Litchfield enquirer., 1841-07-15

register tO be provided by the clerk at the expense o the dlsrlct the names ot all the scholars attending school, theIT ages, the date when they commenced, the length oi tune they continue, and their daily tendance, together with the day of the month on which such school was visited by the school visitors O the society, committee by them appOlnIed which book or register shall be open all times tO the in- spectlOn Of all persons interested and be delivered over by the teacher at the close ot the term, to the district clerk together with certified abstract, show ing the whole number Of pupils enrolled the number ot males and females and the average daily attend once-and it shall be unlawful 10 pay any teacher than two thirds ol the amount due for any term o tuition, until said book and certified abstract shall toe placed in the hands oi the district clerk ". SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS; TAXATION; EXPENSES: Sec 90 The income ot the School Fund, after de; ducung all expenses attending it's management, shall be divided by the Comptroller of public accounts with the advice Ot the Commissioner of the school fund, and distributed among the several school soc etcs, m proportion to the number of persons between tour and sixteen years of age, ascertaneG by the school committee of each society in conformity with the provisions ot this act. The district committee shall annually, n the month Of August ascertain the name Ot every person over four and under sixteen years ct age, who shall belong such district on the first Monday ot said mouth, and compose a part of the family of hs or her parents guardians employ CTS, together with the names o rich parents, guardians, or employers and shall make return ot the same to the committee O the school society to which such district belongs on or before the first day ot September; prov dcd that m such return no person shall be included who Is residing temporarily in such district, 10 attend pvatc schools or other temporary purposes, but such persons sllall be enumerated n the district where their parents or guardians reside. In case ot the ah. sence or inability of the district committee to make the enumeration and return above required, II shall be the duty of the clerk of the district To do the same m the manner aud within the time before prescribed. Whenever the committee and clerk of any school district, shall omit to return to the committee Ot the school society, the enumeration o children in their respective districts within the time prescribed by law, IL shall be the duty of one Ot the committee o such schoot society to make such enumeration before the tenth day ot September following and to return the same to the committee of such society; and for king such enumeration, said committeeman shall be entitled to recelve five cents for each child rated, to be paid from the next dividend belonging to said school district, which may thereafter be received from the town depOsite fund.- The return above re- qulred to be made to the committee of the society, shall be subscribed by the person making the same, and sworn to before magistrate, according tohe following form:
 Il do hereby certify, that I have carefully enume- rated according to law all persons between the ages ot four and sixteen, within the schoeLd district, and do find, that on the first Monday of August, A. D; there residing within said district, and belonging thereto the number of pers9ns' between the ages D. personally appeared, the above named and made oath to the truth Ot the above return, bV him subscribed. Before me, C. D. justice of the peace"
 The committee of the school society," shall examine and correct the returns made them so that no per be enumerated twice in different districts or be improperly returned, and shall prepare and transmit to the comptroller of public accounts, before the
 
 the number of persons shall be inserted at full length, and which shall be sworn lo according 10 ths follow ing form, to wit:
 "We the committee of the school society in the town of do certify, that from the return made to us under oath, as by law provided, we find that on the first Monday of August, A. D.. there were siding within said society and belonging thereto the number of persons, between the ages ot four and sixteen years and from the best information We have obtained, we very believe that the same number is correct. School Society
 ] Committee"
 "On ths day of A. D. personally appeared the above named committee, aud made oath to the truth of the above certificate, by them subserbed
 C. D. Justice ot the peacC.'
 The school society committee shall lodge the re- turns made to the with the treasurer of the society
 Sec g.. The comptroller of public accounts on application of the committee Of any school society, shall draw an order on the for the amount which such school society may be entitled lo 0l all moneys appropriated by law for the benefit support, and encouragement of common schools which may be m :he treasury on the first days oi March and De- tober annually; provided, that no order shall be drawn in favor of any society, until the committee of such society shal certify in writing 9nder their hands 0f the school society, in the town of do certify that the schools in said society, have hecn kept for least tour months in the year e,dlng tho threth day approved, and have been visited according to law and that al the moneys drawn from lhc public trea- sury by said society, for said year, appropriated to schooling, have been faithfully applied and expended Dated at the dayo A.D
 School Society Committee.
 To the comptroller of public accounts"
 Whenever the school in my school district shnll not be kept according to law, the committee of the society, to which such district belongs, siu, in their certlficate or certificates to the comptroller for the year following state such fact, and also the number of children enumerated. in such district and the comptroller, when appi ication is made for the school moneys payable to such society, for said year, shall deduct from the whole number of children cnuinelA- ted m such society, the nnulh contained ln such district, and shall draw m order for tile benefit of the remaining districts in such society.
 Sec. 32 Every school society, in lawful meeting may authorize the committee of the society draw an order on the society reasnrer in favor of such dis tricts, have kept their schools in al! respects ac cording 10 law, for their proportion of all the public money appropriated to the of schools, in Inc Ina nds of said treasurer, either in proportion to the number oi persons between the ages of four and sixteen in such districts. or 10 the number of persons who shall have attended the common school or schools in said district during the year preceding Provided, that whenever by the foregoing rule of distribution, the share 0f school money for any small district for any one year, will not amount to fifty dollars, it shall be in the power of the society to which such district be- longs 10 grant and allow out of the school money 10 such small district so much as will give lhc same any sum not exceeding fifty dollars Provided, further that no school district shall be entitled any portion of ;he public money unless the school in such district has been kept by teacher or teachers duly qualf cd, for at least four months in the year, and visited twice during each season of schooling, by the visitors o the school society, nor until the district committee shall certify that the public money received by the
 district, for the year previous has been faithfully ap- piled and expended in paying the wages of such teacher or teachers, and for no other purpose what ever.
 Sec, 8. If any m6nty, appropriated to the use of schools shall be applied, by school society, or a school district, any oticr purpose, the same shall be forfeited to the state, and II shall be the duty oi [ he comptroller to sue for such money, in behalf of the state, 10 be applied lo the use of schools. Sec @ If any committee shall at any time fraudu.