Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18

shall pay the same to the treasurer
Of the county high school, in the
same manner that school funds are
paid to the district trcasurers as re-
CURED by law.
SEC. 8. The said treasurer of
the high school shall give such adj
ditional bond as the board of trus-
tees may deem sufficient, and re-
ceive all moneys from the county
treasurer, and from other parties,
that belong to the funds of said
school, and pay the same out only
by direction Of the board of trustees,
upon orders duly executed by the
president, countersi gncd by the
secretary thereof, stating the pur-
pose for which they were drawn.
Both the secretary and treasurer
shall keep an accurate account of
all moneys received and expended
for said school; and at the close of
each year, and as much oftencr as
required by the board, they shall
make full statement of the tinan-
cial affairs OF the school.
SEC. 9. The said board of trus-
tees shall proceed as soon rs practi-
cable, after their appointment as
aforesaid, to select the best site, in
accordance with the vote of the
county, that can be obtained with
out 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 sual contracts for their
necessary school-buildings, as they
may deem proper: H'oriIed, hoar-
eees, That they shall not make any
purchase or contract in any year to
exceed the amount on hand, and to
be raised by the levy of tax that
year.
SEC. 10. When said board of
trustees shall have furnished a suita-
BILE building for the school, they
shall employ some competent teach
er to take charge of the same, and
furnish such assistant teachers as
they may deem necessary, and pro-
vide for the payment of their sala-
ries. AS far as practicable, model
schools shall be encouraged and
advanced students and those prepar-
ing to become teachers may be en-
ployed Il portion of their time in
teaching the younger pupils, in or
der that they may become familiar
with the practice as well as theory
of successful school teaching, and
also avoid as far as practicable the
expcnce of employing other assis-
tant teachers.
SEC. II. Tuition shall be free to
all pupils of such school residing in
the county where the same is loca-
ted. The board of trustees, how
ever, shall make such general rules
and regulations as they deem pro-
per in regard to age, and grade of
attainments, essential to cntitle pu-
pills to admission in the school. If
there should be more applicants
than can be Accommodated at any
time, each district shall be entitled
to send its equal proportion Of pu-
pills, according to the number of
scholars it may have, as shown by
the last report to the county super
| intendcnt of common schools. And
the boards Of the respective school
districts shall designate such pupils
as may attend.
Sec -. If, at any time, the
school can accommodate more pupils
than apply for admission from that
county, the vacancies may he filed
! by applicants from other counties,
upon the payment of such tuition as
the board of trustees may prescribe;
but at no time shall such pupils
continue in said school to the ex-
cIusion Of pupils belonging in the
county in which such high school
is situated.
SEC. IL. In any county where
there is no county high school, it
shall be lawful for the board OF
supervisors thereof, vpon the pre-
scntation Of a petition signed by a
ma jority Of the qualified electors of
the county, to levy a tax, not exceed
ing one mill on the dollar in any
one year, sufficient to pay the tut
ton of those scholars who desire to
attend the county high school of
some other county, or Il high school
or high school department estab-
lished in the county, and, when
they do attend such high school,
this tuition may be paid out of the
funds levied for that purpose.
SEC. IA. The principal of any
such high school, with the approval
of the board Of trustees, shall make
such rules and regulations as he
may deem proper, in regard to the
studies, conduct, and government
Of pupils under his charge, and, il
any such pupils will not conform to-
or obey, the rules of the school
they may be suspended or expelled
thercfrom by the board Of trustees.
SEC. Is. The said board $ OF
trustees shall annually make re-
port to the board 5 of supervisors
of their respective county les
which shall specify, the number OF
students, both male and female, who
have been in attendance at the coun-
ty high school during the year, the
branches of learning taught, the
textbooks used, the number OF
teachers employed, the amount OF
salary paid to them, the amount ex-
pended for library and apparatus
and for buildings and all other ex-
penses; also the amount of funds on
hand, debts unpaid, and other in
formation, deemed important or ex-
pedient to report. Said report shall
be printed in at least one newspaper
in the county, if any is published
therein, and copy of the report
shall be forwarded to the State SUI
pcrintcndent of Public Instruction.
SEC. l6. The board of supervis-
ors shall have power to fill any
vacancy that may occur i'll the
board of trustees of that county, by
appointment, until the next general
election, and a majority of any such
board Of trustees shall be a quorum
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