Assignment of electors in attached territory for voting purposes. Board of edu school districts. CENTRALIZATION. elected shall serve for the term indicated in the preceding section, from the first Monday in January after the preceding election for members of the board of education and the board shall organize on the second Monday after such election. (103 v. 166.) SECTION 4711. Electors, residing in territory attached to a village district for school purposes, may vote for school officers and on all school questions at the proper voting place in the village to which the territory is attached. If the village is divided into precincts, the board of education of the village school district shall assign such attached territory to the adjoining precinct or precincts of the village, and have a map prepared showing such assignment, which map shall be made a part of the records of the board. Electors residing in such attached territory may vote in the precinct to which they are assigned, but, if no assignment of territory is made, they shall vote in the precinct nearest their residence. An elector residing in the village but not in the village school district shall not vote in such village school district. (R. S. Sec. 3910-3.) RURAL DISTRICTS. SECTION 4712. In rural school districts, the board of cation in rural education shall consist of five members elected at large at the same time township officers are elected and in the manner provided by law, for a term of four years. (104 v. 135.) SECTION 4714. Electors residing in a rural school district may vote for school officers and on all school questions at the proper voting place in the township in which such district is located. If the township is divided into different voting precincts, the board of education of such district shall assign the voters thereof to the proper precinct or precincts, and a map shall be prepared showing such assignment, which map shall be made a part of the records of the board. Electors may vote according to such assignment, but, if no assignment of territory is made, they shall vote, in the precinct nearest their residence. (104 v. 135.) CENTRALIZATION. SECTION 4726. A rural board of education may submit the question of centralization, and, upon the petition of not less than one-fourth of the qualified electors of such rural district, or upon the order of the county board of education, must submit such question to the vote of the qualified electors of such rural district at a general election or a special election called for that purpose. If more votes are cast in favor of centralization than against it, at such ABANDONMENT OF SPECIAL DISTRICT INCREASE OF TAX LEVY. election, such rural board of education shall proceed at once to the centralization of the schools of the rural district, and. if necessary, purchase a site or sites and erect a suitable building or buildings thereon. If, at such election, more votes are cast against the proposition of centralization than for it, the question shall not again be submitted to the electors of such rural district for a period of two years, except upon the petition of at least forty per cent of the electors of such district. (104 v. 139.) NOTE: Only electors of the township school district may vote upon question of centralization. Atty. Gen. 12-10-1907. A special election upon the question of centralization in township school districts is illegal and void. Atty. Gen. 11-19-1906. SECTION 4727. When the schools of a rural school district have been centralized such centralization shall not be discontinued within three years, and then only by petition and election, as provided in section 4726. If at such election more votes are cast against centralization than for it, the division into subdistricts as they existed prior to centralization shall thereby be re-established. (104 v. 139.) DISSOLUTION OF RURAL DISTRICT. Question of decentralization may be sub mitted after three years. dissolve rural contiguous SECTION 4735-1. When a petition signed by not less Procedure to than one-fourth of the electors residing within the territory district and constituting a rural school district, praying that the rural join to others district be dissolved and joined to a contiguous rural or vil- thereto. lage district, is presented to the board of education of such district; or when such board, by a majority vote of the full membership thereof, shall decide to submit the question to dissolve and join a contiguous rural or village district, the board shall fix the time of holding such election at a special or general election. The clerk of the board of such district shall notify the deputy state supervisors of elections, of the date of such election and the purposes thereof, and such deputy state supervisors shall provide therefor. The clerk of the board of education shall post notices thereof in five public places within the district. The result shall be determined by a majority vote of such electors. (104 v. 138.) INCREASE OF TAX LEVY. SECTION 7591. Except as hereinafter provided, the Maximum local tax levy for all school purposes shall not exceed twelve levy. mills on the dollar of valuation of taxable property in any school district, and in city school districts shall not be less than six mills. Such levy shall not include any special levy for a specified purpose, provided for by a vote of the people. (R. S. Sec. 3959.) Greater tax SECTION 7592. A greater or less tax than is authorized may be levied. above may be levied for any or all school purposes. Any board of education may make an additional