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

An accredited community high
school system for the state of Idaho
for the support of which an Idaho
High School Fund is to be created
through the levy Of tax of one
mill on the dollar of the assessed val
uation of the state and over which
tho state board of education is to
have general jurisdiction, is provided
for in an act drafted for presentation
to the next legislature by Superintend-
lie schools at the request of DR..
Sisson, commissioner of education and
Miss Grace Shepherd, state superin-
tendent of public instruction. The
proposed act will be presented to the
county superintendent of this state
when in session in Boise Nov 10. It
is of general interest to every section
of Idaho. The act as proposed fol-
lows:
Act Proposed
BE 1T ENACTED by the legislature
of the state of Idaho:
Section 1. When the heads Of five
or more families in any regularly or
ganized school district or in each Of
two or more regularly organized dis
tricts in this state shall petition the
board of county commissioners of
their county to unite them into 4
community high school district, for
the purpose Of maintaining a high
school therein, the said board OF
county commissioners shall submit
the question to a vote of the quail
fled electors Of the district, or dis
tricts, so petitioning, at special cleo
ton called for that purpose, within
sixty days from the date of the re-
ceipt Of such petition.
Section 2. The election provided for
by section 1 of this act shall be held
at the most centrally located school
house of tho district, or several dis
tricts, petitioning, which school house
shall be designated by the board of
county commissioners, and notices
thereof shall be posted conspicuously
on each school house in said district,
or districts, and the election conduct
ed in all. respects as provided by law
for the election of school trustees,
land the ballots shall have printed
thereon For Community High School
YES" and For Community High
LSchool-No.
: Section g. If the election results in
favor of establishing such a COM
munity high school, the board of
county commissioners shall SO de-
clare this fact, and the board shall
Immediately thereafter appoint six
persons. residents and taxpayers of
tho community high school district
thus established, who shall const-
tute a board Of trustees for said
high school.
Trustees Must Qualify
Within 30 days after appointment
the trustees shall qualify by taking
the oath of office. Said trustees first
appointed shall be divided into three
classes, of two each, the term of Of
flee of each class to be one, two and
three years respectively, the re-
spective terms to be decided by lot.
The term of office Of those in the
first class shall expire one year
from the first Tuesday in September
following their appointment; the term
OF those in the second class shall
expire in two years, and the term
Of those in the third class shall ex-
pire three years from the first Tues-
day in September following their ap.
pointment, or as soon thereafter az
their successors qualify. Thereaft IT
the board of county commissioners
shall appoint two trustees for such
community high school district, at
their regular meeting in July of each
year, and shall fill all vacancies as
soon as practicable after the same
occur. Provided, that when a single
district maintains a high school in
accordance with the provisions of
this act, the regularly elected trustees
shall constitute the board of trustees
for the community high school.
The term of office of trustees, ex-
cept those first appointed, shall be
for three years. and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
Within 30 days after appointment
the trustees first appointed shall
meet and organize; thereafter the
trustees shall organize at the regular
meeting on the second Tuesday in
September, by electing a president,
vice president, secretary and treas.
urer from their number for a term
Of one year.