Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 221-H. F. No. 1898
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school districts containing 10 or
more townships and less than 10
schools, providing for election and
organization of Board of Direc-
tors, for vacancies therein, de.
filming term schools, setting tax
limitations and powers of such
districts, repeating Chapter "a,
Laws of 1927, and Chapter 391,
Laws of 1888, and legalizing Acts
and proceedings in such school
districts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. In each Common
School District in the State, now
or hereafter, containing ten Q0)
or more townships and less than
ten Q0) schools, the school board
shall consist Of five 50 directors
to be elected in the manner and for
the term hereafter provided, and
to hold office until their successors
are elected and qualify.
The annual meeting Of each such
district for the election of directors,
and the transaction of other lawful
business, shall be held at the time
and in the manner provided by law
for Independent Districts. At the
annual meeting to be held in July,
1887, there shall be elected two ca
directors to fill the offices Of direc-
tors expiring on August /, 1887. At
the annual meeting held in July,
1888, two CO directors shall be
elected to fill offices of directors
expiring on August 1, 1888. At the
annual meeting held in July, 1889,
one Cd director shall be elected to
fill the office Of the director ex-
piring on August 1, 1899. Each such
director as above set forth shall be
elected for a three CD year term.
And annually thereafter at each
annual meeting, one or two direc-
tors, as the case may be, shall be
elected to succeed those whose
terms are expiring on August 1st
next following such meeting, and
to serve for three 90 years. Pro-
vided, that directors now holding
office shall hold office until the ex-
piration Of the terms for which
they were heretofore elected.
Section 2. Any vacancy in the
school board shall be filled by the
board at any legal meeting thereof
until such vacancy can be filled by
election at the next annual meeting
at which time director shall be
elected to fill the vacancy for the
unexpired portion Of the legal term.
In case the board shall fail to fill
such vacancy within fifteen Q5)
days after the vacancy, on petition
of fifteen (15) freeholders Of the
district and ten 10 days posted
notice thereof, special meeting OF
the voters Of the district shall be
held at which time the vacancy
shall be filled for term to expire
at the next regular annual meeting.
Section 8. On the first Saturday,
or as soon thereafter as practicable,
in August, 1887, and annually there
after, the board shall meet and or
ganize by choosing a chairman,
clerk and treasurer who shall hold
offices for one year and until their
successors are elected and qualify.
The chairman, clerk and treasurer
elected by the board in August,
1896, shall hold such offices for the
term for which they were elected
by the board.
Section 4. Schools as herein men
toned shall mean school buildings
wherein classes are regularly MAIN
tanned.
Section 5. Common school districts
having ten (10) or more townships
and less than ten QO schools, shall
have the same tax limitations as
those of Independent school dis
trictS.
Section 6. Any Common school
district Of ten (10) or more town.
ships and less than ten (1O schools,
operating under Chapter "a, Laws
of 1927, during the years 1927 to
1893, and which school district con-
tinued to operate pursuant to and
under Chapter "a, Laws OF 1927,
after said laws were amended by
Chapter 391, Laws OF 1888, shall
continue to operate and exist as
herein set forth. It Is hereby pro-
vided that acts and proceedings OF
such school districts, the annual
meetings, boards Of education and
voters thereof which such school
districts operated and followed
Chapter "a, Laws Of 1927, after said
act was amended by Chapter 391,
Laws Of 1888, are hereby validated
and legalized insofar as any such
acts or proceedings Of such school
district, board of education, annual
meeting and voters were affected by
the provisions Of Chapter 39l, Laws
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