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

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Transcript at large, upon the minutes of the said court
the entry shall be deemed record and an office copy
shall be evidence. He shall cause copy Of said tran
script to be inserted i'll each of the newspapers printed
in this State for two weeks in succession the first in
serton to be within ten days after the aesation of the
transcript He shall also certify under his hand and
seal of office to the Trustee of the fund for establish
ing Schools in the State of Delaware the number of
schoodstricts, and tile part of the county, in which
each number is situated and it shall be the duty of
the said Trustee, to lay copy of the returns of the
several clerks of the peace in this State, before the
General Assembly.
The court aforesaid in each county, two thirds of all
the members concurrng, may, upon application, make
from time to time alterations of school-dstrcts, when
such alterations shall appear expedent due regard
being had to the conyeniences and Inconvenience to
result therefrom But notice of the intended appica
ton to said court, and of the time and place of making
it, and of the alterations desired, shall be given by adj
vertisements posted in four Of the most pub
lie places in each district that will be affected by the
alterations twenty days before the application is made
or the court shall not receive it.
| The proceedings of the said court touching any of
the premises shall not be drawn in question elsewhere
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the school
voters in each school district shall hold stated meet
ing every year on the second Monday of October, at
Of the clock in the afternoon the first meeting to
be on the second Monday of October next at said
hour at the place appointed by the court aforesaid for
such meeting, until there shall be school house built
or procured for the district, and then at such school
house. Every person residing within district and
having right TO vote for representatives in the General
Assembly, shall be school voter of said district. ANY
number of school voters assembled at stated meeting
may proceed with business and their proceedings shall
have the force, if all the school voters of the
district were present. At every stated meeting tine
school voters present shall appoint chairman and sec
rotary Of the meeting and shall thereupon elect by bal
lot by majority OF votes from the school voters of
the district clerk and two commissioners of the dis
trict, and shall resolve, by majority of votes what
sum shall be raised by subscription or by voluntary
contribution in the said district for building, procuring
or maintaining school house, or for the support of
free school in the said district stated meeting af-
ter appointing chairman and secretary may adjourn,
and the proceedings at the adjourned meeting shall
be OF the same force, if had at the original meeting
Notice of the stated meeting in October next shall
be evenly advertisements signed by the clerk of the
peace, posted in five more Of the most public and
suitable places in each district mentioning the day,
hour and place of meeting in such district, at least five
days before the day of meeting. 1t shall be the duty
OF the clerk of the peace for each county to prepare
advertisements and cause the to be posted accor
dinghy II shall be the duty of the clerk of the district
for the time being to give notice of any subsequent sta
ted meeting by advertisements under his hand of the
day. hour and place thereof posted in five or more of
at least five days before the day of meeting If there
be no clerk of the district the commissioners of the
district Or one of them shall perform the service
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