The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
The Act of 1897, sec. 2, says That upon the
application of three or more of the inhabitants Of
any unorganized school district IN any town. to the
seiectmen of such town, for school meeting in
such district :he said seec,men shall notify the
same, by posting up notification in writing for
such meeting, in one or more of the most public
place places within said district, therein speciGy.
ing the business TO be done, and the time and place
OF holding said meeting Which notification shall
be posted up, Mt least seven days before the time
therein specified. And the inhabitants; who shall
meet pursuant TO such warning notification shall
haze Pot1er to choose moderator district clerk cot
tecor cJ rofes, and committee TO superinfend the
prudential affairs Of said district Aud il shall be
the duty OF the selcctmen, some of them to
be present at such meeting, and preside over the
same, till moderator and clerk shall be chosen -
This Act was repealed by the Goth sec. OF the
Act of 1927
And this last Act, sec. 9TH, says: "That upon
upon the application of three of The in
habitants of any unorganizod school district in any
town or towns 10 the selecmen of such town for a
school meeting in such district, the selectmen shall
notify the same, by posting up notification in writ
lug, for such meeting. in one or more of the most
public places in said district, therein specifying the
business to be done, and the tune and place of
holding said meeting, which notification shall be
posted up, at least least days before the there
in specified time. And il shall be the duty of SAID
seectmen, or some one Of them, to preside at such
meeting, until a moderator and clerk chosen,
when said district shall be deemed and holden to be
legally organised +; and erery organized district, at
any legal meeting, ,oarned for that purpose shall
haze po,oer to choose moderator to govern said
meeting collector Of rates district cierk-and
a commtte Of one or three persons, inhabitants of
said school district to DO denonnated the prudential
committee Of said sehooL district" "And any clerk
of any school district legally chosen as aforesaid
shall have the same power of warning school
meeting upon application in writing of three or
more legal voters in such school district, is here
in before given to the select men, w
This act is now in force. 1t may be well for us
to enquire how school district was organized I'M
der the Act of 1897 and how under the act in
force. Under the act of 1897 school district was
not fully organized until all its officers were chos-
en-. To organize, the selectmen, upon the appca-
ton of three of the inhabitants of the dis.
trict, posted up notification in writing in one or
of the most public places in the district, at
least seven days before the meeting, warning the
legal voters Of the district to meet at certain time
and place to choose moderator district clerk
collector of rates. and committee to superintend
the prudential affairs of the district" BY the act
of 1897 the inhabitants OF the district had full pow
err given them choose these officers at a meeting
warned by the selectmen to organize and had no
power given them to transact any other business
at such meeting. Under the act of 1897, now in
force the meeting to organize the district is warn