The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. 268, Al Published May %, 1909
CHAPTER TT. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to repeal section 925-113; to
create a new section to be numbered
920-113 and to create sections 925-
ll3m. 925-113n, and 925-119m, of the
statutes, relating to the election or ap-
p(olntment of boards Of education in
cities, and the changing of school systems
and school district boundaries.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
Section 1. Section 925-113, of the
Statutes is repealed.
Section 2. There is added to the statutes
a new section to read: Section 925-113.
1. II in any city other than of the first
class which has adopted the general charter
law, or which shall hereafter become in
coIporated under the provisions Of section
9zog, 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 abortion or in
corporation a board of education or a school
board elected by the people, or the ordinary
school district system is in force, the plan
or school organization and management
shall continue until changed by majority
vote Of the electors Of such school district
or DISTRICTS neither shall the adoption of
the general charter or the act of incOrpora-
ton under the provisions Of section 925g,
operate to change or in any way affect the
I boundaries of any school district
vo1o s IL 5hg district system. Is IN force the
I by law; and If any city shall contain more
than one school district, then the special
election shall be held in each school district
any part of which lies within the city linn
It's, upon the same day and at the same
7 hour and the existing system shall not be
: changed unless majority OF the electors
voting in each district at such special cleo
ton shall vote in favor OF. such change.
.. If 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
said sub-chapter XIV and the school district
( boundaries shall, without further action be
changed so as to create one school district
which shall include all the territory en-
braced 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
J 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 I'M
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-
turn the results Of such election to the clerk
of each 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
a record In his office showing thetchange of
such system and boundaries and the date
when the same will go into effect.
8. If the existing system Of school or
ganizatiOn is directed and controlled by a
board Of education or school board either
appointed or elected under the provisions of
changed by vote of the electors taken at a
special election called and held pursuant
TO the provisions of such special charter
governing special elections.
6, If the existing system of school or
gantZation is directed and controlled by q
board OF education appointed by the mayor
under the provisions of the general charter
law, such system can be changed by a vote
Of the electors taken at q special election
duly called and held pursuant to law.
Z. In all cases where the existing system
changed under the provisions of this act
such change shall not go into effect until
the close of the then current school year.
8. In all cities governed py. this sub
chapter, the school shall be under the con
troll of board of education. which board
except as provided in section 925-113n
SQal consist OF one cOumlSSIOn from each
ward and three from the city at large, to
be appointed by the mayor and confirmed
by the common council, or elected by the
common council, If so determined by ordi-
nance. The mayor in appointing or council
in electng 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
of one class for one year, those of another
class for two years and those of the re-
naming class for three years. Each COM
missioner shall hold his Office for the term
designated in such classification and until
his successor shall have qualified thereaf-
ter all commissioners shall be appointed or
elected and hold their offices for three years
and until their successors shall have quail
fed.
Section 8, There is added to the stat
utes three new sections to read: Section
925-l13m. At the special election men
toned in section 925-113 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 accord
ance with section 925-113nY If a major
ity of all the votes cast upon that question
at such election shall be in the affirmative,
then the board of education shall be elected
in accordance with the provisions of said
section 925-113n at the spring election
held in such city next after the time when
such change OF school, system and school
district boundaries shall go into effect.
Section 925-113n. /. Where the cleo
tors have decided in the affirmative Under
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
be elected for one year, one class of two
members for two years and those of the
remaining class for three years. Such COM
missioners shall be elected at the annual
spring election held in such city The names
OF the candidates for the office of school
commissioner shall be printed upon a SEN
nrate ballot under the title school com
missonerS."
.. At the annual spring election next
after the time when the change of school
system and school district boundaries shall
so into effect there shall be elected seven
commissioners to constitute the board of
education for such school district All Oual-
flied electors within such city shall be en-
titled to vote for such commissioners at
such election,
3. AT the first election held for the Office
of school commissioner the two persons
receiving the highest number Of votes shall
be~elected for three years. the two receiving
the next highest number of votes shall he
elected for two years, and the three receive
ing the next highest number of votes shall
be elected for one year Each elector voting
at such first election shall be entitled t0
vote Tor seven candidates.. Thereafter such
electors shall elect at each spring election
commissioners for the term Of three wears
Each eleetor shall be entitled to vote for as
many candidates as there are commissioners
to be elected and the ones receiving the
highest number of votes shall be elected
4. The votes cast at such election shall
be canvassed and return thereof certified
to the common council. The common coun
Gil shall canvass the returns of such cleo
ton and shall declare the result thereof as
for city officers. 10
5. The persons elected in accordance here
with shall constitute the board of education
Of such school district. The tegm of Office Of
each such commissioner shall commence on
the first day of May following such election
and each commissioner shall hold Office mn
til his successor is elected and qualified
Vacancies in such board of education shall
he filed bv anndfntInent nv +ho noo1,os -