county superintendent of schools, in favor of the organization of such territory into a community high school district, and where, at a subsequent election similarly called and held, a board of education has been chosen for such district, such territory is hereby declared legally and validly organized and established as a high school district, and a valid and existing school district and body politic and corporate of this State for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a high school. The board of education acting for such district is hereby declared to be the duly constituted authority thereof, and each such board shall hereafter consist of five members, and shall be elected and organized in the same manner and have the powers and discharge the duties of boards of education of school districts as provided by sections 86, 126 and 127 of an Act entitled, “An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools", approved and in force June 12, 1909, as said sections now exist or may from time to time be amended or supplemented. § 2. No irregularity, defect or omission whatsoever, in the time or manner of calling, holding or conducting any such elections or in the notice thereof, ballots used therein, or returns thereof, shall be held to invalidate any such elections. § 3. All acts and proceedings heretofore done, had or performed, by each such district and the persons from time to time elected and acting as the board of education thereof, such as are atuhorized to be done, had or performed by school districts or boards of education thereof by the general school laws of the State, are hereby declared to be legal and valid in all respects. § 4. Whenever the board of education of any such district has levied taxes and a certificate of levy has been filed and certified to the county clerk or county clerks of the county or counties in which such school district is situated, such tax levy is hereby declared to be legal and valid notwithstanding such levy shall not have been made, filed or certified in the manner or within the time prescribed by law. § 5. Whenever there are two community high school districts, or a township high school district and a community high school district, which overlap in territory, that district which shall have first established and now continues to conduct a high school, is hereby validated and confirmed. § 6. All pending actions attacking the organization of districts coming under the provisions of this Act shall abate. §7. The invalidity of any section of this Act shall not affect the remainder thereof. § 8. Whereas, an emergency exists, therefore this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. APPROVED May 10, 1921. AN ACT entitled, "An Act to legalize the organization of high school districts having within the boundaries thereof all or part of a school district established by special legislative Acts." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That in all cases where a majority of the inhabitants of any contiguous territory, having therein all or part of a school district established by special legislative Act, voting on the proposition, have voted at an election called by the county superintendent of schools for the purpose, in favor of the organization of such territory into a community high school district, and where at a subsequent election similarly called and held, a board of education has been chosen for such district, such territory is hereby declared legally and validly organized and established as a community high school district, and a valid and existing school district and body politic and corporate of this State for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a high school. The board of education acting for each such district is hereby declared to be the duly constituted authority thereof, and each such board shall hereafter consist of five members and shall be elected and organized in the same manner and have the powers and discharge the duties of boards of education of school districts as provided by sections 86, 126 and 127 of an Act entitled, "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as said sections now exist or may from time to time be amended or supplemented. § 2. No irregularity, defect or omission whatsoever, in the time or manner of calling, holding or conducting any such elections or in the notice thereof, ballots used therein, or returns thereof, shall be held to invalidate any such elections. § 3. All acts and proceedings heretofore done, had or performed by each such district and the persons from time to time elected and acting as the board of education thereof, such as are authorized to be done, had or performed by school districts or boards of education thereof by the general school laws of the State, are hereby declared to be legal and valid in all respects. § 4. Whenever the board of education of any such district has levied taxes and a certificate of levy has been filed and certified to the county clerk or county clerks of the county or counties in which such school district is situated, such tax levy is hereby declared to be legal and valid notwithstanding such levy shall not have been made, filed or certified in the manner or within the time prescribed by law. § 5. Whenever there are two community high school districts, or a township high school district and a community high school district, which overlap in territory, that district which shall have first established and now continues to conduct a high school, is hereby validated and confirmed. § 6. The provisions of each special legislative Act establishing a school district are hereby specifically repealed insofar as such provisions are in conflict with the right of each community high school district hereby validated to establish and maintain a high school, and this Act shall be construed as evidencing a legislative intent to repeal such conflicting provisions and to legalize and validate each such community high school district including within its boundaries all or part of a school district established by special legislative Act. §7. The invalidity of any section of this Act shall not affect the remainder thereof. § 8. Whereas, an emergency exists, therefore this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. APPROVED May 10, 1921. DIRECTORS-ELECTION. § 1. Amends section 106, Act of 1909. § 106. Election of school directors-term of office -vacancy. (SENATE BILL No. 399. