People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1893 — Changes in the School Law. [ARTICLE]

Changes in the School Law.

Mouticello Democrat. The following are some of the changes made by the last legislature in the school law: House bill No. 573 provides that there be a levy of 13f cents on each SIOO of taxable property, and 50 cents on each poll, to be used for a general school fund. House bill No. 91 provides that no township trustee shall employ a teacher to teach in any school of the township if the term does not begin before the expiration of the term of office of such trustee.

House bill No. 168 provides that all township officers shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and every four years thereafter. Also, that the incumbents continue to hold their offices until the first Monday of August, 1895. House bill No. 223 provides that all school funds shall be loaned at 6 per cent, after the taking effect of this act. Senate bill No. 194 provides that all property in territory annexed to any city or town, which property was used and owned by the school township adjoin ing such town or city for school purposes, shall by such annexation become the property of such town or city in fee simple, and the township trustee is required at once to make a deed of such property to the school corporation of such town or pity. Senate bill No. 148 provides that before any township trustee can change the location of a school building lie must file an application with Mie county superintendent, in which he sets forth the reasons for such’ change and indicates the site to which the proposed change is to be made. The permit must be signed by a majority of the patrons interested. days prior to the proposed change the trustee must post notices in five public places, three of which notices must be in the vicinity of the house to be removed. When the county superintendent is satisfied that the majority of the patrons of the particular school desire it, he may grant the order.

House bill No. 189 provides for the return to the county and itor of unexpended balance of the state tuition revenue on the first Monday in July of each year. The state’s tuition revenue apportioned in June (next) is not to be considered as unexpended balance for the reason that it is to be used for the school year of 1893, ’94, which begins on the first Monday in July. See sec. 4499. It cannot be used for the school year 1892-3.