Litchfield enquirer., 1851-09-11

such indebtedness shall be added to the tax to be paid by such district; unless ! the districts interested shall agree on | some other mode of adjustment and EequaI' zation. ..r.
 Sec. 10. Whenever the inhabitants li> i wing within the limits of any incorpOra> ted city or borough, shall constitute one Schnol district, such district is hereby au thorized at a meeting to be called for this purpose l y the school committee of the society to winch sach district belongs, to elect d board of trustees, to consist of not les. than three or more than nine per socs. who shall hold office until the next annual meeting of school stricls, which committee shall have power to establish schools of different grades, employ teach
 eri, and make all needlu! regulations for l the management of the scRonls; or, in stead of elccting such committee, said district may delegate the power and du- ty of appointing the same to the munich 1 pal authorities of such city or borough. which power when thus delegated. shall not be resumed by the district, except on application to the Gcnelal Assembly.
 Sec. II. Every school district shall provide suitable school rooms and turai- ture, appendages aud fuel for tine same, and shall board the teachers. out of oth- CT funds than such as shall be drrtved from the. State, school society or town.
 Sec. l2. Any two or more adioinng Esocieties may. by a concurrent vote agree to establish common school of a higher order than the common school in each district, for the older and more advanced children of such districts. Such as>oci- ating districts, so far as such school is concern.d, shall be school disliiet, and the time and place for the meeting iur organization shall bc fixed by the cons mittee of the society or societies in which said district is situated. Any one or more of the assocla!ing districts may dcl- egate to the commi: tt of the joint district the care and management of It's own p,i- mary school. The school committee of lhe society or societies in which such union school shall be established, shall dlaw an order in favor Of the Teacher of such school, to be paid out of the public mo, ney appropriated to each dist,ict inter esied in said school according to the number of scholars from each.
 Sec. l3.. Any school district may fix or authoris; its district committee to fix a rate of tuition, to be paid by the per- sons attending school or by their parents, guardians or employers, toward the ex. pense of fuel. books and other expenses, (nclu ing estimated deficiency of pay ments) over and above the money rcceiv- ed from the town, society, or state ap- propriations; and the district or district committee shall exempt ,herefrom all persons whom they consider unable to pay the same. Provided, that the dis Lrict committee may prescribe and col.
 cct a rate in their discretion sufficient to keep the school for the eight months res quired by law. without any vote of the district and provided also. that the rate of tuition shall not exceed one dollar per scholar for any term of twelve weeks, except in societies or districts where diff. ferent grades Of common schools are es- ta5lshed. when the rae of tine higher grades shall not exceed two dollars per scholar for the same time. All such rate bills may be required to be paid in advance. or may be delivered to the town or district collector. and may be by them collected in the sam. m inner as town taxes are collected. School societies are hereby clothed with the same power in respect to rate bills in schools establish cd by them. ss school districts have in reference to distlict schools.
 Sec. IA. Any school district which will raise by tax on ith grand list. or by sub :. scription sum equal totwenty' live cents for each person between the ages of four and sixteen. in such district. shall bs en. titled 10 receive an equal amount from the town or towns in which such district is located. payable out of that half oi the income of the "town denosit fund.-" mt now by law appropriated to the promo- tion of education in common schools which sum shall be expended in she pur. chase of school library for the use of the inhabitants of the district, or of np. paratus for the use of the school.
 Sec. l5. No person over four years of age shall be excluded from any common school in the district to which such per. son belongs. if the town or society is di vded int districts, or if not so divided. from the nearest common school. except by force of some general regulation ap- plicable to all persons under the same ] circumstances, and in no case on account of the inability of himself. bis parentsA guardian or employer. 10 pay any rate. bill. tax or assessment whatever.
 Sec. l6. Any citJ in this State is hsre- by authorized 10 pass all necessary ordi- nances and by-laws. with suitable fines and penalties annexed. and to make all necessary provision and arrangement con. cerning children between the ages of five and fifteen. who are growing up in truan- cy and without the benefit of education |