Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-03-25
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.


The legislature recently closed At
Roise made some very material changes
10 the Idaho school law. We give
hcluw, ia a condensed form, some II
the most important sections.
Each schonl district must furnish
Textbooks TO pupils free Of charge.
The commissioners OF each county
shall, at the time ot lrvying the taxes
fur the state aud county purposes.
l"vy = tax Of not less than live mills
nor more Than ten mill- un each dollar
II tax hle property in their respective
counties, for .chonl purposes. Said
taxes must be assessed and collected
IN each county as other taxes for state
and county purposes.
The county superintendent shall APP
rariinn srhnl moneys as follows !:
One.'hird ~ tn, whole amount he
shall divide equally among the several
districts that have complied with the
provisions 81 this act The Remaining
iwn-ihirds II said whole amount he
,h'll api"tti"n per capita among the
several districts in proportion To the
number of chilIren in each district. as
shown by the last report of the census
marshal 81 each district with the
nmonnt TO which apportionment enti-
ties il.
No school district shall he hereafter
divided for the purpose of forming u
new district unless il contain an area
of more than nine square miles; nor
shall district h. divided, il bv sn
doing the remainder ~ the district
shall b. found 10 contain less than iif-
teen persons 81 school age.
See a. A, the next school ele-ttan. following he
passage II this act there be eleetei bhart Of
trutee. consisting II three 10 number, n whom
must hold oiee Tor three wears, one for two years.
and Tor wear. and the ballots designate
the length Of time whrh said tri~,e-s 70 serve.
At the seenfd and every subsequent school election
there must he elected nne trustee for the term Of
three years, immediately after their election they
clerk
See. ~. The regular election for eee,ing rs-mhers
81 the board II school trustee shall he held annually
n each istriet on the first MHnday In June, which
tanning N schools ant sehnol interests. The clerk OF
said ATd Of trustees shall c,use printed mott Is to
such eleation. and the time du ing which the ballot
he kept open. not les. however than three hours
and farther specifying At what hour ether business
s sl he tralsa tel sail eiectl "a shall be C nlrte
any other county elections. except that jd re
an. one clerk may con tituie a bard 1t election and
any trustee may administer the oath Ia said judge
and clerk Provided, further. that IL shall hy law.
fu At sn,h ann u meeting said first Mouday IN
June Ia vote upon the Question - whett or ~ not
any special stall be lsvei any purpose sch
a. building repairing school houses. fHr the
afftI nj na .hfuiS in he
ing niay irss decide the he iesigd. 10
eyed ten mills on the dollar of taxable property.
then eceed ballot witch hallsa shall lie writ
ten printed flax Nes or TAX No aud none but
aetua resilient freeholiers and heads Of families o.
said districts Sall vote at such election erAte
hallt box shall be dsei for voting on any question
al taxation other business concerning the schools
and school interest from that used voting trls-
tees IL mai1fit, u the votes paei at such elcr.
ton. arc Ia favor ~ tax, the board u trustees mast
axe ich levy an ,vrt ~ the fact.
The regular meeting Of the boani Of trustees shall
be held the last saturday Of March. June, sc ite
her and Descmber.
See %. No hooks papers, tracts or documents %
= POLITICAL scctarian dencniinatiunal character
mus tie used Introduce ia school e.tab!i he'd
political, sectarisn. &C avn0iuita,ianai cirie IS
htrehy expressly forbidden q br tauzht IA q IN: nor
shall any her Or any district reeaiye ahy u The
puhlic schoA mune,s la wich the schools have not
heen tAugit la eEorAance with lie provisions u this
act.
SEQ. 81. Trustees may Determine whether pup'l.
ouisi VI their district may attend sehDOi la such
DistfIct, ald upon what term,
sec. o.. The school year within til. state shall
cuininenye The Hist 'iuuday 10 sep tmber Ia each
Year. school month Is four WeeAs of hse seho5l
Gays each.