268. Vermont: Amending act No. 110, acts, 1892, as amended by sundry suc cessive acts relative to the charter of the city of Rutland.

Secs. 211-228 relate to schools. School commissioners hereafter to be elected at large instead of by wards. Provision for appointment of truant officers.

Secs. 211-228, act No. 280, Dec. 19, 1906. (Feb. 6, 1907.)

269. Virginia: Amending and reenacting sec. 1459, Code, 1904, relative to eligibility to office of district school trustees.

Making deputies of federal, state, and county officers ineligible. Adding certain minor officers to the list of exceptions.

Chap. 147, Mar. 5, 1908.

270. Virginia: Amending and reenacting sec. 1526, Code, 1904, relative to the jurisdiction and powers of school boards in cities and to the clerks of said boards.

Extending provisions of section to towns constituting separate school districts. Salary of clerk to be fixed by board.

Chap. 153, Mar. 10, 1908.

271. Virginia: Amending and reenacting sec. 1485, Code, 1904, relative to penalties for failure of county treasurer or district school clerks to make annual reports to county board.

Increasing fine from $5 to $25. No remission of fines imposed unless such is approved by the state board of education.

Chap. 309 (in part), Mar. 14, 1908.

272. Virginia: Amending and reenacting act of May 21, 1887 (sec. 1466a, Code, 1904), relative to the sale or exchange of public-school property by county or city school boards.

Extending provisions of act to district school boards.

Chap. 350, Mar. 14, 1908.

273. Virginia: Repealing secs. 1468 and 1500, Code, 1904, relative to the corporate powers and designation of school districts. Duplicate of sec. 1482, Code.

Chap. 396, Mar. 16, 1908.

274. Washington: Amending secs. 75, 78, 89, 97, and 98, chap. 118 (Code of Public Instruction), Laws, 1897, relating to schools in cities of 10,000 inhabitants and over.

Vesting board of directors of districts regularly employing 40 or more teachers with same powers and duties as boards of such cities. Provisions concerning elections and registration of voters. Fixing graduated limit of expenditures by boards of directors for sites and buildings. Boards by unanimous vote may fix tax not exceeding 2 per cent for all school purposes.

Chap. 31, Feb. 21, 1907.

275. Washington: Amending sec. 165 (Code of Public Instruction), relative to failure of school officers to deliver property. Providing for the disposition of fines inflicted.

Sec. 16, chap. 240, Mar. 18, 1907.

276. West Virginia: Amending and reenacting and reducing to one the several acts creating the Parkersburg independent school district. Providing for board of education; election, qualifications, salary, officers, powers and duties, tax levies; superintendents and teachers.

Chap. 6, Mar. 6, 1907. (Sp. sess.)

277. West Virginia: Amending and reenacting sec. 6, chap. 45, Code, 1906, relative to the salaries of teachers and the compensation of the members of the boards of education.

Raising minimum monthly salary limit for the holders of different grades of certificates; grade one, from $35 to $40; grade two, from $30 to $35; grade three, from $25 to $30.

Increasing compensation of members of boards of education from $1.50 to $2.50 for not to exceed ten days for any one year in case of commissioners, and fifteen days in case of the president.

(Not approved by the governor.)

Chap. 26, Feb. 18, 1908.

278. Wisconsin: Amending subdiv. 18, sec. 430, Statutes, 1898, relative to salaries of school-district treasurers.

clerk.

Authorizing compensation to treasurer and director in addition to
Chap. 71, May 3, 1907.

279. Wisconsin: Amending in a minor manner sec. 463, Statutes, 1898, relative to the annual report of town clerks to the county superintendent. Chap. 185, June 6, 1907. 280. Wisconsin: Amending sec. 1, chap. 421, Laws, 1905, by adding thereto subdiv. 1m, relative to school-district boards. (Sec. 493b, Statutes, 1898.)

Prescribing procedure for increase in number of members of a school board to seven. Chap. 198, June 12, 1907.

281. Wisconsin: Adding subdiv. 1a to and amending sec. 467, Statutes, 1898, relating to duties of town clerks.

Chap. 322, June 21, 1907.

282. Wisconsin: Amending sec. 462a, Statutes, 1898, relative to duties of schooldistrict clerks with respect to annual school-district reports.

Chap. 441, June 27, 1907.

283. Wisconsin: Relating to school boards and common and high schools in cities of the first class. (Milwaukee.)

Chap. 459, June 29, 1907. 284. Wisconsin: Repealing and reenacting sec. 925-113, Statutes, 1898, relative to the election or appointment of boards of education in cities under general charter law.

Providing conditions for reorganization of school system of reincorporated cities; special elections.

Chap. 480, July 9, 1907.

