§ 2. In cases where such parent, guardian or other person having the control or charge of any such child who is deaf or blind, or whose hearing, or vision is defective, as aforesaid, is unable financially, to furnish such child with transportation or the proper and necessary clothing, the County Court of the county in which such child resides, or in which it may be found on the application of any citizen of the county, may make an order directing such child to be taken to such school as the parent guardian or custodian may prefer, or if no preference be so expressed, then to such school as the court may deem for the best interest of such child, and for the furnishing of transportation for that purpose, which transportation shall include a proper custodian, preferably the parent or guardian, and also for the furnishing of suitable and proper clothing, if that be necessary, which expense shall be advanced by the sheriff of the county, and allowed by the board of supervisors on his bill properly vouchered, which order may also include an allowance for the return of such child at suitable intervals.

And further, such County Court is empowered in cases where such parent, guardian or other person having such custody fails or neglects to perform the duty herein imposed, to enter upon a summary hearing on due notice, on complaint of any citizen of the county, and to make an order directing such sending, which order may be enforced by attachment or contempt proceeding, or by judgment and execution or other civil process.

And, further, the duty of seeing that this law is enforced is placed upon the truant officer of the school district, where such an one exists and also upon the state's attorney of the county where such child resides.

§ 3. Any person who shall come within the above requirements, and who shall wilfully fail, neglect or refuse to send any such deaf or blind, child, or child with defective hearing or vision, as aforesaid to some suitable school under private or public supervision, where special provision is made for the education of the deaf or blind and which child. is physically mentally competent to be educated, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each offense, and may be committed until fine and costs are paid.

FILED June 28, 1917.

This bill having remained with the Governor ten days, Sundays excepted, the General Assembly being in session, it has thereby become a law. Witness my hand this twenty-eighth day of June, A. D. 1917. LOUIS L. EMMERSON, Secretary of State.

ELECTION OF TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§ 1. Amends section 86, Act of 1909.

§ 86. Provides form of ballot.

(SENATE BILL No. 237. APPROVED JUNE 28, 1917.)

AN ACT to amend section 86 of an Act entitled "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended by an Act approved June 6, 1911, and in force July 1, 1911.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 86 of an Act entitled

"An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended by an Act approved June 6, 1911, and in force July 1, 1911, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 86. If a majority of the votes cast shall be in favor of establishing a township high school it shall be the duty of the treasurer to call a special election on any Saturday within sixty days for the purpose of electing a township high school board of education, to consist of five members, notice of which election shall be given for the same time and in the same manner as provided in the election of trustees of schools. The members elected shall determine by lot, at their first meeting, the length of term each is to serve. Two of the members shall serve for one year, two for two years and one for three years from the second Saturday of April next preceding their election. At the expiration of the term of office of any member or members, a successor or successors shall be elected, each of whom shall serve for three years, which subsequent election shall be held on the second Saturday in April. In case of a vacancy the board shall call an election without delay, to be held on any Saturday.

The ballots to be used at all elections held for the selection of a member or members of the township high school board of education shall be furnished by the township high school district and shall be in form substantially as follows:

For....
Vote for.

.members to serve three years.

Frank Chance.
Tyrus Cobb

Margaret Murphy

Elizabeth Brown.

The voter shall make a cross-mark in the square preceding the name or names of the candidate or candidates of his choice and the ballot shall be so counted. The nominations of candidates for the offices of members of the board of education shall be made only by petition. All petitions shall be filed with the secretary at least ten days before the day of election. All petitions shall be signed by at least 10 per cent of the legal voters of the district, but not to exceed fifty such signatures shall be required to make valid any petition. The names of candidates shall be printed in the order in which the petitions are filed with the secretary.

Such election shall be held under the Australian ballot system as provided in the general election laws and as detailed in section 22 and section 23 of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the printing and distribution of ballots at public expense, and for the nomination of candidates for public offices to regulate the manner of holding elections, and to enforce the secrecy of the ballot," approved June 22, 1891, in force July 1, 1891, at the school house or such other place as shall be designated by the proper officers in the notice of election.

Within ten days after their election the members of the township high school board of education shall meet and organize by electing one

of their number president, and by electing a secertary. It shall be the luty of such high school board of education to establish, at some central oint most convenient to a majority of the pupils of the township, a high school for the education of the more advanced pupils.

AN ACT lo amend sections 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96, of an Act entitled, "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as subsequently amended, and to repeal conflicting statutes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 of an Act entitled, "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as subsequently amended, be amended so that said section [sections] shall read as follows:

§ 88. The inhabitants of any territory composed of parts of adjoining townships or of a congressional township and parts of one or more adjoining townships may create such territory into a high school district by a petition signed by at least 50 legal voters and an affirmative vote in such territory, and may elect a board of education therefor, as in other high school districts. When part of a township has been included in any high school district pursuant to any of the provisions of this Act, the remainder of such township, not included in any high school district, shall constitute a township for high school purposes.

