petition the trustee of said township to establish and maintain a high school, or joint high school and elementary school, said trustee shall establish and maintain in such township a high school, or joint high school and elementary school as petitioned for and employ competent teachers therefor, notwithstanding there may be an established high school within three (3) miles of a moundary line of such township and regardless of the number of graduates of the elementary schools of such township: Provided, further, That in computing the distance of a boundary line of any township from any high school outside of said township, as contemplated in this act, said distance shall be measured on the shortest direct line from said high school building to the boundary line of said township.

This section amends section 2, Acts 1919, p. 806, which amended section 6584b Supplement of 1918, being section 1, Acts 1917, p. 677, which amended section 6584b Revision of 1914.

Section 2 of the above act repeals all laws in conflict.

Section 3 of the above act provides that the act be in force and effect from and after its passage.

[Acts 1919, p. 806. Law without the signature of the Governor.] 6584c. Location of school, petition.-3. The location of such school shall be determined by the township trustee and he shall give public notice of the place so determined upon by him by publication in one (1) issue each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in each of the two (2) leading newspapers representing the two (2) political parties casting the largest number of votes for Secretary of State at the last preceding general election, if such there be, and by posting at least one (1) similar notice in some conspicuous place in each school district in said township and if within twenty (20) days after the completion of such notice, one (1) or more petitions, each signed by twenty (20) or more parents, guardians, heads of families or persons living in such township and having charge of children, who were enumerated for school purposes in said township, at the last preceding enumeration, for another location other than the one determined upon by said township trustee, as set out in his said notice, the matter shall be appealed to the county superintendent of schools, who shall determine upon the location of said school and his decision shall be final, and said township trustee shall proceed in the execution of the provisions of this act. This section amends section 6584c Revision of 1914.

Section 3 of the above act provides that it be in force and effect from and after its passage.

[Acts 1915, p. 580. In force April 26, 1915.]

6584d. Joint township high schools.-1. That in two adjoining townships, in any county in this state, having a joint assessed valuation of more than seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($750,

000.00) of taxable property, and wherein there is not now established, in either of said adjoining townships, or in any town or city in either of said adjoining townships, a separate high school, and in which there is not now established a joint high school for the use of said adjoining townships, and wherein, for each of the two years last past, there have been eight or more graduates of the township elementary schools residing in each of said adjoining townships, the township trustees of said adjoining townships, whenever at least one-third or more of the parents, guardians, head of families, or persons, having charge of children, who were enumerated for school purposes in said township, at the last preceding enumeration, petition the trustees of said adjoining townships, to establish, erect and maintain, a joint high school building and high school, at some point within said adjoining townships, to be set out and designated in said petition, shall establish, erect and maintain such joint high school building and high school within said adjoining townships as petitioned for, and employ competent teachers therefor.

[Acts July special session 1920, p. 194. In force November 13, 1920.] 6599. Minimum wages of teachers.-1. The daily wages of teachers for teaching in the public schools of the state shall not be less in the case of beginning teachers, than an amount determined by multiplying four and one-fourth cents by the general average given such teacher on his highest grade of license at the time of contracting. For teachers having had a successful experience for one school year of not less than six months, the daily wages shall be not less than an amount determined by multiplying four and three-fourths cents by the general average given such teacher on his highest grade of license at the time of contracting. For teachers having had a successful experience of three or more school years of not less than six months each, the daily wages shall be not less than an amount determined by multiplying five and one-half cents by the general average given such teacher on his highest grade of license at the time of contracting. For teachers having had a successful experience of five or more school years of not less than six months each, the daily wages shall be not less than an amount determined by multiplying six cents by the general average given such teacher on his highest grade of license at the time of contracting. All teachers now exempt from examination shall be paid, as daily wages for teaching in the public schools, not less than an amount determined by multiplying six and one-half cents by the general average of scholarship and success given such teacher: Provided, That the grade of scholarship accounted in each case be that given at the teacher's last examination, and that the grade of success accounted, be that of the teacher's term last preceding the date of contract:

And Provided further, That two per cent. shall be added to the teacher's general average scholarship and success for attending the county institute the full number of days, and that said two per cent. shall be added to the average scholarship of beginning teachers: Provided further, That the minimum paid to any teacher in the common schools of this state shall not be less than $800 per school year.

This section 6599 amends section 1, Acts 1919, p. 768, which amended section 6599 Revision of 1914.

If a school teacher is not paid the full amount of wages that is due under the law and the contract with the teacher, the remainder may be recovered from the school corporation. Rutherford School Tp. v. Craney, 51 App. 236, 99 N. E. 485.

Contracts with school teachers to pay more than the minimum wages fixed by statute can not be enforced unless an appropriation has been made by the township advisory board to pay such excess. Mitcheltree School Tp. v. Baker, 53 App. 472, 101 N. E. 1037.

6602. "High school," "equivalent," meaning.

The fact that some high school subjects are taught in a district school does not necessarily make it a high school within the meaning of the statute. Willan v. Richardson, 51 App. 102, 98 N. E. 1094.

6611a.

[Acts 1917, p. 378. In force May 31, 1917.]

