The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-09
II. F. No. l,176-AN ACT entitled an aot 70
provide for the formation Of now school

| residents of said territory, majority of such
parents and guardians may present petition
sioners OF the county in which such territory
is situated. setting forth absorption of such
territory, the names of all the parents and
guardians SO residing In said territory, and
other natural impediments 1t is impracticable
fora ajority Of such children to travel to
the school houses of the districts in which
their said parents guardians respectively
reside, ana that by reason thereof said ma
Jorlty Of such children are prevented from at
tending school during a 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 a 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 az
fected thereby: Provided that such new
district as finally formed shall not contain
less than two ~ sections of land nor less
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and DO in
Approved April "a, 1889.
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S. F. No. 104-AN ACT to amend chapter
124. General Laws Of 1887, entitled IAN
act to provide l for the formation Of new
Be it enacted BY the Legislature OF the State
SECTION /. That section ono III of chap
ter one hundred and twenty -four ll24l Of
dred and eighty-seven 1857 be amended to
read as follows:
Whenever in any school district or dis
tricts Of this state there are fifteen ISL or
or guardians are legal voters of said district
or districts. and reside moro than two ~
miles from any school house in such district
or districts, upon petition signed by ma
n ofO 1joy, c0y,f-
ed to the board Of county commissioners Of
the county in which such district or dis
tricts may be situated, and setting forth
other natural impediments it Is lmpract}ca:
BILE to locate a site for or build a school
house near the center Of such district or dis
tricts, and describing the territory said petit
TONERS 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 a new
trict or districts, aforesaid, Of such proper
tons and In such manner as in the judge
'ment OF the board seems most practicable to
answer the educational needs Of the peti-
TONERS and others similarly situated.
SEC 2. All Gets or parts of acts 1nconsist-
emit with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and b in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 5, 1889.
6S.
8. F. 3O6.-AN ACT to amend an act en-
titled, An act to provide Tor establishing
state public school" being Z, chapter cha one
r. Laws of Minnesota, for the year 1885.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
forty-slx (l46) Of the General Statutes OF
the State for the year 1888 be amended as
follows:
SEC: ?. That section eleven 90 Of said act
tion II. There shall be received into said
school those children who have been de-
clared dependent on the public for support,
absndoned, neglected, or ilI-treated Is pro.
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 Q2) years Of
age"
SEQ. 3. That section twelve (l2) Of said
act be amended SO as to read as follows:
''Section IL. That those admitted to said
vided by this act, shall be retained therein
until they are sixteen (l6) 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
usually taught in the common schools: they
shall have proper m oral ana physical train.
as their age and condition will reasonably
permit. The said board is authorized to return
to the county sending it, any child when it
shall become sixteen 90 years Of age, and
after its admission, it 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-
school; that in case of the return Of any
child, as herein provided, to the county send
ing it. the guardianship Of this board shall
cease, and the child shall again become
OH no " iV1O q
perintendent of said school In returning any
child to its county shall report in writing to
the county commissioners Of the proper
county the action OF said board and the
reasons therefor"
SEC. L. That section thirteen (13) of said
act be amended by adding to said section the
following: When [everl any ward OF said
self-supporting, the said board may so de-
clare by resolution, and the guardianship of
said board shall thereupon cease, aud the
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-
| quired for placing children on indentures;
and th he c7' pom the guardianship of said
SEC. 5. That section fourteen (14) Of said
act be amended SO as to read as follows:
"Section IL. Whenever the county commits
child Who in their op 1 6e
| longs to the class OF children described In
this act 1t shall be the duty OF said county
| Commissioners to inquire Of the superinten-
| dent of said school whether any children can
be received into said school from their county.
! That whenever there shall be sufficient room
| In said school for the reception of such child
! rem, it shall not be lawful to place or main.
| tain them in any county poor house. That
in receiving children into said school prefer
,epce shall be given first to dependent and in
.digent orphans or heif orphans OF deceased
SEQ. 8. That section fifteen (15) of said
oct be amended 60 a. to read as follows:
'Section Is. Whenever inquired Of by the
county commissioners Of any county, and
| children in said school from any county. It
shall be the duty Of the superintendent Of
said school to noufy the county commits
su & Thea
| ever there are more admissible children in
the several counties than can be received in
said schools. it shall be- the duty OF the
superintendent Of said school to divide such
cording to the number OF admissible chill.
| dren In each at the time Of such admission,
larger population that have had less chill rea
admitted into said school. That when
ever the commissioners Of any county
shall bs informed by the superintendent
OF sAo ecnool mat any cn1Oren IRON
theif county can be received into said
| school. 1t shall be their duty to forward them
to said school AS provided in this act, Is coon
as practicable In those counties In which
| the distinction between the township and
| county poor Is maintained it shall be the
| duty Of the commissioners Of such county,on
the written request Of the supervisor Of any
such township, to act for such township in
occurring the admission Of children to this
school in all respects 40 though such chill
dren were supported by the county. That the
| expense Of transportation Of children to said
school from any county pursuant to Law, aud
the expense Of returning any Of said children
their admission, as proper inmates, as herein
| provided, shall be audited by the board Of