The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-14


district may also determine where said school
house shall stand, and in case the location there
OF should not be so determined by said district,
the same shall be referred to the seectmen of the
town or towns in which such districts so I'm iting
are situated, IN the same manner as provided in
the case of other districts, and the said districts,
may choose any committee 10 carry into effect
the provisions aforesaid.
Sec. 6. The prudential committees of the re-
speclve districts forming the union district shall,
together form the prudential committee of said
district, who shall have all the powers, and dis
charge all the duties in relation To said school, and
the school house of said district, prescribed
to other prudential committees in relation To the
school and school houses in tEeir respective dis
tricts.
Sec. 7. The prudential committee of the
union district shall also determine the ages and
qualifications Of the children of the associated
districts, who may attend the union school and
shall also determine what proportion of the pub
lie money, appropriated for each of the districts
composing the union district, shall be approp:ia-
ted and expended in paying the instructor OF IT,
structors Of the union school, subject however, in
both the above cases, and in all other matters re-
ating 10 said school, 10 any votes of said union
district that may be passed at any legal meeting
thereof.
Provided bo,ceUer hat he schools in each of
the associated districts shall continue to be main
tanned in the same manner As if this act had not
been passed.
Approved Nov. l, 1s4l.
24-An Act TO repeal part of Chapter ninety of
the Revised Statutes.
IL is hereby enacted by the General assembly Of
the State Of Vernsont That so much Of Chapter
ninety of the Revised Statutes as gives bounty
of twenty-five cents Tor every fox killed within
this state is hereby repealed.
Approved Nov. 3, 1871.
25-An Act in relation 10 the State prison.
IL is hereby eaaciedby the General assembly of
The State of permont as follows:
Sec. !. The General Assembly shall annually
appoint three directors of the State prison, who
Shall have general supervision of all business
concerns of said prison, and whose duty it shall
be IT, visit said prison semi-annually, and exam
Inc the books and the management OF the business
oil the same, with power TO direct any alteration
in the business there carried on, which such d.
rectors shall consider necessary.
Sec. 2. When such directors or a majority of
them, shall think il for the interest of the state,
they are hereby authorized to let out, for a term
not exceeding three years at any one tIme 10 any
person who will hire the same, tie labor of all
anv part Of the convicts in said prison, in such
manner and on such terms as such directors, or
a majority ofihem, shall think most for the in
terest of the state.
Sec. 3 The directors shall, on or before The
first day OF December next. appraise all the pro-
perty and effects of The prison, at their value in
money, and cause all effects that are not necessa
nv for the use of the prison and the business car
ried on there, to be disposed of in such manner
as they may deem proper.
Sec. 4. The directors shall, annually, on the
first day OF October, repair the State prison at
Windsor and there make an inventory OF all the
property of the State at the prison, and appraise
the same al their true value in money, and also
examine, adjust and liquidate the accounts of the
SUI erintendent of said prison for the year proceed
ing, and make full statement thereof, with the
inventory of the properly, TO the Governor OF this
State, by the second Thursday of October annu-
ally. Such directors, before entering upon the
duties prescribed in the two preceding sections OF
this act, shall be sworn to the faithful discharge
of Z e same.
Sec. D. All acts or parts of act. Inconsistent
with the provisions OF this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect from and
after its passage
Approved Nov. 10, 1871.