Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

Section /. Chapter 270 Of the laws or
1899 and chapter 44s OF the laws OF 1SO1'
Approved May 81, 1907.
No. IS. ST Published May %, 1907.
CHAPTER 122, LAWS OF 1907.
An ACT to create sections 926-22 to
$3.50, inclusive, statutes, providing ror
the establishment and maintenance OF
trade schools In the state OF Wisconsin.
Ebe people of the State OF Wisconsin, repre-.
ssnted in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. There are added to the stat
uteg nine new sections to read Section
928-22. Amy city in the state Of Wis
cOnsin or any school district having within
its limits a city desiring to establish, con-
duct and maintain a school or schools for
the purpose of giving practical instruction
IN the useful trades to persons having at
tanned the age Of sixteen years, as part
Of the public school system Of such city, Is
empowered to do 80 by complying WITH tn 6
provisions Of sections 926-28 to 0Z6-SO,
Inclusive, statutes Of 1898.
026-2S. Such trade school or schools
shall be under the supervision and control
Of the school boards OF the respective cities
or school districts In which they may be
located.
026-24. The school board Of every suck
city or school district is given full power
and authority to establish, take over and
maintain a trade school or schools, equip
employ q competent instructor or instruc-
tors and give practical instruction In one
or more Of the common trades. Such
trade school shall not be maintained how
ever, unless there be an average enrollmsnt
Of at least thirty scholars.
926-25. Whenever any school board
shall have established or taken over an
established trade school, such school board
may prepare the courses OF study, employ
instructors, purchase all machinery, tools
and supplies, purchase or lease suitable
grounds or buildings for the use of such
school and exercise the same authority over
such school which IT. now has over the
schools under its charge.
926-26. Whenever any school board
shall have established or taken over an
already established trade school or schools
It may appoint an advisory committee, to
schools, consisting of five citizens, not mem
bers Of the school board, each of whom is
experienced In one or more of the trades to
be taught In the school or schools, to assist
ia the administration Of the trade school or
schools located in that city, which commit
tee shall be appointed By the president OF
q majority of the board. Such committee
shall have authority, subject to the RP-
proYal and ratification OF the school board,
to prepare courses Of study, employ or dis
miss Instructors, purchase machinery, tools
and supplies, and purchase or rent suitable
grounds or buildings for the use OF such
trade schools. When any such committee
on trade schools Is appointed two OF Its
original members shall be appointed for the
term Of one year, another two for the term
OF two years, and the fifth member for
term Of three years, and thereafter, each
member Of said committee shall be ap-
pointed Tor the term Of two years. In case
Of any vacancy during the term Of any
member Of said committee, said school
board shall fill such vacancy by appoint
gnent for such unexpired term.
trade school may be required to pay for ali
material consumed by them In their work
In such school at cost prices or In lieu
thereof $ha school board may establish @
fixed sum to be paid by each student In
each course which sum shall be sufficient
% cover, as nearly as may be. the cost OF
the material to be consumed in such course :;
any manufactured articles made In such
school may be disposed Of at the discretion
Of the school board, and the proceeds shall
Be paid into the trade school fund.
board shall have decided to establish q
trade school or schools, or to take over
one already established, under the provi-
half Of one mill on the total assessed valu-
alton Of such city shall be levied, upon the
TequisltiOn Of the school board, as other
school taxes are levied In such city; the
fund derived from such taxation shall be
known as the trade school fund, shall be
used In establishing and maintaining
trade school or trade schools in such city,
shall not be diverted or used for any other
purpose whatsoever, and may be disposed
OF and disburged by the school board of
such city In the same manner and pursuant
TO the same regulations governing the dis
position and disbuTs ament Of regular school
funds By such boards.
o&O-SSs any SCHOOL DOdIQ ueSlTIUK TO
avail itself of the provisions of this act,
may, before the Grade school fund herein
provided for becomes available, establish,
take over, equip and maintain. a trade
school schools out Of the regular school
funds which may be at the disposal Of such
school board, provided, however, that all
moneys used for these purposes out of the
regular school funds shall be refunded with
In three years from the trade school fund.
$3.50. 1. When the school board of
any city of the second, third or fourth
nluur nW I'd Of
district having within it's limits such
city, shall determine to establish take
over conduct or maintain such trade school,
it snail publish notice OF its intention 80 to
do with q copy of the resolution or order
expressing such determination once each
week for four successive weeks in a news
shall take no further steps in said matter
until the expiration of thirty days from the
date Of the first publication.
z, II Within such thirty days there shall
be fled with the clerk of such city q petit
Eion signed by a number of electors OF the
school district equal to twenty per centum
Of the number of votes cast in said city at
the last municipal election praying that the
question Of The establishment, taking over,
conduct and maintenance of such trade
school shall be submitted to the vote of the
electors of such school district the city
clerk shall at the earliest opportunity lay
such petition before the common council.
The common council shall thereupon ut it's
next regular meeting by resolution or ordi-
nance direct the city clerk to call a special
election for the purpose Of submitting such
question to the electors of such city and
school district.
3. Such election shall be noticed and con-
Quoted and cGnvassed In accordance with
the provisions of section 94S statutes of
1893 All electors within the territory con-
Atituting such school district, qualified to
vote at any election pertaining to school
district matters shall be entitled to vote.
\. II any of said school districts shall be
beyond the limits OF such city, the city
clerk shall Immediately upon the passage
OF the resolution or ordinance by the city
council ordering such election, transmit a
copy thereof to the clerk of the town or
towns Of which such territory Is Constituted
The clerk or clerks OF said towns shall
EheTeupon cause a notice of such election to
30 given ana such election to be held and
e&nvsBsed as provided In section 943
8. II q majority Of the ballots cast In
such school district shall be in favor OF
the establishment, taking over, conducting
or maintenance OF such trade school, then
such board shall proceed as heretofore pro-
Vided to establish, take over, conduct and
maintain such trade school But If a ma
iority shall vote against such proposition
TO establish, take over, conduct and main
tain q trade school, the board shall take
no further steps towards such end
g. II no petition to submit such PROPOSE
ton to establish, take over or maintain
trade school to the vote of the electors shall
DO fled with the city clerk within thirty
Jays after the first publication of the