material, draining into a sewer vault or other suitable place approved by the health authorities. Any agent, person, firm, or corporation, selling, trading or giving to any township trustee, school trustee or board of school commissioners, any materials, supplies, sanitary apparatus or systems, which when constructed or remodeled or installed, in or for any school house, hereafter constructed or remodeled, which does not in all respects comply with the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for any determinate period not more than six (6) months and shall be punished by a further fine or not less than five dollars ($5.00) for each day he shall fail to comply with any order of any court having jurisdiction for the correction of any such defects in such school houses hereafter constructed or remodeled; and any money claim for the construction or remodeling, or for any materials, supplies, sanitary apparatus or systems furnished or constructed in or for any school house hereafter constructed or remodeled, which does not in every way and in all respects comply with the requirements of this act, shall be null and void.

This act amends section 6616a of the Revised Statutes of 1914.

This section applies only to school house sites acquired after its enactment, and does not prohibit the erection of school buildings on sites acquired prior to the enactment of this section. Temple v. State ex rel. Limbach, 185 Ind. 139, 113 N. E. 233.

[Acts July special session 1920, p. 55. In force November 13, 1920.] 6616f.

Insanitary school building condemned, new building, bonds. -1. That when any township in this state in which any school building or school buildings shall have been condemned by the state board of health as unsanitary, unsafe or unfit for use, or which shall have been destroyed by fire, lightning or windstorm shall desire to erect a new school building or a new central school building to accommodate the pupils of school age resident within such township, and provide for their education either in the common or high school branches of study; and when the indebtedness necessarily incurred in erecting such school building or school buildings and purchasing the necessary grounds will be in excess of the two per cent (2%) constitutional debt limit of such school township, the trustee and advisory board of such township may proceed, in the manner hereafter provided, to borrow the money necessary to erect such school building or school buildings and to purchase the necessary grounds and to issue the bonds of such school township and civil township, respectively, in any amount sufficient to defray the expense of erecting such school building or school buildings and purchasing such

school grounds, not exceeding in the aggregate the two per cent (2%) constitutional debt limit of each said school township and said civil township. This shall in no way affect pending litigation. Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to apply to any school building or school buildings hereafter condemned by the state board of health as unsanitary, unsafe or unfit for use.

This section amends section 1, Acts 1919, p. 94. which amended section 66161 Supplement of 1918, being section 1, Acts 1917, p. 684.

[Acts 1917, p. 684. Law without the signature of Governor.] 6616g. Advisory board called, ponds ordered.-2. Upon a special call of the trustee of such township, given in writing to each member of the advisory board of such township, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, such advisory board may, if a quorum be present, by consent of a majority of all the members present, declare that an emergency exists for the borrowing of money by and the issuance of the bonds of such school and civil township for the purpose of purchasing grounds and erecting a school building or school buildings.

[Acts 1921, p. 310. In force March 8, 1921.]

6616h. Bonds authorized, interest.-3. In the event that such emergency shall be declared to exist, such advisory board shall authorize such trustee by special order, entered and signed upon the record, to borrow a sum of money to be named, sufficient to defray the expenses of purchasing such school grounds and erecting such school building or school buildings. Such advisory board shall in like manner authorize such trustee to issue the bonds of such school township and of such civil township in such amounts and in such denominations as may be necessary to secure the money borrowed to defray the expenses hereinbefore provided for. Such bonds so issued shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent (6%) per annum, to be sold for not less than par and payable at such times within twenty (20) years from the date of issuance, as such advisory board may determine.

This section amends section 6616h Supplement of 1918, being section 8, Acts 1917, p. 684.

Section 2 of the above act provides that the act be in force and effect from and after its passage.

[Acts 1917, p. 684. Law without the signature of the Governor.] 66161. Debt of civil and school township.-4. The amount of money named by such advisory board as necessary for the purposes hereinbefore enumerated in this act shall be borrowed by such trustee as trustee of such school township, and as trustee of such civil township, respectively, in such proportionate amounts as such advisory

board may determine, not to exceed, in either case, two per cent. (2%) on the value of the taxable property within such school township or civil township, to be ascertained by the assessments last preceding for state and county taxes. The debt created by the money borrowed by such trustee as trustee of such school township, and the bonds issued as evidence of such indebtedness shall be deemed and considered as the debt of such school township and such school township shall be liable therefor; the debt created by the money borrowed by such trustee as trustee of such civil township and the bond issued as evidence of such indebtedness shall be deemed and considered as the debt of such civil township, and such civil township shall be liable therefor.

6616j. Tax levy.-5. For the purpose of raising money to pay such bonds and the interest thereon, as the same shall become due, such advisory board shall levy an annual tax on all taxable property situated within such school township and civil township in such amount as may be necessary to pay the interest and retire such bonds as they mature.

6616k. Expenditure of funds.-6. The money obtained as a loan on such bonds shall be disbursed by such trustee and advisory board in payment of the expenses incurred in buying grounds and building a new school building and for no other purpose whatsoever.

