dents having the qualifications of an elector may disorganize said district and subdivide, if necessary, and attach the territory in said, to a joint district or districts for school purposes. SEC. 3. Provided, That no district shall be so disorganized that has within its boundaries ten persons, residents thereof over the age of five years and under the age of twenty-one years. SEC. 4. That the county superintendent is hereby authorized to make such disposition of property belonging to disorganized district as may seem best in his judgment and the indebtedness shall at all times follow the territory disorganized. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force. from and after its publication in the statute book. Approved March 12, 1897. CHAPTER 199. ABOLISH DISTRICT No. 31, GREENWOOD COUNTY. AN ACT to abolish school district number thirty-one, Greenwood county, Kansas. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That school district number thirty-one, Greenwood county, Kansas, is hereby dissolved, and the county superintendent of public instruction for said county is authorized to make such disposition of the territory and property and money embraced in said district, as in his judgment shall seem best. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book. Approved March 11, 1897. CHAPTER 200. DISORGANIZE DISTRICT No. 60, HARPER COUNTY. AN ACT to disorganize school district number sixty, in Harper county, Kansas, and to dispose of its territory and property. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the organization known as school district number sixty, of Harper county, is hereby dissolved, and the county superintendent of public instruction for said county is hereby authorized and empowered to make such disposition of the territory composing said district number sixty, as is now provided by law, and he shall apportion the property and money of said district equally to the district or districts to which said territory is attached. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book. Approved March 12, 1897. CHAPTER 201. DISORGANIZING DISTRICTS Nos. 11 AND 40, HASKELL COUNTY. AN ACT to disorganize school district number eleven and school district forty in Haskell county, Kansas, and attach the territory thereof to school district number thirty-nine in said county. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas : SECTION 1. That school district number eleven and school district number forty in Haskell county, Kansas, be and are hereby disorganized and the territory is hereby attached to school district number thirtynine in said county. The county superintendent shall divide the money and property equitably. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book. Approved March 11, 1897. CHAPTER 202. DISTRICT No. 64, HASKELL COUNTY. AN ACT to dissolve school district number sixty-four, Haskell county, Kansas, and attach the same territory to school district number twelve, in said county. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That school district number sixty-four, in Haskell county, Kansas, be, and the same is hereby disorganized, and the territory thereof is hereby attached to school district number twelve, in said county. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official state paper. Approved March 12, 1897. Published in official state paper April 14, 1897. CHAPTER 203. DISORGANIZING CERTAIN DISTRICTS, HASKELL AN ACT to disorganize certain school districts herein named (in Haskell county, Kansas), and attach the territory thereof to certain other school districts in said Haskell county, Kansas, and to provide for the indebtedness thereof. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. School district number fifty-three of said county is hereby disorganized and of the territory of said district attach sections twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-four, thirty-five and thirty-six, in township twenty-eight, range thirty-four, to school district number ten, of said county and the remaining territory of said disorganized school dis trict number fifty-three, viz.: Sections nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two and thirty-three, be and the same is hereby attached to school district number eight in said county. SEC. 2. That school district number seven of said county be and the same is hereby disorganized and of this territory sections nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three and thirtyfour of township number thirty south, range thirtytwo, to school district number twenty-one of said county. And that the remaining territory of said school district number seven, viz.: Sections twentythree, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, thirtyfive, and thirty-six, be and the same is hereby attached to school district number sixty of said county. SEC. 3. The school district to which the territory of said disorganized districts or parts of districts is attached shall provide for any outstanding indebtedness of said district by the levy of a special tax, sufficient therefor upon the territory creating such indebtedness. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect on and after its publication in the official state paper. Approved March 12, 1897. Published in official state paper April 14, 1897. CHAPTER 204. DISORGANIZING JOINT DISTRICT, HODGEMAN COUNTY. SECTION 1. That all that part of school district number forty-four, lying within and included within the following-described meets [metes] and bounds, be and the same is hereby disorganized, and the territory of the same is hereby attached to school district number sixty-three, of said Hodgeman county, Kansas. SEC. 2. That school district number sixty-three, of Hodgeman county, Kansas, shall be, and is composed of all territory lying within the following described meets [metes] and bounds, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of section number fourteen, township number twenty-two, range number twenty-six, thence south one mile to the southeast corner of said section, thence east one mile to the northeast corner of section number twenty-four, township twenty-two, range twenty-six, thence south to the southeast corner of section number thirty-six, township number twentytwo, range number twenty-six, thence west six miles to the southwest corner of section number thirty-one, township number twenty-two, range number twentysix, thence north three miles to the northwest corner of section number nineteen, township number twentytwo, range twenty-six, thence east two miles to the southwest corner of section number sixteen, township number twenty-two, range number twenty-six, thence north one mile to the northwest corner of said section sixteen, thence east three miles to the place of beginning. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book. Approved March 12, 1897. |