Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-20
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE
AND REGULATION OF HIGH SCHOOLS:

i In every county in the state of
Kansas in which one or more school
districts or cities of the second class
shall have maintained high schools
with courses of instruction admitting
those who complete the same to the
freshman class of the college of liber'
al arts and sciences of the University
of Kansas, the county commissioners
shall leveS a tax each year, of not
less than ore mill, nor more than
three millson the dollar, of the as
sessed valuation of the taxable prop
terty within such counties, for the
purpose of creating a General High
ScjE0oI Fund.
The first levy shall be made for
the year 1905 and a similar levy
shall be made each year thereafter,
provided no levy shall be made until
one or more such high schools shall
have been maintained in the county
the preceding school year.
Said tax shall be levied and col
lected in the same manner as other
county taxes, and when collected, the
county treasurer shall pay the same
to the treasurer of the school districts
maintaining high schools according
to the provisions of this act as re-
quired by law.
The county treasurer shall pay to
the treasurers of said school districts
pro rata part of the said general high
school fund apportioned to the sever
al school districts according to the
average daily attendance in the high
schools Of each, the preceding school
! year, but no apportionment shall be
made to any school district after it
has discontinued its high school.
1t shall be the duty of the princi-
pal of each such high school at the
expiration of the school year, to
make report, under oath, to the
county superintendent, showing the
total enrolment and the daily attend
ance of each pupil, and the average
daily attendance in his high school
for that year, and to furnish such
other reports as the county suPerin-
tendent may require, and his last
months salary shall not be due until
such reports shall have been duly
made.
| 1t shall be the duty of the county
superintendent to certify to the
county clerk and to the county treas
surer, on or before the 18th day of
July of each year, the average daily
attendance in the several high schools
of the county complying with the pro-
visions of this act, for the year ending
on the Both day of June preceding.
Tuition shall be free in all such
high schools to pupils residing in the
|county where such schools are located.
At least two courses of instruction
shall be provided, each requiring four
fyears work, namely: A college pre-
fparatory course which shall fully pre-
pare those who complete it to enter
the freshman class of the college of
liberal arts and sciences of the Univer-
sity of Kansas, and a general course
designed for those who do not intend
to continue school work beyond the
high school.
/ Cities of the first class and counties
having heretofore established county
high schools or which may hereafter
establish county high schools under
the laws now in force shall be exempt
from the operation of this act.
| This act shall be in full force and
effect from and after its publication in
the Official state paper.
Because of unequal advantage:
aud local rivlary, the present high
school law is inadequate. The above
bill framed by Representative Barnes
is undoubtedly good one and vii
come as near meeting the wants OF Al
the people as anything that coule
be devised.
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