1805 - Powers of central school district; officers of component districts; transition state aid.

§ 1805. Powers  of  central  school  district;  officers  of component  districts; transition state aid.   All central  school  districts  shall  have the same powers and be subject to the same limitations that are now  conferred or imposed by law upon union free school districts as provided  by  this  chapter.    The  district  officers  of  the  several existing  districts shall remain in  office  until  August  first  next  following  organization  of  such  central  school  district  for  the  purpose  of  conducting and maintaining school in the several districts, the carrying  out of contracts in force at  the  time  of  the  organization  of  such  central  school  district,  of  paying all just debts and obligations of  such existing districts due and payable  on  or  prior  to  said  August  first,  and  of  levying  and collecting taxes raised or necessary to be  raised for any of said purposes.  For the purposes of the  apportionment  and  payment  of  public moneys, notwithstanding any other provisions of  this article, any apportionments and payments  made  during  the  school  year  in  which  such  central  school  district  was organized shall be  apportioned and credited to the existing districts.  Any  apportionments  made  and  paid  during  the school year next succeeding the date of the  organization of such central school district shall be made and  credited  to  the  central  school  district  but  the  amounts  thereof  shall be  determined upon the basis of the continuance of the  existing  districts  as  separate  districts  during  the  entire  school  year in which such  central school district was organized.