The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-02-19

first election, for sub-directors, in the
manner provided for the election of sub
directors in organized district townships
Third: When an organized district
township has been left without officers,
the township trustees shall give such no.
tice for special election of sub-directors.
as is required ef sub-director in case of
regular sub-district elections, and the per-
son elected shall continue in office until
the next next regular sub-district election
thereafter.
Fourth: When any district township
shall be divided into two or more entire
townships for civil purposes, the existing
board of directors shall continue TO act
for both, or all the new districts. until the
next regular sub-district election there
after.
Sec. g. The electors of district, when
legally assembled at a district school.
meeting, shall have the following powers,
viz
FS'st: To appoint Chairman and
Secretary, in absence ofthe regular Of
fcers y
Second !: To adjourn from time to
time, as the occasion may require: Pro-
oided, that no tax bill be levied except at
the regular meeting, on the second Mon
day in March.
Third: To levy such tax, not exceed
ing one per cent. in any one y-ar, on the
taxable property of the district, as the
meeting shall deem sufficient to purchase
or lease suitable site for school house
or school houses and to build rent or
purchase school house or school houses;
and to keep in repair and furnish the
same, with the necessary fuel and append
ages, and for compensation of teaching,
and for procuring district libraries and ap-
paratus for the schools, books and station
airy for the board aud district meetings,
and defray all other contingent expenses
of the district. Proriaed, that no more
/ than FIVE mills on the dollar shall be lev-
led in any one year for school house
| fund.
! Fourth: To direct the sale or other
! disposition to be made of any school house
or the site thereof, and of such other prop
erty. personal and real, as may belong to
the district and to direct the manner in
which the proceeds arising theretrom
shall be applied
] Fifth: To provide for the payment Of
any debts contracted for school houses OF
school purposes.
/ ,SirM To determine the branches to
be Taught in the schools of the district
/ Sevenh To delegate any or all the
powers, contained in the foregoing specif-
cations. to the board of directors.
/ Sec. 5. The directors of the sub-diss
tricts 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 electing
from the district at large President,
4 Secretary and Treasurer, who shall, in no
case, be members of the Board, and shall
have no vote in the proceedings except as
hereinafter provided.
/ Sec. 6. The Board of directors shall
hold their regular meeting on the second
Monday in April and September of each
year 81 and may hold such special meetings,
as occasion may require, at the call of the
! President, or by request Of majority of
the board
i Sec. z. The duties of the board of d.
rectors shall be as follows:
First: To make all contracts, purcha-
ses, payments and sales, necessary to car
ry out any vote of the district Provided
that before erecting any school house they
shall consult with the county superintend.
ent as to the most appryed plan for such
building.
| Second To admit pupils not belong
ing to the district and not provided for in
section one of this act, to their schools, on
sdch terms as they may agree upon.
| Third: To determine the number OF
schools to be established, and the length
4 Of time each shall be taught. subject to the
: provision Of the act of which this is amen.
datory.
i Fourth To fix the site for each
school house, taking into consideration the
wants and necessities of the people of each
portion of the sub b-district.
| Fifth To establish graded or union
| schools wherever they may be necessary
and they may as occasion requires, select .
person who shall have the general super.
vision of the schools in their district, sub.
ject to the rules and regulations of the
board.
Siirth: To appoint a President and
! Secretary pro TEN, in case of the absence
of the regular officers, and TO fill any va
cancy that may ocenr in the Office of Pres
| ident, Secretary or Treasurer.
i SerenM: To require the Secretary and
] Treasurer each, to give bond to the dis,
trict, in such penalty and with such sure.
ties as they may determine upon, condi
toned for the faithful performances ol
their duties under this act. Tho bond
: shall be fled with the President of the
board and in case of the breach of condi,
ton there of he shall bring suit thereon
in the name of the district.
4 Eighth: To fill any vacancy that may
occur in the Board, until the next regular
subs district meeting.
| Ninth: They shall, from time to time
examincthe accounts of the Treasurer, anc
make settlement with him and present a,
each regular m citing of h, ELECTORS. a full
statement of the receipts and expenditure,
} of the district. and all matters as may b,
: deemed important