The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-04-03

livered by the Secretary to the Clerk
Of the Board Of Supervisors, who shall
record the same in his office: ProUid-
Ell that the boundaries OF sub districts
shall conform to the lines Of Congress
ional divisions Of land; and that the
formation and alteration Of SUBJ districts
as contemplated in this section, shall
not take effect until the next sub-dis-
tri.,t election thereafter; at which cleo
ton director shall be elected for the
new sub.district formed.
Thirteenth: They shall apportion any
tax voted for school house purposes
smong the several sub districts, in
such manner as justice and equity re-
guire +; Provided, that the rate shall not
exceed five mills on the dollar in any
sub district and the Board may less
. en- the amount voted by the district
township meeting, if necessary. suffi-
cien,ly to reduce it to that rate.
/ Fourteenth: They shall at their reg
ular meeting in April Of each year csti.
mate the pcrcensum Of tax on the taxa
bic property Of the district necessary to
raise fund which, with the teacher
fund from the County Treasury, as
shown by 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 per-
cen:um they shall certify to the Board
Of Supervisors, who shall, at the time
of lcvying the taxes for county purposes
levy the percentu,n Of tax thus ccr,iti-
ed upon the property of the district ;
which shall be collected and paid over
as other school district taxes are.
! Sect.S. The President shall preside
in all meetings Of the Board and Of The
district; shall draw ali drafts on the
county treasurertor money apporlioned
to his district; sign all orders on the
district treasury, specifying in the or
lsrslhessfund on which they are drawn
and the use for which the money is as
signed; he shall sign all contracts. and
vste IN case Of a tie only.
Sect Q. The Sccretary shall record
ali the proceedings Of the Board and
district meetings, IN separate books
kept for that purpose; shall preserve
copies OF all reports made to County
Supsrintendents shall file all papers
transmitted to him, pertaining to the
business of the district; shall counter.
sign all drafts and orders drawn By the
President and shall keep register O!
al! orders drawn OH the district treasu.
ry, showing the number Of tie order,
date, name Of the petson in whose IL
vor drawn, the fund on which it il
drawn, for what purpose, and the
amount !; and shall from time 10 time,
furnish the District Treasurer with Il
transcript ofthe same.
Sect 10. He shall give ten days
previsous netice of all regular meetings
sf the district township, by posting a
written notice in five conspicuous pla-
ccs therein, one Of which shall be at or
near the last place Of meeting; and
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shall furnish copy of the same to the
teacher Of the school, If in session, Of
each sub-district, to bs read in the pres
encc Of the pupils thereof; and such
notice shall, in all cases, state the hour
Of meeting.
Sect 1. 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
children iu each family between the
ages Of FIVE and twsnty-one years dis
ting uishiRg males from females; and
shall record the same in book kept
for that purpose.
Sect. Il. Tho County Treasurer
shall On the first Monday in April Of
each year, pay over to the treasurer OF
the district the amount Of said tax
which shall have been collected, and
shall render him statement OF the
amount uncollected, and shall pay over
the amount in his hands quarterly there
after.
Sect. 13. The money collected by
district tax, for the erection and com.
p!etion Of school houses and for the
payment Of debts contracted for the
same, shall be called the "school house
fund.-" that designed for rent, fuel, re-
lpairs, and all other cotineent exp ,nsss
necessary for keeping tho schools in op.
Grafton, the contingent fund.- aud
that received for the payment efteach.
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