Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-14
No. 7l2, Al

No. 7l2, A Published April q, 1891
CHAPTER S32.
AN ACT to amend section of chapter 4G6 o the
laws of 1889 relating to Free High Schools
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly do enact at follows:
Section l. Section 4se of the revised
statutes of 1875 az amended is hereby
furth r amended so as to read as follows; Sec,
ton 496 Any high school district which shall
have established free high school, according
to the provisions OF these statutes. and shall
have maintained the same for not less than three
months in any school year. shall be entitled to
receive from the general fund of the state an
nually, one half the amount actually expended
for instruction in the high school of such dis
trict during such school year, over end above
the amount required ~ law to be expended for
common school purposes bEt not to exceed in one
year five hundred dollars to one district To OBJ
tain such aid the high school board CT in cities
not uuder co"nty superintendent, the presl-
dent and secretary of the board of education
and the treasurer. SHALL on or before the first
day of November, report in duplicate 10 the state
superintendent. under their Oaths, the amount
actually ex pended for instruction during the
previous school year, specifying the several
items thereof with the date ana the object OF
each, fully. ThereUpon the state superinten.
dent shall fix the amount to be paid such high
sch oil district, and certify the same to the sec
fetary of state with one of sgch reports annexed
provided the state superintendent shall be
authorized to withhold the certificate from any
free high school district for reasons based upon
failure to comply with the laws relating TO free
transmitted ia writing 10 the free high
school toAE 4 thereof on or before the
thirtieth Jay of the preceding June.
On such certificate at any time after the
first day of December. the certified amouBtsshall
be paid 10 the district treasurer out of the state
treasury. The secretary of state shall annual,
include and aPpoTtioR in the state tax all such
sums as shall have been so paid, in addition to
all other sums to be levied for the year, Here
afte-, when by any neglect or omission. any free
high school shall fail to have apportioned to it
its share of state aid under this act, the state
superintendent may after the time hereinCefore
fixed for such apporHonment by him, fix an
amount ten per c. ntum less then the amount
which srch free high rchool woEld have been
entitled to, had 1t complied with the provisions
OF this act and certify the same 20 the eeceta ry
of state, with the report OF such district or dis
tricts annexed thereto and the secretary dictate
shall thereupo0 draw his wa rant for such
amount or amounts in tSvor OF such district or
districts The whole amount Hnnually Laid
under the provisions of this action shall
not exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand
collars. and II more be demanded by such dis
tTicts they shall be paid pR0pOrtionally Provided
however that If the whole amount GuthoriZed<O
be paid ami ually in aid of free high schools in
tewus having no graded Schools by chapter SD
OF the general laws of 1855 ds not demanded or
expended under the prog isions ofthat law, then
the uHeXpended balance OF the amoCnt therein
annually authorized to be paid in cid of free
high schools in town having no graded schools.
msy be added to the app0rtioned among the
free high schools provided for in sections 400
fifty thousand dollars shall be apportsoned to
both classe- OF free high schools in any one year
az new divided by law.
section 2. This act shall take effect aRd be in
force from and after its passageand pub cation.
Approved April q. 1891.