management, support and control arising under the provisions of this act and not expressly provided for therein shall be subject to the provisions of the general school laws of this state.

Sec. 9. Repealing clause.

An Act to secure information regarding all public or school libraries in this state.

[Act 134, P. A. 1903.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

report.

(519) § 1153. SECTION 1. Hereafter it shall be the duty Librarian to of the librarian of any and all public libraries, including town- make annual ship, school district, village or city libraries, to make an annual report regarding the location, condition and support of said library to the county commissioner of schools on or before the thirtieth day of June in each year.

transmit list.

(520) § 1154. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the county To whom commissioner of schools in each county, immediately after missioner of receiving the reports from the several libraries in his county schools to and before the first day in September of each year, to transmit to the secretary of the state board of library commissioners at Lansing a complete list of all the libraries other than personal libraries within his county, together with the several reports provided for in section one of this act, blanks for reports in both instances to be furnished by the board of library commissioners.

Sec. 3 repeals Act 199, P. A. 1901.

An Act to provide for the payment of tuition in and transportation to another district, of children who have completed the eighth grade in any school district; and to repeal act number one hundred ninety of the public acts of nineteen hundred three, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening the provisions of this act.

[Act 65, P. A. 1909.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

tuition.

(521) § 5830. § 5830. SECTION 1. The district board or board of Payment of education of any school district which does not maintain a high school, shall have authority and is hereby required to vote a tax sufficient to pay the tuition to any high school which is approved by the superintendent of public instruction, of any children of school age, residents of said district at the time of giving notice as hereinafter provided, who have completed the studies of the eight grades not exceeding in

Proviso, notice.

Proviso.

Proviso.

Proviso.

Tax to be reported.

High school defined.

amount the per capita cost per year based on the average enrollment for the preceding school year in the high school where said children may attend, but in no case shall said amount exceed sixty dollars per pupil, per year, unless the voters appropriate a larger sum at the annual school meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose, and may vote a tax to pay the transportation during school days of such children, such tuition to be paid by the treasurer of the district in which the pupil resided at the time of giving the notice herein provided, to the treasurer of the district where the high school attended is located: Provided, That a parent or the legal guardian of such children, or the person in parental relation to such children, shall give written notice to the district board or board of education on or before the fourth Monday of June, that such children desire to attend any high school during the ensuing year. Upon receiving written notice of children eligible to attend high schools, the district board or board of education shall vote a tax sufficient to cover the necessary expense for tuition as herein provided, and may vote a tax sufficient to cover the necessary expense for daily transportation of such children: Provided, That the district board or board of education of a district having sufficient money in the general fund may pay the tuition of those who have completed the studies of the eight grades as provided in this act even though the notice required has not been filed in due time by the parent, legal guardian, or other person in parental relation to such children, and the district. board or board of education of a township school district maintaining a legal high school as provided in this act may pay the tuition of its eighth grade graduates to some other legal high school if in the judgment of said board the educational interests of such eighth grade graduates will be better served: Provided, That any surplus moneys in the treasury of said district belonging to the primary fund may be used in paying necessary tuition in lieu of a tax therefor: Provided, That the per capita cost herein referred to shall not be interpreted to include the cost of sites, school buildings, and the repairs on the same.

Am. 1917, Act 11; 1919, Act 59; 1921, Act 79.

(522) $ 5831. SEC. 2. The tax provided for in section one of this act shall be reported to the clerk of the township in which such district is located and shall be spread upon the tax roll of such township in the same manner and at the same time as other school taxes.

Section 3 repeals Act 190 of 1903. (523) § 5833. SEC. 4. A high school shall be a graded school maintaining twelve grades of work with at least three teachers devoting their entire teaching time to the work of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades, or two teachers devoting their entire teaching time to the work of the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades:

Provided, That a graded district having a course of at least Proviso, ten ten grades with one teacher, devoting his entire teaching time grades. to the eighth, ninth and tenth grades, shall not be obliged to pay the tuition of its pupils to a twelve grade school until such pupils have finished ten grades of work in their own district: Provided further, That the district board in a pri- Further mary school district may pay the tuition of its pupils who proviso. have satisfactorily passed the county eighth grade examination as hereinafter specified to a graded school district maintaining ten grades of work for a period not exceeding two school years, after which the tuition of such children shall be paid to a high school as provided in this act.

eligible.

(524) § 5834. SEC. 5. Pupils eligible to have their tui- Pupils tion paid shall be the holders of county eighth grade diplomas granted by the county boards of examiners in the several counties under rules and regulations prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction, or shall have completed eight grades of work in a graded school district as evidenced by the written statement of the superintendent of schools in such graded school district.

An Act to enable district boards and boards of education to pay tuition to another district.

