Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29
No 4ss Al LPublished March "a, 1913.
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CHAPTER 10. LAWS OF 1918.
AN ACT, To create section 493c of the statutes.
lating to the government and maintenance OF city
free high schools in certain cases.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin represented In
Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
Section l. There is added to the statutes a new
section to read: Section 1880. l. The annual dis
rct meeting for the election of officers and the tran
saction Of other business Of high school districts,
organized as provided In section AGO. in cities of the
fourth class containing not than 1000 inhabt-
ants which include within their limits the whole or
a portion of two different common school districts,
shall be held the last Monday In June at seven
o'clock in the afternoon unless another hour be fixed
by vote recorded at previous annual or special
meeting.
q The clerk shall give at least six days previous
notice of the annual meeting by posting notices thereof
In four public places in the district, one Of
which shall be affixed to the outer door Of all public
schoolhouses within the district; and he shall give
like notice for any adjourned meeting if the adjourn
mellt be for more than month; hut no annual
meeting shall be deemed Illegal for Of the notice,
unless it shall that the omission to give such
notice w1lful and fraudulent
8. Special district meetings may be called BY the
high school district board when deemed necessary and
director treasurer on the written request Of ten
legal voters Of the district At least six days previous
notice OF any such special meeting shall be given by
posting notices. specifying particularly the business to
be transacted in four or more public places in the
district, Of which shall be affixed to the outer
door of every public schoolhouse within such high
school district Any such special meeting may adj
ourned and like notice OF such adjourned meeting
shall be given No tax loan or debt shall be voted at
special meeting unless notice thereof stating the
time place and object of such meeting and specifying
the maximum amount to be voted be posted in six
public places in said district including che upon the
outer door of each public schoolhouse therein and
published in all public newspapers in said district at
least six days before such meeting unless three
fortS of the legal voters of such district shall have
been notified either personally or by leaving such
notice at their places of residence at least six days
before the time for such meeting
4. The inhabitants of any such high school dis
trict qualified by law to vote at school district
meeting when assembled at the first and at each an
ma in their of adj
meeting thereof in such district shall have all the
relative to their district conferred by section
$50 upon Inhabitants Of school districts at
annual meetings relative to such common school dis
ricts: but shall not be limited in the amount Of tax
provided in subdivision of said section $50.
5. For the purpose Of purchasing schoolhouse site
and providing for and aiding in the erection Of high
school buildings and furnishing and eauipping the
and maintaining high school any such school dis
trict may by vote of the electors at annual OF
speciaI district meeting called for that purpose al-
thoTize the high school board to purchase site for
schoolhouse and to eryct high school building
thereon ard furnish and equip the and to bor-
money to amount which shall not. in any way
exceed the limitation provided by law.
The resolution to be voted to borrow money shall
be in writing and shall specify the to be Dor
rowed, the maximum rate OF interest allowed to be
paid and the time and Of payment. which
shall be in annual instalments otherwise the last
Of which shall be payable in not to exceed twenty
years from the first day OF February next succeeding
BY such resolution tax to be annually collected
addition to all other taxes sufficient to pay when due
also pay and discharge the principal thereof by the
time the shall be due, shall be levied. Such
resolution shall be read to the meeting and the vote
taken thereon by ballot the ballots shall be writer
or printed In favor of the loan For the loan
those opposed Against the loan" The resolution and
the vote shall be recorded majority of the bal
lots cast shall be In favor Of the loan the high
school board may borrow such Of any person or
such terms and execute and deliver the lender sct
obligation therefor and such security for payment in
Guiding mortgage pledge OF real persona
property Of the district subject to the direction con
tanned in the resolution by voting as may be agreeS
upon not prohibited by law; they may issue bonds
Of such high school district to the and accord
ing 10 the directions authorized by such resolution
the object stated therein Any bond other obliga.
ton issued by any high school district board II
conformity to the provisions OF this act shall be vad
claims against the high school district authorizing h
Sema.
g. The proceeds Of the sale OF such bonds or obi
CATIONS shall be paid into the high school treasllr,
and be expended only for the purpose which ths
same were voted. After any such bonds or obliga
tons have been issued power shall exist to reslin6
reconsider such vote obstruct the collection
OF such tax
7. The purchase OF the high school site and tn,
erection Of high school building. when authorized
provided In this act. shall be conducted by Thu
high school board.
Section 2. All acts and parts Of acts confictint
with the provisions Of this act hereby repealed
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be ii
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March %. 1918.