The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-20

No. rs, 81

Approved March a. 1899. -
No. rs, 81 Published March %, 1899.
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend section 491 of the stat
utes of Wisconsin for 1895 relating 10
joint fro high school districts
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, co enact
Section l. Section 491 OF the Wisconsin
statutes CT 1898 is hereby amended by In
sorting after the word towns n the mrs.
line of said section the following: 1t
school districts" and by inserting after the
word towns in the second line OF saiu
section the following 'or school disulctS
and BY inserting after tile word village ia
the second line Of said section the follow
ing 'Or city" and by inserting after the
word town" in the sixth line Of said section
the following: the directors OF each achoQ!
district, The common cOuucl! Of su'A cry.
and By inserting after the word town IN
the seventh line of said section the follow
ing: school district, city, and by inserting
after the word town in the ninth line OF
citv" and by inserting after the word
meetings in the eleventh line OF sald sec,
ton the following in the several schGol
districts as at annual school district meet
ings, in the city, If any, as IT a Charter ele'
ton and by inserting after t4e WoFu
towns" in the twelfth line OF salG section
the following directors of said school dis
trfCtS, common council OF such city. anu
by inserting after the word town Whefe II
last occurs in the fourteenth line OF s aiI
section the following: me cigfk, OF eacI
school district, the clerk of such city, ana
by inserting after the word towns III Inc
fifteenth line of said section the IolioWlhS:
"school district or school districts and CITY,
so that when amended sald section snau
read as follows Two or more adjoining
towns or school dis tricts. or one or more
towns or school districts and an ncorpprat-
ed village or city: when the same together
Will make district or contiguous territory,
unite in, establishing and maintaining
any such high school The resolution prupuS-
ted and the notice Of election signed by at
least majority OF the supervisors OF each
town, the directors Of each school district.
the common council or such city ana trus-
tees Of such village. if any. and the election
shall be notified and conducted in each town.
school district, city village provided
in the preceding section. Such resolution
shall not be adopted unless n majority of the
votes cast in each such town. school district.
city OF village be in favor thereof The votes
shall be canvaSsrd at the first election, and
all subsequent elections in the several towns
as at town meetings, in the several school
districts as al annual school district meet
ings. in the city. if any as at a charter
election, and in the village. If any as AT
village elections and the supervisors of the
several towns, directors of said school dis
tricts. common council Of such city and
trustees of such village shall within one
week after such election, meet and canvass
the votes and certify the result to the town
clerk Of each town, the clerk of each school
district, the clerk of such city and to the
village clerk of such village If such resp-
luton he adopted the town. or towns sch0or
district or school districts and city ana
village. voting, shall constitute a joint
high school district.
Section .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March % 1899.
No. 80, 81 Published March 25, 1899.
CHAPTER IS.
AN ACT TO amend chapter 1876, laws of
1891, entitled An act relating TO school
boards and common and high schools. in
cities OF the first class. containing popu-
latiOn of 10000 or more.
The people Of The state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
section / Section 1G, of chapter 1S6. Of
the laws OF 1897. approved April 5, 1897,
is hereby amended 50 to read as follows
Section IL. The said board shall report 70
the common council OF each CITY under this
act. at or before the first meeting Of the
council in September in each year the
amount OF money required for the next fiscal
year for the support Of all the public
schools. including high schools, in said city;
and il shall be the duty OF said common
council 10 levy and collect Il tax not exceed
Ing three and half mills upon the dollar
OF the total assessed valuation of all proper
", real and personal. in such city. subject
- taxation. in addition to The tax TO ne
levied for general city purposes, upon all the
taxable property of said city al the same
time and in the same manner as other taxes
are levied and collected by law, which with
the other funds provided by law and placed
AT the disposal Of such city for the same
purpose. shall be equal TO the amount OF
money SO required by said board Tor the sup
port of said schools The said tax and
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