Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. 200, Al Published June 10. 1909.
CHAPTER 3l3. LAWS QF 1909

CHAPTER 313, LAWS OF 1909.
AN AT TO amend section $3.50 and 553l
OF the statutes, relating to county schools
oi agriculture and domestic science.
fne people OF the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section 1. Sections 553c and 553l of the
slatutes are amended to read Section
ooSc l. The county board of any county
Is Is hereby authorized to appropriate money
Tor the organization, equipment and main
tenanee of county school of agriculture
and domestic economy. The county boards
81 , Two or more counties may unite in estab-
l.snhg sucn school, and may appropriate
maintenance.
2. Immediately after the county board
OF county boards shall vote to establish a
county school OF agriculture and domestic
economy, the county clerk or clerks of such
county or counties, shall notify the dean
or OF the college of agriculture of such vote
LOT the establishment of such school,
8. The dean of the college of agriculture
the state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, and the president Of the board of agri-
culture, acting as committee for such pur-
pose, shall decide upon and notify the
county board or boards as to the proper To-
cation for such county school of agriculture
and domestic economy and the county school
OF agriculture and domestic economy shall
be located at such place as Is determined
upon by such committee.
Section 503l 1. Any school established
under the provisions of this act, whose
course OF study and qualifications Of whose
teachers have been approved by the state
superintendent and the dean of the college
OF agriculture may, upon application, be
placed upon an approved list of county
schools of agriculture and domestic econ
omy. A school once entered upon such list
may remain listed and be entitled to state
aid 80 long as the scope and character Of
Its work are maintained In such manner as
to meet the approval of the state superin-
tendent: provided, that he shall not place
upon said list more than ten
schools.
2. On the first day of July in each year,
the secretary of each county school board
maintaining a school on the approved list,
shall report to the state superintendent,
setting forth the facts relating to the cost
OF maintaining the school, the character Of
the work done, the number and, names Of
teachers employed and such other matters
as may be required by the county board or
the state superintendent. Upon the receipt
of such report, If it shall appear that the
school has been maintained In a satsfac-
tory manner for a period of not less than
eight months, during the year closing on
the thirtieth day of the preceding June the
said superintendent shall make a certificate
to that effect and file it with the secretary
of state.
secretary of state shall draw his warrant,
payable to the treasurer Of the county
maintaining such school, for a sum equal to
two-thirds the amount actually expended
for maintaining such school during the
year; provided, that the total amounts SO
apportioned shall not exceed four thousand
when more than one county has contributed
to the support of the school. the secretary
of state shall draw his warrant payable to
the treasurer of each county for such por-
ton of the state aid as the amount contrib
uted by his county is part of the total
amount contributed by all the counties for
the support of the school for the preceding
year. The secretary of state shall annually
include and apportion in the state tax such
sum as shall have been so paid.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
no in a re md
publication.
Approved June 9, 1909