Laws of the State of North Dakota for the year 1913 is hereby amended and re-enacted to read as follows: Sec. 1398. FREE TEXT BOOKS PROVIDED. WHEN). Whenever in the judgment of the board it is desirable or necessary to the welfare of the schools in the district or to provide for the children therein better school privileges, or whenever petitioned so to do by two-thirds of the voters of the district, the board shall provide free text books and supplies for all schools under its charge, in such manner as hereinbefore provided. All books purchased in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be paid for out of the school funds of the respective districts, and it shall be the duty of school boards and boards of education to see that sufficient funds are raised and set aside for the purpose of this article. The clerk of each district shall also keep a record of all books furnished the schools in the district and any school board in this state that has adopted the free text book system as hereinbefore provided, must dispense with the free text book system if petitioned so to do by twothirds of the voters of such district, provided, however, that after the free text book system is adopted, no petition to dispense with the said text book system shall be acted upon by the board of education within a period of four years after the free text book system has been adopted under the provisions of this section; and after the free text book system has been dispensed with, the free text book system cannot be installed until the expiration of four years. Approved February 27th, 1923. CHAPTER 282. (H. B. No. 163-Trubshaw.) SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. An Act to Amend and Re-enact Section 1382, of the Laws of the State of North Dakota for the year 1913 Defining School Year and School Week. Holidays. Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: Sec. 1. AMENDMENT.) That Section 1382 of the laws of North Dakota for the year 1913, is hereby amended and re-enacted to read as follows: Sec. 1382. SCHOOL YEAR AND SCHOOL WEEK DEFINED. HOLIDAYS.) The school year shall begin on the first day of July and close on the thirtieth day of June of each year. A school week shall consist of five days and a school month of twenty days. Provided, that on February twelfth (Lincoln's Birthday), February 22nd (Washington's Birthday), the first Monday in September (Labor Day), the twelfth day of October (Discovery Day), the eleventh day of November (Armistice Day), excepting in those communities where community celebrations are held on that day, every day on which an election is held throughout the state, excepting in such districts where the school houses are used for polling places, the schools shall be in session as usual and at least one hour of the day shall be devoted to patriotic exercises, consistent with the day, unless such day shall fall upon Saturday or Sunday. Provided, further, that any teacher who cannot use an absent voters' ballot shall, if it is necessary, be excused from school work on any day on which an election is held throughout the state, without loss of pay in order to go to the home precinct to vote. No school shall be taught on any of the other legal holidays and if they fall upon a day which would otherwise be a school day, they shall be counted and the teacher paid therefor. A legal holiday in term time falling upon a day which would other wise be a school day, shall be counted, and the teacher paid therefor. Approved February 27th, 1923. CHAPTER 283. (H. B. No. 49-Frandson.) SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATION BY PETITION. An Act to Amend and Re-enact Section 1188 of the Compiled Laws of the State of North Dakota for the year 1913, relating to the organization of schools by petition. Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: Sec. 1. AMENDMENT.) Section 1188 of the Compiled Laws of the State of North Dakota for the year 1913, is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: If a Sec. 1188. SCHOOLS TO BE ORGANIZED ON PETITION) petition signed by the persons charged with the support and having the custody and care of nine or more children of the compulsory school age. determined by Section 1342 of the Compiled Laws of the State of North Dakota for the year 1913 and acts amendatory thereto, all of whom reside not less than two and one-half mile from the nearest school. is presented to the board. asking for the organization of a school for such children. the board shall organize such school and employ a teacher therefor. if a suitable room for such school can be leased or rented at some proper location not more than two and one half miles distant from the residence of anyone of such children, and if no suitable room for such school can be leased or rented, the board shall call a meeting of the voters of the district for the selection and purchase or erection of a school house, as provided for in section 1185. If at such meeting no such site is selected or if it is not voted to erect or purchase a school house for such school, the board shall select and purchase a school site and erect, purchase or move thereon a school house at a cost of not more than Twelve Hundred Dollars for such school house and furniture therefor; provided, that the provisions of this Section shall not apply in any instances where schools have been consolidated in accordance with the provisions of section 1190. Sec. 2. REPEAL.) All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved February 19th, 1923. SESSION LAWS OF 1919 CHAPTER 284. (S. B. No. 207-Gardiner.) SESSION LAWS OF 1919. AN ACT. Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: WHEREAS, Both the Popular and the Authenticated editions of the 1919 Session Laws, have been exhausted; and WHEREAS, There is a great demand for this publication of session laws, by the people of our own state, as well as people of neighboring states, because of their peculiar importance. THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Eighteenth Legislative Assembly, that the Secretary of State, be authorized to re-publish the 1919 Session Laws in Popular Edition form, to the number of five hundred copies, 250 copies which shall be of the popular edition and 250 copies of the permanent edition, and that these books shall be sold to the public at as near the cost of production, as will recompense the State for the publication cost, and be it further resolved, that the cost of re-publishing these laws, shall be paid out of the Legislative Expense fund. Approved March 1st, 1923. SHERIFF CHAPTER 285. (H. B. No. 34-McGauvran.) LIVERY HIRE, REPEAL. An Act to Repeal Section 3522 of the Compiled Laws of North Dakota for 1913, Providing for Livery Allowed Sheriffs. Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: Sec. 1. REPEAL.) That Section 3522 of the Compiled Laws of North Dakota for 1913 be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved February 19th, 1923. CHAPTER 286. (H. B. No. 35-McGauvran.) MILEAGE. An Act to Amend and Re-enact Section 3521 of the Compiled Laws of North Dakota for the Year 1913, Prescribing the Rate of Mileage Allowed the Sheriff. Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: Sec. 1. AMENDMENT.) Section 3521 of the Compiled Laws of North Dakota for the year 1913 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: Sec. 3521. MILEAGE.) In addition to the salary prescribed by the preceding section the sheriff or his deputy or deputies shall be allowed twenty cents per mile for each and every mile actually and necessarily traveled in the performance of any of their official duties when such travel is by motor vehicle or by team; and that the sheriff or his deputy or deputies shall be allowed ten cents per mile for each and every mile actually and necessarily so traveled by rail; provided, however, that in lieu of such mileage any sheriff shall be allowed actual expenses only in travel outside of the State on official business. Approved March 7th, 1923. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS CHAPTER 287. (S. B. No. 326-Byrne, by request.) SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FUNDS. An Act to Amend Section 3711 of the Compiled Laws of the State of North Dakota for the year 1913, and to Provide for Special Assessment Funds, the Issuance and Payment of Warrants. Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: Sec. 1. That Section 3711 of the Compiled Laws of the State of North Dakota for the year 1913 as hereby amended and reenacted so as to read as follows: Sec. 3711. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FUNDS. WARRANTS.) All special assessments levied under the provisions of this article shall constitute a fund for the payment of the cost of the improvement for the payment of which they are levied, and shall be diverted to no other purpose, and those for the payment of sewer improvements shall be designated respectively "sewer district No......... .....fund" and such funds shall be numbered according to the number of sewer district in which it is raised; those collected for the paving improvements shall be designated as "paving district No...... fund" and such fund shall be numbered according to the paving district in which it is raised; and those levied for the payment of water claims shall be known as "water main district No.... .fund" and such fund shall be numbered according to the numbers of the water main district in which it is raised; those levied for water works improvements shall be designated as "water works district No..... .........fund" and such fund shall be numbered according to the number of water works district; and those levied for the payment of grading, curbing, graveling, macadamizing or guttering of any street, highway, alley, lane or public place in such city, or of planting trees constructing grass plots or sowing grass seed thereon, or of maintaining and preserving any one or more of such improvements shall be known as "improvement district No.. fund," and such fund shall be numbered according to the number of the improvement district in which it is raised; and in anticipation of the levy and collection of such special assessments, the city may, at any time after the making of a contract for any such improvements, issue warrants, on such fund, payable at specified times; (provided, that the first maturity of said warrants, or any of them shall not be less than two years from |