Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

Section 1. Section 400, 1860, 496r
and 1868 Of the statutes are amended
be lawful for the electors Of any
school district to authorize the school
board or town board of school direct
ors to enter into. an agreement with
the parent, guardian or other person
in charge of any pupil to compensate
such parent guardian or other person
for transportation, or pro-
viding for the transportation of any
| pupil or pupils to and from school, and
to enter into contracts for the trans
portation to and from school Of oil
persons Of school age who attend and
to levy tax therefor; provided, that
in all cases where the distance from
the home of the pupil or pupils, who
are to be transported, is two miles or
| less by the nearest travelled highway,
the sum per pupil so paid shall be such
as may be authorized by the electors,
and in all cases where the distance is
more than two miles the state may be
called upon to pay five cents per day
for each such pupil transported regu-
larry. to and from school in some rea-
sonable and comfortable manner for
period of not less than five months.
The school board or the town board Of
teacher of the school in which such
pupil is enrolled shall, on or before
the fifteenth day of July of each year,
make under oath a report giving the
than two miles, the number of days
such pupil was transported the mode
Of transportation and tho total amount
claimed by the district on account Of
all pupils residing more than two miles
from school, for whom transportation
or transp ortation and tuition have
been paid.
Section 1860. Whenever the electors
maintaining one or two department
rural school, or the electors Of any
town maintaining it's schools under
the township system of school govern
ment shall direct the school board Of
the town board of school directors to
close the district or any subdistrict
tuition for all persons Of school age,
who may desire to attend
school, at district maintaining one
or two department rural school, or
state graded school, or the grades be-
low the free high school in a
free high school district, each such
rural school district or subdistrict
shall receive special state aid in the
sum of one hundred fifty
dollars annually upon complying with
the following conditions:
Cd Transportation and tuition shall
be provided for at least thirty-two
weeks including legal holidays for all
persons of school age desiring to at
tend school during the school year.
CD The average daily attendance Of
the pupils transported under the, pro-
subdistrict to the school in any rural
school district, or to a state
graded school, or to the grades in
district maintaining, free high school
u shall be at least eighty per
cent Of the entire number enrolled for
transportation to such school during
each term Of school.
CD The district board or town board
of school directors shall in all cases
where the school is closed and trans
portation is provided by team, enter
into a written contract IN the name of
the district with one or more persons,
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or persons are to safely and carefully
carry or provide for carrying the chill
dren to and from the school or schools
in the district where provision has
(D The driver
of each transportation wagon
acter, trustworthy and responsible;
u shall furnish q safe team
and suitable and comfortable =
& bus or wagon well supplied
clement weather; such driver shall
have control of and be responsible for
the good order and behavior Of the
children while in the conveyance
and shall prohibit the use of profanc or
unseeming language upon the part of
the pupils, and shall report all cases
Of INSTRUMENTATION. while on the wagon
to the parents and to the school board
of the district. Be it also understood
that in cases Where it is practicable
conveyance Dy 1nLGruFDGn, steam rail-
way or automobile shall be equivalent
for transportation or conveyance by
team.
90 No state aid under the provisions
Of this act shall be paid to any dis,
tuition for it's pupils at a district
maintaining a rural school Of one or
more departments, unless the school
children attend shall be a first class
rural school as defined in chapter 600,
laws of 1907, and acts amendatory
thereof, and it is further provided that
in case the district and subdistrict en-
tering into contract for the school
ing Of nonresident pupils, according to
the provisions Of this act, and shall
fail to maintain fire class rural
Of 1907, then such school districts shall
forfeit their rights to collect tuition
from the district whore such nonresi--
dent children reside for such school
year or part of a school year that the
school in such school district shall not
! have been maintained as a first-c class
rural school
:, 81 The = I. school board
board of school directors Of any town
containing a subdistrict taking advant-
age of this act shall make annually, on
or before the first day of August,
special report under oath to the state
superintendent Of public instruction
! showing that the above conditions
have been complied with, and this re-
port shall give the names and ages Of
the persons transported, the number
of days each such person was trans
ported and attended school, the rate
of tuition paid and the amount of tut
ton paid for each person.
CD 1t shall be the duty of the
county superintendent Of schools in
any county where rural school takes
/ advantage of the provisions Of this act,
and provides transportation and tut
ton for persons Of school age at q
rural scnool, to report annually to the
state superintendent upon the blanks
furnished by him, such information as
| he may request for the purpose of as
certaining if tho rural school in such
district during the year for which aid
| is demanding was maintained as
first-class rural school, according to
the provisions Of chapter 600, laws Of
1907.
1S) Upon the receipt of such sworn
statement Of the school board or town
board Of school directors. and in case
of the attendance of pupils at a rural
school of a satisfactory report from
the county superintendent of schools, it
shall be the duty of the state superin-
tendent to certify to the secretary of
| state the amount due each such school
| district under the provisions of this