Year: 1862

elIioH 10 De maze or any ScnOOl AOnSe, OF the
site thereof and of such other property. per.
sonal and real as may belong TO the district
and to direct the manner in which the pro.
ceeds arising therefrom shall be applied.
FfM: TO provide for the payment OF
any debts contracted for school house, OR
school purposes.


Sirth:: To determine the branches to be
taught in the schools of the dis rict.
SeUemth: To delegate any, or all Of the
powers; contained in the fore. going srecif
cations, to the board of directors.
Sec H. Each director shall within ten
after his election, appear before some officer
qualified to administer oaths. and take an
oath to support the Constitution of the u $.
and that OF the State of Iowa. and that he
will faithfully discharge the duties of his Of
flee and in case Of failure so to qualify, his
Office shall hA deemed vacant.


Sec s. The directors Of the sub-dstricts
shall constitute d board of directors for the
district township. and shall enter upon their
duties on the day fixed for the regular meet
ing Of the board in April, at which time they
shall organize, by clccting from the district
at large Il President Secretary and Treasu
rer, who shall in no case, be members of the
board, and shall have no vote in the procee-
dings except as hereinafter provided.


Sec. 6. The board of directors shall hold
their regular meetings on the second Monday
in April and September of each year; and
may hold such special meetings, as occasion
may require, at the call Of the President or
by request of Il majority of the board


Sec. 7. The duties Of the board of direc-
tors shall be as fol ows:


First: TO make all contracts, purchases,
payments and sales, necessary to carry ont
any vote of the district: Proui}eI, that be-
fore erecting any school hoase they shall! con-
fer with the County Superintendent as 10
the most approved plan for such building


second. TO admit pupils not belonging
to the district and not provided for in section
one Of this act to their schools on such terms
us they may agree upon.


Third To determine the number Of
schools which shall be established. and the
length of time each shall be taught, subject
to the provision of the act of which this is
amendatory


Fourth To fix the ste for each school
house, taking into consideration the wants
and necessities Of the people of each portion
of the sub. district.


Fifth: TO establish grad ID OR union
schools wherever they may be nocess ary
and they may, as occasion requirs, s,ect a
person who shall have the general super
vision of the schools in thsir district, subject
to the rules and regulations of the board.


Sirth. To appoint a President and Secre
tary pro tenn. in case of the absence OF the
reg gtliar officers and to fill any vacancy that
may occur in tho Office of president Secre
tary, or Tresurcr.


Serenth TO require the Secretary and
Treasurer each to give bold to the district
in suck penalty and with such suret.es Us
they may determine upon conditioned for
the faithful performances of their duties IN
der this act. The bond shall be file with
the President of the board an in case Of
the breach of condition thereof ho shall bring
suit thereon in the name OF the district.


Eighth: To fill any vacancy that may
occur in the board, until the next regular
sub-eistrct meeting.


Ninth: They shall, from time to time, cx-
anime the accounts Of the Treasurer, and
make settlement with him; AMI present AZ
cash regular meeting OF the cecturs, a full
statement of the receipts and expenditures of
the district, and all matters delegated to them
to perform and all such other matters as may
be deemed important.


Tenth: To an lit and allow all just claims
against the district and t, fix the comoansa-
ton of the Secretary and Treasurer; but no
order shall be drawn on the district Treasury
until the claim for which it is drawn has
been SO audited ond allowed.


Eievsnh : TO visit the schools in their
district. and aid the teacher in establishing
and enforcing rules for the government OF the
schools. and see that they keep IL correct list
Of the pupils. embracing the periods of tim,
during which they attended school, tho bran
ches taught, and such other matters as May
be required by the County Superintendent.


Tweltth: They shall, at their regular
meeting in September, or at any spesial maei
ing called thereafter for that purpose, divide
their township into sub districts snch as jus
tice, equity, and the interests of the pabiic
require and may make such alterations Of
the boundaries Of sub-districts, heretofore
forme !. as may be deemed necessary, and
shall designate such sub-district, and all sub
sequent alterations, in distinct and legible
manner upon a patt OF the district, provided
for that purpose and shall cause II written
description of the same to be recorded in the
district records; copy Of which shall be
delivered by the Secretary to tho Clerk OF
the beard Of Supervisors, who shah record
the same in his office : Proriled, that Tie
boundaries of sub-dstricts shall conform to
the lines Of fCongressionai divisions of land
and that the formation and alteration OF sub
districts, as contemplated in this section:
shall not take effect until the next sub-d;s-
trct election thereafter at which election u
director shall be elected for the new sub
district formed.


Th,rteentA They shall apportloa any
tax voted for school house purposes among
the several sub.eistricts, in sue, manner as
justice and equity may require Provided,
that the rate shall no. exceed five mills on
the dollar in any sub-distrct and the Board
may lessen the amount voted by the district
township meeting if necessary sufficiently
to reduce it to that rate.


Fourteenth They shall, at their regular
meeting in April Of each year, estimate the
percentum of tax on taxable property of the