The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-08
LEGAL.
Published In The Topeka State Journal
March s, 1911.1
HOUSE BILL No. s11.

March s. 19l1.l
HOUSE BILL. NO. Oil
AN ACT to provide county aid to schools
in counties having population of less
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section L That the county superinten-
county in Kansas having a population of
less than 10000 inhabitants are hereby
authorized to make provision for aid to
certain high school or high schools in
such county, and to provide for the sup
port of the same as hereinafter pre-
Sec. . Such high schools when aided
shall adopt a course of study to be pre-
scTibed by the State Board of Education.
Sec. 5. Such high schools shall be free
to all persons of school age who are
actual residents Of the respective coun-
ties; provided, that such person shall
present to the principal of the high
school an entrance certificate, signed by
the county superintendent OF public in
struction. certifying that he has COM
the State Board of E;5ucation for the 1,Ib-
lie schools below the high school.
Sec. 4. Such high schools when aided
shall be under the supervision and con-
trict board, or board of education of the
district or city in which the school is 10
Gated.
Sec ;. No high school as herein pro-
vided for shall be eligible for such aid
except upon petition to the county
superintendent and county commissioners
of tne county in which such school or
schools are sought to be aided, signed
by a majority Of the school electors of
the county in which the school is sought
to be aided; provided, that in counties
having a population of 5000 inhabitants
of less, according to the United States
census of 1910 one school only shall be
aided and that one located at the county
seat of such county.
Sec. s. For the purpose of carrying this
act into effect, the board of county COM
missioners in such county shall annually
levy such tax only as may be necessary
not to exceed one mill on the dollar of
the assessed valuation of the taxable
property of counties having population
of 5000 inhabitants or less, and not to
exceed one-half mill on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of the taxable prop
eTty in counties having a population of
more than 5000 Inhabitants.
Sec. T. Said tax shall be levied and col
lected in the same manner as other
eral school fund shall ever be used for
other than high school purposes.
Sec. 8. The county treasurer shall pay
to the treasurer of the school district
such sums of money as the county super
spectiveiy.
cipaI Of each of such high schools. at
the expiration of the school year. to make
a report to the county superintendent
high school or high schools and the num-
Der of months attended by each pupil and
to furnish such other reports as the
county Superintendent may require and
his last months salary shall not be due
until such reports shall have been duly
Sec. 10. If. upon the presentation of
petition addressed to the county COM
Of the school electors Of such county,
asking that certain aid be extended to
certain school district or school dis
tricts therein, as provided for herein, and
said county superintendent and county
commissioners decide to provide the aid
petitioned for. said board of county com
mi OnaQfinp
held by it on the first Monday in August
thereafter, levy such tax on the taxable
to raise the amount necessary to aid such
district or districts as said county super
intendent and said board of commission
ers believe proper.
Sec IL It Shall be the duty of the
county superintendent to certify to the
county commissioners and to the county
treasurer on before the first day of
July in each year. the amount of money
necessary to aid the district OF districts
visions Of this act; for the year ending
on the goth day of June preceding. and
make such a levy only, within the lin1i-
tations herein prescribed, as may be
herein provided for such high school or
high schools, within their respective
counties.
Sec. u. Counties maintaining a county
high school and counties having high
schools in operation under the provisions
of chapter Ss7 of the Laws of 1905, or the
shall be exempt from the provisions of
this act
Sec. 13. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. IA. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's publication in
the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February %, 1911,
@. H. BUCKMAN,
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS,
fAP Iarl- Of
Passed the Senate March 1, 1911.
RICHARD J. HOPKINS,
President Of the Senate.
WALTER A. JOHNSON,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March 6. 1911.
w. R. STUBS, Governor.
State of Kansas,
Office of the Secretary of State.
/, Chas. H. Sessions, Secretary of State
of the State Of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have
hereunto subscribed my name
ISeaL1 and AFFIXED my official seal,
this 7th day of March 1911
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
By J. r. BOTKIN,
Asst. Secretary of state.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March s, 1911