The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-03-26
COMPLICATION IN SCHOOL LAW.
Governor Haines Makes Recommended
lions to Superintendents to OBJ
viate Same.

vate Same.
Boise, March 90 1914. To all Coun-
ty Superintendents of Schools: Ny at
tention has been called to a seeming
conflict in the statutes of this State
having to do with the raising of money
for special school purposes.
Chapter IS OF Session Laws 1913.
page S6S sub-head (c) provides that
an annual meeting of electors of the
school districts shall be held on the
third Monday IN April and that at this
meeting a special school tax of not to
exceed five mills on each dollar of tax
able property may be voted for the en-
suing year. Sub-head (c) Section z,
Chapter lis, found on page 439, Session
Laws 1918, referring to this same meet
ing of electors OF the school districts,
provides that special tax of not to ex-
coed fifteen mills on the dollar may
be levied for school purposes, but pro-
vides further that the amount to be
raised shall be determined by vote
on the proposal TO raise a specified a
mount of money for specified purposes
rather than to vote upon the levy which
shall actually be made.
In view of this seeming conflict in
the Statutes l suggest that great saw
coming year without detriment to the
schools If the following plan can be
followed throughout the State. 1 de-
sire that each County Superintendent
of Schools In the State shall imme
diately, on the receipt Of this letter.
supply the school trustees of each dis
trict in his or her county with the fol-
lowing information:
(a) An itemized statement of the dis
trict expenditures during the previous
year insofar as this can be determined
o. The number of scholars in the
district.
(c) The amount Of money in the
treasury to the credit of the district
for the coming school year
CD The estimated amount to be re-
ceived from the State apportionment.
In addition to furnishing this infor-
nation l desire each County Super
intendent TO request the school trus-
tees of their respective districts to es-
innate carefully the amount of money
which must be raised by special tax
alton for school purposes and that in
the electors meeting to be held on the
third Monday in April the vote be taken
in each district on the question of rails
ing by special taxation this additions
sum which their trustees may estimate
to be required.
l desire further that in each case the
above suggested estimate of the situa-
ton so that they may be thoroughly ad
vised as to the needs of the further a.
mount which they are to be asked tC
vote in the form of special taxes. L
it can be avoided l should like no schoo
district in the State to attempt to fl,
meeting referred to. Such attempt
have in the past resulted in raising
much more money than necessary il
+. many cases because of the fact tina
q at the time of the meeting the valuation
of the district is not known and it il
easy to make a serious mistake in thu
;. computation of the necessary levy Al
this can be attended to later for eacl
district by the Board of County Com
missioners at the time they determin
the levies for taxation purposes in thei
respective counties.
: ! sincerely trust that each Count
9 Superintendent in the State will coop
crate hearty in this matter. 1t is
. question of large Importance and on
by means of which a saving of man
f thousand dollars to the tax payers Q
the State can be madeduring the com
- ing year,
= Yours very respectfully,
JOHN M. HAINES,