The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-02-25

III SePIehioer, or al any special
meeting called thereafter for that nur.
pose divide their townships into sub dis
!fiets' such as justice. equity, and the a.
terests OF the people require and may
make such alterations of the boundaries
Of sub .districts, heretofore formed, as
may be deemed necessary and shall des-
ignate such sub districts, and all subse.
,quent alterations, in distinct and legi-
Ole manner upon plat of the district,
provided for that purpose and shall
cause written description Of the same
10 be recorded IN the district records a
copy Of which shall be delivered by the
Secretary to the Clerk Of tie Board OF
Supervisors, who shall record the same
IN his office: Provided, that the boun-
daiies of sub districts shall conform to
the lines of Congressional divisions of
land and that the formation and altera-
ton of sub districts, as contemplated in
this section, shall not take effect until the
next sub.district election thereafter at
which election director shall be elect.
ed Tor the new sub district formed.
I@'rteenth They shall approtion any
tax voted for school house purposes
among tie several sub districts, in such
manner as justice and equity may requir
Provided, that the rate shall not exceed
live mills on the dollar in any sub dis
iilct; and the Board may lessen the
amount voted by the district township
meeting, if necessary, sufficiently to re-
dnce il 10 that rate
FcMhenM They shall at their reg
ular meeting in April of each year, esti-
mate the percentum Of tax on the taxa
bic property of the district necessary TO
raise fund, which, with the teachers,
iund from the county treasury, as shown
10y notice from the clerk Of the Board OF
Supervisors shall be sufficient to support
the several schools of the district for at
least the time required by law for the
current year; which percentum they
shall certify 10 the Board of Supervisors
who shall. at tho time Of levying the tax
es for county purposes, levy the percent
um of tax thus certified upon the proper
" OF The district which shall be collect
ed and paid over as other school district
tags a.e.
Srcrros 8. The President shall pre-
side III al! meetings OF the Board and of
the district shall draw all drafts on the
county treasurer for money apportoned
TO his district; sign all orders on the dis
tuet treasury, specifying in the orders
the fund on which they are drawn and
the use for which the money is assigned
he shall sign all contracts, and vote in
case Of a tie oaly.
SECTION 8. The Secretary shall re-
cord all the proceedings of the Board
and District Meetings, IN separate books
Kept for that purpose shall preserve
copies OF all reports made TO the County
Superintendent; shall file all papers
transmitted to him, pertaining to the
business of the District; shall counter.
sign all drafts aud orders drawn by the
President; and SHALL keep a register of
all orders drawn on the District Treasu-
ry, showing the number of the order,
date, name Of the person in whose favor
drawn, the fund Oh which it is drawn,
for what purpose, and the amount; and
shall from time to time, furnish the Dis
tnct Treasurer with transcript Of the
same.
SECTION 10. He shall give ten days
previous notice Of all regular meeting
Of Tie district to Hnship, by posting a
written notice in FIVE conspicuous places
therein, one Of which shall be at or near
the last place of meeting and shall furn-
ish copy OF the same to the teacher OF
the School, if in session, of each sub dis
uict, 10 be read in the presence Of the
pupils thereof; and such notice shall, in
all cases. state the hour of meeting.
SEC. l. He SHALL between the first
and fifteenth day of September Of each
year, prepare list Of the names of the
heads of families in the district town.
ship, together with The number Of child
rem IN each firmly between the ages of
five aud twenty-one years, distinguish
ing males from females /; and shall record
the same in q book kept for that purpose.
SEC. ~. The Coanty Treasurer Shall
on the first Monday in April of each
year, pay over 10 the treasurer OF the dis.
lrlci the amount of sal / tax which shall
have been collected and shall render
him statement OF the amount uncolect
ed, and shall pay over the amount in his
hands quarterly thereafter.
sEc 10. The money collected by
district tax, for The erection and compile
tion OF school houses, and for the paw.
ment Of debts contracted for the same.
shall be called the "school house fund -
that designed for rent, fuel, repairs, and
all other contingent expenses necessary
for keeping the schools in operation, the
contingent fund ;" and that received
for the payment of teachers, the teach.
ers' fund - and the treasurer shall keen
with each fund a separate account; and
shall pay no order which does not speci.
fy the fund en- which it is drawn and the
specific use to which j. is applied 1.-The
hare no! sufficient funds in his hands 10
pay in full the warrant drawn on the
fund specified, he shall make partial paw
ment thereon, paying as near as may be
an equal proportion Oh each warrant.
SEC. a. 1t shall be the duty Of the
sub director, under such rules and re.
s'ric,ions AS The township board may
prescribe, TO negotiate and make in his