The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-03-03

and cities containing not less than three
hundred inhabitants, within their re-
corded plat and to tho territory contig-
nous thereto: Provided, that this ACT
shall not affect independent districts al
ready organized. 81 1874 @@'" :.
az. independent districts, located
| contiguous to each other, may unite and
form one and the same Independent
district in the manner following: AT
the written request Of any ten legal
voters residing in each Of said 1ndepen-
/ dent districts, their respective Board OF
| Directors shall require their Secretaries
to give at least ten days notice OF the
time and place for meeting Of the E'ec-
tors residing in such districts, BY post
inc written notices in at least five pub
lie places in each of said districts, at
which meeting the said electors, shall
| vote by ballot for or against CONSOLE
dated organization Of said Independent
| districts; and If a majority Of the votes
cast. at the election in each district, shall
be in favor of uniting said districts,
then the Secretaries shall give similar
notice. of a meeting Of the electors A.
provided for by the law for the organi-
cation Of Independent districts. The
| Independent districts, thus consoil-
dated, shall be completed, and its direc-
tors governed by the same provisions OF
the law, which apply to other 1ndepen-
dent districts.
IS. Section Sc Of chapter l72 of the
Acts of the Ninth General Assembly IL
amended to read as follows: Should
majority of the votes be cast in favor OF
such separate organization, the Board
of Directors of the district township
shall give similar notice Of meeting
fthe electors for the election of six Di-
rectors. Two Of these Directors shall
hold their office until the first annual
meeting after their election, and until
> their successors are elected and quail
8 fed: two until the second, and two until
the third annual meeting thereafter.
s Their respective terms of office to he de-
termined by lot. The said six Dircc-
tors shall constitute Board Of Directors
Q for the District, and they shall at their
3 first regular meeting in each year elect
e a president. secretary and treasurer, the
two latter to he chosen outside OF the
8 Board.
e "a. Section 50 of chapter 172 of the
Acts of 1862, as amended by chapter 81
s of the Acts of 1854, is amended by ad
Q ding thereto the following: And the
Treasurer shall make statement to thu
. district meeting of the receipts ard dis
&c bursements of the preceding year.
Is. Section 8 of said chapter l72 il
o amended TO read as follows: The annu
70 al meeting Of all Independent schoo
l. districts formed as herein contemplated
or under the laws in force at the time
8 of the taking effect of this act, shall b.
IS held on the second Monday in Marcel
It for the transaction Of the business of tn
district, and for the election by ballo
&c two whose term expires, who shall con
- tinuc in office for three years; and tn
President, Secretary and one of the Di
ie rectors then in Office, shall act as judge
s. of the election and shall issue certif
d. Gates of election to the persons electe
u for the ensuing term.
- &c. The electors Of the Independer
~ districts organized and in operatio
=" previous to the taking effect of this Al
" shall, at the regular meeting on tt
second Monday in March, 1870, elect 81
- Directors, two Of whom shall continr
let =, s;. un,;, tho nav. ,,,,, ,>,o.:.
~ thereafter, and until their successors al
=" elected end qualified, two for two yea
'' and two for three years, their respecti,
terms of Office to he determined by 10
and said six Directors shall organize
hs contemplated by section 3 of this Act Fl
'e the original formation of an Indepel
90 dent district.
u. This Act being deemed Of imm
Z. date Importance by the General Assem-
bly, shall take effect and be in full for
from and after its publication in tt
ny Daily Io'ra State Itegister and Dai
Des Moiaes Bulletin.
A. Approved February 0, 1870.
The hereby certify that the foregoing A
1ty was published in the Register and 81
&C. lctin February 10, 1870.
ter ED WRIGHT,
The Secretary of State.
ea CHAPTER u.