Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-03-07
HIGH SCHOOL BILL.
Full Text of the Bill Creating County High
School For Phillips County.

An act relating to the establish
ment of county high school in Phil
lips county.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the state of Kansas:
SECTION 1. Whenever there shall be
presented to the board of county COM
miSsioners of Phillips county petit
tion praying for the Adjustment of
a county high school, signed by ma
jority of the legal voters of the coun-
ty, as shown by The votes cast for sec
rotary of state at the last preceding
election for that office, such board Of
county commissioners shall make an
order establishing county high
school in Phillips county, and shall
forwith appoint a board OF trustees
for the same. in accordance with the
provisions OF chapter 147, Session Laws
of 1886.
SEC. 2. The board of trustees APP
pointed under the provisions of sec
tiOn l of this act shall proceed 10
make suitable provisions for the open
ing and operation of such county high
school not later than six months after
the time of their appointment. The
board of trustees shall temporarily To-
cate the county high school at some
place in Phillips county, making suit
able provisions for it with the least
expense to the county.
SEC. 3. At the next general or
county election following the appoint
| ment of the board of trustees, wheth-
er appointed as provided in section
| of this act or in accordance with the
provisions hereinafter following, there
shall be submitted to the voters of
the county the question OF permanent
| location of such county high school,
and there shall be printed on the Off
cial ballot, the following proposition:
For the permanent location of the
| county high school ATT" The
! total number of votes SO cast for each
| place shall be certified by the county
| clerk to the board of trustees. and
they shall thereupon make provision
for the opening of the school and its
subsequent operation at the place
having received the highest number
| of votes.
SEC. 4. If no petition such us pre-
Scribed in section l of this act. shall
have been presented to the board of
county commissioners of Phillips
| county at least sixty days prior to the
county election of 1901. then the coun-
ty commissioners shall submit to the
voters of the county the following
proposition: Shall county high
school be established" If majority
of the votes cast on this proposition
shall be for the establishing of such
school, then the board1of county COM
miSsionerS shall appoint board of
| trustees as provided in section l.
SEC. 5. The board of trustees here
in provided for shall have quail dca-
tions, powers and duties prescribed by
law for trustees of county high schools.
and be in all things not. herein other
wise specified governed by the provi-
SionS of the general statutes for the
establishing and governing of county
| high schools.
SEC. 6. The course prescribed by
the board of trustees shall be as pro
vided in the general statutes, except
that there may be established either
three-year or four-year courses, OF
both.
SEC. I. This act shall be in force
and effect from and after its publica-
ton in the official state paper: