a uniform, reasonable cost which shall be determined by the county high school board.

Section 7. Teachers and Course of Study.] The county high school board shall employ a principal of the high school who shall possess all the qualifications necessary for a principal of a four year accredited high school and who shall be employed for twelve months in the year. The board shall employ such other teachers as may be necessary to maintain a four year accredited high school. The course of study pursued in all county high schools established under the provisions of this act shall be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for approval and shall contain special courses in vocational agriculture, home economics and rural teacher training, which courses shall be entitled to receive state aid in the same manner as is provided for such other state aid departments in high schools of the state. Provided further, that if in the judgment of the county high school board there is sufficient demand therefor, it may order established night schools for instruction in citizenship or such other instruction as it may deem expedient.

Section 8. Provided, that any independent district or territory not included within the county high school district at the time of the organization of the high school district, may avail itself of the provisions of this act upon a majority vote of the electors of such independent district or territory, cast at a special election called for that purpose in the same manner as is provided for other special elections.

Section 9. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Approved March 12, 1921.

CHAPTER 205.

(S. B. 287.)

RELATING TO STATE AID FOR RURAL AND CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS.

AN ACT Entitled, An Act Amending Section 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 49 of the Session Laws of 1919 Relating to State Aid for Rural and Consolidated Schools.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That Section 1 of Chapter 49 of the Session Laws of 1919 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1. For the purpose of improving and standardizing educational facilities in the rural and consolidated schools of the state, and to create better hygienic and sanitary conditions therein, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is hereby authorized and required to apportion State Aid to schools which shall measure up to the standards prescribed under the provisions of this act. All allotments of state aid to schools under the provisions of this act shall be paid out of the funds of the Department of Public Instruction appropriated for that purpose. Provided, that any unexpended balance remaining in the fund already appropriated as provided in Chapter 49 of the Session Laws of 1919 shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward into the state Aid funds of the Department of Public Instruction provided for the biennium ending June 30, 1923. Provided, that this act shall not be con

strued as repealing any appropriation made in Chapter 49 of the Session Laws of 1919 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921.

Section 2. That Section 2 of Chapter 49 of the Session Laws of 1919 be amended to read as follows:

Section 2. For the purpose of distributing state aid, school districts shall be classified as State Rural Schools and State Consolidated Schools. The amounts hereinafter specified shall be distributed annually to school districts which shall comply with the provisions of this law as here-inafter provided.

Section 3. That Section 7 of Chapter 49 of the Session Laws of 1919 be amended to read as follows:

Section 7. Amount and Method of Apportionment.] On or before the first day of June of each year the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall apportion to each of the schools which have fully complied with the provisions of this act and such additional rules as may be prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the following amounts: To State Rural Schools, the sum of one hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars; to First Class State Consolidated Schools, the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars; to Second Class State Consolidated Schools, the sum of two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars; and to State Consolidated High Schools, the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars; to any school district which shall erect a suitable cottage as a teacher's home according to the plans and specifications approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars upon the completion of the building. Provided, however, that in case the amount appropriated and available shall not be sufficient to pay the amounts specified above, then the amount available shall be apportioned pro rata among the schools entitled thereto, and any monies under this act shall be used solely to increase the efficiency of such schools. Provided, that not more than two schools of each class in any one township shall receive state aid under the provisions of this act.

Section 4. Whereas, this act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

Section 5. All Acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Approved March 12, 1921.

CHAPTER 206.

(H. B. 341.)

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

AN ACT Entitled, An Act to Amend Section 7485 of the South Dakota Revised Code of 1919, as Amended by Chapter 53, Laws of the Special Session of 1920, Relating to Transportation of School Children.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That Section 7485 of the South Dakota Revised Code of 1919, as amended by Chapter 53, Laws of the Special Session of 1920, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 7485. Transportation.] When pupils reside more than two and one-half miles from the nearest school house in the school district and not to exceed three miles, the parent, guardian, or pupil shall receive from his school district ten cents per day for each pupil; if more than three miles and not to exceed four miles, twenty cents per day; if more than four miles and not to exceed five miles, thirty cents per day, if more than five miles, forty cents per day; provided, however, that in cases where more than one pupil from any family receives compensation under the provisions of this section, the total amount allowed for any one family shall not exceed twenty cents for traveling three miles or under, forty cents for traveling between three and four miles, sixty cents for traveling between four and five miles, and eighty cents for traveling five miles or more; provided, that such financial provisions shall be only for actual attendance at public school and conditioned that the district in no way furnish means of conveyance; provided, that when any pupil shall have passed the eighth grade, such pupil, his parent or guardian shall not receive payment for transportation to or from school. Provided, that when pupils reside nearer some school in another district, the school board or Board of Education may make arrangements for the schooling of such pupils at such other school by paying tuition at a rate not to exceed the per capita cost per month of tuition in such other district for each pupil so enrolled, unless some other rate be agreed to between the School Boards of districts concerned prior to the enrollment of any such pupil; such tuition to be computed from the time of enrollment until such pupil leaves such school permanently, or to the close of the school term, and such transportation as previously provided for in this section. Provided, further, the distance traveled by the most direct route, to be established by the District Board, subject to an appeal as provided for appeals from decisions of School Boards, relative to school matters, shall be the basis of computation. Provided, further, that no township or district shall expend more than Eight Hundred Dollars for transportation in any one year, provided, further that payments may be made monthly or at the close of the school year in the discretion of the District Board, and if bills allowed are in excess of Eight Hundred Dollars, said sum of Eight Hundred Dollars shall be divided pro rata. Provided, further, that in any district in which a public school shall have been discontinued, it shall be the duty of the district school board to make such provisions as shall be determined by the county superintendent for the schooling of the pupils who would ordinarily be in attendance at the school were it not discontinued. Provided, further, that in any district where children of school age shall live more than two miles from the nearest school within or without the district, and the parents or guardians of such children are not satisfied with the transportation provided by law, it shall be the duty of the district school board to make such provision as shall be determined by the county superintendent for the schooling of such children. If any parent or guardian be dissatisfied with the decisions of the County Superintendent in such cases, then an appeal therefrom, may be taken to the Circuit Court of the county in the manner provided by law for appeals from decisions of District School Boards.

