The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1883-04-27
8 STONE CITY, OAK, FRIDAY, APRIL y, 1883.
Org Rnni7atiOn of school
Tow sips.

iZation Of schools under the township
system:
Sec. %. School townships may be
organized in any county whether
are organized for civil pur-
poses or not. But when organized
both rs school townships and civil
the boundaries and name
shall be the same for both purposes.
Where civil townships are now organ
lied the school townships may also be
organized with the same boundaries
and name. Both may be organized at
the same time, or either first and the
other afterwards. This act, except
vherin otherwise specifically declared
shall apply to and govern school town
ships only when organized as distinct
corporations for school purposes, as
declared in section = of this act.
Sec "a. The board Of county COM
missioners of each county shall, be-
fore the first day of June, 1883, pro-
ceed to divide the county into school
townships Except when already divid.
ed into civil townships,) fix and de-
termine the boundaries thereof, and
number the same, and in SO doing
shall have regard for natural bounda-
ries, but the number of school town
ship ps shall not exceed the number of
congres sioEal townships or fractional
parts thereof greater than one-half
in any county. The board of county
commissioners shall in the perform
ance OF their duty, call to their aid
and counsel the county superintend-
ent of public schools. and, if a
different person may call before
them also the predecessor Of that
officer for his or her testimony and ad-
vice, and hear any citizens who are
interested are who are we'll informed
of the topography and settlement OF
the county. And the county superin.
tendent shall prepare and present be-
fore them carefully prepared map of
the county which shall show the
boundaries Of all school districts and
other school corporations III the cOun.
ty, the location Of all rivers, lakes and
marshes or other topography that
would affect school travel; the location
of all railroads built or under con-
struction, and Of all cities, towns and
villages: and shall carefully locate
thereon every school house of the val
ue Of one hundred dollars or more.
Sec. 25. After carefully weighing
all these facts. and having regard
thereto the board shall SO divide the
county into school townships rs will
best subserve and promote the perma-
nent interests and welfare of the pub
lie schools III the whole county, so
that not less than -four primary schools
may be in one school township when
settled, and SO that the township shall
have when settled sufficient area and
population and number OF schools to
furnish opportunity of choice between
vanced graded school from the patrons
of all TO secure these ends they may
include as many rs four congressional
townships OF parts thereof in one
school township. The board of com
missloners may change the boundaries
of these school townships the same as
may be provided by law for changing
the boundaries Of civil townships: and
a change Of boundary for one purpose
changes it also for the other, and the
boundaries and limits rs well as the
name shall be and remain the same
for school pur poses. and for civil and
political purposes.
Sec. %. County board shall num-
Der the school townships uutil such
time as the electors. at the first town.
ship meeting, shall choose names.
failing to do which III any instance,
the county board shall give it a name
Sec. - The county clerk shall,
within thirty days after the first
school township election held as here
in provided, transmit to the Territor-
ial Auditor a plat of the county show
ing the boundaries and name Of each
school township therein, and shall re-
cord Il copy Of the same, together
with al the proceedings Of the county
board had and done under this act, III
/; proper book to he kept for that pur
pose.
Sec. .. Provides, through the
medium of the Territorial Auditor
and the county board, for the chang
ing of township names when two in
the Territory are alike
Sec. %. All civil townships now
organized shall become school town
ships by the election and qualification
of the officers thereof rs hereinafter
provided; but before they are SO or
ganized and before the first day Of
June, 1888. the board of county COM
missioners of the county III which
they are organized shall carefully re-
consider the boundaries, area and sit
uation thereof, in I'll respects as pro-
vided herein for dividing Il county in
to school townships, and shall SO far
as necessary change and rearrange the
thereof SO as to render the
townships suitable and convenient for