The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-04-10

therein, in addition to the sum annually required
to be raised by this act, and the cost of prosecu-
ton into the county treasury. And il any town
or plantation shall neglect for the space of one
year so TO appropriate and ezpend any fine or ~;
penalty, they shall forfeit the same, TO DE recoy -
cred In action OF debt 70 the OF the person -
who may sue therefor. r.
SECT. z. BE further enacted, That the several
towns and plantations, be, ahd they hereby are j:
auth and empowered to determine the -
number, and define the Limits OF school districts III
within the same; and each and every school -
district in this State is here Wy made body cor r.
p1Sate, with power TO sue pr TO DO sued, and to
Nike and hoid><esJ estate, real or personal, for
the purpose of supportngIa school schools
therein, and to apply the Eame agreeably TO the
provisions OF this act, Ibndenty OF the money or
raised by the town for tia purpose. al
n SECT 8. Be al further IGcted, That the inhab- %
Hauts of any school district, qualified to vote in |
town affairs, be aud they Hereby are empowered, ~
al aNy district meetIng cllled 10 manner herein w
ateprovded, to raise ~ Pney for the purpose Of TO
erecting, repairing, pu hasing removing tn
school aOuse and Of purcI asng land upon which 70
the samomay stand, AMI utensils therefor, and =
TO detrrmIne where theI said school house shall =
be erected or located, sand district and also '"
10 Ne NINE al what asI the youth within such e.
uIstsct may pc ADMITTED INTO school kept by 50
master or mist ess. and whether any scholars oil
shall be admitted Into suCh school iron, other j;
school districts.
SECT. y. ne yIrfIe enacted, That for the =
purposes aforesaid, all lands, whether improved -
or uninProved, shall IL taxed in the district in ~
whiCh they ne; and th assessors OF any town or pa
plantation, shall asses 10 the same manner a. | of
town taxes are assessed the polls and estates ~
OF the inhabitants con osing any school district
IN ther town or plant ION, and on lands lying
withIH 'he same, netel Ds to persons not living Pe
thereIn, ali mOules void TO be raised by the IN III
haoHahts OIL suoh oistlct for the purpose alore sa
sdldi "lthIn Unity dals after the clerk OF the IN
uist'ot shd nave cetI!e 10 sad assessors the 4,
INC SUN Foltd Oydhe II district to be raised as
aforesaid. And II shall .e The duty of sand - Oe
SCISSORS to make a waI ant 10 due form of law
directed to one OF tbeIcoisrtors of thar t,,,' |
y Pia"'a'oh' fequiHE anl empowering said l.
IoleCtoI 70 leFy ana ca ect tire tax assessed, n
"uu pay 'He same VIII ur1e limited by said N,
warrant, TO tie treasdr ~ The t,,yn cr rIanta 10
ton, to whom CeIIhcits o th .ssasr,stt ~ IN Is
oe hdue ny the asseIOTs; ani he money 80 ~
I0Ieo'eu anu paid sha ne a. Jne disposal the eV
committee oi me uistTI 70 he by them applied ~
agreeaby 10 the vote III their ar - u ras.,d
N"u SUI" 0oleC'of % Illectms ~ICh taxes, sba | y
=. - u"e 'a' Po"e's and oe ho.den TO proceed !
- -, INC ane n'"n'e'' Iss 0y Iaw provided Ia =
collecting town taXesI O
"E0f' III. BE JI'fhsT tgdeied. hat the N
Vi dny owl or plantation, VINO snail or
receive certificate olIh a.sas..... - ~ ,.....,,
tax, shall have tue saIae AM. ,- e. 60, ~. :"
ant pay b1lt IN. ,.4 81 Or
'on 'aAes' an The assessor. u any town p
u P'"h'dtoh' shsiI pave IT, sane powers 20 &C
aoate >uCh utsttlct x, as tu-y have to abate | IN
to"n % PlahtahoI Tax. Y the assessors, | Al
'oiie0'o ana Htasu' 7, snail be allowed by the ~
Nooi u's'i'Ct 'he tIle compensation tor assess .
iusi CoieCuhs aAd paying any district tax Is "
neJ a'e dllo"eu oyI Tue town or plantation tor %
similar services. y,
0Eef IL ne % JIrtter enacted, That It shall pC
0e tie uuty o. TIE Iiectnen 81 any town W a. II,
's ~ auy P4antaI ION, upon application made n
- eOi 40 writing, Iy three or more ireeh0deTs n
'u'"S "''hih any hoot district, IA such town y,
u P"hea'loh 10 Issu theH warrant, directed 10 !,
one oi the persons Il aking such application, ~
fU"'"5 nun / warn ne tnha uItants OF SUCH dis a,
Cl, qusiihed 10 voIe IA town affairs, to meet at -
suCh ume and placed n the same district as shall ~
IN the same warrant be appointed. And the n
waning aforesaid shl IL De Dy notifying personally G.
every person 10 the I1Istnct, qualified u vote ~
Town dudHs, or oy paving at his usual place of a.
a"oue' hothCauoh ia whiting, expressing there u
ia the ume, pace 1nd purpose Of the meeting, o.
seven Gays al least, before the time appointed ~
iof hoidlDs the same Fr0Uided, that any town j
or plantation, al the equest OF such district, may -
al any legal meeting thereof, determine the man
ner 10 which nouct VI future meetings in such
uistIlcl may ne give II. And such nha bitants so w
assembled, may enc ose moderator, and also a te
clerk, VINO shall be Eworn faithfully discharge y
t"e uutes OF MS once before justice Of the .
peace, or before ths moderator, and it shall be :"
the outy OF such cldrk 10 make fair record Of Pc
All votes passed at my meeting Of the district ga
ana 10 certly The sa lac hen required and may nj
also choose committee to superlntend the laying d
out and eXpendIng the money raised by such 49,.
dtstrict agreeaby tolthelr vote, for the purposes
aforesaid to examinF and allow such accounts as NY
they may think proHer, and to draw orders on the ~
town or plantation treasury for the amount of
the money raised.
SECT. II. Be uflIfher enacted, That whenever
at any legal meeting OF school district called
for the purpose Of raising money, for the erecting
repairing, purchasing or removing Of school al
mouse, or Tor purchasIng land on which the same aI
may stand, or for Procuring utensils therefor. NJ
majority OF the vote: present are opposed to the Il,
raising Of money I'll any such purpose, it shall i:
be lawful for the selIctmen Of the town ar assas h
sors Of The piantauI "A which such district is ca
situated, on aPPlica ion in writing of any five or an
more ireehoders, AL abitants of such school dis w
trict, TO insert IN q cir warrant for calling the on
next town or plantation meeting, an article Sh
curing the opinIonI Of the town or plantation, :
relatNe TO such subject as proposed in the said "0
district meeting; aHl If majority of the voters rel
present ~ such tow or plantation meeting, shall tn,
thinH al necessary an expedient they may grant be
sum suucient tor 1ny OF the purposes aforesaid th
20 DC assessed on tile polls and estates in said IL
scneol district, to de collected and paid is in
this act provided ca
SECT IL. he dJtIrther enacted, That when the an
inhabitants OF any chOol district cannot agree gII
where 70 erect or oEate a school house in their wi