Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
DISTRICTS HAVE TO
PAY TUIT|0NS Of
H. s. BOYS AND GIRLS
NEW LAW PLACES RESPONSE
BiLiTY ON BOARDS TO BE
CHOSEN BY VOTERS-COUNTY
ELECTIONS CALLED FOR AU.
GUST I.

out of the mess Of tangles that
have resolved themselves around the
old high school tuition act, has been
evolved new law, according to lie
gal authorities, that will stand the
brunt Of all attacks made upon it in
the future without any of the hard
ships that resulted thru former leg
islation
County superintendent or Schools
Foster has compiled a very compre.
hensivo statement covering the fea-
lures of the new act, in which he says
THE new high school tuition act,
approved June -, 1917, provides that
all the territory of each county not
included i'll township high school
district or district maintaing a
be organized into non-high school
district for the purpose OF lcvying a
tax to pay the tuition of the eighth
grade graduates residing in such ter
ritory who may attend a recognized
two three or four year high school.
The board of education of this dis
frlct shall consist of three members
elected by the voters of such district
lboth men and women may vote at the
clectionl and the county supcrintend-
ent of schools, who is Il member ex-
oiIieio and secretary, but he has no
vote.
"On ar before August /, 1917. the
county superintendent of schools shall
call an election for the purpose of
olecting three members of the board
Of education of said non-high school
district, and shall designate a sufiici-
ent number of precincts and polling
places and appoint the judges and
clerks for such election
"The nomination of candidates for
members OF said board of education
shall be made only by petition, which
petition shall be signed by at least
fifty voters of the nonhigh school dist
trict BLANKS for the same may be
obtained from the county superlntend-
enl of schools.) These nomination
petitions must be filed with the coun
ty superintendent of schools at least
fifteen days before the election
Under the provisions of this act the
onhigh school district of LA Sale
county consists of all the county not
included in the following township
high school districts No. 800
(Dana); No. $40 (Rutland); No. 7@2
(Magnolia); No 40 tStreator) No.
536 tGranville); No $50 tTonica) /;
No. l20 tLa Salle-Peru); No lac
COttawa); No. 1G0 tSeneca and No
$50 (Mendota) and the following
nzed four year high schools No
26 Uostann; No. 1875 tMarscilleS) /;
No 304 (Earlville) and No 3l2 tie
land "Wednesday. August |, 1917
! has been selected as the date for the
first election under the new law
The polls will be open from four o.
clock y. m, until eight o'clock p. m,
and all legal voters are entitled tC
vote in their respective precincts fol
the three members of the board ol
education of the nonhigh school dist
rct. The ballots win be provided by
the county. and the voting Will be
done ON the Australian plan
In compliance with section 93 OF
this act, County Superintendent w. K
Foster has designated the following
precincts and polling places, Tor th'
election of the first board OF education
of the nonhigh school district OF Il;
Sale county:
/ Usage township except what Il
included in the Rutland township higl
school District No $40, with the poll
ing place at the town hall.
Q Hope township except what 4
included in the Lostant district, M
2G. and in the township high schoo
districts of Magnolia, No. 732 tPu'
nam County, and of Tonca, No. 3ot
with the polling place at the schot
house in District No. % 0Hope Ger
} teri
. 3. Riehland township except wha
, is included in the Tonica townshl
high school district, No $50, and tina
| part of Eagle township lying outsld
| the Streator township high schot
/. district. No. 40, with the polling plac
place at the town hall in Richlan
, township.
a A. otter Creek township with tn
, polling place at the town hall
Herman,
3. Allen township, with the pollin
4. placn at the village hall In Ransom