Section 2. Whereas, this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety and for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 12, 1921.

CHAPTER 207.

(H. B. 127.)

RELATING TO DIVISION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AN ACT Entitled, An Act to Amend Section 7446 of the South Dakota Revised Code of 1919, Relating to Division of School Districts.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That Section 7446 of the South Dakota Revised Code of 1919, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 7446. Division of Districts.] Any common school district may be divided in the following manner: Plats shall be prepared showing the several districts into which it is proposed to divide such district. A petition shall then be circulated and signed by a majority of the electors of each proposed district, to which petition shall be attached the plat of the new districts to which such petition refers, in which petition it shall be stated that a division of the school district is desired in accordance with the attached plat. Each person signing such petition must add to his signature his place of residence by a legal description, his postoffice address and the date of signing. Such petition, having been circulated and signed, shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person circulating the same, stating that the petition was signed in his presence by the persons whose names appear thereon at the times stated in such petition, and the petition so circulated and signed shall be filed in the office of the county superintendent of schools. If the petition filed as aforesaid contains the names of a majority of the electors of each of the proposed districts to which such petition refers, the county superintendent of schools, with the board of county commissioners, at the next regular April meeting of such board, shall proceed to divide such district in accordance with such petition and plat, if in their judgement such division ought to be made, and the County Superintendent shall appoint temporary officers for each new district, who shall serve until the first annual school election and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners in July following such division, the board and the County Superintendent shall make an equitable apportionment of the property and indebtedness, other than bonded, of the district among the new districts formed therefrom; provided that should there be any bonded indebtedness outstanding against the district, the County Commissioners shall levy a tax annually, on the property of the new districts formed therefrom, sufficient to pay the interest and principal of the bonds as the same become due. The County Treasurer shall apply such tax to the payment of such bonded indebtedness, and when the bonds are paid and cancelled the County Treasurer shall place the unused balance of such tax, if any, to the credit of the districts formed therefrom.

Section 2. A record of such joint action of the County Superintendent and Board of County Commissioners shall be made in the minutes of the Commissioners Proceedings, and an appeal may be taken by any aggrieved person or party from said action in the same manner and time as is now allowed by law to be taken from the actions or decisions of the Board of County Commissioners.

Approved February 24, 1921.

CHAPTER 208.

(H. B. 344.)

RELATING TO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

AN ACT Entitled, An Act Amending Sections 7419 and 7420 of the Revised Code of 1919 as Amended by Chapter 172 of the Session Laws of 1919, Relating to Mileage and Expenses of County Superintendents of Schools, and Appointment and Compensation of Deputy County Superintendents.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Sestion 1. That Section 7419 of the Revised Code of 1919 as amended by Chapter 172 of the Session Laws of 1919, be amended to read as follows:

Section 7419. Mileage and Expenses.] In addition to the salary herein provided, the county superintendent of schools shall receive payment for traveling and hotel expenses incurred in attending such meetings of the county superintendents as may be convened by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; provided, that an itemized statement of such expenses, sworn to before a notary public and accompanied by receipts for all items in excess of two dollars ($2.00) is presented to the county auditor. He shall also be reimbursed by the county for the necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of his duties within the county at the rate of at least fifteen cents per mile for each mile traveled by automobile or horse-drawn vehicle, and five ($.05) cents per mile for each mile traveled by railroad. Provided, that not to exceed eight dollars ($8.00) expense shall be allowed in any one year for each and every school under the supervision of the superintendent. He shall furnish quarterly to the county commissioners an itemized statement of such mileage expense, subscribed and sworn to, which claims shall be audited and ordered paid by the board of county commissioners as are other claims against the county.

Section 2. That Section 7420 of the Revised Code of 1919 as amended by Chapter 172 of the Session Laws of 1919, be amended to read as follows:

Section 7420. In a county having fifty or more schools under the direct supervision of the county superintendent, the county superintendent may appoint an office deputy for whose acts as such he shall be responsible. Such office deputy may or may not possess the qualifications required by law for the county superintendent, but he must be at least fitted to do office work and must hold a valid teacher's certificate. In counties having one hundred (100) or more schools under direct supervision of the county superintendent, the county superintendent may, in addition, appoint a field deputy having the qualifications of the county superintendent for whose acts as field deputy the county superintendent shall be responsible. The office deputy shall receive a salary fixed by the county commissioners. The field deputy shall receive a salary fixed by the county commissioners of not less than seventy-five per cent of the salary of the county superintendent per month. Each deputy shall take and subscribe the same oath as his principal, naming his deputyship, which shall be endorsed and filed with his certificate of appointment. Provided, that when an office or field deputy is engaged at the minimum salary herein provided, the filing of such oath and certificate of appointment with the county auditor shall be construed as induction into office and the county shall be liable for his