Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
Ne. 200, Al TPuhitshed June 10. 1904
CHATTER Sl3 LAWS OF 1ona


~ ASI TO amend section 553c and 553l
o. the statutes, relating TO county schools
~ agriculture and domestic science.
Sne people OF the State of Wisconsin repre-
as follows:
Section l. Sections 55Se and 55sl of the
statutes, are amended to read: Section
pose 1. The county board of any county
y hereby authorized to appropriate money
LOT the organization, equipment and main
senance or county school Of agriculture
OF tHs or more counties may unite in estab-
fishing such school, and may appropriate
money ier It's organization, equipment. and
,. Immediately after the county board
or 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 notifv the dean
or the college Of agriculture OF such vote
or the establishment Of such school.
8. I1R dean of the college of agriculture
the state superintendent OF public fnstruc-
ton, and the President of the board OF agri-
culture, acting as committee for such pur-
county board or boards as 10 the proper To-
cation for such county school OF agriculture
ana domestic economy and the county school
De located at such place as is determined
upon by such committee
Section 553l 1. Any school established
under the provisions of this act whose
course of study and qualifications Of whose
teachers nave 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, school once entered upon such list
may remain listed and be entitled to state
aid so 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.
.. On the first day of July in each year.
the secretary OF each county school beard
maintaining a school on the approved list,
shall report 10 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 1t shall appear that the
school has been maintained In a satisfac-
tory manner for period Of not less than
eight months. during the year closing on
said superintendent shall make a certificate
to that effect and file 1t with the secretary
of state.
8. Upon receiving such certificate, the
secretary of state shall draw his warrant,
payable to the treasurer Of the county
maintaining such school, for a SUN 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
dollars TO any one school In any one year /;
wien Hoie thdh Que county nus 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-
tion 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
sun as shall have been so paid
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
pub lcation.
Approved June 3. 1909