Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No, so. Al Published June 10. 1909
CHAPTER 4a3. LAWS OE 1909.

OfdAG u KIN 400, llfA W0 OE lSud.
AN ACT to create sections 405--1 to 495-
10, Inclusive, of the statutes, relating to
free high school districts.
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section /. There is added to the stat
utes nineteen new sections TO read Sec
ton 4p5--1. With the advice and consent
of the state superintendent free high
school to be known IA union free high
school may be established and maintained
In any tract OF contiguous territory with
an area OF not less than thrty-six square
miles, such territory TO be bounded by sec
tion lines or by lines bounding In r,art an
existing free high school district, or In
cases where impossible streams lakes or
swamps render II impractIcabie TO follow
section lines such natural boundaries may
be substituted.
No such union free high school district
shall be established or maintained unless
at least twenty-five persons OF school age
resident of such tract of territory give
evidence through examination or otherwise
satisfactory to the state superintendent that
they are prepared to begin high school
course.
Section 405-2 IN case the tract of ter.
rito~y Is entirely included In one town and
said tract does not include within Its boun-
daries an incorporated village, IL Is hereby
made the duty Of the town board of that
town to submit the question of establish
Ing such union free high school 10 the
voters OF such tract upon filing with the
chairman of said town board petition
Said petition shall describe the boundaries
of the proposed union free high school dis
trict and shall be signed by at least one
nth Of the persons resident therein and
qualified to vote at any school district meet
Ing The chairman shall within ten days
after the receipt OF the petition notify the
clerk Of his town, and the clerk shall cause
at once ten days notice of such election
To be given by posting at least six copies
thereof In at least six different public places
In such tract Of territory, or by publishing
guph notice in p1rhIiahsH
therein once each week for two weeks Inn
medlately prior TO the time set for holding
the election. The election shall be con.
Quoted and the vote canvassed according
to the statutes for conducting to~n meet
/ ings.
/ Of territory shall lie In two or more towns
! and contains no Incorporated village, such
petition may be presented TO the chairman
! OF any one Of the town boards Of super
\ vlsors OF sucL towns. and this chairman
| shall, within five days Of the receipt of said
petition, notify the other chairman or chair
/ men as the case may be, Of the receipt Of
! the petition and shall set a date for meet
/ sag OF all the chalrmen OF the towns in
: terHsteG for the purpose Of hxing a time
I AID place for holding such union free high
I school election and II shall be the official
4 duty Of said chairman to meet on said date
ana Xix upon the time and place for holding
such election. Il any chairman is unable
( to attend he snail delegate one OF the other
! supervisors of his board TO attend upon
/ this meeting to act In bis place The elec-
/ tioQ shall be noticed and conducted for the
entire tract of territory which Is to be In
eluded tn the proposed rnion free high
school district by the town board OF the
Z town in which the election Is held and in
the manner provided for above In the csse
where all the territory Is included In one
town.
section 4a5--4 In case the tract of
territory which 1t Is PROPOSED 10 form into
Opion free high school district stall con
tain an Incorporated village the petition
may be presented to any town chairman "a
dssi gnated above, or o the president OF the
village. Ii shall then be the duty OF the
official TO whom the petition Is presented
I 10 notify each chairman tor the Village
PRESIDENT OF the receipt OF such petition
and 70 tx a time and place for a meeting
Of said officers for the purpose OK axins
a day for holding The election. The clCc.
tion for the village shall I've held in the
village on the same day the election for
the territory lying outside is held and The
election Tor the territory lying outside I'M
yillase and which 4 l. proposed TO Include
In the union free higa school district may
be held In the village OF at any other con,
yenient place agreed upon and designated
I Ia the notice, The election for the Village
/ shall be noticed and conducted and N,
votes eanvsssed IN the manner provided by
I statute for conducting village elections auI
the election for that territory lying out
side che village limits and which 1t is pro
I posed TO Include In che union free high
( school district shall be noticed aud con,
Quoted and the votes canyaSsed In the man.
ner provided by statute for noticing and
conducting town elections AZ this oUaylnE
/ territory comprises parts OF two or more
towns, the supervisors at the meeting n.
ferred to above shall designate the town
the officers OF which shall notice, coutro
and direct such election
section 495--5. In all cases the vote
shall he by ballot. those ballots In favoi
being written or printed for the union IRE,
high school,, those opposed against tht
anton free high school" and the question
shall got be adopted unless a majority ol
the electors voting IN that part OF The ter
! rltory outside OF the village and q ua
tority OF the electors voting In the vlllEgt
| shall BE- u favor thsreoE