Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-11-16
CHAPTER l43.
School L0W ,fU3eD{cd.


AN ACT to amend Chapter l72, of the
Acts ofthe Ninth General Assembly,
passed April sth, 1862, in relation to
Schools.
SECTION /. BE it enacted Iy the Cen
erat AsscnJty Of the State Of IOtOd, That
the fifth subdivision of Section I, of
Chapter l72, of the Acts of the regular
session of the Ninth General Assembly,
be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out thereforom the word five
and inserting i'm its place the word ten.
SEC. 2. Sections = and s, of said
chapter liz, are hereby amended by strik-
ing out the word Monday, i'm the second
line O. said sections, and inserting in
stead thereof the word Saturday.
SEC. 3. Section Il, of said Chapter
l72, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows, to-wit: In each sub-district
there shall be taught one or more
sch )ols for the instruction of youth be-
tween the ages of five and twenty one
years, for at least twentyfour weeks of
five school days each in each year, I'M
less the County Superintendent shall be
satisfied that there is good and sutfi-
cient cause for failure so to do. Amy
person who was in the military service
OF the United States during his minori-
ty, shall be admitted into the schools
in the sub-district in which he may re-
side. on the same terms on which
youths between the ages OF five and
twenty-one years are admitted.
SEC. 4. Section II, OF said Chapter
. liz, is hereby amended by striking out
the words, "Provided further, that in
neither case shall the rate exceed ten
mills on the dollar on the property of
any sub-district,' and inserting in
place thereof the words: Provided
further, that in neither case shall the
rate exceed Is mills OH the dollar on the
property of any sub-district.
e SEC 3. Section 50 of said Chapter
. IT. is hereby amended SO that it shall
read as follows: Section 30, they shall
apportion any tax, voted by the Dis
trict Townslipmeeting for school house
fund, among the several sub-districts
in such manner as justice and equity
may require, taking as the basis of said
superintendent the re- pcctive amounts
previously leyiedupo said sub-districts
for the use of such fund, provided that
If the electors of one or more sub
tricts at their last annual meeting shall
have voted to raise a sum for school
house purposes, greater than that grant.
cd by the electors at the last annual
meeting of the District Township, they
sub-district, or sub-distrcts, necessary
to raise the amount of such excess, and
cause the Secretary to certify the same,
within five days thereafter, to the
board of Supervisors, who shall, at the
time OF lex ) ing taxes for county pur-
poses levy the per centum of such eX-
cess on the taxable property of the sub,
districts asking the same, provided that
not more than ID mills on the dollar
shall be levied on taxable property OF
any sub-district for any one year fol
school house purposes. ss---#
SEC. 6. Section 30 of said Chapter
172 is hereby amended so that it shall
read as follows: Section 30. He shall
between the 10th and 18th days of Sep
TENDER of each year, report to the See
rotary Of the District township the
number of persons in his sub-districl
between the ages Of five and twenty.
one years, distinguishing males from
females. 1913 lH.is- Fl
SEC. I. Section 81 of said Chapte,
liz is hereby amended by inserting
therein, immediately after the words
English Grammar" the words, ano
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SEC. s. Section 70 of said Chapter
IL is hereby amended so that it shall
read as follows: Section 10. For the
of his official duties he shall receive the
sum of three dollars per day, to be paid
from the county revenue: Provided
that he shall visit each school in his
county at least once in each term, and
shall spend ut least one half day in each
visit; and he shall be entitled to such
additional compensation as the Board
Of Supervisors may allow; provided
further, that he shall file sworn state
ment of the time he has been employed
in his official duties with the Clerk OF
the Board of Supervisors, before Il;
shall be entitled to any compensation
SEC. 8. Section 81 of said Chapter
l72, is hereby amended by striking oul
of the first line thereof the word cor
and inserting in said line after the word
"town" the words or sub-district;'
also by striking out the second line Of
said section 81, the word three" and
inserting instead thereof the WORD
HtWo.o
SEC. 10. Section IS Of said Chapter
III, is hereby amended by striking ou
OF the second line thereofthe word . Or
and inserting after the word "town
OF said line the words =" ur fub-district.'