is al
lowed, either by the Board or by a
judgment rendered against the Dis
trict Township, it shall be the duty of
the Board to levy tax for the pay
ment of such claim or judgment, in
the same manner as though school
house or other tax had been voted.
Sec. 3. The Board may discriminate
in the levy of said tax according to
the very right of each particular case /;
and in doing SO, any sub-district, or
part of a sub-district, in the District,
may be required to pay the greater
portion. or all, or no part of said tax,
as the Board may determine, accord
ing to the equity and justice Of the
case.
SEC. 4. Should any part of the ter
ritory comprising the debtor District
on the 18th of March, 1858, not now
form part of said District as SUBJ
District, but form part of new sub
District in another District Township,
it is hereby made the duty of the
Board of such last named District
Townships to audit and allow to such
debtor districts. so made liable by
this act, such part of the indebted
ness of the original District aforesaid
as right and justice would determine.
SEC. 5. If the two Boards cannot
agree, the County superintendent shall
decide, and the amount SO found by
him shall stand as liability Of such
debtor District Township to the Dis
trict Township first named in this
Act.
SEC. G. A District Township is here
by authorized to sue for aud collect
all debts and demands due any School
District, as organized on the 18th OF
Mach, 1853, which now forms sub
District ia said District Township.
SEC T. When any School District,
as organized on the 18th of March
aforesaid, shall not now form sub
District in any District Township. the
District Township containg greater
portion than any other District Town
slip Of such old School District, shall
be deemed the proper District Town
ship TO sue for and collect the de-
mands and debts due such old School
District, and is also liable to be sued
for the debts aud liabilities of such
District.
Sec. 8. In the cases contemplated
in the preceding section, the County
Superintendent shall decide as he.
tween the District Townships contain
ing any part of the territory of such
old School District, what part each
District Township shall receive, and
what each shall pay, of the amount
due to or due from the District Town
ship mentioned in said section, as cqui-
ty and justice shall seem to deter
mine Proridea, The District Boards
may determine by their joint agree
ment the entire subject of this Sec
ton.
NICHOLAS J. RUSCH,
President of the Board of Education.