Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08

No. 1O1. 81 Published June 10. IGH0.
CHAPTER 500, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to repeal subsectioas 10, 16 and
20 OF section $50. sections ADO 70
430--S, inclusive, and to create eight
new sections, TO be known MS section 43O
II, section 1872, section 400 sec
ton a3O--4 section 43O--5 section 43O
--6, section 43O--7. and section 49O---S.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly do en-
net as follows:
section /. subsectlons Is, 10. and 20 OF
section 40 and sections i30-1 TO 400
s, inclusive, Of the statutes are repealed
Section .. There are added to the stat
utes eight new sections TO read: Section
42O-L The electors of any school dis
trict shall have power NJ any annual or
special school district meeting 10 order the
district board to suspend the district school
for such length Of time as said electors
may determine to be to the best interests
and advantage of the pupils residing In
said district and to authorize the district
board to make all necessary contracts In
behalf of the district suspending the school
for payment Of tuition of such pupils to
another school or to other schools conven-
iently located.
Section 43O-2. The electors shall also
have power to order the board to provide
for transportation of any or all pupils re-
siding in the district to and from the
school In their district or TO and from the
school or schools with which contracts for
tuition are made.
Section 430-3. In all cases where the
electors have voted to suspend the school
in their district or have directed the board
to pay for tuition or for transportation
they shall provide by tax upon the district.
sum sufficient to meet the cost Of the tut
ton or the transportation or both pro
vided that II any district at Its annual
or at a subsequent special meeting prior
to the third Monday Of November follow
Ing shall not vote tax sufficient to pay
for tuition transportation or both for
the time during which the school IN aus-
pended, the district board, on or before
the Wednesday next following said third
Monday Of November, shall determine the
sum necessary to pay for tuition or trans
portatlon or both, as the case may be, and
the district clerk shall at once certify to
the town clerk the amount 90 hxed and the
town clerk shall assess said amount as
other district taxes are assessed
Section 43O-4. 1t shall also be lawful
for the electors to authorize the school
board to enter into an agreement with the
parent. guardian, or other person in charge
of any pupil to compensate such parent,
! guardian, or other person. for transporting
any pupil or pupils to and from school and
to levy Il tax therefor, provided that In
! all cases where the distance from the home
| Of the pupil or pupils who are 10 be trans
ported Is two miles or less by tho nearest
| Travelled highway the sum per pupil 90
paid shall he such as may be authorized
by the electors, and IN all cases where the
distance Is more than two miles the state
may he called uDon to pay FIVE cents per
| day for each such pupil transported regu-
larly TO and from school In come reason
able and comfortable manner for a period
Of not less than five months. The school
board or the town board OF school directors
! and the principal teacher Of the school In
which such pupil Is enrolled shall, on or
before the fifteenth day OF July Of each
year. make under oath a report giving the
name Of each pupil transported more than
two miles, the number Of days such punil
was transported, the mode Of transporta-
ton and the total amount claimed by the
district on account Of all pupils resid ng
more than two miles from school for
whom transportation or transportation and
| tuition have been paid.
Section 43O--5. Upon receipt Of such
! report the state superintendent shall Ger
| tify to the secretary Of state tie amount
| due such district and the secretary of state
! shall thereupon issue a warrant In favor Of
| such district for such amount, which shall
! be paid by the state treasurer to the treas
urer Of the district from the school funds
provided for by section 1o72a Of the stat
| utes.
Section 430--e. 1t shalt be the duty Of
, the clerk Of the school district board to
| embody IN the notice Of every annual or
! special school district meeting at which
any or all of the above matters are to be
! considered a statement to that effect and
! said notices shall be posted, or posted and
served. as provided for in sections 42O,
| 428 and 427 of the statutes of 1898
Section 430-7. No contract or agree
| ment shall be made under this act that
! sholl bind any district for more than three
Section 400. wherever The term
! ELECTORS" or hoard" or district board
! or district occurs in this chapter II shall
! apply with equal force to ELECTORS Of a
! town or towns" or town boards or school
! directors" In towns operating under the
| township system Of school government.
| Section g. This act shall take effect and
! be in force from and after its passage and
Approved Approved June 10, 1909.