Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
AN ACT tER III, Laws OF OF 1909.


AN ACT - is ~, LAWS or 1909.
create a repeal repeal section s25-113; to
925-113, srz section 10 be numbered
Ism. 925-i III 70 create sectlons 925-
poi1qIes relating f fo SZ[lISn' Oh s s
cities, and III III poards Of education in
and school ' az changing OF school systems
He people Of the boundaries.
sfeleo In Senate az NlsGoL911 ~ ~
Set as follows ana Assembly GO en-
statutes, is l. psns Section o2S11a. of the
a new secfio. There is added 10 the statutes
J. II in s e 10 read: Section 925-I13
class which SoelIy other than Of the first
law, or which aIuopted the general charter
StPg'ased under the T,-oZii ieL ~ sec+ion
or 1bfoh 'ue statutes, or which has adopted
NV of cb s,IS.il hereafter about sub-chapter
saa be at the time of s me si1, or ir
bcaE5.S aIoH board CO ednca4Sor or a school
school S55g5Ste1 oy the people or the ordinary
OF school - system is in force, the plan
9ntt4 continue, until cbangad br a majority
or 5{Stit1te electors of such school district
the e -sIlictS neither shall the adoption of
ton under tba eILer or the act Of incorpora-
onere4a 4 + me proVisiOns-of section 925g,
bp,,-r $500 70 cnange or in anv way affect the
91u1 ~ OF any school distrIct
vofa sb,i lie ulsJrlct system is IN force, the
liz AZ suaI be taken at a sDecial election,
guy called, noticed and befd Se nrovidad
~ Jaw and If any city shall contain more
Ian one school district. then the special
snv 10, Dar snal De held in each school district
III-J part OF which lies within the city linn
t.S, upon the same day and AT the same
49, anu the existing system shall not be
y-lei tlseu uhiess majority OF the electors
tion sbs N eacn district al sucH special cleo
snail vote IN favor of such change.
q. II a majority of the electors voting
IA eacn such district at sucb speclal cleo
then s sns5i Eote In favor o. such change,
t SiSn slen change of school system shall go
INTO eject and be such as is provided for In
saId su0-chapter XIV and the school district
DouhQaFles shall, without further action. be
utitdtLlged SO as TO create one school district
MnIch snali Include all the territory en-
oTaced within the limits OF such city and
eacn ana 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
Lor schooi purposes such change of the
school system and Selfo0rN ol=-77lC boundaries
s sIi go into effect on the first day of March
LoloWlng such special election and not
carrier, and the school district boards and
district omcers existing at the time of hold
ing such election shall continue In office
ana snail have exclusive control of their
respective schools and school properties IN
vi such schange of school system and school
district boundaries shall 20 into effect as
herelnDefore 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
II such change of school system Is voted
upon favorabiy in each such district, the
clerk OF each such municipality shall make
q record In his Office showing the change OF
such system and boundS=---SA-ysS the date
when the same viii go into erect.
5. II the existing system Of school or
ganizatiOn Is directed and controlled by
board OF education or school board either
appointed or elected under the provisions of
special charter, such system can be
changed by vote of the electors taken at
special election called and held pursuant
to the provisions of such special charter
governing special elections.
8. 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
law such system can be changed by a vote
OF the electors taken at special election
duly called and held pursuant to law J.e
Z In all cases where the existing system
OF plan of school organization shall be
changed under the provisions OF this act,
such change shall not go Into effect until
the close Of the then curfs---- school year.
o..
chapter. the school shall be under the con-
troll of a board of education which board
except as provided IN section 9Z5-113n
shall consist of one commiss cneT from each
ward and three from the city at large, to
be appointed by the mayor and confirmed
bv the common council, or elected by the
common council, II so determined by ordi,
nance. The mayor In appointing or council
In electing the first board shall divide the
members into three classes as nearly equal
as NAV be one of the commissioners at large
bafng 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 yeas Each COM
missioner shall hold his 01dce for the term
desipnated 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 shan have quail
fed.
Section 8. There is added to the stat
utes three new sections to read: Section
995z-II3m. At the special election men
toned In section s2SIt ~ there 5aeEe shall be
several school districts the question, Shall
the board OF education be elected In accord
ence with section 925-11SnE II a major
Itv of all the votes cast upon that question
or such election shall be in the Affirmative.
Fbe1 tbs hoard of education shall be elected
in accordance with the 70 l -lSsons Of said
bsII IN such city next after the tlme when
snch change OF school system and school
district boundaries shall go into effect.
Section S25-11Sn.' l. Where the cleo
The preceding section, the board Of educa-
ffon shall consist OF seven commissioners
elected at large from the territory OF such
city. The members OF suG en-, board shall be
cissses One class OF three members shall
be elected for one year, one class Of two
members for two years ears T Il those Of the
,,Siss}one~s shall be elected al the annual
sDrins- election held In such city. The names
~ the candidates for the olhce OF school
commissioners shall ps pF me upon a sep
arate ballot under INC Lie Scnool COM
-, .,-,-,- 49,,
after the time when Ine eheags Of school
- 49,, effect. there shall be elected seyen
to constitute the board of
cCI11cstIon for such school district All Quail
ICED electors within scSn GU sasll be en-
titled TO vote TOT SUN NOAN-H-ssloners at
such election
Of school commissioner the two persons
receivingS the highest npIno .hs Of votes shall
tTa rSs~r highest number OF votes shall be
elected Ror two years, and the three receiv-
ing the next highest number o5 votes shall
be- elected for one year. ksch eiector voting
az 80 Arst election shall Do entitled re
vote For seven candidates. Thereafter such
eieCtors shall elect at each spring eiection
COnraissioners FOR the ZEN % three years.
Each eIsctor shall be entitled to vote for as
rasnv Candidates as there are comm lssioaers
70 Re elected and the ones receiving the
highest NUMBER OF votes shall be elected.
4. me votes cast at such election shall
II the common council The common conn
ell shall canvass the returns Of such cleo
ton aud shall declare the result thereof "a
Tor city officers.
With shalt constitute the board Of education
Of such school district. The term OF Office of
t t5s such eoHplssiS sRS5 SOmenes on
ana each commiss nld sofice IN
III his successo qualified.
acSncies In su ton shall
pe nled by apl mayor OF
such city suE al OF the
council. NoEe this stat
ute shall NJ lections In
said city. "
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