CHAPTER 10.

REFUNDING BONDS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

An Act supplemental to an act entitled, "An act providing for the issuing of refunding bonds in school districts," passed by the Second State Legislature, being Chapter 10, Session Laws of 1893, and to provide for any surplus funds realized by the sale of bonds authorized by said act, or remairing in the funds provided by law for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds refunded by the authority of said act.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

FUNDS REALIZED FROM SALE OF BONDS-HOW USED.

Section 1. That whenever any school district shall have issued its refunding bonds in accordance with Chapter 10 of the Session Laws of the Second State Legislature, and the funds realized from the sale of such refunding bonds by reason of such bonds selling for more than their par value, are more than sufficient to redeem all the bonds, to redeem which said refunding bonds were issued, such surplus may be used, First: To pay all the expenses of issuing and disposing of said refunding bonds. Second: Any surplus still remaining shall be turned by the county treasurer into the "Refunding Bond Fund" of such school district and used for the purposes for which such fund is used as provided in Sec. six (6), of Chapter ten (10), of the Session Laws of the Second State Legislature.

BALANCE IN THE HANDS OF COUNTY TREASURER-HOW USED.

Sec. 2. Whenever any school district shall have issued its refunding bonds in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10 of the Session Laws of the Second State Legisla.ture and there remains in the hands of the county treasurer of the county in which said school district is situated any⚫ moneys belonging to the funds provided by law for the payment of the principal or interest or both of the bonds tr redeem which said refunding bonds were issued, said money may be used, First: To pay any deficiency in the expenses of issuing

and disposing of said refunding bonds that cannot be paid by the surplus realized from the sale of said refunding bonds as provided for in Section 1 of this Act; Second: Any money's still remaining in said fund shall be turned by said county. treasurer into the "Refunding Bond Fund" of such school district and used for the purposes for which such fund is used, as provided in Sec. six (6) of Chapter (10) of the Session Laws of the Second State Legislature.

SURPLUS-HOW USED.

Sec. 3. The county treasurer of any county in which is situated a school district that may issue its refunding bonds as provided in said Chapter ten (10) of the Session Laws of the Second State Legislature, is hereby authorized and required to pay out the surplus moneys derived from the sale of any such refunding bonds referred to in Section 1 of this Act, or te surplus moneys remaining in the old fund referred to in Sec. 2 of this Act for the expenses incurred by such school district in issuing and disposing of such refunding bonds on orders of the school board of such school district, which orders shall state on their face that the money to be so paid was a legitimate expense incurred in the issue and sale of such refunding bonds. When all of such expense has been paid by the issue of such orders or otherwise the board of directors shall over the seal of said district notify said county treasurer of the fact that all the expense incurred in the issue and sale of such refundin bonds has been paid whereupon said treasurer shall immediately transfer all moneys remaining in his hands applicable to the payment of interest or principal of the old bonds to the "Refunding Bond Fund" of such school district, as provided in Sections 1 and 2 of this Act: Provided, however, That all the bonds to redeem which said refunding bonds were issued have already been paid.

Sec. 4. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act in so far as they so conflict are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 31, A. D. 1895.

CHAPTER 25.

DEAF AND DUMB CHILDREN.

An Act prescribing the age at which deaf and dumb children may be admitted as pupils in the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Asylum as State charges.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

WHAT CHILDREN ADMITTED TO THE STATE INSTITUTIONS.

Section 1. That deaf and dumb children of the age of six years and over shall be admitted an inmates to the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Asylum of this State, when the same shall be opened for the education and support of the blind, deaf and dumb, and until such time it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees of said institution, or the State Board of Charities, to provided for the support, maintenance and education of deaf and dumb children of the age of six years and over, in such asylum as has been selected for the support, maintenance and education of other blind, deaf and dumb of this State as provided in Chapter 15 of the Laws of Wyoming, 1890-91, entitled, "Blind, Deaf and Dumb."

Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 8, A. D. 1895.

CHAPTER 34.

STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND REFORM.

An Act to amend and re-enact Section 1 and Section 8 of an act entitled, "An act creating and establishing a State Board of Charities and Reform, and prescribing in part their duties, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith," approved January 8, 1891.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

AMENDMENT.

Section 1. That Section 1 of an act entitled, "An act

creating and establishing a State Board of Charities and Reform, and prescribing in part their duties, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith," approved January 8, 1891, be, and the same is hereby amended and re enacted so as to read as follows: "Section 1. That the Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the State Auditor and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall constitute and shall hereafter be known as the State Board of Charities and Reform."

GOVERNOR TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

Sec. 2. That Sec. 8 of said act be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: "Sec. 8. The Board shall meet at least once in each month, on the first Monday thereof, for the transaction of business. The Governor shall be President of the Board, and it shall be his duty to sign all papers or documents that shall be approved, made or directed by the Board. Any three of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any or all business at any regular or special meeting, and the Board may provide for a President pro tem, whose powers shall be defined by the Board.

REPEAL.

Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.

WHEN IN FORCE.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 13th, A. D. 1895.

CHAPTER 44.

DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL MONEY DUTIES OF COUNTY

SUPERINTENDENT.

An Act relating to the duties of County Superintendent of Schools, for the distribution of poll tax and for other pur poses, and to amend and re-enact Chapter sixty-seven of the Session Laws of Wyoming for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, entitled, "An act to amend Section thirty-nine hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming," approved March ninth, 1888.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1. That Section one of Chapter sixty-seven of the session laws of Wyoming for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, entitled, "An Act to amend Section three thousand nine hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming," approved March ninth, 1888, be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 1. Section three thousand nine hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming is hereby amended and re-enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 3914. The duties of the county superintendent of schools shall be as follows: He shall on the first Monday of October in each year, transmit to the superintendent of public instruction a report, containing an abstract of the several particulars set forth in the reports of the district clerks, together with a statement of the financial affairs of his office, and such suggestions as he shall think proper, relative to the schools of his county; he shall distribute to the districts within his county such blank forms, circulars and other communications as may be transmitted to him for that purpose, by the superintendent of public instruction; on the first Monday of December, annually, he shall apportion the county school tax and all money in the county treasury, belonging to the county school fund in the following manner: Each school district in his county shall be apportioned the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the payment of teachers in such district, and all moneys remaining after such apportionment shall be apportioned to each district pro rata, according to