The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-19

to admit and provide rates of tuition
for nonresident pupils, if they SO
elect;
Co To appoint legally qualified
teachers:
CD To fix wages, make general
rules and regulations for tho control
Of the school, suspend or expel pu-
pills, fix the term of school, which
shall not be less than eight school
months in any ono year;
(e) To rent or purchase and hold
real estate for such community high
school district, build and furnish
school houses, provide equipment, IL
brary and apparatus, determine loca-
ton of grounds and buildings, which
shall be as near the center of the
district as practicable, according to
sanitary conditions, and to re-
ceive and hold requests and gifts for
the benefit of the school, and to dis
pose Of property belonging to the dis
trict, subject to tho provisions here
matter named;
(f) To provide for at least four
year course, or courses, of study,
which shall be approved by the state
board OF education and of satisfac-
tory standard for admission to any
Of the regular courses of the state
university or professional courses of
the state normal schools; such course
of study may include instruction in
manual training, home economies agri
culture and vocational subjects.
Sinking Fund Created
(g) To estimate and vote the
amount of tax necessary to support
the school, at meeting previous to
Sept. 1 in each year, and report same
to the board of county commission
ers, which amount may include the
cost of transportation of students,
and the creation OF a sinking fund
for the payment of principal and in
terest of bonds issued, if any, and
shall be spread upon the tax roll the
same as other district taxes, and in
their discretion issue warrants draw
ing legal interest for current expens-
the amount Of which warrants shall
not exceed SO per cent of the tax
voted;
(h) To call special elections or
meetings of the district, if necessary,
to vote on the amount of money to
be raised for the purchase Of grounds
and erection and equipment of build
ings, and for such other purposes as
may be necessary within the author.
ity Of the provisions Of this act, or
of the general school laws.
Section 5. The duties of the officers
of the board shall be the same as is
prescribed by law for similar officers
of other boards of school trustees, and
in addition thereto the clerk or Sec
rotary shall certify to the county su-
perintendent and the state board of
education the number of teachers that
are regularly employed in said school;
also the average daily attendance of
bona fide students at the close of
each school year.
Section 6. A two-thirds majority of
the qualified electors of such commu-
nifty high school district voting at
such election may vote bonds in any
legal amount, not to exceed three (3)
per cent of the assessed valuation Of
tho property in said district, the pro.
ceeds to be spent in purchasing. build
ing or equipping such high school
grounds. The election held for this
purpose shall be conducted in all re.
spects as provided by the laws of
Idaho for similar purposes; provided,
that the bonds so voted and issued
shall not run longer than 20 years
nor draw a rate of interest higher
than six CO. per cent per annum.
Section 7. The high school estab-
lished under the provisions of this
act shall be under the supervision of
the state board of education, and all
questions of management, support
and control arising under the provis-
ions Of this act. and not expressly
provided for herein, shall be subject
to the provisions of the general laws
of the state.
Section 8. All high schools in the
state Of Idaho organized under the
provisions of this act, complying with
the afore- mentioned requirement,
charging no tuition and receiving the
approval Of the state board of educa-
ton. being designated as accredited
community high schools, shall receive
state aid under the following condi-
tons, to-wit:
During the month of February of
each wear the state hoord ~ od,,oo