Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-03-16

and its possessions equal suffrage
Education.

9 L. Education.
* II. b. No. 257-Providing for mini
g mum school tax of SIS for each child
8 of school age in the state, and so
q changing the law that the county com
x missioners and not the district direct
g ors shall levy blanket tax for TIL
8 entire county for school purposes.
x II. B. No. 115-educing compulsory
g school age from Is to IS years.
. s. B. No. 1O7-Provding that one
~ member of the state board of education
@ must be woman
8 S. b. No. 95-An act relating to the
y duties of the state board of education
g providing that the board may modify
3 regulations relative to preparing ques-
Z. tons for enghth grade examination
z questions when preparing same for
3 districts having a special course of
< study.
S. B. No. 115-An act pro i.ding for
, a code of laws on education with re-
!. lation to election of two members Of
the board of school trustees annually
S. B. No. 13-An act regarding the
5 appointment of probation officers by
the probate judge.
S. b. No. 72-Providing that county
) superintendent shall visit schools at
least once a year.
S. B. No. 118-Providing for trans
fer of taxes where pupils living in one
county go to school in another.
H. B. No. 304-Amending the school
laws to provide that the amount of
money apportioned to rural high school
districts shall not exceed 5000 in any
school year for each teacher in addi-
ton to it's share of the first apportion
ment of 40 per cent
II. B. No. 320-Providing that if two
thirds OF those voting for a bond issue
in school districts vote affirming the
board shall issue bonds but not to ex-
coed per cent of the assessed valua-
ton of the district.
S. B. No. 55-Providing that where
two thirds of the electors in school
district vote in favor of bonding for
school purposes the bonds may be is
sued, when heretofore it required the
favorable vote Of two thirds OF all cleo
tors in the district. whether voting or
not
S. ]. r. No. 5-To stomit to the
voters of the state at the next general
election the question of abolishing tte
office of state superintendent of public
instruction.
8. B. No. 167-Rrescribing the quail
ifications of persons who shall be en-
titled to vote at school elections.
S. B. No. 110-Making it optional
with the trustees in rural school dis
tricts whether the district shall have
an eight months or a nine months
school term.
H. B. No. 375-Limiting the amount
an Independent school district may
levy to an amount not to exceed one
mill fer the proper maintenance and
care of gymnasium and grounds; de-
creasing the amount of levy in indie
pendent districts to Is mills instead OF
20; placing all independent districts
employing 20 or more teachers in
Class "a"
H. B. No. 324-Providing for teach
ers' retirement fund in independent
school districts employing 80 teachers
or more.
H. B. No. 43-An act providing for
instruction of inmates of the state
S. B. No. 124-An act changing Boise
City independent school district lines.
S. B. No. 1S3-An act relating to the
Lewiston independent school district.
Agriculture.
II. B. No. 32-Permitting organiza-
ion of Improvement districts to clear
ogged-off land.
II. B. No. 60-An act requiring coun-
y assessors to collect certain agricul-
ural data
III. B. No. 61-An act requiring
and seed hullers to regis
err with the director of farm markets.
II. B. No. GAN act to prohibit dis
in the purchase. and sale
( agricultural products by making i
nlawful for buyers OF produce to pay
ne price for a given farm product in
ne section of the state and another in
mother part of the state.
II. B. No. 65-An, act requiring all
cooperative associations
T farmers to keep their accounts in a
,anper accountable m the director of
lrm markets.
H. B. No. 67-An act requiring pro-
oters OF creameries, cheese factories
nd condensaries to register with the
rector of farm markets.
H. B. No. 159-Amending the horti-