The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-04-10
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Independent Districts May Be
Formed In the Conntry

linoependenI UfSIfiGlS ma be
Formed IN the Conntry.
TWo edncatio naI mea ures of gen
1seral interest have passed the house
and will undo ubtedly have the gov
Iernors signature attached to the
enrolled copies before the legisIa-
ture adjourns on April 18th One
Iof the two provides for the organi-
cation Of independ lent school dis
Itricts BY console dating two or more
adjoining districts and also for the
transportation Of pupils to and from
school at pa bic expense. The con 4
oscillation OF two OF more school dis
tricts into one enendent district.
may be brought about By a petition
signed BY a maj GRITTY Of the eehold-
ers Of each Of the districts which
are proposed to be organized as one
independent district. The fact that
THE petition contains a majority Of
the freeholaers IS to be certified To-
by the different district clerks ii
the proposed territory and this
certificate, with the petition is to-
be presented to the perintend
|of schools Of the county and he
shall then cause written or printed
notices to be posted in three OF the
most public places in eachsof said
districts requesting the qualified
voters thereof to assemble at some
specified place in each district for
| the purpose of voting by ballot for
or against the organization of the
| independent district The meetings.
are to be held at the same time in
allsof the districts affected, and the.
notices must be posted ten days be-.
fore the meetings are held. The.
electors Of each district assembled
pursuant to the notices shall, at
their several meetings, proceed to.
electfrom their q vi mum Der a chair
man, assistant chairman and clerk,
who shall be judges Of election.
The electors in favor bf the organis-5
cation shall write or have written or
printed upon their ballots the word
independent District Yes, and
those opposed. 4 Independent Dis
trict- No. The chairman and clerk.
I OF each meeting shall, within ten.
days after the election, certify the
result Of each vote to the superin
Itendent OF the county schools II
Lit appears from the several reports
made to the county superintendent
| that Of the electors present and yot-
ing a majority in each district voted
I in favor ofstle organization Of such.
independent district, the superin
tendent shall, witllin ten DAYS there
after certify to the county auditor
that they have been organized into
one independent district, which fact
shall be Immediately entered upon
the records of the auditor. In case
the district so formed is coLpose1
/ of adjoining districts in different
counties the superintendent must
certify to result to the auditors Of
all counties interested, and the au-9
ditor of the county wherein the APP
proximate center OF each independ
lent districtslies shall assign a nuns.
Iber. to the new district. Within 30.
days after the first meetings the SUI.
perintendent of schools shall cause
notices to be printed and posted in
| five Of the most public places Of the.
newly organized independent dis
trict re questing the electors thereof
| to assemble at some specified time
land place for the purpose of electing
la board of education and transacting
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting, which no.
Itiees are to be posted at least ten
days prior to the date Of meeting.
/ The officers Of the several districts
shall continue to exercise their re.
3|spectiye duties until the organiza-
ton of the independent district has
been completed by the election Of
lEa board sof education provided for
as above stated.
Districts organized under the pro-
visions Of the act shall be governed
by the laws relating to ependent
school districts when not inconsist-
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