285. Wisconsin: Adding sec. 430n to Statutes, 1898, relative to the powers of the electors of school districts.

Authorizing school district with a board of seven members to vote to return to the district system of school government with board of three members. Procedure.

Chap. 588 (in part), July 12, 1907.

D 286. Wisconsin (1907): Where a city of the third class, operating under a special charter containing no provisions relating to schools governed by the general statutes relating to public schools, adopts St. 1898, chap. 40a, secs. 925-113 to 925-119, providing for the appointment of boards of education for the management of the schools in cities, the city may maintain mandamus against the school board of a district existing under the general statute to compel it to turn over to the board of education of the city the records and property in its possession as such board.— State v. Green, 111 N. W., 519, 131 Wis., 324.

D 287. Wisconsin (1907): Laws, 1905, p. 403, chap. 273, sec. 1, provides that the public schools in every city of the first class shall be under the general management and supervision of a board of school directors consisting of twelve members from the city at large, selected as provided in the act. Sec. 3 provides that before a date named the circuit judges of the judicial circuit in which such a city is situated shall meet and appoint twelve members of the board of school directors, to hold their respective offices for the periods therein prescribed. Constitution, art. 13, sec. 9, declares that all city, town, and village officers whose election or appointment is not provided for by the constitution shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns, and villages, or appointed by such authorities thereof as the legislature shall designate for that purpose. Held, that the act was unconstitutional as being in contravention of constitution, art. 13, sec. 9, in that it not only undertook to take from the electors of the city the right to elect members of their school board, but also took from the authorities of the city the right to appoint the members of such board.— . State v. Lindemann, 111 N. W., 214.

D 288. Wisconsin (1907): Laws, 1905, p. 403, chap. 273, relating to school boards and common and high schools in cities of the first class, and providing that the public schools in every city of the first class shall be under the general management and control of a board of school directors, consisting of twelve members from the city at large, selected as provided in the act, is not unconstitutional, as being special legislation.-State v. Lindemann, 111 N. W., 214.

289. Wyoming: Amending and reenacting secs. 530, 563, and 1192, Revised Statutes, 1899, relating to school districts and levy of school taxes. Fixing April 13th as end of fiscal year. Changing time for submission of reports of district clerks and county superintendents. Chap. 15, Feb. 13, 1907.

(e) School Meetings; Elections; Qualifications for Voters.

The enactments classified under this section relate principally to minor and local administrative changes concerning the time and manner of publication of notices of general and special school elections, the conduct of such elections, and the general powers and authority of district school meetings. The definition of the qualifications of women voting at school elections in Vermont (311), the Oregon (D 303) decision as to the right of property owners to vote in school districts, and the Wisconsin (D 313) decision as to the right of women to vote on the proposition to issue bonds for the construction of school buildings, touch matters of more than local significance. 290. Alabama: Amending sec. 6, act No. 365, p. 289, Laws, 1903, providing for the redistricting and management of the public schools.

Providing for publication of notices of meetings for election of district trustees, for procedure, for certificate of election, and for contests.

Sec. 1, act No. 358, p. 478, July 17, 1907. (Sec. 1697, Code, 1907.) 291. Connecticut: Amending in a minor manner secs. 1795 and 2190, General Statutes, 1902, relative to the notices of town, city, borough, school society, school district, and other meetings.

Chap. 138, June 21, 1907. (July 1, 1907.)

292. Delaware: Fixing the time for holding school meetings in Kent County. Meeting to be on first Saturday in June.

Chap. 129, Feb. 25, 1907.

293. Idaho: Amending sec. 81, H. B. No. 42, Laws, 1899, establishing and maintaining a system of free schools, as amended by S. B. No. 8, Laws, 1903, relative to election of members of boards of school trustees.

Election to be held on first Tuesday in September, instead of first Monday in September.

S. B. No. 92, p. 316, Mar. 13, 1907.

294. Idaho: Amending sec. 42, H. B. No. 42, Laws, 1899, as amended by sec. 1,
S. B. No. 98, Laws, 1903, relative to election of boards of school trustees.
To be held on first Saturday in April instead of first Monday in
June.
H. B. No. 96, p. 343, Mar. 13, 1907.

295. Illinois: Enabling school districts acting under special charters to hold elections for choosing school directors, members of boards of education, and members of boards of school inspectors at the time provided for the election of school directors under the general school law of the State.

Applies especially to Peoria.

S. B. 318, p. 525, Apr. 8, 1907.

296. Michigan: Amending sec. 2374, Compiled Laws, 1897, relative to the powers and duties of township officers.

Authorizing annual township meeting by majority vote to increase compensation of officers from a dollar and a half to two dollars per day. (Applies to school inspectors.) Special provisions for supervisor.