66161. Sale of bonds.-7. Before issuing such bonds, such township trustee shall advertise that bonds are to be sold in not less than one issue a week for three (3) weeks, in some paper of general circulation published in the county in which such township is situated, setting forth the amount of bonds offered, the denomination, the period to run, the rate of interest, and the date, place and hour of selling. The township advisory board shall attend the sale of bonds and shall concur therein before such bonds are sold.

[Acts 1921, p. 461. In force March 10, 1921.]

6618a. Consolidated school corporations-Purchase and sale of property.-1. Whenever any two school corporations, whether two townships, two towns, two cities, or a city and a township or a town and a township, desire to consolidate their respective schools or a part of their respective schools, whether graded schools or high schools under any law permitting such consolidation, either of such school corporations may buy or sell any real estate or buildings from or to the other school corporation. That before any such school corporation shall buy or sell any real estate, building, or buildings, or interest therein, it shall cause the same to be appraised by three reputable citizens of the county to be appointed by the judge of the circuit court of the county wherein said corporations or either of them is situated,

and the trustee or board of trustees of any such school corporation are hereby authorized to buy or sell as the case may be at such appraised value, and the corporation selling shall execute deeds for the interest purchased and the corporation buying shall have the right to execute its bonds for the purpose of procuring money with which to buy any real estate, building or buildings or interest therein, or for the purpose of carrying out any of the provisions of this act, said bonds to be issued under the laws now in force providing for the issuing of bonds by said corporations.

Section 2 of the above act provides that the act be in force and effect from and after its passage.

Section 3 of the above act repeals all laws in conflict with the act.

[Acts 1919, p. 811. Law without the signature of the Governor.] 6619a. Consolidated school districts, petitions.-1. The trustees of two (2) or more adjacent townships, one (1) of which townships. is maintaining a high school, may establish a new school district, consisting of such adjacent townships, and maintain therein a joint high school or a joint elementary and high school at the joint expense of the several townships, whenever in their judgment it shall appear necessary for the better accommodation of the people of the respective townships. The necessity for the creation of a new consolidated school district shall be set forth in a petition of the majority of patrons in each township affected by such school making the request and a copy of such petition shall be presented to the trustee of each of the townships affected. Such trustees shall, at a time to be agreed upon by them, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days from the time of receiving such petition, hold a joint meeting for the purpose of considering such petition and determining whether such petition shall be granted. In the event that such petition shall be granted, the several trustees affected shall enter into a contract declaring the respective townships a consolidated school district and shall in such contract set forth also whether the consolidating townships shall maintain a joint high school or a joint elementary and high school, and in either case the trustees of the townships comprised in such consolidated school district shall assume charge and supervision of the high school already established within such district and shall maintain the same in the manner hereinafter provided.

6619b. Trustees, powers and duties.-2. In any such contract so entered into between the trustees of any two (2) or more townships combining to form a consolidated school district, such trustees may agree to the purchase of grounds, the erection of a building or buildings, the making of repairs or [on] present buildings or additions thereto and by equipping the same in accordance with existing laws

governing school townships in such procedure, including the issuing of the notes or bonds of the respective townships consolidating and the payment of the same.

6619c. Board of control.-3. A board of control for such school or schools shall be established and maintained by such contract, consisting of the township trustee of each township included in such district and a party to such contract, and such board shall have full control and management of such school or schools as may be established or maintained by such contract, each member being entitled to an equal vote in such control and management: Provided, That in case of a tie vote on the question of management or control of such school or schools then and in that event the county superintendent of the county in which said school is located shall cast the deciding vote in such control or management.

6619d. Annual statement by board of control.-4. The board of control of such consolidated school district shall prepare annually prior to the time for the levy of school taxes for any year, an itemized statement of the cost of all expenditures for improvements and maintenance of such joint high school or joint high school and elementary school for the previous year, with an itemized estimate of the cost of all proposed improvements, changes, equipment and expenses incidental thereto for the ensuing year, including any notes, bonds or interest thereon falling due and issued under any contract made under the provisions of this act, and such school officials shall meet and determine the expenditures needed and the total amount required for any unpaid obligations, improvements or requirements for the ensuing fiscal year of such high school or joint high school and elementary school. The total amount shall then be apportioned among the several townships affected or benefited thereby in proportion to the last official assessed valuation in each of said townships in said high school or joint high school and elementary school district. Such officials of each [such] townships shall pay out of the school funds of the township the amount apportioned to their respective townships for the maintenance of such high school or joint high school and elementary school and may issue notes or sell the bonds of their respective townships for any permanent improvements in such high school or joint high school and elementary school, or pay the same out of the special school fund in their discretion. The township shall assess such sums on the entire property within the township.

6619e. Application of act.-5. It is the intent of this act that its provisions shall be additional to any statutory provisions for the establishment and maintenance of high schools or graded schools. This act shall not therefore be construed to repeal, in whole or in