Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-12

a petltlOn dSkluS lOf OohsOHu@tiOh'
signed by fiftyfour citizens has been
filed with the County superinten-
dent Of Schools. The districts seek
ing to be consolidated are Prairie
Hill, Bear Slough. Prairie Mound,
East Lick and Farber. The proposi-
ton is being investigated and It is
thought that an election will be held
soon. Should these districts cousoll-
date, furnish suitable building, run
an approved High School, and do one
years approved work IN Agriculture
the state will pay s25 ser square mile
each year towards running the school
The State will also pay onefourth of
the cost of building. not to exceed
$4,000. provided the district will fur
nish five acres OF land as a building
site.
THE BUFoRD-CoLLEY CON
SoLIDATIoN LAW.
AN ACT to provide for the organiza-
tion of consolidated schools and rural
high school and TO provide
aid for such schools, with an emer-
gency clause.
Be It enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State OF Missouri as fol-
;lows:
SECTION 4 The qualified voters
Of any community in Missouri may o..
ganize a consolidated school district
for the purpose OF maintaining both
elementary schools and high school
as hereinafter provided When such
new district is formed It shall be
known as consolidated district No
- of - county, and all the
laws applicable to the organization
and government Of town and city
\ school districts as provided in ar
ticle Nv. chapter 106 of the Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1909. shall be
applicable to districts organized un-
der the provisions OF this act.
! Sec. 2. No consolidated district
shall be formed under the provis-
ions of this act unless 1t contains an
area of at least twelve square miles
or has an enumeration Of at least
two hundred children of school age:
, Provided no district formed under
the provisions of this act shall in
clude within its territory any towr
or city district that at the time CT III
formation of said consolidated dis
r trict has by the last enumeration two
. hundred children of seho. | age.
Sec. 8. When the resldent cit:
zens of any community desire Il
fom consolidated district. a petitIo
signed by at least twenty-five quail
fled voters of said community sha!
: be filed with county superintend
!, ent of public schools. On receipt 0
s said petition 1t shall be the duty o
b the county superintendent to visit
} said community and investigate tn
L needs of the community and deter
mine the exact boundaries of the pre-
i posed consolidated district. In deter
It mining these boundaries, he shall Ii
3 cate the boundary lines as will in hi
Q judgment form the best possible cor
s. solidated districts having due r,
Ie gard also to the welfare of adjoir
s. ing districts. The county superintel
Is dent of schools shall call speci;
meeting of all the qualified voter
of the proposed consolidated distrit
for considering the question OF col
er solidation. He shall make this ca
h by posting within the proposed di
III trict ten notices in public place
z stating the place, time and purpose
" such meeting. At least Is days n
1 tice shall be given and the meetir
oh shall commence at 2 o'clock p. ]
on the date set. The county superi
IN tendent shall also post within sa
OF proposed district five plats of Il
proposed consolidated district
least fifteen days prior to the dat
OF the special meeting These pla
and notices shall be posted with
thirty days after the filing OF the !
= tition. The county superintend
y Shall file a copy OF the petition a
VI OF the plat with the county clerk a
~ shall send or take one plat to
y special meeting. The special me
II ing shall be called to order by I
county superintendent OF schools
~ some one deputized by him to ca
oh- said meeting to order. The meeti
'se snail then elect a chairman and
" secretary and proceed in accordaI
an with section 1885, r. s. 10
ay' The proceedings OF this meeting sh
ms be certified by the chairman and
zen secretary to the county clerk
sEerks and also to The county sup
ave ihtendent or superlntendents
"a schools OF all the counties affect
ses Il the proposed consolidated dist
lhe includes territory lying In two
more counties the petition herei
provided for shall be nled with
!. county superintendent OF that CO
the ty in which the majority pf the p
ngs TONERS reside. The county supe
the tendent shall proceed as above
eet- forth and in addition shall file a c
at OF the petition and or the plat v
Of the county clerk OF each county Fl
en- which territory is proposed to be
pen en-.