Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-12

| description ana number thereof,
writing, to the Clerk Of the Lev,
Court, who is hereby required to re
ceive and record the sane in the re
cords of that court without fee or re
ward And prormed, That in laying
off said school districts, or in alter
ing the same, no tracts, or parts o
tracts, of land lying contiguous ant
forming one farm, shall be divided Sc
that portions of the same property
shall be included in two separate dis
tricts.
Sec. 4. Andbe 1t further enacted, Thai
the said commissioners may alter and
change the school districts with view
to their better arrangement and the
more general convenience of the peo.
pie Prorideded, houerer, That unless
the trustees Of the districts so to be
altered or changed shall assent there.
to, no such alteration or change shall
be made. .r. -..- ...
Sec. 5. And be It further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the county col.
lector to notify the different officers to
be appointed, in virtue of the provi.
sions OF this act, of their appoint
ments within ten days after his hav-
ing received notice Of such appoint
ments from the appointing power,
whose duty it shall be to give such
notice to the county collector afore-
said. .r...... .,..
SEC. 6. And be II further enacfed, That
the said commissioners shall hold two
stated meetings in each year, which
meetings shall be held at such place
aud at such times as shall be deter
mined on by said commissioners, and
Of which they shall give public no.
tice in each Of said school districts,
and such other meetings as circum-
stances may from time to time re-
quire but if less than three men,
bers attend any meeting no business
shall be transacted thereat, except
that of adjourning to some time and
place to be agreed on by the commits
sioners present, and at all meetings
of said commissioners the treasurer
Of the school fund Of the county here
matter to be appointed shall attend
and lay before them his books and ac,
counts for their inspection and cxami,
nation. -.4a <D ... .a.| al.@1
SEC. Z. And Be IL farther enacted, That
the said commissioners shall cause to
be kept q regular record of all their
acts and proceedings in book to be
kept for that purpose, and said record
or a copy thereof, certified to be cor
rect under the hands and seals # a
majority of said board of commits
sioncrs shall be considered evidence
of their acts and proceedings ia all
judicial proceedings. And the board
of commissioners aforesaid shall have
power to appoint clerk, prescribe b 8
duties, and pay him salary, and also
to allow the treasurer of the school
fund, hereinafter to be appointed, an
annual compensation for his services
out of the general school fund, here
matter to be provided Proriied, That
neither the said clerk nor treasurer
shall be paid more than one hundred
dollars per annum. " " .f'.
SEC. 8. And belt further enacted, That
on the second Monday in May, in the
year eighteen hundred and sixty-three,
and annually thereafter, the said Le-
Wy Court shall appoint one of said
board of said board Of commission
ers from each primary school district ;
and the said commissioners appointed
as aforesaid shall, each acting in his
respective district, examine all per-
sons who shall offer themselves as
candidates for teaching in such dis.
trict; and in such examination ii shall
be the duty of the commissioners
aforesaid to inquire, and, so far as he
shall be enabled thereto, to ascertain
and inform himself as to all the quail.
ifications mentioned aud contained in
the certificate hereinafter specified aud
given in form aud il he shall be sat.
isfied as to the suflicicncy Of such
qualifications he shall certify in wri
ting, under his hand. and deliver such
certificate to the person so examined
by him as aforesaid in form and sub
stance following 81, the nudersign
ed, resident commissioner Of primary
schools of district No., do ccrti
fy that l have examined -, and dc
believe he, Cor she, as the case may
be, is of q good moral character, ane
of sufficient learning and ability, ant
in all other respects well qualified Il
to teach primary school. Given un
der my hand the - day Of f., il
the year Of our Lord one thousant
eight hundred and -- ---
commissioner Of primary school dis
trict No. -" And dismiss any intem
! perate, cruel, negligent, or immora
teachers, and cause to be put up il
every school-house, such general sys
TEN of rules aud regulations as ma,
be adopted by the board of commits
sioners, which board shall also direc
what books shall be used, and wha
branches shall be taught and tn
resident commissioners aforesaid sha
visit the schools in each Of their n
spective districts at least twice
year, exercise general supervision
: and endeavor to promote full, equa
t and useful instruction Of the youth
: said county.
SEC. Q. Ind be IL further enacted, Ths
: whenever any school district shall /
e formed by the commissioners of pr
3 mary schools as aforesaid it shall /
] the duty of the said commissioner
y within twenty days thereafter,
make uotice in writing describin
/ the metes and bounds of such distric
J. aud appoint time and place for Il
! first district meeting, and notify Il
y taxable white inhabitants residing
I such district as aforesaid, by publ
Il advertisements to be put at the mo
G public places Of the said district,
D least six days before the time Of su,
e meeting and in case such motto
!. shall not be given as aforesaid, or Il
|. iuhsbitants Of such district when
e notified shall neglect or refuse to a
Is semble or form district meeting
r. pursuance Of such notice, or in ca
ol any district, having been formed