The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-22
THE NEW SCHOOL LAWS
A New School Law Makes important
Changes in the Laws Affecting
Rural Schools and Officers.

KuFdl SCnUOlS dnu UIllCeTS.
The Iowa General Assembly last week
passed some very important amend
ments to the school laws of the state,
and county Superintendent Eli Hutchin-
son desires that all school directors and
other parties having copies of the
school laws Of 1902, cut out the fol-
lowing sections of the new law and
paste them in the book in the proper
place so that there will be no confusion
caused by failing to note the many
changes in the school laws.
He has also received circular from
state superintendent John h. Riggs
calling attention to the following par
ticular changes in the law:
In all rural school corporations the
present boards will continue to act until
July ID. Some doubt arose as to this,and
to remove the doubt, the legislature
has passed an emergency act, which
covers the following points:
1. In all rural school corporations
the term Of Office of directors whose
terms expire on the third Monday in
March, 1906, is hereby extended to the
date of the organization of the new
board.
2. Each director elected in each
county district in March, 1906, or at
any regular election thereafter, shall
qualify on or before the date for the
organization of the board of the corpo-
ration in which he is elected.
Under the. new law no estimates of
taxes will be made until the July meet
ing of the board, and may not be made
later than the third Monday in August.
Should board make the estimate at
the present time it would have no effect.
No particular harm would be done, but
it would be necessary for the amounts
to be re-estimated at the proper time.
He has also forwarded the following
definitions Of some of the terms used in
the new law:
By independent city, town or village
corporation is meant any Independent
school corporation containing or con-
taincd in a city, aud Incorporated town,
or village of over one hundred inhabi-
tants, and which has board of direct
ors consisting Of either five or seven
members. The boards of such corpo-
rations will organize on the third Mon
day of March as usual.
The complete new school law which
was passed last week is as follows:
SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE FILE NO. rs,
A Bill for an act to amend the law as
it appears in sections twenty
hundred thirty-nine (2739); twenty
seven hundred sixty-two (27G2); twenty
seven hundred sixty -four (2764); twenty
seven hundred sixty-five (27G5); twenty
seven hundred sixty-nine (2769); twenty
seven hundred seventy-three i2773);
twenty-seven hundred eighty-five (27S5):
twenty-eight hundred (2SOU; twenty
eight hundred one (2S0D; and twenty
eight hundred two QS02) of the code
and the law as it appears in sections
twenty-seven hundred fifty-four (2754);
and twenty-eight hundred six (2SOG) of
the supplement- of the code; and to re-
peal sections twenty-seven hundred
and tifty-seven (2757) and twenty-seyen
hundred ninety three (2703) of the code
and enact substitutes therefor; relative
to the school year, organization of and
meetings of the school boards, reports
of school officers and the changing of
boundaries of school corporations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of the state OF Iowa:
Sec. 1. That section twenty-seven
hundred thirty-nine (2739) of the code
be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the words first Tuesday in
October" in line two and inserting in
lieu thereof the words "last Tuesday in
August"
Sec. 2. That the law as it appears in
section twenty-seven hundred tifty-four
(275Q of the supplement to the code be
and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the words "third Monday
in March" in the nineteenth line and in
serting in lieu thereof the words first
day OF July, unless that date falls on
Sunday, in which case on the day fol-
lowing
Sec. 3. That section twenty-seven
hundred fifty-seven (2757) of the code
be and the same is hereby repealed AMI
the following enacted in lieu thereof:
"The board of directors of all independ-
ent city, town or village districts shall
organize on the third Monday in March,
and those of all other school corpora
tions on the first day Of July, unless
that date falls on Sunday, in which case
on the day following. Such organiza-
tion shall be effected by the election of
a president from the members of the
board, who shall be entitled to vote as
member. Such special meetings of
the board may be held as may be de-
termined by the board, or called by the
president or by the secretary upon the
written request of majority of the
members of the board, upon notice
specifying the time and place, delivered
to each member in person, but attend
ance shall be waiver of notice. Such
meetings shall be held at any place
within the civil township in which the
corporation is situated.
"On the first day Of July, unless that