Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-27
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consist of seven members; in other in
dependent city or incorporated town
districts, of five members, and in rural
Independent districts, which includes
village districts. of three members.
Provision is made for the election of
a school treasurer, in independent dis
tricts in cities and incorporated towns,
to hold office for period of one year.
Cities of 5000 population or over are
not to have more than five precincts
for elections.
The polls in school corporations so
SO divided are to remain open from
8 a. m. until p. m, and in all other
independent districts of less than
5000 population, the polls must open
at ! p. m. and remain open not less
than FIVE hours. In rural independent
districts and school townships the polls
remain open not less than two hours.
The secretary is to keep record of
all persons voting, the number of votes
cast for each candidate and for and
against each proposition submitted.
He shall make record OF the name,
sex and age of each person between 5
and 81 residing in the corporation, to-
gether with the name of the parent or
guardian.
The board may rent a room and en-
ploy a teacher, where there are ten
children for whom there is no school
house. When the board does not main.
tain school, or when children live at
an unreasonable distance the board
may contract with townships or dis
tricts for the instruction of children
and the cost shall be paid from the
teachers fund.
The parent or guardian whose child
or ward attends school In any indie
pendent district of which he is not a
resident is allowed to deduct the
amount of school tax paid by him in
said district from the amount of the
tuition required to be paid.
The full board must contract with
the school teacher and the power of the
sub director to hire his relatives to
teach school Is taken away.
The president of the school board is
Invested of his power to veto the ex.
plusion of pupils from school.
The formation OF school libraries Is
encouraged by the authorization of an
expenditure of not to exceed $25 an
nually for each school room, to be paid
out of tho contingent fund.
The county superintendent has
power to subpoena witnesses in appeals
from school boards and provide for
paying witness fees.
LIQUOR LAWS.
Registered pharmacists and phvsi-
clans, the latter being added to the
list, holding certificates from the state
board Of pharmacy, may purchase
liquors from permit holders for COM
pounding medicines.
If any pharmacist sells liquors con-
trary to law the commission of phar-
macy must cancel his certificate, the
law having been made mandatory in
stead of permissive.
Owing TO an oversight, no provision
was made in the mulct law for the re-
lease of bondsmen sureties upon bonds
of liquor dealers. Upon filing with the
clerk of the District Court of such a
request, sureties may be released.
When statement of consent has
been filed with the board of supervi.
sors the latter is required to canvass
the petition and ascertain if it con-
tains the requisite number of sigma
lures and that it otherwise complies
with the law. If any person is ag-
grieved at tho findings of the board of
supervisors they may appeal to the
District Court.
Only one statement of general con-
sent for any county, city or town shall
be canvassed by the board of supervi-
sors in one year.
Exclusive authority or jurisdiction
for punishment of all offenses under
the law Is rested in the courts within
the county where the crime may be
committed, and the 300 yard limit in
adjoining counties is eliminated.
If any person In the saloon business
has paid the mulct tax, he is entitled
to no refund for money paid for the
first quarter Of the year, not if he
should be engaged in the business only
a day, but if he remains to exceed
three months he shall be entitled to a
refund of a pro rata sum of the
amount paid in excess of the quarter.
In any city of over $500 and less
than 5000 intoxicating liquors may be
said when written statement of con-
sent signed by 80 per cent of the voters
at the last election, shall have been
filed and held sufficient This can be
done without any statement Of con-