Year: 1859

An ACT to confer certain powers Towns and Cities


for school purposes.


the State Of Iowa, That any city Incorporated town
in this State including the territory annexed thereto
for school purposes may constitute separate school
district.


a. At the written request Of any ten voters of such
city town, the municipal authorities thereof shall
provide for taking the sense Of the people residing
within the limits OF the contemplated district by means
Of public vote by ballot


13. Should the majority Of the votes east at any
early day shall be fixed for the election BY ballot of
President Vice Presilent, Secretary Treasurer and
Directors all OF whom shall constitute District Board
having the same general power duties and obligations
attach to the like Board in the township districts
except herein provided. The President Vice Pre-
sdent, Secretary, and Treasurer, shall hold their off,
for the time, and after the first election their
shall be elected upon the and shall
conform in other respects to the rules and re-
quirenents provided by law for the same officers
in the township districts.


a.. After the first election the directors shall BY
lot determine the lengt Of their respective terms Of
office shall till the second Monday In March
next after his election Another until year ter
the said second Monday in March and . third till two
years thereafter. At the end of each such term
shall be elected who shall hold his Office three
years, and until his successor elected and qualified
Should vacancy occur in respect to either Of said d.
rectorS, it may be filled by the remainder of the Board
until the day Of the next election, when successor
shall be elected fill out the remainder his term.


s. Ths ead district may have ~ many school
houses. and their schools may be regulated in such
manner the said Board may direct, subject to the
general law Of the State They may distribute the
cutye duties Of their Board among tho three directors
in such manner as they shall think expedent


2 g. Should any portion OF said city town lie in
different township from that In which the principal por.
ton thereofs situated the inhabitants such fraction
may organize with the remaining portion Of their own
township at any time that they may think proper
do, should the population exceed five hundred in
number they may organize in the same manner ss il
provided for the main portion OF the city town
herein before provided.


~. At the written request Of any voters resd-
ing within such fractional portion Of any town city,
the municipal authorities thereof shall provide for
taking vote by ballot to determine whether they will
remain attached to the main body OF the city town
And should their number exceed five hundr ed inhabr
ans there shall lie provision made at the time
afterwards for ascertainng whether the fraction
OF will organize by ITSELF will unite with the remain
ing portion Its own township.


s. Where q town or city is carved out Of civil
townsh contemplated in this act the remainder Of
such township shall constitute separate school dis
trct tho boundaries between which and the Fad city
district may at any time be changed with the
consent Of both their respective b ard directors.
and after its publication in the Iowa Statesman and
Iowa Citizen.


(Sixned1 ORAN FAvILLE,


President Of the Board Of Education.


hereby certify hat the above Is true and complete
copy of the original passed this day by the Board
Of Education Of the State OF Iowa.


Dec. Gath, 1855. JOSIAH T. TrBBy,


Secretary pro TEN Of the Board.