Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-12-22

reason, and whether, IN the opinion OF
such board, such insane persons are prop
er objects of the charity of this state, and
whether their present guardians or friends
are willing that they should become ben
eficiaries at the Vermont Asylum for the
Insane, under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 8. Each county clerk shall make
return 10 said commissioners, before the
first day of March 10 each year, of all the
so received from the several
boards Of civil authority in bis county. I
SEC. A. The said board of commits
sioners shall have power to appreciate and
designate benefcaries as aforesaid, to
draw orders on the treasury for any part
OF the appropriation provided in the first
section, and to allow all or any part of the
expenses of their conveyance to and sup
port in the Vermont Asylum for the In
sane, for such term of time as said COM
missioners shall deem proper :
Sec. 5. The board Of commissioners
shall make an annual report to the gov
ernor, by the second Thursday of Oct, of
their proceedings herein, with an account
Of the expenditures incurred by them in
the discharge of their said duties. ~.
Sec. 6. Each commissioner shall be
entitled to receive from the state treasury.
under the order of the auditor of accounts,
two dollars per day, and his reasonable ex-
penses, for all the time in which he shall
be actually engaged in the discharge Of the
duties herein enjoined. #..-. -. -.
Approved Nov. 8. 1871,
23-AN ACT, providing for the Union Of
School Districts. 49,. -.
II as hereby enacted By the General As
sembly Of The State Of Vermont as fol-
lows: .-..-. I'LL ~:
SEC. /, Any two or more contiguous
school districts in this state may associate
together and form union district. for the
purposes of maintaining a union school.
to be kept for the benefit Of the older chill
dren of such associated districts, if the in
habitants of each Of such districts shall, at
legal meetings called for that purpose,
agree to form such union by vote Of two
thirds of the legal voters thereof present al
such meetings. go.
SEC. 2. Every union district thus formed
shall be body corporate with the eorpo-
rate powers of olher school districts, in rela-
lion TO prosecuting s. defending suits at law,
and holding real and personal properly; &
shall be called by such name as said dis.
trict at It's first meeting shall determine.
] SEC. 8. The first meeting of such
union district shall be called in such man
ner, and at such time and place, as may
be agreed upon by the associated districts
respectively, by vote ofthe same, at the
i time of forming such union and the
| union district may from time to time there.
after prescribe the mode Of calling and
warning the meetings thereof, In like
manner as other school districts may do,
and may also determine at what tue its
annual meetings shall be held. ,.-.
SEC. A. Such union district, at the
first meeting thereof, snail chooseby ballot
a clerk, who shall perform the same du-
tiles as are prescribed ia relation to the
clerks of other school districts-and shall
hold his Office until another, shall be
chosen in his stead. ~ss.s.~:. .
| !. SEC. 5. Such union district may al
any legal meeting called for that purpose,
raise money for erecting, purchasing, rent
ing or repairing any building 10 be used
as school house for the union school
aforesaid. and purchasing or renting land
for the use and accommodation thereof;
also, for purchasing fuel. furniture and
other necessary articles for the use of said
school and in assessing and collecting a
tax or taxes for the above purposes, the
like proceedings shall be had, as are pre-
scribed by law for other school districts
said district may also determine where
said school house shall stand, and In case
THE location thereof should not be SO deter.
mined by said district, the same shall
be referred to the selectmen Of the town OF
towns in which such districts so uniting
are situated, in the same manner as is pro.
I vided in the case of other districts. and
said districts may choose any committee
to carry into effect the provisions afore-
said.
| Sec. 6, The prudential committees oil
the respective districts forming the union
district shall, together, form the pruden,
ltial committee of said district, who shall
have all the powers, and discharge all the
duties in relation to said school, aid the
school house Of said district, as are pre-
scribed TO other prudential committees in
relation 10 the school and school houses in
their respective districts. -. -.
| Sec. T. The prudential committees Of
the union district shall also determine the
ages aud qualifications of the children Of
the associated districts, who may attend
the union school; and shall also deter
mine what proportion Of the public money,
j appropriated for.each Of the districts com
4 posing the union district, shall be appro
I priated and expended in paying the in
strnclor or instructors of the union school
subject however, in both the above cases