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

ed school district, shall cause a
plat to be made showing the size
and boundaries of tie new district.
the location of the school houses
i'm the several districts. the loca-
ton of other adjoining school dis
trict and of school houses therein,
the location Of transportation
routes, together with such other
information as may be of essential
value. and submit the same to the
superintendent of public instruc-
ton, who shall approve, modify or
reject the plan SO proposed, and
certify his conclusions to the
county superintendent Of schools.
3. After approval by the super
intendent of public instruction Of
the plan for the formation of a
consolidated school district, and
upon presentation to the county
superintendent of a petition signed
and acknowledged by at least
twenty-five (25) percent of the
electors of each district affected
qualified to vote at school meetings
asking for the formation of con-
solidated school district in accord
ance with the plan approved by the
superintendent of public i%nstruc-
ton, the county superintendent
shall within ten (1O) days cause ten
(l0) days posted notice to be given
i'm each district affected, and one
weeks published notice if there be
a newspaper in such district, of an
election or special meeting to be
held within the proposed district
at a time and place specified in
such notice to the voters, upon the
question of consolidation. At
such meeting of the electors, not
less than twenty (2O) being present
shall elect from their number a
chairman and clerk who shall be
the officers of the meeting. The
chairman shall appoint two tellers
and the meeting or election shall
be conducted as are the regular an
nual school meetings. The vote
of such election or meeting shall
be by ballot, which shall read"For
Consolidation" or against Con
solidation." The officers of such
meeting or election shall within
ten no. days certify the result OF
the vote to the superintendent OF
the county in which such district
mainly lies. If three-fourths CT
or more of the votes cast are fol
consolidation. the county superin.
tendent within ten (lO) days there.
after shall make proper orders to
give effect to such vote and shall
thereafter transmit a copy thereof
to the auditor of each county in
which any portion of each district
affected lies, and to the clerk OF
each district affected. and also to
the superintendent of public in
strnction. If the order he for the
formation of a new district it shall
specify the number of such dis.
trict. The county superintendent
shall also cause ten (lO) days post
ed notice and one weeks published
notice if there he a newspaper pub
lished in such district, to be giver
Of a meeting to elect five members
of the board of education and 9
treasurer af the newly formed con.
solidated school district. Provid-
ed that a consolidated district shall
upon it's formation become an indie.
pendent district with the powers.
privileges and duties now conferred
by law upon independent districts.
4. Nothing in this act shall be
construed to transfer the liabilities
of existing bonded Indebtedness
from the district or territory
against which it was originally in.
Cured. The officers of the dis.
tricts or several districts forming g
consolidated school district shall,
within ten lO) days from receipt
of copy of the order of the county
superintendent certifying to the
formation of the new district OF
Immediately after the selection and
qualification of the members of the
board of education of the consolid.
ated school district, turn over t.
the proper officers of the newly
elected board Of. education all re.