The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10

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shall give to each teacher certificate
at the cloEe OF each school year GER
! tifyfng the term of service for that
| year and the amount contributed to
the annuity fund as hereinafter pro-
vided. and shall record the same In the
j records of the district, and such GER
tificates shall be evidence of term of
service and contribution to the an
/! nuity fund.
Section s. Proof of term of service
shall be the certificates given from
| year to year by the boards of direc-
!tors as provided herein, or it may be
teacher and one from the superintend-
ent of schools or member of the
school board of each district in which
such teacher was regularly employed.
In case the superintendent or the
members OF the school board are de-
ceased, or cannot be reached, the
tern of service may be established by
the aftidavits of reputable persons
/ who were residents of the district at
the time of the service and can testify
/ from their personal knowledge, or by
such other evidence as the board Of
trustees may consider conclusive.
Section 8. There shall be deducted
one per cent from the monthly salary
of every teacher who may be credited
with not more than ten years service,
and two per cent from the monthly
salary of all teachers of more than
ten years service, for the benefit of
the annuity fund, and the sum of said
/ deductions shall be forwarded month
lily to the county treasurer, who shall
j forward the same to the state treas
furer. The amount of said deductions
shall be part Of every teachers con-
tract and shall continue until the ex-
j riration of the twenty-five years ser
/ vice, or until a total sum of two hun
cred dollars shall have been contrib
uted and the deductions shall then
i cease. There shall, however, be an
additional sum paid by such teacher
upon retirement equal to the differ
ence in the amount already contribut-
ed and the total amount Of the an
Inuity to be paid such teacher This adj
ditional sum may either be paid in a
lump sum or deducted from the first
years annuity. In determining the
i first ten years of service for which
Il the one per cent deduction shall be
4 made, the time served outside OF the
4 state or in other schools for which
service may be claimed, shall be
counted
i Section 10. Upon the completion of
twenty-five or more years of service
as herein provided the teacher shall
1. have the right to retire upon a life
annuity equal to fifteen dollars for
each year of accredited service, said
sum to be paid in twelve equal month
lily payments, but such annuity shall
not in any case exceed the sum oil six
hundred dollars. Any teacher who
has tauch not less than twenty years
In the state and has reached the age
of sixty years. or any teacher who has
taught fifteen years in the state and
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shall have the right to retire upon a
life annuity Of fifteen dollars per
year for each year of service accredit-
led, but in estimating such term OF
service time taught outside of the
state Or in private schools shall not
be counted
Il Section II. Any teacher who de.
: sires to retire as an aEnuitant, and
: who has complied with the provisions
) iof the law, must make written appli
i cation to the board OF trustees and
must at the time of retirement be
f lregularly employed in school work in
: the public schools OF Iowa. No teach
t er, however who has the right to re
] tire shall lose said right by being
/. discharged from his or her position
: for causes less than felony, and may
4 make application and prove his or he,
t rights.
Section IL. Any teacher who re
2 signs without the intention of again
2 teaching may, upon written applica
ton to the board of trustees within ST.
] months after such resignation and pre-
z senting certificates of amount con
i tributed tc the pension fund, be repaid
one-half of the sum contributed, ant
in case said teacher re-enters public
J, school work she shall restore sucl
t refund together with four per CEN
I simple interest in addition to the reg
e ular deduction from salary.
t Section 10. Any teacher who ha.
contributed to the annuity fund for {