The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No 26S, Al Published May 25, 1909.
CHAPTER 177. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to repeal section 925-I13; to
a925-113; and to create sections ops
4s113m. 925-113n, and 925-119m, of the
-tiFtatutes, relating to the election or ap-
~,etties, and the changing of, school SYSTEMS
land school district boundaries. x. +.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
~. act as follows S%I
! Section l. Section 925-11s. Of the
Section 2, Ehere is added to the statutes
9 new section to read: Section 925-113
I: If In any city other than of the first
law, or which shall hereafter become in
c0rporated under the provisions Of section
e25g, of the statutes or which has adopted
or which shall hereafter adopt sub-chapter
NV OF chapter -40a, of the statutes, there
shall be at the time Of such adoption or In
corporation a board of education or aqschool
school district system is In force, the plan
Of. school organization and. management
shall continue until changed by a majority
vote OF the electors OF such school district
or districts; neither shall the adoption Of
the general charter or the act of incorpOra-
ti6n under the provisions of section. 925g,
operate to change or in any way affect the
boundaries, Of any school district.
2. If the district system is in force, the
vote shall be taken at a special election,
duly called, noticed and held as provided
by law; and if any city shall contain more
than one school district, then the special
election shall be held in each school district
Its, upon the same day and at the Same
hour, and the existing system shall not be
changed unless a majority Of the electors
voting in. each district at such special cleo
ton shall vote in favor Of such. change.
3. If q majority of the electors voting
In each such district at such special cleo
ton shall vote in favor of such change,
then such change of school system shall go
Into effect and be such as is provided for In
boundaries shall, without further action be
changed SO as to create one school district
which shall include all the territory EN-
bEaced within the limits OF such city and
each and all Of those parts or portions Of
each such former district or districts lying
outside of the limits Of such city shall be
attached to and connected with such city
for school purposes such change of the
school system and school district boundaries
shall go. into effect on the first day of March
following such special election and not
earlier, and the school district boards and
district officers existing at the time Of hold
Ing such election shall continue In Office
and shall have exclusive control of their
respective schools and school properties un-
til such schange of school system and school
district boundaries shall go into effect as
hereinbefore provided and to the end of the
then current school year, and on the first
Monday of July following the date when
such change of school system goes into
effect each of said school boards shall settle
their accounts with the board Of education
and shall deliver all property, papers and
records Of each of their respective districts
to said board Of education.
4. Immediately after the holding Of such
special election In each such district. each
school district board shall certify and re-
tttrh the results Of such election to the clerk
Of eac. city and town within which any
part Of either of such district Is located and
IL. such change of school system Is voted
Upon favorably In each such district, the
clerk of each such municipality shall make
record In his Office showing the change Of
such system and boundaries and the date
when the same will go into effect.
B. II the existing system OF school or
ganiZatlon is directed and controlled by
nd Of a5f1 Ont n q school 6ithQr
appointed or elected under the provisions OF
a special charter, such system can be
speciaI election called and held pursuant
% the provisions of such special charter
governing special elections
g. If the existing system Of school or
ganization Is directed and controlled by
board of education appointed by the mayor
under the provisions of the general charter
Of fhe electors taken at a special election
duly called and held pursuant to law.
~ In all cases where the existing system
or plan of school organization shall be
changed under the provisions of this act,
such change shall not go into effect until
the7close Of the then current school year
chapter, the school shall be under the con-
troll of board Of education which board
except as provided in section 025-113n
shall consist of one commissioner from each
ward and three from the city at large, to
be- appointed by the mayor and confirmed
BIZ. the common council: or elected by the
common council, if so determined by ordi-
nance. The mayor in appointing or council
La e1eeting the first board shall divide the
members into three classes as nearly equal
as may be one of the commissioners at large
being in each class, and shall appoint those
99aone.c class for one year, those Of another
1aaining class for three years Each COM
missioner shall hold his office for the term
designated in such classification and until
bis successor shall have qualified; thereaf-
Ger all commissioners shall be appointed or
efected and hold their Offices for three years
and until their successors shall have Quail
=. Section. 5. There is added to the stat
utes three new sections to read section
ffoned- in section 025E113 there shall be
Submitted to a vote Of the electors Of the
several school districts the question, Shall
ance with section 925-113n?' If a major
fty OF all the votes cast upon that question
At such election shall be In the affirmative,
tnen the board Of education shall be elected
IN accordance with the provisions Of said
section 026-113n at the spring election
held In, such city next after the tine when
district boundaries shall go into effect.
Section 925-113n. 1. Where the cleo
the preceding section, the board Of educa-
ton shall consist @'of seven commissioners
elected; at large from the territory Of such
city The members OF such board shall be
divided as nearly equal as may be into three
classes. One class of three members shall
bpo elected, for one year, one class OF two
Temaining class for three years Such GEM
nissioners shall be elected ct the, annual
spring election held In such city. The names
ofs+the. candidates for the Office Of school
comm issioHer shall be printed upon, q sep
arate. Ballet under the title "school COM
taiss1oners" 49, AZ. >.~,s -. Vi 80:
~ o. At the annual spring election next
sitter the time when the change of school
system and school district boundaries, shall
20 into effect, there shall be elected seven
commissioners to constitute the board ,.of
efiiIcatio1 for such school district. All quail
flied electors within such city shall be en-
titled to vote for such commissioners at
such election. 'r,-.~1
s.. At the first election held for the office
Of. school commissioner the two persons
EeceivingEthe highest number Of votes shall
rs. elected for three years, the two receiving
tie next highest number Of votes shall be
elected for two years, and the three receiv-
Ing the next highest number Of votes shall
be elected for one year. Each elector voting
AZ such first election shall be entitled to
vote for seven candidates. Thereafter such
electors shall elect at each spring election
commissioners tor the term Of three years.
many candidates as there are commissioners
rs be elected and the ones receiving the
highest number OF votes shall be elected.
4. The votes cast at such election shall
I. be- canvassed and return thereof certified
to the common council. The common coun-
eli shall canvass the returns Of such cleo
tf5n and shall declare the result thereof as
for city officers.
y 3 The persons elected in accordance here
with shall constitute the board OF education
Of such school district. The term of Office of
each such commissioner shall commence on
the first day of May following such election
and. each commissioner shall hold Office un-
ill his successor Is elected and qualified
Vacancies In such board Of education shall
be filed by appointment by the mayor of
such city subject to the approval Of the