The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-31
FOR SCHOOL OFFICERS
Attention is Called to the Following
Sections of the Revised School
Laws Defining their Duties.

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has received from state superintendent
John L. Riggs, a supply of four diff
erent circulars defining certain duties
school laws, and has distributed the
same among the school officers of De-
catur county. Special attention is
called to the following very important
sections of the schools laws:
TO THE PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL BOARD:
The law requires every board of
school directors to meet this year on
Monday. July 2, to receive the reports
of the secretary and treasurer and to
settle with these officers. Sec. 2757, as
amended by the acts of the Thirty-frst
General Assembly.
In all school corporations secretary
for the ensuing year must be chosen at
| this meeting. And in all school cor
porations, excepting in independent
city or town districts, treasurer for
the ensuing year must be chosen at this
meeting. Tie law changing the annual
meeting of school boards from Septem-
Der to July terminates the term of all
secretaries now in Office and of all
treasurers now in Office in independent
village districts, school townships and
rural independent districts with the
July meeting, and makes it necessary
for the board to elect their successors
at that time. Opinion Of Attorney
GENERALLY
The secretary and treasurer should
have their reports ready for the APPROX
al of the board at the time of the
meeting.
Your attention is called to the man
datory provisions of Chapter ITO of the
School Laws which require the treasur-
err of each school township and rural
independent district to withhold five
cents for each person of school age in
the school corporation, the same to be
used between the third Monday of
September and the first day of Deem
Der for the purchase of library books.
The board may, at it's option, increase
this amount not to exceed fifteen cents
for each person of school age. The
books must be purchased by the secre-
tary and president Of the board, with
the assistance of county superintendent
of schools.
The theory of our Iowa statutes has
been that the services rendered by
school directors should be gratuitous
assuming, and correctly, that public
spirited citizens willing to serve the
people in this responsible Office would
not be wanting in any school district
| believe the services rendered by
directors should be in large part gratu
itous. Most of such services can be
rendered at times chosen by the direc
tor and when his personal interests
need not suffer; but it has long seemed
to me that attendance upon the regular
meeting, when business of unusua
Importance is transacted and the
presence of every director is required
should carry with it adequate compen
sation which is now forbidden by tn,
statutes.
It's my present purpose to recommend
to the next General Assembly tina
section 27S0 of the School Laws be 81
amended that directors in actua
attendance upon the annual July meet
; ing of the board shall receive a fiNet
amount for one days services. | shall
not, however, make this recommend
alton, unless the general sentiment o
the directors of the state is favorable
That | may be instructed in thi
matter, am asking the district secre
taries to take vote of the director
present at the board meeting July End
, TO THE SECRETARY
lou Will luu dUUdCuCu w OuS VI yOu
report blanks form on which to re
; cord the verdict of your board member
on the question of amending the schoo
4 laws so that board members in actua
Y attendance upon the annual July meet
\ ing may receive compensation for sucl
services. Please record the names o
: all directors present and voting on thi
, question, both the retiring members
of the old board and the newly elected
and hold over members.
TO THE TREASURER:
1t may be we'll for you to ask that {
committee of the board be appointed tt
examine your books before the date O
the annual meeting July End.
Whether such committee examines
your books or not, your financial report
: should be completed and copied in one
of the blanks before the meeting of the
board on the second day of July.
Complete directions for preparing
your report will be found on the blanks
sent you. Your report will cover the