When any city in this State having a population of not less than one thousand and not exceeding one hundred thousand inhabitants lies. within two or more townships, that township in which a majority of the inhabitants of the city reside shall, with the city, constitute under this Act a school township for high school purposes.

When any township in any county under township organization shall contain two political towns divided by an unbridged navigable stream as recognized by the United States, each of which shall contain a city of not less than one thousand nor more than one hundred thousand

inhabitants, each town shall constitute a township under this Act fe: high school purposes.

§ 89. Upon the receipt of a petition signed by fifty or more legal voters residing in any compact and contiguous territory described in said petition, whether in the same or different townships, the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the territory or the greater part thereof described in the petition is situated, shall order an election to be held for the purpose of voting "for" or "against" the proposition to establish a community high school, by posting notices for at least ter days in ten of the most public places throughout the territory described in the petition, which notices may be substantially in the following form:

NOTICE OF ELECTION.

.the......day of...
...for the purpose

of

Notice is hereby given that on..... 19. ..., an election will be held at. voting "for" or "against" the proposition to establish a comunity [community] high school for the benefit of the inhabitants of the following described territory: The polls to be opened at.. o'clock....M.

..o'clock....M., and closed at........

Said community high school district shall be formed, as far as practicable, about a community center, and have sufficient territory. assessed valuation, and prospective high school pupils to form a satisfactory and efficient high school, and it shall be the duty of the county superintendent of schools before calling the election to consider the form. size, and assessed valuation of the proposed high school district and the number of prospective high school pupils in the same, and if in his judgment the proposed district does not meet the requirements heretofore specified in this section he may refer the petition back to the peti tioners with recommendations as to changes before he calls the election, or he may deny the prayer of the petition.

Provided, however, that in forming these high school districts, existing school districts shall not be divided by high school district boundaries. except where in the judgment of the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the larger part of the proposed high school district lies, it is necessary in order to make a compact and satisfactory high school district.

If a majority of the votes cast at said election shall be in favor of establishing a community high school the county superintendent shall forthwith order an election to be held within thirty days for the purpose of electing a community high school board of education to consist of five members. The members elected shall determine by lot at the first meeting the length of term each is to serve. Two of the members shall scrve for one year, two for two years, and one for three years, from the third Saturday of April next preceding their election. At the expiration of the term of office of any member or members, the successor or suc

cessors shall be elected, each of whom shall serve for three years, which subsequent election shall be held on the third Saturday in April. The manner of holding elections shall be governed by section [sections] 126 and 126A of the general school law. In case of a vacancy the remaining members shall fill said vacancy by appointment until the next regular election. Within ten days after their election the members of a community high school board of education shall meet and organize by electing one of their number president and by electing a secretary. It shall be the duty of such board of education to establish at some central point most convenient to a majority of the pupils of the district a community high school providing for four years of high school work. Provided however, that if a majority of the votes cast at said election shall be against the establishment of a community high school there shall not be another election held for a like purpose for a period of one year. The expense of all elections called by the county superintendent of schools under the provisions of this Act shall be paid by the county.

§ 90. An ex officio board composed of the county superintendent of schools, the county judge and county clerk, may in its discretion change the boundaries of any township or community high school districts so as

First. To detach territory from one high school district and add the same to another high school district when petitioned by two-thirds of the legal voters residing within the territory described in the petition asking that said territory be detached from one high school district and added to an adjacent high school district, or when petitioned by a majority of the legal voters of each high school district.

Second. To create a community high school district from territory belonging to one or more high school districts when petitioned by twothirds of the legal voters residing within the territory described in the petition asking that such territory be created into a new community high school district.

Third. To detach territory from a high school district and add the same to a non-high school district when petitioned by two-thirds of the legal voters residing within such territory.

Fourth. To annex territory not within a high school district to a high school district upon petition of two-thirds of the legal voiers residing within such territory.

Fifth. To create a community high school district from territory belonging to one or more high school districts, together with territory from a non-high school district when petitioned by a majority of the legal voters residing within each of respective districts and non-high school territory above described.

If the districts involved in the change of boundaries lie in two or more counties, the change may be made by the concurrent action of the ex officio boards of said counties.

In all cases involving the change of boundary of high school districts an appeal may be taken to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, on appeal, shall have authority to order a change in boundaries of all abnormal high school districts with a view of making each high school district consist of