St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07
08.
81. r. No. 1,176-AN ACT entitled an aet 10
provide for the formation Of new school

| that by reason of swamps, marshes, rivers or
| other natural impediments 1t Is lmpract1cable
| fora majority of such children to travel to
| the school houses of the districts in which
! their said parents or guardians respectively
| reside, and that by reason thereof said ma
! jority of such children are prevented from at
| tending school during large portion OF the
school year. The said board Of county com
missioners shall act upon said petition and
shall have the power to form q new school
district out Of the territory mentioned In said
petition or any part thereof in such manner
as in the Judgment Of said board seems most
practicable to answer the educational needs
of the petitioners and the other districts at
fected thereby. Provided, that such new
district as finally formed shall not contain
less than two (2) sections of land nor less
than fifteen (l5) children of school age:
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April d, 1889.
81.
S. r. No. 104-AN ACT to amend chapter
l2i, General Laws Of 1887, entitled IAN
act to provide for the formation OF new
school districts"
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State
SECTION 1. That section one III of chap
ter one hundred and twenty -four 1871 Of
the General Laws of one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-seven 1851 be amended to
Whenever in any school district or dis
tricts OF this state there are fifteen Isl or
more children of school age, whose parents
or guardians are legal voters OF sald district
or districts. and reside more than two III
miles from any school house in such district
or districts, upon petition signed by ma
j0rity Of such parents or guardians, present.
ed to the board Of county commissioners OF
the county in which such district or dis
therein that by reason of swamps marshy or
other natural impediments it is impractical
BILE to locate q site for or build school
house near the center Of such district or dis
tricts, and describing the territory said petit
-tioners may desire to comprise the new dis
trict prayed for, The said board of county
! commissioners shall act upon said petition,
and shall have the power to form new
school district out of the territory of the dis
trict or districts, aforesaid, of such proper
lions and in such manner as In the Judge
fnent of the board seems most practicable to
answer the educational needs of the petit
TONERS and others similarly situated.
:, SEC. 2. All acts or parts of acts 1ncens1st-
ent with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April s. 1889.
8. F. 306.-AN ACT to amend an act en-
Il titled, IAN act to provide for establishing
Ig state public school," being chapter one
/, hundred and forty Il 46) of the General
h Laws OF Minnesota, for the year 1888,
Be it enacted blythe Legislature of the State
Is of Minnesota:
Il SECTION |. That chapter one hundred and
forty-sIx Gag of the General Statutes OF
1.-The State for the year 1889 be amended as
SEC. 2. That section eleven I'D Of said act
be amended SO as to read as follows: "Sec.
ton IL. There shall be received into said
school those children who have been de-
clared dependent on the public for support
nh noulonfod i1I-frpafad no ,,rO
vided in this act. who are over two (2) and
under fourteen (14) years Of age, and sound
in mind and body. That SAID board is au-
thorized in admitting children, to give pref
erence to those under twelve I2) years Of
age"
SEC. 8. That section twelve (12) of said
act be amended SO as to read as follows:
Section 70. That those admitted to said
school, unless sent from the school as pro-
yided by this act, shall be retained therein
until they are sixteen (16) years of age, and
may be retained after that age in the option
of said board. until home is procured for
them While in said school they shall be
maintained and educated in the branches
uscally taught in the common schools: they
shall have proper moral and physical train
ing, and shall be fought how to labor SO far
as their age and condition Will reasonably
permit. The said board isauthorized to return
to the county sending it, any child when it
shall become sixteen (16) years Of age, and
no home has been procured. or whenever,
after its admission, 1t shall be ascertained to
the satisfaction of said board, that the child
Is of unsound mind or of unsound body, or
If for any other reason said board shall con-
slider ssid child an improper inmate OF said
school; that in case OF the return OF any
ehild as herein provided to the county send send
cease, and the child shall again become
charge upon the county sending it. The SUI
perintendent of said school in returning any
child to itscounty shall report in writing to
y, ,tr ,iccirY nj
county the action of said board and the
reasons therefor
SEC. 4. That section thirteen (13) of said
act be amended by adding to said section the
board Who IS not has Become
self-supporting. thesaid board may SO de-
clare by resolution, and the guardianship of
said board shall thereupon cease and the
child shall thereafter be entitled to its own
earnings. Whenever one or both OF the par
ents of any ward of said board; who is not
indentured, have become able to support and
educate it, the child may by resolution OF
said board be restored to its parents in which
case the suitableness Of the home shall be
certified in the same manner as herein re-
CURED for placing children on indentures;
and thereupon the guardianship OF said
board shall cease"
act be amended SO as to read as follows:
"Section IA. Whenever the county commits
sioners of any county shall find In their
county any child who in their opinion be-
this act, it shall be the duty OF said county
commissioners to inquire OF the superinten-
dent Of said school whether any children can
lbereceiyed into said school from their county.
That whenever there shall be sufficient room
In said school for the reception of such child
'reA, it shall not be lawful to place or main
taih them in any county poor house. That
in'feceiying children Into said school prefer
epce shall be given first to dependent and in.
diSent orphans or half orphans OF deceased
soldiers Of this State"
BFc. 6. That section fifteen (15) Of said
act be amended so as to read - fouows;
Section Is. Whenever inquired OF by the
coNnty commissioners of any county, and
whenever there is room for one or more
children in said school from any county, It
shall be the duty OF the superintendent o.
sSM school to NOTIFY tho county commits
they can send to such school That when
ever there are more admissible children In
the several counties than can be received In
said schools. 1t shall be the duty OK the
admissions pro rata among the counties aG-
cording to the number OF admissible chill
dren in each at the time Of such admission,
giving preference 10 counties OF the same or
larger population that have had less Children
ever the commissioners OF any county
shall be informed by tho superintendent
Of said school that any children from
their county can be received into SAID
school, 1t shall be their duty to forward them
to said school, as provided in this aot as soon
as practicable. In those counties In which
the distinction between the township ana
county poor Is maintained, Il shall be the
duty of the commissioners Of such county.oa
the written request Of the supervisor Of any
such township, to act for such township n
securing the admission OF children 70 tbs
school in all respects a. though such chill
dren were supported by the County. That tn
expense Of transportation Of children - SAID
school from any county pursuant TO Law. ana
to the county from which they came, a1tae |
their admission, as proper inmates, a. herein
provided. shall b audited hy the board Of