The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

AN ACT providing for the division of
certain special school districts within
this state, and the organization Of indie
pendent school districts from such ter
ritory.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Any special school district
within this state containing an area of
ten congressional townships or more may
be Subd1Vided and new Independent school
districts created from portions of such
territory in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided; but no new district shall contain
more than two congressional townships,
nor shall any district created therefrom
be SO formed as to divide any incorpo-
rated village into two or more districts.
Sec. .. Whenever the people residing in
any portion of such special school dis
trtct shall desire to create an Independent
school district from portion of such ter
r1tOry, they shall present to the board of
county commissioners of the county in
which such school district is situated, a
petition signed by a majority of the free
holders residing in the territory proposed
into an independent school district, which
petition shall be accompanied by a plat
showing the metes and bounds Of such
proposed new district. y
Sec. 3. Upon presentation to the board
of county commissioners aforesaid of
petition and plat, as specified in section
two of this act, the said commissioners
shall fix a time and place for a hearing
on such application, which hearing shall
not be less than three weeks from the
date of fixing the same, and they shall
also cause to be published in the official
paper Of said county, for two consecutive
weeks, a notice of the application and Of
the time and place of the hearing there
on; they shall also cause to be furnished
to the county superintendent of schools a
copy of said petition and plat.
Sec. f. At the time and place fixed for
the hearing on said petition all persons
having an interest for or against the es-
tTa1 lie-Eov sNfe. L,
may appear and be heard thereon; if
after such hearing the said commissioners
deem it for the general good Of the
schools and cause of education, they
shall make an order establishing such in
dependent district, and cause such order
together with the petition and plat show
ing the metes and bounds thereof, to be
recorded in the record of their proceed
ings.
Sec. 3. The county superintendent of
schools shall within thirty days after re
ceiving the copy of order establishing
any such district cause written notices
to be posted in three places within such
district. of the time and place where the
electors shall meet and elect a board of
education for such independent district,
at which time they may also transact
such other business as may be necessary
to the perfect organization and manage
ment of such district; such officers shall
hold their respective offices until their
successors are elected and qualified as
now provided by law.
Sec. 6. Districts organized under the
provisions of this act shall be governed
by the laws now in force relating to in
dependent school districts of this state
all of which Is hereby made applicable to
districts organized under this act
Sec. Z. The board of education Of any
district organized under this act shall
have power to provide for the transport
tatiOn of children to and from the schools
at public expense, subject to such rules
and regulations as they may adopt, and
may require sufficient bonds for the faith
full performance of such duty.
Sec. 8. Districts organized under the
provisions of this act shall succeed to all
their just rights of property belonging to
the original district, including its just
share of all public moneys and school
funds, and be liable for its equitable
share of bonded Indebtedness.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April IA, 1903.