The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19

each district for the purpose of voting
by ballot Tor or against the organization
of such independent district. These
meetings shall he held at the same time
in all the districts included in said Pc
tition and the notices thereof shall be
posted at least ten G0) days prior to the
date of such meetings.
Sec 3. The electors of each district
assembled pursuant to said notices snail
at their several meetings proceed to elect
from their own number q chairman, as
sistant chairman and clerk who shall be
judges of election.
\ The electors in favor Of the oreani-
cation of such Independent district Shal
write or have written or printed, upon
their ballots, the words ''lndepontlent
district-Yes;" and those opposed there
to, independent districtANo.' The
within ten Q0) days thereafter certify
the result of such vote to the superin-
tendent of schools above specified.
Sec. 4. If 1t shall appear from these
several reports that of the electors pres
ent and voting majority in each dis
trict voted in favor Of the organization
of such independent district, said super
intendent shall, within ten Q0 days
thereafter certify to the county auditor
or auditors of the county or counties
wherein such districts lie that they have
trict which fact shall be Immediately
entered upon the records Of said auditor
or auditors The auditor of the county
wherein the approximate center of such
independent district lies shall assign a
number to said district.
Sec 8. The superintendent of schools
above specified shall within thirty 800
days after the first meetings cause writ
ten or printed notices to be posted in
five (5) of the most public places of the
newly organized Independent district re-
questing the electors thereof to assem-
BILE at some specified time and place for
the purpose Of electing board of edu-
cation and transacting such other BUSH
ness as may properly come before the
meeting, which notices shall be posted
at least ten (1O) days prior to the date
of such meeting. The officers of the sew
eral districts shall continue to exercise
their respective duties until the organiza-
ton of the Independent school has been
completed by the election of a board Of
education as provided by law.
Sec. g. Districts organized under the
provisions of this act shall be governed
by the laws relating to Independent school
districts when not inconsistent with the
provisions Of this act.
The board of education of any district
organized as herein provided shall have
power to provide for the TRANSFORMATION
of children to and from school at public
expense, subject to such rules and regu-
lations as they may adopt; provided,
however, that every person employed for
this purpose shall be required to give a
reasonable bond for the faithful discharge
of his duties as prescribed by said board
of education
Sec Z. Independent districts organized
under the provisions of this act shall
succeed to all the rights and be subject
to all the liabilities of the several con-
solidated districts; and said independent
districts may, by complying with the pro-
visions herein prescribed, receive special
state aid as provided in chapter three
hundred and fifty-two $3.50 of the Gen
eral Laws of one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-nine QS99).
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage
| Approved ADril IL. 1901