The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-05-15

on ihr revised STATUTES q 1873. entitled ''of
common schools" aud chapter -. revised stat
Htes. Of ISIS. entitled of the distribution uf
| me school fund income" and Of laws amenda-
| Tory OF th"S" chapters. as authorized and re
| laws of 1895.
| The People "f the state Of Wisconsin repre-
| SenJrd IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as
| Section / Chapter -. Of the revised statutes
lows: - '|''1
| CHAPTER -.
! SECTION 4l2 The town hoard Of each town in
I4ls Si@te shall have power To form and alter
INSTINCTS In the manner Hereinafter set forth:
provided, that every school district shall he OF
,''l-s.o-S territory. and shall not embrace more
/ tlan thirty six square miles OF land: and thar
Whenever any school district which has ~ vote
contracted debt shall be altered hv takta: ter
rltuTy from 1t before such debt is f.uy paid no
| such alteration shall be- made aS To leave he
district from which territory = ken an .ut-at-
tluess eN' r"din- I've Ter ceutum en- the value Of
( l-s ,aN-'lc property therein to De-. aSerrtAined
ty the last assessment for srsfr ana rnIurv
taxes previous To- the iucurring OF such indebted
hess I"" ug more existing districts may Toe
united 10 form single district. aud els
mus may be formed from parts Of existing dis
Section 4l&. The formation Of any such school
ulStIi>t shall he by written order II the town
"oaIu' trS, Iltlhg The territory embraced In the
same 10 be He'd with the town clerk within
twenty days after the making thereof. When
ever new district shall be formed. the super
Nl>"rs ShAll deliver 70 taxable uhabitapt OF the
ulSiIlct heir notice thereof in writing de-
serihlns lis boundaries aud appointing time
and place for the FIRST district meeting and shall
therein direct such inhahitaut L. notify every
qtaiIhei voter OF the district, either personally
or hy leaving written notice at his place x
residence. IF the time aud place Of such meeting
AZ least i've days before the time appointed
therefor. and said iuhabitant shall notify the
voters OF such district accordingly. aud endorse
lArreoh return contsininE the names "f all
persons thus notified. and said notice and return
shaLL he recorded part OF the record Of the
nTSt meeting in such district.
Section 4l4 In case such notice shall rot be
given or the inhabitants Of district shall neg
l'tt OF refuse 10 assemble and form a district
meeting VIXEN notified. or in case any school
district having been formed or organized shall
atterward De diSerganized 50 that no competent
authority shall exist therein 10 call a special dis
rrict meeting in the manner herein provided no
tice shall b" given hy the town board. ana served
ID the manner prescribed in the preceding sec
ton. Whenever district meeting shall be called
as prescribed In this and the preceding section.
II shalI De tAe duty OF the electors Of the dis
tFIct TO assemble at the time and place SO di-
Section as Whenever II shall be necessary 70
form district from two more adjoining towns
the town boards Of such towns shall meet to-
EethtF ana form such district ty their written
order. describing the territory embraced In such
district signed hy N least two OF the supcryiS-
orS of each town, and shall lie one such order
with IL" town clerk of each town. and deliver
u" notice OF formation To "a taxable inhahitaut
Of such district and cause tn. same 10 he served
and returned in the time and manner herenbe-
fgTe prescribed; and any such district may be
'i''Ffu only "F Inc JOINT action or the town
boards 81 such towns in the same manner that
other districts altered.
Section 4l6 Every school district shall be
'4t'LIitu uNlN organized when any two OF the Of
hreTS elected at the first legal meeting thereof
shall have 'ouscntd TO serve in the Offices to
which they have been respectively elected. by IA
written acceptance thereof hIed with the clerk
At the first meeting, and recorded in the minutes
thereof; and every school district shsn he
Std'frl rs duIy organized after II shall have eH-
eT'Ised the franchi"es and privileges Of Il district
for tn" term Of two years
Section AZ, Every school district organized in
gained pursuant to law. shall hc a body corpo-
rate, and shan possess the usual powers o.
corporation for publ" purposes by the name and
S'|I" Of school district Joint school district
number ~ of the town cor towns II --,
Uatur Of the town towns N which the dis
IFl't Is Siin"ird', sleh number shall be GcSjE-
mated 10y The town board or boards in the forIna-
tt"n thereof; and in that name shall and be
contracted with. and nf holding such real gud
personal estate aS Is authorized to be purchased
by law ana of selling the same.
Section 4l1a. / Whenever the record q tie
FORMATION or establishment Of boundaries or any
school district in This stat" shall he lost CT de-
stT"yed the town board Of the town trustees II
the village, council of the citv in
which such district lies. shah have power to
make new record OF the boundaries OF such
Srho"l instruct hE written order made and entered
in the records of such town, village. or city.
Whenever the town board. trustees Of the vii
laEe. or common council OF the city, SHALL con
template making such now record. they snail
give AT least five days notice in writing to the
clerk Of tn" district To be Affected thereby. stat
Ing in such notice the time and III" place " hen
and where they will be present To decide upon
and make SUCH new record and such clerk shall
Immediately notify the other members " the
board. In ali cases where no such record shall
lee made. the order constituting the shah
within three days be entered in the record Of the
proper town. village city. and tn" clerk there
Of shall within the same time ule a copy Of
such order with the clerk If the school district
affected thereby. Any number OF districts as To
/ which the records SO lost or destroyed may
l." included in one order notice. In ease ~
the loss or destruction Of the records pertaining
to joint school district the clerk Of the town.
city village shall procure and record a crrti-
ned copy Of the records Of other towns, cities
and villages relating to such joint district or The
common council of The city, trustees IF the VII
lagr. or town boards Of the town in which such
joint school district lies. may meet and set to-
geth"r in the making Of any new record OF the
order made pursuant to this section. the record
thereof. Shall be presuWptiyc evidence Of the
regularity of the proceedings prior 10 the making
thereof Of the legality IF the formation Of the
district Affected. If the boundaries thereof. and
Of the loss destruction of the record - tn"
formation or establishment Of the boundaries Of
such school district Parties conceivinG them
selves aggrievrd by any decision mad" under the
the mauner provided by section aS10 OF this
chapter
=, This act shall be so construed as to apply 70
cases Of losses or destruction Of records Y hr,l
have heretofore occurred may hereafter occur
Section AIS Whenever the town board STALL
contemplate an alteration OF the boundaries ~
schoJ district. they Shall give at least ryp
days notice. IN writing. 10 the clerk Of The dis
trict districts 10 be affected thereby. stating
in such motto" the time and place. whom and
where they viii ho Present tc decide upon such
proposed alterations aud such clerk or CLERKS
TIE board: and no territory snail be detached
from any district unless it be- 10y the same order
attached 10 another. and any district may he dis
solved 10y attaching all its territory to other dis
tTirts
Section 4la In all cases wLoro m alteration
Of the boundaries uf i S"Hrul district shall b"
made. the town hoard shall. within three days
thereafter give notice thereof by filing s. copy uf
The order So altering the same with the town
clerk and with the clerks Of the districts affected
by such alteration, aud Il" alteration Of amy
school district made without the consent ~ a ma
iuTify district boards. Endorsed az