The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-06-24
The LAW RELATING TO CHANGING
OF SCHOOL SYSTEMSlN CITIES.


The bill, which was drafted by City
Attorney Hougen, relating to the elec-
tion or appointment of boards Of educa-
ton and the changing of school systems
and school district boundaries in cities
other than of the first class which has
adopted the general charter law, passed
the legislature and was signed by the
governor. The law provides that at the
time of the adoption of the general char.
ter law by city the school system in
force shall continue until changed by a
vote of electors of the district or dis
tricts.
If the district system is in force the
vote shall be taken at a special election
and if any city shall contain more than
one school district, the special election
shall be held in each school district any
part of which lies within the city linn
ts, upon the same day, and the existing
system shall not be changed unless a
majority of the electors voting in each
district at such election shall vote i'll
favor of the change.
If a majority of the electors in each
district at such election vote in favor of
such change, then such change of school
system shall 60 ipto effect and be such
as is provided for in the statutes, and
the school district boundaries, shall,
without further action, be changed so
as to create one school district which
shall include all the territory embraced
within the limits of such city and each
and all of those parts of each such form.
er district or districts lying outside of
the limits of such city shall be attached
to and connected with such city for
school purposes, and such change shall
go into effect on the first day of March
following such special election, and the
school district boards existing at the
time shall continue in office and shall
have control of their respective schools
until such change of school system shall
go into effect as provided by the statute
and to the end of the then current school
year, and on the first Monday of July
following each of said school boards
shall deliver all property, paper and re.
cords of each of their respective dis
tricts to said board of education.
AT the special election there shall be
submitted to a vote of the electors Of the
several school districts the question,
Shall the board of education be elected
in acCGidancs with section 92G i3n :"
Ii majority of all the votes cast upon
that question shall be in favor of it then
the board of education shall be elected
in accordance with the provisions of
said section at the spring election held
in such city next after the time when
such change of school system shall go
into effect
Said section 925.1 reads as follows:
Where the electors have decided in the
affirmative under the preceding sec.
ton, the board Of education shall con.
sist of seven commissioners elected at
large from the territory of such city
The members of such board shall be di.
vided as nearly equal as may be into
three classes. One class of three mem.
bers shall be elected for one year, one
class of two members for two years, and
those Of the remaining class for three
years. Such commissioners shall be
elected at the annual spring election
held in such city The names of the
candidates for the Office Of school COM
missioner shall be printed upon sepa-
rate ballot under the title school com.
missioners.
All qualified electors within such city
shall be entitled to vote for commission
ers at such election. The commission
ers shall be elected for term of three
years. The term of Office of each com
mission shall commence on the first day
of May following such election. Va.
capcies in the board shall be filled by
appointment by the mayor subject to
the approval of the council
In all cities governed by this statute,
having school system under its provis-
ions and having attached to it for school
purposes territory outside of the city
limits all the taxable property within
the territory so attached shall be sub
ject to be taxed for the support and
maintenance of the schools of such city
same as property within such city.