The Advocate and news., 1899-03-29
House Bill No. 100.


AN ACT Relating to partially depopulated
school districts, and providing for the dis
organization thereof, for the consolida-
tion OF schools in certain school districts
and for the conveyance Of children to
schools in certain cases.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Kansas:
Section /. That the superintendent of
public instruction in any county rs hereby
empowered to disorganize partially depopu-
lated school districts In his county.
Section 2. For the purposes Of this act a
school district shall be deemed partially de-
populated when the number Of persons res
ldent thereof over the age Of tive years and
under the age Of twenty-one years shall
be less than seven.
Section 8. That such action shall not be
taken by the county superintendent Of any
such county unless there shall be presented
to him q petition signed by two-thirds OF
the bona tide residents or such school dis
trict, having the qualifications Of school
district electors, and who have resided con-
tinuously for one year in said school dis
trict, requesting such dsorganization; pro-
vided, that such disorganlzation shall not
be final until approved by the board Of
county commissioners of the county In
which the disorganized school district is
situated; and provided further that In any
such school district, where the whole num-
Der OF district electors shall be less than
six, and the number Of residents Of such
district over the age Of five years and under
the age of twenty-one years shall be less
than five, the county superintendent shall
act without petition, when so directed by
the board of county commissioners Of such
county.
Section L. The county superintendent
may attach the territory OF any school dis
trict dlsorganized under the provisions Of
this act to any adjacent school district or
school districts, but such attachment shall
not become effective until approved by the
board of county commissioners.
Section 5. That IL any district so disor-
ganized has a legally existing bonded in
debtedness at the time Of its disorgani2a-
tiOn such Indebtedness shall attach to and
be a charge against the territory comprised
In such disorganized district at the time Of
its disorganization, and 1t shall be the duty
Of the county commissioners Of such county
to annually cause to be levied upon the
property, real and personal, in such disor-
ganized territory, tax sufficient to meet
the interest and provide q sinking fund for
the payment Of such Indebtedness.
Section g. That II any school district so
dIsorganized shall at the time Of its disor-
ganlzation have floating indebtedness con-
sisting Of outstanding school orders, 1t shall
be the duty of the county commissioners Of
the county, on information furnished by the
county superintendent, to provide for the
payment of such outstanding indebtedness
by making a levy of taxes therefor upon
all the real and personal property in the
territory of the disorganized school dis
trict, which tax shall be entered by the
clerk Of the county on the tax roll, the
such levy shall exceed ten mills on the
dollar Of the assessed valuation in any one
year.
Section Z. That the county treasurer
shall pay all school orders mentioned in the
preceding section out Of any fund collected
from the school taxes created by the spe-
cial levy provided for in section six of this
act; provided, that no such school order
shall be paid unless accompanied by an
order from the county superintendent di-
Section g. If at the time Of the disorgani-
2atiOn Of any school district as herein pro-
vided for such district shall have in the
hands OF its treasurer, or OF the county
treasurer of the county, moneys belonging
to 1t, or any unpaid taxes levied for the pay
ment Of its Indebtedness, bonded or float
ing, such money shall be first applied to
its Indebtedness, floating and bonded, and
If any money remain thereafter, then such
money shall be distributed among the
school districts to which such territory
shall be attached, in such manner and
amount as shall be directed by the county
order for the disorganizatiOn Of such dis
trict an order for the distribution Of its
moneys as herein provided.
Section 8. That IL any school district so
shall be the owner Of real OF
personal property, the board OF county
Of the county shall dispose
Of the same to the best advantage, and
apply the proceeds thereof to the discharge
II any Indebtedness of such district, giving
he preference to the floating Indebtedness,
( any, and II any money remain thereafter,
then they shall distribute such money
among the school district or districts to
which such territory may be attached as
may to them seem just.
Section 10. The territory Of any school |
district so dlsorganlzed shall not be liable |
'or any debt, floating or bonded, or any /
contract Of any district to which 1t may be 4
attached, existing at the time Of such at |
Section II. The county superintendent Of /
'ublic instruction shall, when two or more !