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

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any such district thus exempted from the opera
ton OF the township system shall have no voice
IN the adoption Of the township system ~ the
Section 80. The legal voters Of any town in
the state may at any annual town meeting or
nj any general election vote upon The question
Of township school government. Such voting
shall be by ballot, ana the ballots used shall
township school government, yes the
words township school government no \
separate box shall bee provided for the reception
Of said ballots. ami the votes east shall be-
counted. canvassed and record thereof made
~ in OF other votes cast at such election;
ballots cast have written or printed thereon the
words township school government. yes then
the provisions of this chapter providing for the
eratiyp in such Town otherwise hey shall have
no force or effect therein No vote shall be
taken on the question of township school gov
eminent IN pursuance Of This chapter unless no
ticc thereof shall Toe given hereinafter pro-
yded. The town clerk Of any town. upon the
petition in writing Of any ten electors of said
most public places in said town. a notice IN
writing that the question Of township school
OF said town Al the ensuing annual town meet
ing or general election. such notice shall he -
published and posted at least ten days before
NE holding OF any such town meeting or elec-
lion, and any town having adopted tn" town
ship school government according to the pro-
VISIONS "I ms cnapter, may abolish the same
II any town meeting or general election. III the
same manner provided Tor its adoption III this
section. nut when the system OF township school
government shall be adopted, ii shall continue
in Tore" two years from the date OF it, adoi-
ttuH. before the question OF ah0lishing il shall
ht acted upon Whenever the electors Of any
inc, rpomted village. huvnc a graded school
wit. three more departments shall desire
20 adopt the township system Of schools, they
may Vot" upon the question at any charter o.
general clertian held in such village: such vote
shall hr by ballot Of the form above described.
and upon like notice. and if "A majority Of the
votes cast upon thar subject shall he in favor
of The adoption OF said system. then such VII
tenn Of The town in which the same is situated.
Yer gf own hay adm rTplr In ftNIll-
snip system Of school government shall To-
abolish the same. 1t shall he the duty Of the
town board OF supervisors. on or before the first
day OF Juue next succeeding the date at which
the Eot" WIS taken, 70 meet and by IN order
ter. divide the town into suitable independent
school districts. making The order To take rf-
feet on the first day of July next following.
Ihe SIl-uiStrlrt clerks ana the secretary OF the
town hoard If directors for the year preceding,
snail make the necessary annual reports for the
year ending On thIt day as required ny law.
;lIh'uSh the offices held by them SHAH have
section 552a. Whenever any town in this
state shall have attempted 10 adopt The town
ship system Of school government. under aud
pursuant to section o., Of this chapter. the
validity Of any and all taxes for school purposes,
heretofore or hereafter levied and assessed in
any such town. shall not be questioned IN any
action or proceeding h"retofor" or hereinafter
commenced, :" far rs the regularity Of the pro-
caeling of any such town. In the adoption Of
such township system Of school government is
concerned. unless the plaintiff shall show thar
b." would be required TO pay more than his
equitable proportion Of taxes: and any aud all
school taxes heretofore levied in such towns.
which have been voted nj the annual town meet
ing ar" hereby declared to DE legal and valid.
even though the provisions Of section 80, of
this chapter shall not have been in all re
spect> cont lied with.
Section 55f. Whenever any school district in
any town. adopting the township system. shall
lnHn from the state. or Otherwise such district
shall remain liable for the payment OF such in
of such district Il Suh-dlstrict in such town
shall ever be made until such debt is fully paid