The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-28

pairing or furnishing school houses, az they
| have to remit any SUMS of money assessed
On the inhabitants Of any town or district
Tor detraying town or district expenses.
SEC. IA. BE 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the Selectmen of the
several towns, divided into school districts
as aforesaid, upon application made TO them
in writing by three or more freeholders
resident within any school district in their
respective towns, "or if there be not so
many freeholders resident in such district,
then any three of the inhabitants thereof
who pay taxes" to issue their warrant di-
rected to one of the persons making such
application, requiring him to warn the in
habltants of such district qualified to vote
IN town affairs, to meet at such time and
place in the same district, as the Selectmen
shall in their warrant appoint; and the
warning aforesaid shell be by notifying per-
sonally every person IN the district, quail
fed to vote In town affairs, or by leaving at
his last ana usual place of abode written
OF printed notification, expressing therein
the time, place and purpose Of the meeting,
seven Gays at least before the time appoint
ed for holding the same provided, how
ever, that any school district, at anv regu-
Il.
having an article in the warrant of the Sc
/ lectmen for that purpose, shall have power
to prescribe the mode of warning all fI-
ture meetings of such district, and the
MODE so prescribed shall be legal until al
/ tered by such district at subsequent
meeting thereof; and any vote to raise
money. tor any Of the purposes aforesaid,
passed by majority of the Inhabitants of a
school district, present at a district meet
/ ING, warned and held as aforesaid, shall be
| obligatory on the inhabitants of said school
district, to be assessed, levied and collect
ed IN the manner herein provided.
Sec. Is. Be 1t further enacted, That, if
the inhabitants Of any school district can
not agree where to erect or place a school
house for the accommodation of the same,
/ the Selectmen Of the town TO which such
district belongs, upon application made to
them by the Committee of the district,
Tor building or placing a school house, are
hereby authorized and empowered to de-
itermine the place where a school house
TOR the accommodation of the district shall
be placed or erected.
SEC. Is. Be 1t further enacted, That
whct ever a meeting Of the inhabitants OF
any school district within this Common
wealth shall be called for the purpose Of
raising money as aforesaid, and a ma
lJorlty OF the voters present are opposed t6
the raising Of money for any of the purpo-
ses contemplated in the warrant for calling
such meeting, it shall he lawful for any
five OF more Of the freeholders who are in
habitants OF said school district, or if Their,
) be not so many freeholders resident in sucl
district, then any five Of the inhabitant
thereof who pay taxes. In.,Iasists s8,llivsstige
=, in writing to the Selectnen Of the town i
, which such school district is situated, re
questing them to insert in their werran
for calling the next town meeting, an arti
Gle requiring The opinion of the town rela
tive to the expediency of raising such mon
les as are proposed in the warrant for sait
district meeting; and if the majority of tht
voters present in said town meeting shall
think the raising of any of the sums O.
money proposed in said warrant to be nee
essary and eXpedient, they shall grant sucl
sum or sums as they shall think necessary
for the purposes contemplated, and the
same shall be assessed ON the polls and es
tates Of the inhabitants OF said district, anC
collected and paid over in the manner here
in provided.
Sec. IL. Be 1t further enacted, Thai
each and every school district in this Com
monwealth is hereby made a body corpo-
rate, so far as to bring and maintain any
action on any agreement made with any
person or persons, for the non performance
thereof, or for any damage done to theil
school houses or other property, and shall
be liable to have any action brought ant
maintained against them for the non per
Torrance of any contract made by them
and said corporation shall have power tt
take and hold in fee simple, or otherwise
any estate, real or personal, which ha.
been or may be given by any person o.
persons for the purpose of supporting ;
school or schools in said district, and Il
: apply the same for the purposes aforesaid
: and may prosecute and defend any suit Of
suits relative to the same, and every mem
Der of any school district shall and may be
admitted as Il competent witness, and his
deposition be used in the same manner as
: inhabitants of towns, districts, precincts Oh
parishes, or religious societies are by law
, now admitted, and their dispositions takel
and used.
: SEC. Is. BE 1t .GYther enacted, Tha
: nothisg i'll this contained shall be so con
, strued as to affect the right of any corpo
, ration heretofore, or which may be hereaf
} ter established in any city, town or dlstrlc
) in this Commonw ealth, TO manage amy es
| tate or funds given or obtained for the pur
pose of supporting schools therein, or il
; anywise to affect any such estate or funds
given or obtained for the purpose aforesaid
but such corporate powers and such estate
and funds shall be and remain as if this act
had never passed.
SIC. 10. Be II further enacted, That
any town in this Commonwealth, which
shall refuse or neglect, at their annual
meeting for the choice Of town officers, tC
vote and raise money for the support o.
schools as provided for in this act, and tc
choose q school committee to superintend
said schools, or, if said town is divided in.