The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-09


Sec. 5. The co. sup't shall be ex-
oficio president Of said board of d.
rectors and at their first meeting
in each year, they shall appoint
from their own number, secretary
and treasurer who shall perform the
usual duties devolving upon such Of
ficers, for the term Of one year, or
until their successors are appointed
to take their places.
i Sec. 6. At said meeting or at
some succeeding meeting called for
such purpose, said trustees shall
make On estimate of tho amount of
funds needed for building purposes,
for payment of teachers wages, and
for contingent expenses, and they
shall present to the board of super
visors certified estimate of the per
centum OF tax required to raise the
amount required for such purposes j,
provided, however, that in no case
shall the tax for such purposes ex.
coed, in any one year, the amount of
FIVE mills on the dollar on the taxa
bic property ofthe county, and when
the tax is levied for the payment Of
teachers wages and contingent OK
penscs only, shall not exceed two
mills on the dollar.
Sec. Z. The SAID tax shall be levied
and collected in the same manner as
other county taxes, and when col.
lected the county treasurer shall pay
the same to tho treasurer of the
county high school in the same man
ner that school funds are paid to tho
district treasurers as required by law.
Sec. 8. The said treasurer Of the
high school shall give such additional
bond as the board of trustees may
deem sufficient, and receive all mon
eys from the county treasurer and
from other parties, that belong to tho
funds of said school, and pay the
same out only by direction Of tho
board of trustees, upon orders duly
executed by tho president, counter
signed by the secretary thereof,
stating the purpose for which they
were drawn. Both the secretary and
treasurer shall keep an accurate &C.
count Of all moneys received and OK.
pended for said school and at the
close of each year, and as much Oft
ener as required by the board, they
shall make full statement of the
financial affairs of the school.
Sec. 8. The said board OF trustees
shall proceed as soon as practicable,
after their appointment as aforesaid,
to select the best site, in accordance
with the vote of the county, that can
be obtained without expense to the
same; and the title thereof shall be
vested in said county. They shall
then proceed to make such purchases
of material, and to let such contracts
for their necessary school-buildings
as they may deem proper; provided
however, that they shall not make
any purchase or contract in any
year to oxoeed tho amount on hand
and to be raised by the levy of tax
that year.
Sec. 10. When said board Of trus
tees shall have furnished suitable
building for the school, they shall
employ some competent teacher to
take charge Of the same, and furnish
such assistant teachers as they deem
necessary, and provide for the pay.
ment of their salaries. As far az
practicable, model schools shall be
encouraged; and advanced students
and those preparing to become teach
ers may be employed portion o1
their time IN teaching tho younger
pupils, in order that they may be-
come familiar with the practice az
well as theory of successful school
teaching, and also avoid as far az
practicable the expense of employing
other assistant teachers. -
Soc. IL. Tuition shall be free to all
pupils OF such school residing in the
county where the same is located
The board Of trustees, however, shall
make such general rules and regula
tons as they deem proper in regard
to age, and grade of attainments, es
sential to entitlc pupils to admission
in tho school. 1t there should BE-
moro applicants than can be accom-
modated at any time, each distric,
shall be ontitled to send its equal pro
portion of pupils, according to the
number of scholars it may have, as
shown by the last report to the coun
ty superintendent OF common schools
And tho boards of the respective
school districts shall designate such
pupils rs may attend.
Sec. IL. If at any time, the school
can accommodate more pupils, than
apply for admission from that county,
the vacancies may DO tillod by appli-
cants from other counties, upon the
payment Of such tuition as the
board of trustees may prescribe; but
ut no time shall such pupils continue
in said school to the exclusion OF
pupils belonging in tho county in
which such high school is situated.
Sec. 10. In any county where there
is no county high school, it shall be
lawful for the board of supervisors
thereof, upon the presentation Of a
petition signed by a majority of the
qualified electors Of the county, to
levy tax not exceeding one mill on
the dollar, in any, one year, sufficient
to pay the tuition Of those scholars
who desire to attend the county high
school Of some other county, or a
high school, CIR high school depart
ment established in tho county, and
when they do attend such high
school. this tuition may be paid out
OF the funds levied tor that pu, pose.
Sec II The principal of any such
high school, with the approval ofthe
beard Of trustees, shall make such
rules and regulations as he deems
proper, in regard to the studies, con-
duct and government of the pupils
under his charge, and if any such
pupils will not conform to, and obey
the rules of the school, they may be
or expelled therefrom, by
the board of trustees.
Sec. Is. The said board of trustees