Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-10-23


T. 10 nuke such retLfus to the school
connIl'lee ~ Mstler aud form. as shaft be
prescribed by them. ot the con,unissioncrs oi
Pobc Schools, and perform, all other lawful
acts that may he necessary 90 carry iuio ut.
fsci the powers and duties OF school dis
irirts.
SEc. XIV, ]. Whenever q tax shall BE-
voted by any district, The same shall be- lev
ied on The ratcable estate in SAID district,
according 10 The estimate aud npporl'onncn'
IN the tax bill vt lbc town to which such dis
irlct belongs, last completed, or next 10 be-
completed. as SAID district may direct.
=. Whenever any real estate situated with.
IN the district ia so Assessed md entered ~
the tax bill OF The town, IN common with
other estate situated out OF snid district. that
there Is no distinct or separate vulue upon II.
The trustees uf the district may call upon one
"r more Of the assessors OF the town, not re,
siding ~ said district; aud /, shall be tho
duty Of SAID assessors on such application.
to assess the vrlne OF sald real estate 40 SIT
uaied, aud III making such assessment, To
proceed as ~ making the tux bill oi the
;own.
Src. XVI. If any schoul district sim II
neglect or refuse To establish school aud
employ { teacher for the same for nine
months, the school committee OF the town
may establish such school, aud employ u
teacher, Ms the trustees Of The district might
have done; aud any school district uny.
with The consent at The school committee
deyoive nll the powers aud durl's relating To
public schools IA saId district, on said com.
miiiec.
SIC. XVII. Any town, ut any legal meet
ing. may vote To provide school-bouses, iur
nIsh the same with fixtures and necessary
and useful oppcn0ages, IN all the DISTRICTS,
from time TO time, al the common expense
Of the town.
SIC. XVIII. |. Any two or more adoin-
ing primary school districts IN the same or
adjoining towns, may by a concuren, vote. .
agree to establish secondary or grammcr
school, for the older aud more advanced
children OF such districts. under the manage
ment of Il comnuttec, Composed OF one mem.
brr from each Of saddl>lrcts, 10 be appoint
ed annually for each district, by the school
con,Hiltee OF the town, or towns To which
such districts belong respectively aud said
secondary school committee shali locate the
school, provide school house, fuel and fur
nl'ure, employ teachers, regulate The studies,
the terms ot admission, the number Of pupils
10 be admitted, the rate q! tuition, and have
the general control oi the srhool: Prordtd
that no teacher shall be employed IA any
secondary school without exhibiting a Ger
rfca,e ot qualification, signed by school
Inspector for the county, or the COMMISSIONS
cr OF Public Schools.
=. The school committee oe the town or
towns IN which surh secondary school shall
be established, shall draw an order IN favor
nf hp too Al Ia, h,, IA
out of The public money appropriated to each
district interested ~ SAID secondary school,
III proportion to the number OF scholars from
each.
Src XIX. |. Wherever il shall be found
convenient 10 form school district Of two or
more contiguous districts, or parts "t two or
more Contiguous districts ~ odjnlniDg towns.
such towns respectively concurrng therein,
uiay form such district, and alter aud dlscon-
IInue the same.
The first meeting Of any district com
posed OF parts ottwo or more towns, shall be
called by notice signed by the school com
inittecs OF the several towns TO which such
parts belong and Sc, mp IN one or more pub
lie places, ~ each town within the limits of
the JON, districts ; and said district may
from time to time thereafter. prescribe the
mode OF calling aud warning the meetings,
IN like manner as other school districts NAV
do
3 Every district established BY two o,
more towns, shall have all the powers, aud
perform nil ihe dniles allowed or prescribed
III regard To school dl-tiIcts, aud shall be
subject to The supervision aud general man
ngrment oi the school committee of the town
IN which the school Of the Jolul district NAV
be kept, or the school house when erected,
may stand.
4 Whenever jnint district shall vote 10
build or repair school house by tax, the Il.
mount ct such tax, and the plan and specifi-
cation of such bulldlug or repairs shall be
approved by the school committee Of tie
towns out OF which SAID district IS formed
Nv. TEACHERS. Section XXI.
SIC. Xxx. No person shall be employed to
teach as principal or assistant, ~ any school
supported IN part, or entirely, by public
money, unless such person shall exhibit al
certificate of qualification, signed euher-
!. BY the chairman of the schuol Commit
tre ot any town, or the sub committee ap-
pointed Tor this purpose, which shall be valid
tor one year from the date thereof 10 auy
pnbiic school or district IN 5a,d town, unless
unnulled or
=. BY an inspector for the county, which
shall be valid nr two years ir"m the date
thereof, ~ every town and district of the
county fpr which snrh Inspector shall be ap-
pointed, which iast crrItcalr. when slunrd
by the Commissioner at Pubnc Schools
snail be valid ~ any public scinol of the /
Stale, tor tire" years, unless the same Is an. /
nullrd
Prorided, That neither of the above nu-
'hortles shall slgn any certificate of quaIlt. /
cation, unless the person named ~ the same
shall produce evidence ~ good moral charac.
Ter, aud be fnuud on examination, or by ex.
percnc", qualified Ia ach he EngIi.li Ian
guag", arithmetic, Ponmanship, aud The rudi- .
menls OF geography and history, aud 10 gov
erD schnul.
SIC ANi. Every teacher in any public I
school, shall keep n register OF oil the schol. 1
afs attending sald school, their ages. their
parents or guardians the dsl" when each
scholar entered and left SAID school, and
their daily ATTENDANCE, together with the dry
IT the month "n which sad school was vlsl II
ted by any Of the authorities uatned m this
act, with the names of the rlsliors. n
mIsCrLLANEoUs PROVISIONS. I
Sic. NNll. The g nrral Treasurer shall \
pay 10 the treasurer oi the town ui Charles !
nwu, the sum Of one hundred dollars annual h
y, to h" expended under the direction of