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1921.) AN ACT to amend section 106 of an Act entitled, "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 106 of an Act entitled, "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended so that said section shall read as follows: $106. The annual election of school directors shall be on the second Saturday of April. At the first regular election of directors after the passage of this Act, a successor to the director whose term of office then expires shall be elected, and thereafter one director shall be elected in each district, annually, who shall hold his office for three years. When vacancies occur by removal from the district or otherwise, the remaining director or directors shall, without delay, order an election to fill such vacancies, which election shall be held on Saturday. APPROVED June 24, 1921. EASTERN ILLINOIS STATE NORMAL SCHOOL-CHANGE OF NAME. § 1. Name changed to Eastern Illinois § 2. Emergency. State Teachers College at (HOUSE BILL No. 329. APPROVED JUNE 3, 1921.) AN ACT changing the name of the Eastern Illinois State Normal School. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the Eastern Illinois State Normal School located at Charleston, Illinois, shall, after the passage of this Act, be known as the "Eastern Illinois State Teachers College at Charleston"; and under that name and title shall have, possess, be seized of and exercise all rights, privileges, franchises, powers and estates which have hitherto belonged to said Eastern Illinois State Normal School. § 2. Whereas an emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED June 3, 1921. § 1. ELECTION OF BOARDS OF INSPECTORS. Amends section 2, Act of 1907. § 2. Powers of board. (SENATE BILL No. 69. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1921.) AN ACT to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the election of boards of school inspectors in certain cases, to define the powers and regulate the revenue thereof, to vest the title to certain school property and to repeal certain Acts herein named," approved May 25, 1907, in force July 1, 1907. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the election of boards of school inspectors in certain cases, to define the powers and to regulate the revenue thereof, to vest the title to certain school property and to repeal certain Acts herein named," approved May 25, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, be amended so as to read as follows: § 2. Such board of inspectors, when elected and qualified, shall have power, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by special law and the general school law, to employ teachers, janitors and such other employees as the board of inspectors shall deem necessary and to fix the amount of their compensation; to buy or lease sites for school houses, with the necessary grounds; to build, erect, lease or purchase buildings suitable for school purposes; to repair and improve school buildings and to furnish them with the necessary supplies, fixtures, apparatus, libraries and fuel; and such board shall have power to let school property on lease-hold, when not needed for school purposes, for a term of not longer than ninety-nine years from the date of the granting of the lease; provided that all leases entered into for the leasing of said property shall provide for revaluation privileges at least once in every ten years, and such board of inspectors shall have full power, and it shall be the duty of such board of inspectors to take the entire supervision and control of the schools of such district. APPROVED June 24, 1921. § 1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES. Amends section 22, Act of 1909. Election-time when held (HOUSE BILL No. 777. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1921.) AN ACT to amend section 22 of "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois. represented in the General Assembly:. Section 22 of "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended, is amended to read as follows: § 22. The election of trustees of schools shall be held, in townships whose boundaries do not coincide with those of towns, on the second Saturday of April, annually. In townships whose boundaries do coincide with those of towns as established under the township organization laws, the trustee or trustees shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as town officers. In townships in which no election for school trustees has heretofore been held, or in townships in which from any cause there are no trustees of schools, or in case of a vacancy or vacancies, the election of trustee or trustees of schools may be held on any Saturday. No person shall hereafter be nominated for the office of trustee of schools, in townships containing 20,000 inhabitants or over, except by petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) legal voters of the school township in which he is seeking nomination and election filed ten (10) days prior to such election with the township treasurer, or, in case of a first election, with the county clerk. The township treasurer shall, in townships containing 20,000 inhabitants or over furnish all ballots to be used at the election for trustees, and the name of no candidate shall be printed on such ballots except a petition shall be filed in his behalf as herein provided But if such township lies wholly or partly within the limits of a city, town, or village having a board of election commissioners which is directed by law to take charge of and make provisions for elections held in such city, town, or village, or any part thereof, the township treasurer shall certify the nominations of school trustees to such board of election commissioners, not less than eight days prior to the date of such election and the board of election commissioners shall furnish the ballots necessary for the election in that territory over which it has jurisdiction. APPROVED June 24, 1921. |