The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-01-07
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Il Ia hereby enacted by the General Assembly Of
t1 STATE OF Vermont rs follows:
s:c' l. Aay Two OF more contiguous school dis.
't!il' % th' state may u,.oclle together and form
i lnpn district, llr the purpose of maintaining
u"t'r -"EouI, 20 be KEEP, Tor the benefit Of the Of,
de- Children ofslch associated districts il tho in.
IN1dnr's Of nnch Of such districts shall, at legal
m9.Hrf' called ior Int purpose, agree To form
s-., ion b, vote ol two rmoiS Of thl legal
v, "a ih-'"oi present At such meetings.
SEC. =. h'ery union district ius formed shall
'' body corporate, with the corporate power, of
o.hr st'on' di$lii', IN relation 10 proSccuin. and
offending suits NJ law, and holding real AMI pl,.
f'"tl property; aud shall be called by such name
IS ''I dissn"t Ut i's Inst meeting sn determine
orc a' The i,r'i mrc.Gg Of snai union disri,,
shall be called ~ such mlNnrA and at such time and
p'';a, rs may b. a3grd upon by In, asso.i,lcI
d!i'h!l', respectfully, 10y Il vote Of the sane, at
'ul3 ~ forming such union: tni the union disri,
ma? inn tine 10 time thereafter prescribe IN,
mode OF calling and warning the meclin. thereof
"a ,I~e manner as o,dsr srh1pI district, INA, DO
pnd may also determine at what tine It's annual
meetings shall be held.
StC. T. furi uhion district, at the fret meeting
thereof, shliI choose hy ballot Il clerk, who slnl
P''loin W. 'iihe dults rs are prescribed in ren.
tiln To ihn cl1ris ui other school districts -.un1
sh1'l hold his Office until another shall be chosen
in his stead.
SEC D. such nninn district may at any LEGAL
meeting called for THAT purpnse raise money far
erecting, Purchasing, renting or rcpIirinr any bpl
ding to b. used ~ a school house for ,hs rqin,
school aforesaid, and purchasing or renlirr land for
The use aud accommodation thereof. mia, far ppl.
chatng fuel, rsrli'nrl aud other rC,r..,rv arti-
clos FOR tie Use of said s'hon and in p4scs.ir,,nI
Correcting Il tnS o. taxes iorthr above purposs. tho
Ike proceedings shall be- hqd 20. ac ngr.r,iba n,
Itw for other school Districts sul d,'ri:, mn, A.,
determine where said school house shall land ,r,
~ case the loca,iun thereof Should not be g, d.
'armned ly said district, tn, same sh,li bo refer.
red 10 the seieatman If the iown Or town, in which
such districts so uniting aie situated. in IN, ,,.
manner "a Is p.0NIiai m l case cG other fis,r;-,,
an! sud districts may chose ans committee 10 clr.
~ into elect the p.nv,i.nS aforesaid.
SEC Q. The pini'r'id' committee Of n, rr.
paei've distress forming tbs uninn Districts shan
together, ihnl the p.Hlanilconn..isso Of ssi, dit.
'lic's, who shall have all the powers, and d.,.
chlTge all the dIIns in ra'ill TO sid s~,,a.r a.
TIE school house Of SAID district, as are p.e,.r,at,
other prudentl committees in relation TO tho
school and school house in their resp...iye dis.
tricls.
SEC. 7. The PRUDENT! committee oriha union
dslrct snail also n'lcinins the ages and Guilifcl
tjHs ct lh3 rhdfe1 Oh! he nssOaiied districts .wh,
may attend the uroG sch)o; aul shall also defer.
inie whIt proportion of The public money, nppfo-
pfioed i1s each eitle districts con posing the union
o'shiii, sld b. Appropriated ard expended In
pa ns the instructor OF instructors Of tia union