Act No. 98, May 22, 1907.

297. Michigan: Amending secs. 3, 4, 5, chap. 32, act No. 215, Acts, 1895 (secs. 3340, 3341, 3342, Compiled Laws, 1897), relative to annual election of school trustees in cities.

Requiring said election to be conducted similar to annual township elections (formerly graded school district elections). Notice of elections to be given fifteen (formerly ten) days previous to election. Providing for the appointment of three election commissioners; for the manner of nomination of trustees and the forms of ballot. Trustees, candidates for election, ineligible as inspectors of election. Prescribing qualifications of voters, and authority and duties of inspectors.

Act No. 110, May 22, 1907.

298. Minnesota: Fixing the hours during which the polls shall be open for the holding of school elections in certain independent school districts. From 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. in independent districts containing a population of 50,000 or over.

Chap. 278, Apr. 22, 1907.

D 299. Montana (1907): Session Laws, 1907, p. 50, authorizing the establishment of county free high schools on a majority of the votes cast at an election on the proposition favoring the establishment of such a school. Held, not in conflict with constitution, art. 9, sec. 2, giving to qualified voters the right to vote on all questions that may be submitted to the vote of the people.-Evers v. Hudson, 92 P., 462.

300. Nebraska: Repealing, and reenacting with amendments, sec. 7457, Cobbey's Annotated Statutes, Supplement, 1905, relative to fees for election officers.

Prescribing fees for joint county, city, and school elections in counties having a population of over 125,000. Chap. 4, Feb. 26, 1907.

301. Ohio: Repealing, and reenacting with minor amendments, sec. 14 (H. B. 1007, p. 242, Laws, 1894) act of May 15, 1894. Revised Statutes, relative to the conduct of elections to pay the expense of elections.

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H. B. 794, p. 84, Apr. 9, 1908.

302. Oklahoma: Amending sec. 1, art. 3, chap. 33, Sess. Laws, 1905, and amending sec. 1, art. 3, chap. 72 (73?), Statutes, 1893, relating to annual school meetings and to district officers.

Changing date of annual district meetings from May to June. Special provision for 1908 (July) in order to permit new assessment under constitutional provisions. Defining powers and duties of district boards prior to annual meetings of 1908.

Chap. 34, H. B. 570, p. 398, May 19, 1908.

D 303. Oregon (1906): B. & C. Comp. sec. 3386, providing that any citizen who has property in a school district on which he or she is liable to pay a tax shall be entitled to vote at any school district election, is not invalid as prescribing a property qualification in contravention of Const. art. 2, sec. 2, defining the qualifications of voters, it not applying to school district elections.-Setterlum v. Keene, 87 P. 763, 48 Or., 520.

304. Pennsylvania: Repealing sec. 2, act No. 17, Laws, 1850, as supplemented and amended by act No. 289, acts, 1868, relative to the time and manner of electing school directors in the city of Lancaster, and defining the qualifications of voters for the same. Act. No. 159, May 14, 1907.

305. Pennsylvania: Supplementing act No. 3, acts, 1903, relative to school districts in townships, and boroughs created therefrom.

Providing manner of certifying and returning votes cast in such dis

tricts.

306. South Carolina: See enactment No. 658.

Act No. 178, May 23, 1907.

307. South Dakota: Prescribing the qualifications of voters in school districts situated in two counties.

Chap. 141, Feb. 20, 1907.

308. Tennessee: Amending sec. 2, chap. 17, acts, 1883, providing for a more efficient management of public schools and taxing districts where there is an incorporated system of public schools.

Changing time for the election of school commissioners from January to November.

Chap. 376, Apr. 11, 1907.

D 309. Texas (1908): If at an election to determine whether territory embracing parts of different counties should be incorporated as an independent school district, under act of 1st sess., twenty-seventh legislature, sec. 2 (Laws, 1901), p. 29, chap. 15, or at an election after incorporation to determine whether bonds should be issued, polls should have been opened in each county instead of but one, the failure to open polls in each county is without prejudice to taxpayers in a county in which polls were not opened, where it does not appear that, excluding all the votes of those counties in which polls were not opened or counting them against the measures voted on, the result would have been different.-Parks v. West, 108 S. W., 466.

310. Utah: Amending in a minor manner sec. 1883, Revised Statutes, 1898, relative to elections for district school bonds.

Chap. 141, Mar. 25, 1907.

311. Vermont: Amending sec. 704, chap. 36, Public Statutes, 1894, relative to school elections.

Defining more accurately qualifications of women voting at school elections. Must be 21 years of age; may vote at all school elections and hold appointive as well as elective offices.

Sec. 5, act No. 43, Dec. 18, 1906. (Apr. 1, 1907.)