The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15

AN ACT TO create sections 4a5--l TO 40
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 l. There IL added to the stat
utcs nineteen now sections to read: Sec
ton 4e5--l With the advice and consent
OF the state superintendent a free high
school to be known "a union free high
school may be established and maintained
In any tract OF contiguous territory with
an area Of not less than thirty-six square
miles, such territory 10 be bounded by sec
ton lines or by lines bounding In part an
existing free high school district, or in
Cascs whore impossible streams, lakes or
awamps render II impracucahls 20 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
satisfactory to the state superintendent that
they are prepared TO begin a high school
course
Section 4o5--2 In case the tract Of ter.
ritOry f. entirely Included in one town and
said tract does not include within us bpun-
dRries nm incorporated village, II r. hereby
made the dnty OF the town BOARD Of mat
town to submit the question OK establish
ing such union free high school to the
voters OF such tract upon fling with the
chairman Of said town board petition
praying for such submission for election.
Said petition shall describe the boundaries
OF the proposed union free high school dis
trict and ahall be signed by az least one
Hfth OF the persons resident therein ana
qualified TO vote at any school district meet
Ing The chairman shall within ten days
inter the receipt OF the petition notify the
clerk Of bis town. and the clerh shall cause
nj once ten days notice OF such election
to be given by posting at least slX copies
thereof In at l"aat six different public places
Ia such tract OF territory, or by publlshiuF
such notice IN any newspaper published
therein once ench week for two wecls i'm.
uodIately prior to the time set tor holding
the election The election shall be con
Quoted and the vote canvassed according
to the statutes for conducting town meet
iugs
81 territory shall lie In two or more towns
and contains no Incorporated village, such
prtitlon may be presented TO the chairman
Of any one OF the town boards of super
yisOrs OF such towns. and this chairman
shall, Hithln five duy4 OF the receipt OF said
petition, notify the other chairman or chair
iGou the case mry be, OF the receipt OF
the petition and shall set date for meet
ing 81 all the charmen OF the towns In
iorpatCd for tho purpose OF fXins time
and place for holding such union free high
school election; and II shall be the Official
dat; II s0id chairman TO meet on said date
and II. upon the cline and place for holding
such election II any chairman Ia unable
10 attend he shall delegate one OF the other
supervisors or his DoHr0 10 attend upon
this meeting 10 act In his place. The cleo
ton shall be noticed and conducted for the
entire tract OF territory which IL to be In
Guided IN the proposed union free high
school district by tho town board or The
town IN which the election IL held aud in
rlla inunner provided for above IN the case
where all the territory II Included in ono
town.
territory which II ia proposed to form into
u union free high school district shall con
tain an Incorporated village the petition
may be presented TO any town chairman as
..rl-udted above, or 10 the president OF tho
village, II SHAH then be the duty OF the
Official 10 whom the petition Is presented
10 notify each chairman Tor the village
presidenp OF the receipt OF euch petition
and 90 tx time and place for meeting
Of eaid officers for the purpose Of fixing
day for holding the election, The cleo
ton for the village shall be held In tho
village on the same day the election for
The Territory living outside is held and tie
election for the territory lying outside the
village anu which II Is proposed TO include
IN the union free high school district may
be held In the village or at any Other CON
vericut place agreed upon and designated
IN the notice. The election for the village
EhHU Do noticed and conducted nui the
votes cnnvassed In the manner provided by
statute for conducting village elections auI
tho election for that territory lying out
side the village limits and which u Is pro
posed 20 include In the union free high
school district shall hc noticed and con.
Quoted and the votes canvHssed In the man
ner provided by statute for noticing and
conducting town elections II this outlying
territory comprises parts Of two or more
towns the supervisors at the meeting re-
fcrred to above shall designate the town
the officers OF which shall notice, control
and direct such election.
section 1876 In all cases the vote
shall De by ballot, those ballots IN favor
being written or printed for the union free
high SCHOOL,, those opposed against liic
shall not be adopted unless n majority Of
tue electors voting IN that part OF the ter
| Htory outside OF the village and ma
/ 1odty Of eha eiestorv voting La the viilag,
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