Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-17
What the Legislature Did.

was SOultlIAIS VI loIbulO ~
far as platform promises are con-
cerned, it passed a great number
of beneficial laws, 1t, passed
some which in the opinion Of the
Governor: were not beneficial
and he has vetoed most Of them.
Following is a list of the more
important legislation put through
during the 1911 session.
A public utilities law.
The submission of a cOnStitu-
tional amendment permitting
women to vote.
Ane automatic working mans
compensation law.
A revision of the fish and game
laws.
A law consolidating the boards
of the. penitentiary and the re-
lOuhlldtOhp'
An amended inheritance tax
law. vetoed BY the Governor.
A law consolidating tie educa-
tional institutions under one
board, which WIS vetoed by the
Governor.
A law raising the minimum
length of school terms from five
to seven months and giving state
and county aid to weak districts.
A certificate law giving the
state board. of education cOnSid-
cradle latitude In fixing the sub
Jects required for teachers GER
tificates and providing for a grad
ually increasing amount of high
school education as a qualifica-
ton in order to secure the first
certificate. The requirement of
one year of high school educa-
ton will go into effect in 1913.
A new law for the cOnsOlida-
ton of rural schools requiring
but a majority of those voting to
carry the proposition making it
easier to, consolidate with graded
schools, and making the trans
portation Of pupils mandatory IN
such districts where they live be-
yopd two miles from school.
A law by which normal train
ing in. high schools may be ex-
tended to forty more. schools, and
an appropriation sufficient to
pay each of such schools $500
each. TheSlaw provides that
such schools may receive $3.50
additional if they provide a
course in agriculture and dOmes-
tie science.
A law placing the authority
to fix the standard for the inSur-
ance of state certificates in the
hands of the state board of edu-
cation where certain state edu
catiOnal inst lJtiOnS had hereto
fore been'made tile standard.
A law fixing the maximum for
bonds for the erection of school
buildings at 2 II per cent of the
valuation.
The annual school meeting was
fixed at the same date for al dis
'trict schools, that date being the
second Friday in April.
The Legislature gave district
boards the authority to provide
for the transportation of pupils
living two and One-haf miles or
more from school in all classes of
districts. District boards had
not heretofore had such authority
A law providing for the free
tuition in high schools to all pu-
pills in counties having a pOpula-
zion less than 10000 and in which
such provision does not already
exist.
A revision of the law provid-
ing that two Or more counties
may join together in conducting
a county normal institute.
A provision by which a vacan-
cy in the office of county super
intendent may be filled from out
side of the county where no one
is eligible for the office within
the county. :
A law authorizing the annexa-
ton Of territory for school pur-
poses to all cities of the first
class. "Er
A pension law for cities of
the first class the law being vol
untary both ON the part Of. the
city and the teacher
The reduction of the size of
boards of education in cities of
the first and second class to six
and requiring. them to be nOmm-
ated and elected at large bienni
ally Tor a term Of four years.
A much more satisfactory law
relative to the organization of
boards of education in cities of
the first and second class.