Year: 1875

| town to the same aid from the state, as if said
| town had made such expenditure for free high
school. Any high school district may make use
of any sChool-house or other building within its
boundaries for high school purposes, in whole or
IN part, adding thereto and equipping the same as
may be necessary: PT0Uidfd, Such use be with the
consent of the District Board of said district.
SEC. IL. When any free high school shall
| have been established and maintained as provid-
ed by this act, for at least thirteen weeks in any
one year. such high school district, on complying
with the conditions herein set forth, shall be en-
| Titled to receive from the State one-half the
amount actually expended Tor instruction In said
school, not, however. exceeding $500 in any one
year, TO any one school, or to the two schools of
| one town. incorporated village or city: Pr0Daded,
h0s9e0er, That high school district of a larger
population than 5000 shall be entitled to receive


at the rate of 500 additional for each additional
3,000 population: And pT005ded further. That no
high school district, town, Incorporated village
OF city shall be entitled 10 such aid I'M
less the appropriation and expenditure fol


the high school or schools, on the. part of such
district town, village city, has been exclusive
of the amounts required by law to be expended
for common school purposes. Such State aid
shall be paid from the State Treasury on and aft
er the first day of December of such year.
SEC. 13. 1t shall be the duty of the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction carefully to ex-
anime the reports made to him annually by Coun-
ty and City Superintendents, relating to high
schools established and maintained under the


provisions of this act and the reports relative to
the amount paid by towns to academies and col
leges for tuition of pupils therein under the
provisions of this act, and after fully
satisfying himself with relation thereto


he shall make certificate to the Sec


retary of State showing what towns or districts


are entitled to aid from the State under the pro-


visions of this act, and the amount to which each


such towns or districts are thus ntitled; and it


is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of State


upon the receipt of such certificate, to issue his


warrant upon the State Treasurer, payable to the


Treasurer of the town district entitled to


receive the same, for the sum thus certified as


due and payacle to each such town or district;


and it shall be the further duty of the


Secretary of State annually to include in


the State tax apportioned to the several


counties of the State all amounts thus


certified to him by the Superintendent of Public


instruction due and payable under the provis-
ions of this act, which sum shall be assessed and
collected in the same manner as other State taxes
are collected.


SEC. Ii. There is hereby appropriated annually
out of any money in the State Treasury, not other


wise appropriated sum sufficient to meet the
expenditures authorized by this act: PTo05ded,
That not to exceed 900 shall be drawn from
the State Treasury for the purposes of this act
during any one year.


SEC. 49, The term high school district, where
used in this act, shall be deemed and held to mean
and include the territory united in the mainte-
nance of free high school under the provisions
of this act


SEC. 16. This actshal take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.


Approved March 5, 1873. G8@COPY.