annual levy of not more than five mills for any number of consecutive years not exceeding five, if the proposition to make such levy or levies has been submitted by the board, to a vote of the electors of the school district, under a resolution prescribing the time, place and nature of the proposition to be submitted, and approved by a majority of those voting on the proposition. (R. S. Sec. 3959.) Notice of election. May issue bonds. If question ap- Union of dis SECTION 7593. Notice of such election must be given by publication of the resolution for three consecutive weeks prior thereto in some newspaper published and of general circulation in the district, or by posting copies thereof in five of the most conspicuous places in the district for a like period, if no such paper is published therein. (R. S. Sec. 3959.) EXTENSIONS. SECTION 7625. When the board of education of any school district determines that for the proper accommodation of the schools of such district it is necessary to purchase a site or sites to erect a schoolhouse or houses, to complete a partially built schoolhouse, to enlarge, repair or furnish a schoolhouse, or to purchase real estate for playground for children, or to do any or all of such things, that the funds at its disposal or that can be raised under the provisions of sections seventy-six hundred and twentynine and seventy-six hundred and thirty, are not sufficient to accomplish the purpose and that a bond issue is necessary, the board shall make an estimate of the probable amount of money required for such purpose or purposes and at a general election or special election called for that purpose, submit to the electors of the district the question of the issuing of bonds for the amount so estimated. Notices of the election required herein shall be given in the manner provided by law for school elections. (102 v. 419.) SECTION 7626. If a majority of the electors, voting on the proposition to issue bonds, vote in favor thereof, the board thereby shall be authorized to issue bonds for the amount indicated by the vote. The issue and sale thereof shall be provided for by a resolution fixing the amount of each bond, the length of time they shall run, the rate of interest they shall bear, and the time of sale, which may be by competitive bidding at the discretion of the board. (R. S. Sec. 3992.) UNIONIZATION. SECTION 7669. The boards of education of two or tricts for high more adjoining rural school districts, or of a rural and village school district by a majority vote of the full member school pur poses. UNIONIZATION. ship of each board, may unite such districts for high school purposes. Each board also may submit the question of levying a tax on the property in their respective districts, for the purpose of purchasing a site and erecting a building, and issue bonds, as is provided by law in case of erecting or repairing school houses; but such question of tax levy must carry in each district before it shall become operative in either. If such boards have sufficient money in the treasury to purchase a site and erect such building, or if there is a suitable building in either district owned by the board of education that can be used for a high school building it will not be necessary to submit the proposition to vote, and the boards may appropriate money from their funds for this purpose. (104 v. 229.) Petition must contain address of signer. Petition for election to prohibit liquor traffic in county. Election and result thereof. SECTION 6120. Election and results. 6123. When traffic unlawful. 6125. When another election may be ordered 6126. Entry and record of election. LOCAL OPTION IN MUNICIPALITIES. 6127. 6128. Petition for election. 6130. Form of ballots, 6131. When sales unlawful, 6133. Entry and record. 6134. Contest of election, petition. 6135. Proceedings in probate court. 6136. When another election may be held. GENERAL PROVISIONS. SECTION 6097. Petitions, presented under the provisions of a local option law, to prohibit the sale of intoxicating, liquor as a beverage, shall have the name and addresses of each elector signing such petition, the name of the street and number, if there is such, and if there is no street or number, then the name of the village or township shall be written opposite the name of the elector. (99 v. 475 § 21a.) LOCAL OPTION IN COUNTIES. SECTION 6108. When thirty-five per cent, of the qualified electors of a county petition the commissioners, or a common pleas judge thereof, for the privilege to determine by ballot whether the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage shall be prohibited within the limits of such county, such commissioners or common pleas judge shall order a special election to be held in not less than twenty days nor more than thirty days from the filing of such petition with the commissioners or common pleas judge or the presentation of such petition to such commissioners or common pleas judge. The petition shall be filed as a public document with the clerk of the common pleas court of such county and preserved for reference and inspection. (99 v. 35. § 1.) 317. NOTE: As to constitutionality, see Gossman v. Kerns, 19 Dec. Last day included and first day excluded sufficient in petition. Perry County v. Tracy, 19 Dec. 302. SECTION 6109. Such election shall be held at the usual places for holding regular elections, and notice shall be given and such election conducted as provided by law for the election of county officers as far as such law may be applicable. The result of such election shall forthwith be |