Year: 1870




purchases of material, and to let such
contracts for their necessary school
buildings as they may deem proper;
provided, however. that they shall not
make any purchase or contract in any
year to exceed the amount on hand and
to be raised by the levy Of tax that
year. #


slO. When said board of trustees
shall have furnished a suitable build
ing for the school, they shall employ
some competent teacher to take charge
Of the same, and furnish such assistant
teachers rs they deem necessary, and
provide for the payment of their sala,
ries. As far a. practicable, model
schools shall be encouraged; and ad.
vanced students aud those preparing to
become teachers may be employed q
portion OF the time in teaching the
younger pupils, In order that they may
become familiar with the practice as
well as theory of successful school teach.
ing, and also avoid as far as practicable
the expense of employing other assis-
tant teachers.


Ill. Tuition shall be free to oil mi.
pills of such school residing in the coun-
ty where the same is located. The
board Of trustees, however, shall make
such general rules and regulations as
they deem proper in regard to age and
grade of attachments essential TO EMIT
pupils to admission in the school. If
there should be more applicants than
can be Accommodated at any time, each
district shall be entitled to send it's
equal proportion ofpupils, according to
the number of scholars it may have, as
shown by the last report to the county
superintendent of common schools.
Aud the boards of the respective school
districts shall designate such pupils as
may attend.


sl2. fiat at any time. the school can
accommodate more pupils than apply
for admission from that county, the
vacancies may be filed by applicants
from other counties, upon the payment
of such tuition rs the board of trustees
may prescribe; but at no time shall such
pupils continue in said school to the
exclusion Of pupils belonging in the
county in which such high school is
located.


Il. In any county where there is
no county high school, it shall be law
full for the board of supervisors thereof,
upon the presentation Uf petition
signed bya majority of the qualified
electors of the county, to levy tax not
exceeding one mill on the dollar, in any
one year, sufficient to pay the tuition of
those scholars who desire 10 attend the
county high school Of some other coun.
ty, or high school, or high school
department established in the county,
aud when they do attend such high
school, this tuition may be paid out of
the funds levied aud held for that pur-
pose.


IA. The principal of any such high
school, with the approval of the board
of trustees, shall make such rules and
regulations AS he deems proper, in re-
gard to the studies, conduct, and gov
ernment of the pupils under his charge,
and if any such pupils will not con form
to and obey the rules of the school, they
may be suspended or expelled therefro
by the board of trustees.


ais. The said board of trustees shall
annually make report to the board of
supervisors Of their respective county,
which sha11 specify the number Of stu
dents. both male and female, who have
been in attendance at the county high
school during the year; the branches of
learning taught; the text books used;
the number of teachers employed, the
amount of salary paid to them, the
amount expended for library and appa-
ratus, and for buildings and all other
purposes; also the amount of fHnds on
hand, debts unpaid, and other informa-
ton deemed important or expedient to
report. Such report shall be printed in
at least one newspaper in the county, if
any is published therein, and copy of
the report be forwarded to the State
superintendent of public instruc-
ton.


S16. The board Of supervisors shall
have power to fill any vacancy that
may occur in the board Of trustees of
that county, by appointment, until the
next general election, and q majority of
any such board shall be q quorum for
the transaction of business.


s17. The board of supervisors may
allow each member Of the board of trus.
tees the sum of two dollars per day for
the time actually employed in the dis
charge Of his official duties, aud when
such accounts are presented for pay
ment, they shall be audited and paid
out Of the county treasury in the same
manner as other accounts against the
county, the said trustees not to be enh-
tied to any further remuneration for
services or expenses.


as. This act being deemed of inn
mediate Importance by this general
assembly, shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in
the Iowa State Register aud Iova