[Act 21, P. A. 1913.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

nearest

(525) § 5835. SECTION 1. The district board or board of Tuition to education in all primary, graded and township unit districts school. of the state may use money in the general fund of said district for the purpose of paying tuition to some other district or districts, of children who have not completed eight grades of work, in cases where such children are nearer to the schoolhouse in another district than to the schoolhouse in their own district, and may vote a tax for such purpose.

An Act to provide means whereby children of indigent parents, within school age, may attend school.

[Act 198, P. A. 1911.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

investigate.

(526) § 5989. SECTION 1. Any truant officer of this Truant state when authorized by the board of education to investi- officer may gate, and when satisfied that any child within his jurisdiction, required by law to attend school, is unable so to do by reason of the fact that the services of such child are absolutely

required for the support of himself or herself, or to assist in the support or care of others legally entitled to his or her services, such person or persons being unable to support or care for themselves, such truant officer shall report the case to the board of education of the school district in which such child may reside, and such board of education shall be authorized to and may in their discretion grant such relief as will enable the child to attend school during the entire school Relief may be year. In all cases where such relief is necessary the said board of education shall be authorized to, and may in their discretion, furnish to such child the necessary text-books free of charge, in addition to such other necessary assistance or support.

granted.

Amount paid to family.

Monthly report to be made by

truant officer.

Proviso.

Monthly report to be made by teacher.

(527) § 5990. SEC. 2. For the purposes in this act provided such board of education shall pay, during the school year, to the family of such child a sum not to exceed three dollars a week, nor more than six dollars a week for the children of any one family. Said money shall be paid in the same manner and out of the same fund as are the current expenses for the maintenance of public schools.

(528) § 5991. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the truant officer or treasurer of the school board in any district where a child is receiving aid under the provisions of this act to disburse the funds herein provided for, and to investigate the environment of the child, and to make an itemized report monthly to the school board or some officer appointed by the board, of the manner in which such funds were expended: Provided, That in cities having a juvenile court such investigation shall be made by such court.

(529) § 5992. SEC. 4. The truant officer shall notify the teacher to whom any child receiving aid under the pro visions of this act may be assigned, and it shall be the duty of the teacher having charge of such child to report monthly to the school board through the superintendent of schools, the progress such child is making in his or her school work, and the record of attendance together with such other information as may be deemed necessary. Said truant officer shall receive the same compensation for the time so engaged under the provisions of this act as he receives for similar services performed by him and shall be paid in the same manner.

When permit

to be granted.

An Act for the establishment of county normal training classes and for the maintenance and control of the same.

[Act 241, P. A. 1903.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

(530) § 5943. SECTION 1. Upon the notification by the board of education of a district in a county not having a state normal school within its borders, that the district and

the board of supervisors of the county have voted to establish a county normal training class, the state superintendent of public instruction may, subject to the provisions herein. named, grant permission to establish, maintain and control a county normal training class for the purpose of giving free instruction and training in the principles of education and methods of teaching to residents of the county: Provided, Proviso, That in any city of this state, having a population of two certain cities. hundred fifty thousand or over and comprising a single school district, the board of education of said district, instead of the legal voters of the district, shall have the authority to vote to establish a county normal training class within said district: Provided, That but one such training class shall be Proviso. established in any county: And provided further, That not Further more than ten such classes shall be established in the state in any one year.

Am. 1919, Act 158.

proviso.

mal board,

(531) § 5944. SEC. 2. The superintendent of public in- County norstruction together with the county commissioner of schools now con of the county and the superintendent of the schools in the stituted. district in which a normal training class has been established under the provisions of this act, shall constitute the county normal board: Provided, That in case the superintendent of Proviso. the schools of the district is also commissioner of schools of the county the board of education of the district shall select the third member of the county normal board.

(532) § 5945. SEC. 3. The duties of the county normal Normal board, board shall be as follows:

First, To determine the qualifications for admission to the county normal training class;

Second, To establish a one-year course of study to be pursued, a year to consist of not less than thirty-two weeks of five days each;

Third, To grant certificates of graduation to such persons as finish the course adopted above, in such form as the superintendent of public instruction shall prescribe.

(533) § 5946. SEC. 4. The certificate

duties of.

of graduation Certificate of

shall qualify the holder to teach in the public schools as fol- graduation. lows:

school.

First, The certificate of graduation shall qualify the holder to teach for three years from date of issue in any school employing not more than two teachers, in the county in which the county normal training class is situated: Provided, That Proviso, rural the certificate of graduation shall also qualify the holder to agricultural teach in any rural agricultural school district organized under the provisions of act number two hundred twenty-six of the public acts of nineteen hundred seventeen, as amended, and in the one room, two room, and rural agricultural schools established in any township school district in said county, or in primary or graded school districts not containing an incorporated city or village: Provided, That any certificate Proviso, shall become valid as above specified in any other county