The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-03-14
Laws Of Rhpdc-Es2and.
SrArE OF RHODE-ISLASD AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General assembly, Jan. Session, 1888.
AZ ACT to provide for the location Of
schnol districts in the town of SmthGeld,
nnd for other purposes.
BE ii enacted By The. General Assembly as,
Town of Smi,aiield may at any town meet
ing legally assembled, divide the town into
school districts and determine the limits OF
said districts.
Sec. ,. The inhabitants of the rcspec.
live school districts in said town, who nre
iinhle to the payment of state or town taxes,
may hold meetings from time to time, at
some suitable place in their respective dis
tiicts; which meetings until the inhabitants
shall prescribe another mode of calling The
same, shall be called and appointed by the
schonl committee of said town, and be no
tificd by setting up notice III their respective
districts, in three public places, nt least ten
Gays previous 10 any meeting. And the
sand Inhabitants of each aud every district
Ut such meeting thereof, may appoint
chairman and clerk and may also choose
one person resident in the district to he
cnumittee for that district, and to be called
the district committee; aud who shall hold
his Office for one year, and until another
shall be elected in his stead.
Sec B. The said Inhabitants may al,
ANY meeting legally notified, provide for
buIliing aud repairing school houses IN
their respective districts; and for this pur-
pg,e may vutes nd provide for II taxor tax
es on The rateahe estates in said districts
respectively; which tax or taxes shall be
a,,prrilnned and assessed according To the
valae of stld estates within each district {;
aud sad inhabitants may appoint assessors,
ani collector shall be engaged; and such
taxes shnil he assessed aud collected in the
same m,nIcr as is now provided by law,
fr he assessing and collecting town and
state taxes /; and such collector shal! give
hnnj with surety satisfactory to the town
treasurer of said town, for the faithful dis
charge nf the duties of his office and shall
have the same powers ia the colcc,lon oi
such taxes, as are given 20 collectors oi
tuVn taxes and at such meeting major
iiy nf 'hc inhabitants present, may deter
mine upon the places where the school
hnusrs ia their respective districts shall b'
l,ca,cd aud may direct the manner %
bailIing and repairing such scho"l houses
a 81 pass all such votes as may be necessa
~ TO carr, into eilec, the provisions ot TIN
at.
Sec. 4. The money collected as ature
said, shall be- at the disposal of the disiric
committee, 10 be by him applied TO the bull
a,ns or rcpaii ing of school houses, or L
the purchase of land for the sites of school
houses, accMdng 10 The votes or direction
ofthe said inhabitants of the district.
Sec. 5. The money which shall he pal
over in each year, 10 the said town of smith
field fur the purpose of public schools, h
virtue oi ,nc act entitled "ah act To estsb
llsh public schools" shall be apporloned b
tie school committee of said town, anon
tie several districts thereof, in proper ion 1
tleir respective population under the ag
&c sixteen years. to be enumerated an1 as
certaiaed 10y the school committee an
The said moary shall be placed by The tow
Treasurer. ut the dlspo.a ofthe district com
rn,t.cs, for the use of the schouls IN ihei
respective districts.
Sec. u. The strict committee shall d
engaged aud shall give bond with surei
satisfactory I" the town treasurer If ill
raId town, for the faithful performance +,
his trust. Il shall be his duty TO keep Il,
scln,pl house If such district in good ord.
al The expense and under the dipc,ion ,
the district to provide fuel aud oil ,hina
necessary for the comfort Of the soluls
therein; TO select and contract with
,ebooImaslef fnr The tisirIc, aud to- ei,