Annexation of territory, indebtedness, liability.-1. That in all cases when any city, township or incorporated town shall annex any territory of another township, city or incorporated town, or when any town shall be hereinafter incorporated in any township embracing unincorporated territory, and when the territory so annexed or incorporated shall be situated in a township, city or incorporated town having a bonded indebtedness unpaid and outstanding, the city, township or incorporated town annexing or incorporating such territory shall be liable for such proportion of such bonded indebtedness existing at the time of annexation or incorporation as the assessed valuation of the taxable property situated in such territory so annexed or incorporated bears to the assessed valuation of the taxable property of such township, city or incorporated town as shown by the last preceding assessment for taxation.

All of this act which pertains to paying for school property or reimbursing the school township for school property is repealed by implication by the act of 1919, p. 463 (sections 6611g and 6611h). See State ex rel. Center School Tp. v. Tuhey, Ind., 128 N. E. 689.

6611b. Appraisement of property, exceptions, appeal, indebtedness, payment, deed.-2. If a school house or school houses or other school property shall be located on such territory so annexed or incorporated, such school house or school houses or other school property shall be appraised at or before the time of such annexation or incorporation by three (3) disinterested persons, one (1) of whom shall be appointed

by the board of school commissioners of the school city or school cities corresponding to such civil city or civil cities, one by the board of trustees of the school town corresponding to such civil town, and one (1) by the township trustee of the township within which such annexed territory is situated, and the third by the two (2) persons so chosen as the case may be, none of the persons chosen shall be residents of the township, city or incorporated town affected. Before proceeding to the discharge of their duty each such appraiser shall take and subscribe an oath that he will honestly appraise such school house or school houses and school property at its fair cash value, and such appraisers shall return their appraisement when completed to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which such school city, school town and township are located and such appraisement shall by such clerk be filed and recorded. The appraisement of such appraisers may be reviewed by the circuit or superior court in which such proceedings may be had, on written exceptions filed by either party in the office of the clerk of the circuit or superior court, within ten (10) days after the filing of such appraisal and the court shall make such order therein as right and justice may require, by ordering a reappraisement on good cause shown. If no such exceptions shall be filed within such period of ten (10) days such appraisement so made and recorded shall be deemed binding on such school city or school town and school township. No such appeal shall delay the annexation of such territory and the subsequent proceedings on the appeal shall only affect the amount of compensation to be allowed. Until such township, city or town school corporation shall have paid such indebtedness, it shall not be entitled to a deed therefor, and if such indebtedness is paid by said school township, town or city, such school township, town or city, shall be entitled to recover the amount so paid from said city, town or township school corporation with interest at the rate of six per cent. (6%) per annum from date of payment, and on payment of such amount the said school corporation shall be entitled to a deed of such property as now by law provided, whenever any annexation of such property has been made prior to the passage of this act then liability on the part of such annexing city, town or township for any such indebtedness remaining unpaid at the time of the passage of this act, shall be under this act the same as if such annexation had taken place subsequent to the passage of this act.

See sections 6611a and 6611g this Supplement.

All of this act which pertains to paying for school property or reimbursing the school township for school property is repealed by implication by the act of 1919, p. 463 (sections 6611g and 6611h). See State ex rel. Center School Tp. v. Tuhey, Ind. · 128 N. E. 689.

6611c. Repeal of statutes.-3. That an act entitled "An act to provide for the reimbursement of school townships where school property belonging thereto has been or shall hereafter be annexed to any city or incorporated town, and declaring an emergency," approved March 3, 1899, and an act entitled "An act to amend section one of an act entitled 'An act to provide for the reimbursement of school townships where school property belonging thereto has been or shall hereafter be annexed to any city or incorporated town, and declaring an emergency,' approved March 3, 1889, and declaring an emergency," approved February 28, 1913, be and the same are hereby repealed. This section repeals section 6612 Revision of 1914.

[Acts 1917, p. 340. In force May 31, 1917.]

6611d. Real estate, sale, appraisement, notice, prices.-1. That whenever it shall appear that real estate which has been purchased for school experimental purposes is undesirable or unnecessary for the furtherance of such purposes, and unnecessary to the school corporation owning same, such school corporation may through its duly elected or appointed and legally empowered official or officials cause such real estate to be appraised under oath by three (3) disinterested freeholders of the township in which same is situated and may sell same, or any part thereof at public sale for not less than the appraised value, after three (3) weekly advertisements of the time and place of such sale, with a full description of such property published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which such real estate is situated, and such real estate shall be sold to the highest bidder upon terms of one-third (1/3) cash, and balance in one (1) and two (2) years in equal installments with six per cent. (6%) interest upon the deferred payments. The proceeds of such sale shall be paid into the school fund of such school corporation.

[Acts 1915, p. 135. In force April 26, 1915.]

6611e. Conveyance by civil to school township.-1. That any building or other property belonging to any civil township in this state may be conveyed to the corresponding school township in the manner prescribed in this act.

6611f. Petition to county board, bond, notice, order.-2. In order to effect the transfer or conveyance of any building or other property from any civil township to the corresponding school township, a petition may be filed with the board of commissioners of the county in which such civil township is situated, asking for the conveyance or transfer of such building, or other property, the nature of the building or other property to be conveyed or transferred, and the reasons for desiring to effect such conveyance or transfer. The petition shall