Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-04-18
IOWA SCHOOL LAWS a..
Passed NJ tho Session OF the Board OF
Education held In December, 1851.
CONTINUED.

Section T. Each director shall within ten
days after his election, appear before some
officer qualified to administer oaths, and take
an oath to support the Constitution of the
United States and that of the State of Iowa,
and that he will faithfully discharge the du-
ties of his office; and in case of failure so to
qualify, his Office shall be deemed vacant.
Section 8. The directors Of the sub b-districts
shall constitute q board Of directors for the
district township, and shall enter upon their
duties on the day fixed for the regular meet.
ing of the board in April, at which time they
shall organize, by electing from the district
at large President Secretary and Treasurer
who shall, in no case, be members Of the
board, and shall have no vote in its proceed
ings except as hereinafter provided.
Section 6. The board Of directors shall
hold their regular meetings on the second
Monday in April and September of each year,
and may hold such special meetings. as occa.
sion may require, at the call Of the President,
or by request Of a majority Of the board.
Section The duties Of the board of dircc-
tors shall be as follows: ....s
1st To make all contracts, purchases,
payments and sales, necessary to carry out
any vote Of tho district: Provided; that be.
fore erecting any school house they shall con.
suit with the County Superintendent as to
the most approved plan for such building.
I'd. To admit pupils not belonging to the
district and not provided for in section of
| this act, to their schools, on such terms as
they may agree upon. ......... t.....
| Sd. To determine the number Of schools
which shall be established, and the length of
time each shall be taught, subject to the pro-
visions ofthe act to which this is amendatory.
| 4. To fix the site for such school house,
taking into consideration the wants and ne
cessities Of the people Of each portion Of the
sub district. ....
9Th. TO establish graded or union schools
wherever they may be necessary and they
may, as occasion requires, select a person
who shall have the general supervision Of the
schools in their district, subject to the rules
and regulations Of the board.
9th. To appoint President and Secretary
pro tenn, in case of absence Of the regular
officers, and to fill any vacancy that may oc-
cur in the office of President, Secretary or
Treasurer. -.. .......,. ..... r5 g..
9TH. TO require the Secretary and Treas
urer each to give bond to the district, in such
penalty and with such securities as they may
determine upon, conditioned for the faithful
performance Of their duties under this act
The bond shall be filed with the President of
the board and in case of breach of condition
thereof, he shall bring suit thereon in the
name Of the district. .a ....t ..H rf
| Sth. TO fill any vacancy that may occur
in the board, until the next regular sub.dis-
trict meeting.
9th. They shall, from time to time, ex-
anime the accounts of the Treasurer, and
make settlement with him; and present at
each regular meeting of the electors, a full
statement Of the receipts and expenditures Of
the district, and all matters delegated to them
to perform, and ali such other matters as may
be deemed important.
10th. To audit and allow all just claims
against the district and to fix the compensa-
ton of the Secretary and Treasurer; bht no
order shall be drawn on the district Treasury
until the claim for which il is drawn has been
so audited and allowed.
11th. To visit the schools in their district,
and aid the teacher in establishing and en-
| forcing rules for the government of the schools
and see that they keep a correct list of the
pupils, embracing the periods of time during
which they attend school, the branches taught
and such other matters as may be required
by the County Superintendent. ....
18th. They shall, at their regular meeting
in September, or at any special meeting call
cd thereafter for that purpose, divide their
townships into sub-districts, such as justice,
equity and the interest of the people require,
aud may make such alterations of the bound
aries Of sub-dstricts, heretofore formed, as
may be deemed necessary and shall desg-
nate such sub-districts, and all subsequent
alterations, in distinct and legible manner
upon plat Of the district, provided for that
purpose; and shall cause written descrip-
| ton of the same to be recorded in the district
records; a copy OF which shall be delivered
by the Secretary to the Clerk of the Board o!
Supervisors, who shall record the same in his
office: Proridel. that the boundaries Of sub
districts shall conform to the lines Of Con-
grcssional divisions Of land; and that the
formation and alteration of sub-distcicts, as
contemplated in this section, shall not take
effect until the next sub district election there
after; at which election director shall be
elected for che new sub-district formed.
18th. They shall apportion any tax voted
for school house purposes among the several
ubdistricts, in such manner as justice and
equity may require Provided, that the rate
shall not exceed five mills on the dollar in
any sub-district; and the Board may lessen
the amount voted by the district township
meeting, il necessary, sufficiently to reduce
it 10 that rate.
14th. They shall ut their regular meeting
in April Of each year, estimate the percentunl
Of tax on the taxable property of the dstric,
necessary to raise fund, which, with the
teachers fund from the county treasury, rs
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 percentum they shall certify tc
the Board OF Supervisors, who shall, at the
time Of levying the taxes for county purposes
levy the pcrcentum Of tax thus certified upon
the property of the district which shall be
collected and paid over as other school dis
trict taxes are.
I ii|a; TO Re CONTINUED.
j A RATHER PLEASANT INcIDENT.--A few
days ago, as General Buell. was riding on
horseback through the streets Of Nashville
an aristrocratic lady, Mrs. W., living in q
fine, large house, stood at an open door o,
window, waved a rebel flag toward him, and
cried, /" Hurrah for jeff Davis and the South
crn Confedcracyr,I The General reined ir
his horse, turned toward the lady, touched
his hat with all the courtesy and suayity fol
which hc is remark able and s,lryeyinO thu