The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23
Changes in Washington School Law.

/ shall give some of the most i'm
portant changes made in school law,
as enacted by the last legislature, af-
fecting the school Districts
LIST, The state fund is now to be APP
portioned among the counties, and
districts in proportion to the total
days. attendance at schooli provided
that each district shalF be credited
with at least two thousand days at
tendance. The apportionment for the
next school year is based on the attend
ance this year, ending June 3Oth.
End. The time of the annual school
election is changed from the second
Monday of June to the second Satur-
day of the same month. the election to
be governed by the same laws and
regulations as before, excepting that
persons not able to read and write the
English language are ineligible as
clerks or directors.
3rd. At the annual election June
12th) there Shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of each school dis
trict the question of providing free
textbooks and supplies for the use of
all pupils attending the common
schools Of the district, and for the
levy of tax sufficient to meet the ex-
penses thereof. The vote must be
taken by ballot.
4th. No contract to teach is valid
unless countersigned by the County
Superintendent, and no furniture or
school supplies that may be needed
for any school, shall be purchased UNI
less approved by all the directors at a
legally called meeting of said board,
after having first received the written
approval of the County Superintend-
ent.
9th. 1t is unlawful for any board of
directors to contract Indebtedness
against their district in any one year
any sum exceeding the aggregate
amount of funds due the district dur
ing the year from state funds, the
amount of special taxes, or receipts
from other sources, unless said indebt-
edness be authorized by vote of the
electors.
9th. It shall be the duty of every
school clerk to report to the Superior
Judge, before the LIST day of December
of each year, the name and residence
of every child that failed to attend
school as required by law, and shall al
so furnish the board of directors a
duplicate of said report at their next
regular meeting.
9TH. The board of directors of the
several school districts shall procure a
flag of the United States and shall dis
play said flag on or near each public
school during school hours, except in
unsuitable weather.
9Th. Any board of directors may es-
tablish and maintain free kindergar
ten in connection with the common
schools for children between the ages
of four and seven years, the expenses
to be paid by the levy of special ia,
for that purpose.
9th. No territory can hereafter be
transferred from district that is bon
ded until the bonds are paid.
10th. School houses already bull
shall not be removed nor a new sit,
for school house be designated ex
cept directed by a vote of two-thirds O
J the electors of the district.
18th. The regular meetings of tn,
board of directors shall be held on tn
, first Saturday of February, May, Au
gust and November hereafter.
l will send each school officer
copy of the new school code and shal
be pleased to answer any questions tina
may be suggested by the change
made by the last legislature.
AS the school code was passed hav
ing an "emergency clause" it is no,
the law of the state in full force an,
effect. B. GuNDERsoN
Co. Supt.