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Iowa Code § 274.2 (2026)

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The provisions of law relative to public or accredited nonpublic schools shall apply alike to all districts, except when otherwise clearly stated, and the powers given to one form of corporation, or to a board in one kind of corporation, shall be exercised by the other in the same manner, as nearly as practicable. But school boards shall not incur original indebtedness by the issuance of bonds until authorized by the voters of the school corporation. [C97, §2823; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4190; C39, §4123.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §274.2] 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §88 Vote required to authorize bonds, §75.1

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1953–1965 · leading case: Des Moines Indep. Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Armstrong, 95 N.W.2d 515 (Iowa 1959).
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Des Moines Indep. Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Armstrong, 95 N.W.2d 515 (Iowa 1959). · cites it 18× “We now set out section 274.2 which plaintiff claims, and the trial court held, makes section 297.”
Swan Lake Consol. Sch. Dist. v. Consol. Sch. Dist., 58 N.W.2d 349 (Iowa 1953). · cites it 8× “The material part of this section is this: "The provisions of law relative to common schools shall apply alike to all districts, except when otherwise clearly stated, * * *.”
Des Moines Indep. Com. Sch. Dist. v. Armstrong, 95 N.W.2d 515 (Iowa 1959). · cites it 18× “We now set out section 274.2 which plaintiff claims, and the trial court held, makes section 297.”
Davies v. Monona Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 135 N.W.2d 663 (Iowa 1965). · cites it 3× “- Sections 274.2 and'275.1. ■ But the plaintiff says'.”
Dean v. Armstrong, 68 N.W.2d 51 (Iowa 1955). · cites it 6× “The argument is bottomed on section 274.2, Code, 1954, which provides in part: “The provisions of law relative to common schools shall apply alike to all .”
Hare v. Bd. of Directors of Boyer Sch. Twp., 85 N.W.2d 540 (Iowa 1957). · cites it 2× “Code section 274.2 makes “the provisions of law” applicable “alike to all districts, except when otherwise clearly stated” and provides “the powers given to one form of corporation, or to a board in one kind of corporation, shall be exercised by the other in the same manner, as…”
Hare v. Bd. of Directors, Etc., 85 N.W.2d 540 (Iowa 1957). · cites it 2× “Code section 274.2 makes "the provisions of law" applicable "alike to all districts, except when otherwise clearly stated" and provides "the powers given to one form of corporation, or to a board in one kind of corporation, shall be exercised by the other in the same manner, as…”
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