The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-03-07

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sional meeting shall be held except at the school hons.
es, if there be none at the place appointed as here
in-beiore provided, for the meeting of the school yO
tiers. ANY number of the school voters met pursuant
to such call may appoint chairman and secretary and
transact any business mentioned in the advertisements
except that resolution to raise money in the district
shall not be passed at any occasional meeting, unessa
majority of the school voters of the district be present
and if such resolution be proposed at occasional
meetng the chairman and secretary shall ascertain te
number of school voters present and note of said
number shall be made among the minutes of the pro-
ceedngs and shall be conclusive unless il can be prov
ed fraudulent. No business not mentioned in the adj
yertsements calling an occasional meeting shall be
transacted at such meeting and at every occasional
meeting the chairman and secretary shall inquire res
pecting the advertisements thereof and note shall be
made among the minutes of the proceedings, of thp
places, in which, and of the time when, advertisements
of the meeting were posted, and of the business men
toned in the advertisements and such note shall DO
conclusive, unless it can be proved fraudulent.
Two certificates of the proceedings of every meet
ing of school voters shall be made and signed by the
chairman and secretary one shall be delivered 10 The
clerk of the district the other the clerk of the peace
Of the county to be preserved among the papers ofte
court aforesaid If chairman or secretary of an oc.
casona meeting of school voters shall wifnlly make
certify false note of the number of school
present at such meeting respecting the advertise
ments of such meeting, he shall be deemed guilty ola
msdemeanor and on conviction shall pay to the State
fine not less than twenty exceeding ono hundred
dollars
If any person not being school voter of district
shall vote at Il stated, or occasional meeting Of The
school voters of such district he shall he deemed gull
ty of misdemeanor and on conviction shall pay the
State fine of fifteen dollars.
in Tho of
next in any subsequent year there shall not be
meeting of the school voters, or the officers mentioned
herein shall not be elected or resolution to raise
ney in such district shall not be passed. the said district
shall not thereby lose the power to proceed under this
act but meetings, adjourned, occasional or stated,
may be held in said district according to this act; and
If there be no clerk commissioner of district to
give notice of stated meeting in any year, such no.
tce shall be given by the clerk of the peace for the
county upon application of five of the school
voters of such district and the said clerk is required
upon such application to give notice of stated meet
ing in the same manner as herenbefore prescribed with
respect to the stated meeting in October next and he
shall incur the like penalty for failure
Sec 3. And be ii further enacted, That the CLERK
and commissioners of each district elected aforesaid
shall be the school committee of the district, and shall
continue in office until the next stated meeting after
their election and until successors to them duly
elected Each member of the school committee shall
be sworn or affirmed to perform his duty with fidelity,
in which oath or affirmation each member may admin
lister to the other Their powers and duties shall be-
L. To determine the site, lease or purchase the ne
cessary ground, and build or procure suitable school
house for the district The school house shall be as