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

of the school fund for tn, il respectiv,
districts which shall come into thei
hands through the commissioner,
aforesaid, so far as the same shall b,
sufficient for that purpose. !
4 Sec. Is, And be It further enacteI, Tha
before the trustees of any school shal
enter upon their duties Of their office
they shall each take an oath or max,
affirmation before a justice of Tho
peace OF said county, or one of the
commissioners of primary schools
who is hereby authorized to admins
ter the same, that he will well and
truly discharge the duties pertaining
to his said Office Of trustee, without
prejudice or partiality, and according
to law and it shall be the duty OF
the said trustees Of each of said
school districts, or majority of them,
to furnish, at the expiration of their
term of service, to the commissioners
aforesaid, correct statement of all
money transactions done by them in
virtue of their office as trustees of
said primary school district. .aa
Sec. l6. And be ii further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the commits
sioners of primary schools aforesaid
to apportion all moneys which shall
come into the hands of the treasurer
Of the school fund aforesaid, under
and by virtne Of the provisit rs ef this
act. after paying the salaries Of the
clerk of the commissioners and the
treasurer Of the school fund, for the
use Of primary schools aforesaid, as
soon as may be after such moneys
shall be received by the said treasu-
rer, equally among the several school
districts in said county which shall
have complied with the provisions of
this act !; and all moneys SO to be ap-
portioned by the commissioners, as
aforesaid. shall be caused to be paid
by them, according to such apportion-
ment, to the trustees Of the district
to which moneys shall be apportioned
as aforesaid, whose receipts therefor
shall be good and sufficient evidence
OF such payment, which moneys, go
to be received by the trustees, as
aforesaid, shall be applied and expen-
ded by them, after the apportiunment
for the first year, in paying the sala-
ries of the teachers to be employed
by them, and for no other purpose :
PrOrided, That no moneys apportion-
cd, as aforesaid. except the apportion-
mcnt made for the first year, shall be
paid by the commissioners aforesaid,
until the white taxable inhabitants.
and the trustees Of the district to
which such such moneys shall be ap-
portioned, as aforesaid, shall have
substantially complied with the pro-
visions of this act Apd proridcd fur
Tier, That il shall not be lawful for
the commissioners aforesaid to draw
any moneys from the hands of the
treasurer Of the schoo! fund aforesaid,
after paying the salaries of the clerk of
the commissioners and the treasurer of
the school fund aforesaid, except by
draft, in favor of the trustees of the
school district to which such moneys
shall be apportioned as aforesaid !;
and all moneys which shall be appor-
toned by the commissioners as afore-
said, and which shall remain unpaid
for the space of two years thereafter,
either from the omission or neglect of
the trustees Of the primary school
district entitle to receive the same,
to apply therefor and to make neces,
sary certificates to entitle them to the
same, or from any defect in such cer-
tificates, said moneys shall, after the
expiration Of said term, be added to
the moneys next thereafter to be ap-
portioned by the said commissioners,
aud shall be apportioned and paid to-
gether with such moneys as aforesaid.
SEC. II. Ind be IL further enacted, That
the trustees Of each school district
shall hold their office till their success
sors shall be elected and qualified, and
in case Of vacancy such vacancy shall
be filled by the remaining trustees
within one month and in case the
said trustees shall fail to fill such
vacancy within that time, then it shall
be the duty of the commissioners OF
primary schools as soon as may be
thereafter. '',-.
SEC. lS. Aud be IL further enacted, That
il any trustee Of any primary school
district shall make false certificate
or report, by means whereof any
moneys shall be fraudulently obtained
from the commissioners aforesaid,
such trustee signing such certificate
or report shall forfeit and pay double
the amount 80 fraudulently obtained
to the commissioners of primary
schools. TO be recovered, with costs
Of suit, by action Of debt before any
court Of justice, or any justice of thu
peace having cognizance thereof, II
the name Of said commissioners I; anC
such sum, exclusive Of the cost Of suit
shall be applied, when recovered, I.
the use of the primary school in sucl
district.
SEC. 10. And be It further enacted, Tha
the said trustees shall keep an &C
count Of their proceedings in bool
kept for that purpose, and shall ais
keep an account against the distric
collector for the sums authorized to b
collected, and for other sums paid int
{ his hands, and shall give him credi
/, for the sums legally paid by him, ais
for his legal commissions, and for sue
taxes as cannot be collected by lega
t steps and proper diligence and tina
{ said collector shall have the keepin
: Of all moneys collected by him, an
: other sums paid into his hands, sui
: ject to the written order Of majorit
/ of the trustees, drawn in favor Of sue
), persons having claims against sal
school districts, and he shall report
the trustees whenever required tn
: amount Of funds in his hands and
4 full statement of his accounts.
5 SEC. 90. And be IL further enacted, Th'
, the trustees of any primary scho
i district in said county shall be an
Q they are hereby authorized, in the
n discretion, to require from any Chi
y attending school the payment OF an
D sum Of money not exceeding one dc
J. lar a month, 10 be applied to the pa