School laws of the state of Colorado, U.S.A. : including among other things, provisions of the act of Congress granting lands to the State for educational purposes, and parts of the Constitution concerning educational institutions

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LSCHOO] LAWS
OF THE
State of Colorado
u. s. A. I
Other Provisions of the Act ofIncluding, Among Things,
Lands to the State for EducationalCongress Granting
and Parts of the ConstitutionPurposes, Concerning
Educational Institutions.
KATHERINE M. COOK
State of Public InstructioSuperintendent
1909-1910
1909
THE BMITH-BROOKS STATECOMPANY. PRINTERS
COLORADODENVER,GIFT OFLAWSSCHOOL
OF THE
State of Colorado
U.S.' A.
Other Provisions of the Act ofIncluding, Among Things,
Lands to the State for EducationalCongress Granting
and Parts of the ConstitutionPurposes, Concerning
Educational Institutions.
KATHERINE M. COOK
State of Public InstructionSuperintendent
1909-1910
1909
THE SMITH-BROOKS STATE PRINTERSCOMPANY,
COLORADODENVER,STATE OF COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
This of .the School Laws is made incompilation compliance
with the which that the statestatute, provides superintendent
"shall have the laws to schools inrelating public printed pam-
and annexed thereto forms for andphlet form, making reports
and shall school schoolschool business, supply officers,conducting
libraries and state libraries with a each."copy
This work embraces the statutes now in force, including
those the of all the of thepassed by legislature 1909; provisions
Constitution of the and Federal StatutesEnabling Act, State,
The have beento schools. sectionspublic rearrangedpertaining
Revised Statutes of Colorado.and numbered to theaccording
fromIn order to obviate the difficulties which have arisen the
statements to Union and Schools,conflicting relating County High
thereto have been underthe laws applicable arranged separate
headings.
of Public Instruction.Superintendent
1909.COLORADO,DENVER, September 25,TABLE OF
Page
102Appeals
109Appendix
Education 14Compulsory
Constitution 5
Government 24County
School 84 High 81,
and Union Schools 84County High
School Tax
. 44 ,
39County Superintendent
Crimes 24
Children 23Delinquent
District Bonds 8869,
Duties of Treasurer 47County
Duties of Officers 65
Elections 5827,
Act 4Enabling
Federal Statutes 4
Fees and Salaries 27
28Flags
29Holidays
Justices and Constables 31
Miscellaneous 104
Mute and Blind 32
Powers and Duties of Officers and Directors 8560,
Public Contracts 32 Health 33
Bonds 76Refunding
School Districts 50
School Funds 42 Government 55
District 77Special Meetings
Funds 46
State Board of Education 33
State Normal Schools 106
State .36Superintendent
Teachers 95
Teachers' Institutes 100
Truant Schools 92
Union Schools 84High 78, and Schools 84County High
381483THE ENABLING ACT.
Act of March 1875.Congress, 3,
7. Lands for schools.
The sections numbered sixteen and in town-thirty-six every
and where such sections have been sold or otherwise dis-ship,
of act of other lands theretoposed by any congress, equivalent
in subdivisions of not more than one andlegal quarter-section,
as as are to said state for thecontiguous may be, hereby granted
of common schools.support
10. sections forSeventy-two university.
other sections of land shall be setThat, seventy-two apart
and reserved for the use and of a state to besupport university,
selected and in manner as and to beapproved aforesaid, appro-
and as the of said statepriated applied legislature may prescribe
for the named and for no otherpurpose purpose.
14. School lands how sold price.
That the two sections of land in each hereintownship
for the of common shall begranted support schools, disposed
of at and at a lessnot than two dollarsonly public sale, price
and cents the to constitute afifty per proceedsacre, permanent
school the interest of which is to be in thefund, expended sup-
of common schools.port
15. Mineral lands excepted.
That all mineral lands shall be from theexcepted operation
and of this act.grants
FINES UNDER FEDERAL STATUTES.
Sec. 52. Whoever shall set on or cause to be setwillfully fire,
on or the domain,fire, any timber, underbrush, grass upon public
or shall leave or suffer fire to burn unattended near timber orany
other inflammable shall be fined not more than fivematerial,
thousand or not more than two ordollars, imprisoned years,
both. Criminal Code.[Federal
Sec. 53. Whoever shall build a in or near forest tim-fire any
or other inflammable material the domainber, upon public shall,
before said the same and whoeverleaving fire, totally extinguish ;
shall fail to do so shall be fined not more than one thousand
or not more than one or both.dollars, imprisoned year [Federal
Criminal Code.
Sec. 54. In all cases under the two sectionsarising preceding
the fines collected shall be into the school fund of thepaid public
in which the lands where the offense was committedcounty
are situated. Criminal Code.[FederalCONSTITUTION OF 1876.COLORADO,
ARTICLE IV.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
1. Term of office residence duties seat of government.
The executive shall consist of adepartment governor,
of auditor of statelieutenant-governor, secretary state, state,
and of instruc-treasurer, attorney-general, superintendent public
each of whom shall hold his office for the term of twotion,
on the second of next afteryears, beginning Tuesday January
* * *
his The officers of the executiveelection; department,
the their term ofexcept lieutenant-governor, shall, during office,
reside at the seat of where shall thegovernment, they keep
books and shall such dutiespublic records, papers. performThey
as are this constitution or law.prescribed by by
4. first election thereafter residence.Eligibility age
No shall be to the office of lieuten-person eligible governor,
ant or of unless hegovernor, superintendent public instruction,
** *
shall have attained the of noage thirty years. person
shall be to one of said in addition toeligible any offices, unless,
the above he shall be a citizenqualifications prescribed therefor,
of the United and have resided within the limits of theStates,
state two next his election.years preceding
6. Governor officers election senate confirms.appoint vacancy
* * *
If the office of auditor of state treasurer,state,
of or ofsecretary state, attorney-general, superintendent public
shall be vacated orinstruction, by death, resignation otherwise,
it shall be the of the to fill the sameduty governor by appoint-
and the shall hold his office until his successorment, appointee
shall be elected and in such manner as bequalified may provided
* * *
law.by
20. of exinstruction, officlo librarian.Superintendent public
The of instruction shall be ex officiosuperintendent public
state librarian.6 SCHOOL LAWS OP
ARTICLE VII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS.
1. Citizenship.
over the ofEvery person age twenty-one years, possessing
the shall be entitled to vote at allfollowing qualifications,
elections : He or she shall be a citizen of the United andStates,
shall have in the state twelve monthsresided immediately pre-
the at inelection which he offers to and theceding vote, county,
ward or such time as becity, town, precinct, may prescribed by
law.
4. Absence in civil or service.military
For the of and to nopurpose voting eligibility office, person
shall be deemed to have a residence reason of hisgained by
or lost it reason of his while in the civilpresence, by absence,
or service of the or of the United normilitary state, States,
while a student at institution of nor while atany learning, kept
or otherin nor while con-public expense any poorhouse asylum,
fined in public prison.
5. of voters.Privilege
Voters shall in all ortreason, breachcases, except felony
of the be from arrest their attendance atpeace, privileged during
and in to and therefrom.elections, going returning
6. Electors to office.only eligible
No a elector shall be elected orperson except qualified ap
to civil or office in the state.pointed any military
10. Prisoners restoration or full service.disqualified pardon
No while confined in shall beperson any public prison
entitled to but such who was avote; every person qualified
elector to such and who is released there-prior imprisonment,
from virtue of a or virtue ofby served outpardon, by having
his full term of without further beimprisonment, shall, action,
invested with all the of as otherwiserights exceptcitizenship,
in this constitution.provided