Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-09

for all such pupils as live a greater
distance than two ~ miles from
the school. Such transportation.
whether provided by the board or
parents under an agreement with
the board, shall be in comfortable
and safe conveyance, provided
the board may make arrangements
with the parent, guardian or other
person to transport such children
as may live more than two miles
from the school, providing for the
safety of the children under their
charge and shall maintain discipline
in such conveyance. In lieu of
providing that such parent, guar
dian or other person shall provide
for the transportation of the child
rem in a comfortable and conven-
lent bus or wagon, we'll supplied
with protection against inclement
weather, and shall actually trans
port or provide for the Transport
tation of such children to the
school for at least seven months
of each school year, be it also
understood that in cases where it
is practicable, conveyance by
lnterban, steam railway or auto
mobile shall be equivalent to trans
p%ortation or conveyance by team.
Provided that the board of ed
ucation shall have authority under
this act to designate and establish
routes for the transportation of
children and to designate points
within convenient and easy access
to the several homes of the child
rem entitled to transportation
where the conveyance shall stop
and take such children on in the
morning and put them off in the
evening, but no such point desig-
mated rs a place to take on any
child entitled to such t%ransporta-
ton shall be more than five-eights
(5-8) of a mile from the home of
such child. Provided further,
that the board may in lieu Of pro-
viding for transportation, expend
a reasonable amount for room and
board of pupils whose attendance
at school can more economically
and satisfactorily be provided for
by such means.
Z. In case of the formation of a
new consolidated district compris-
ing territory hitherto not included
in any school district, like pro-
ceedings shall he had, within ten
(1O) days after the organization of
such consolidated district, and in
all cases of change of boundary or
consolidation of districts, the title
of the school house sites and other
school property shall vest in the
district in which such property is
included after such change or con-
solidation; and in case of consolid-
alton, the officers of the old dis
trlcts shall continue to exercise
their duties until the officers of
the new district qualify.
8. The title of any school dis
trict organized under this act shall
be "............ Independent Con
solidated District Number .....of
County, South Da-
kota;* and it shall in all respects
he governed by the laws governing
independent districts.
8. Authority is hereby expressly
given to the school board of any
district which may be hereafter
organized under the provisions of
this act to purchase any land which
may be necessary to provide the
demonstration plat necessary to
meet the requirements of this act,
and the same shall be and become
the property of the district forever.
Provided that in case it is necess-
airy to expend more than two hun
dred dollars for the purchase. of
said additional lands, the question
of purchasing said lands shall be
first submitted to a vote Of the
voters of said district, and if a ma
jority of the voters voting at any
regular meeting of said district or
at any special meeting of said dis
trict called according to law for
that purpose shall vote in favor of