Litchfield enquirer., 1851-09-11
apubItr arts.
Proposed Laws.


 Bill for an Act in addition to and aliTa
 iteration of an "Act concerning Edu-
 cation"
 Re it enacted by the Senate ard House of Representatives in General Assembly, convened: ...
 Sec 1. That every school society at the next, and every subsequent annual meetings for the choice of officers foi the same. shall elect, in place f the school committee, and the board of school visi> tors now provided for by law, a school committee to consist of no less than three or more than nine peI sons, wIo shall have all the powers, and perform all tue du> ties now pel taining to school committees and school visitors. . .. Sec. 2. Any school society having the same territorial limits as an incorporated town, may elect its school officers, vote q. school tax, and transact any other bu:i- ness relating 10 common schools, at the annual meeting of said town, held for the election of town officers. whether the same be warned as a school society meet ing 1r not. And the town clerk shall be 70 ofcio clerk of such society. af
 Sec. 8. Any two or more school so. cieties embraced within the limits of an incorp rateI town, may by a concurrent vote of such societies in meeting duly warned for this purpose unite and form one society oroUided, that the doings of the meetings thus held are approved by the superintendent of common school, and one of the judges of the supreme court. and a description of the bounda- ties of the society thus formed shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and provided further, that the proceed ings thus had, shall not impair the secu> 'ily of any funds now belonging to any school society, or divert the income of the same from their original destination and so far as such proceedings do impair the security of any funds, or divert the income of the same they shall be void and of no effect.
 Sec. 4. Any school society situated in two or more towns, may, on observing tic conditions and subject 10 the restlic- Iion contained in the provsos of section 8 cf this Act by setting off portions of its Lieritory to the society or societies ad. joining. with the consent of such society Tor societies, so alter it's boundaries as to be included within the limits of one town.
 Sec. 5. Each school society shall raise for the support of common schools onsor before the first of March in ea;h year. by tax. sum equal to one>third of the mount drawn by such society from the state treasury fur the same purpose and If any society shall refuse to raise and appropriate the sum hereby required, on or before the first of March in any year, it's proportion of the state money shall be forfeited. and the treasurer on being of- ficially informed thereof by the comptrol- Ter. shall pass the same to tie income of tie fund. to be divided in the next ap- porlionment among the school societies of the State. ....
 Sec. 6. All money appropriated by the State for the support of common schools. shall hereafter be apportionet among the several districts according to the average attendance of chiId,en at school. as asccrtained for each school from the certified register 1orovided. tha, each district in a society shall. on keep. irg school eight months in the ear, tv a teacher legally qualified and in a school E"use approved by the school committee of the society. be entitled to receive the sum of at least fifty dollars from the treasurer of the society.
 Sec. '. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of each society to notify each district of the amount apportioned to each district for the payment of teachers wages, and shall pay out the same only to the order or orders of the district com mit'ee, countersigned by the chairman Of the school committee of the society in favor of teacher O. teachers qualified according to law; which order shall set forth the name of the teacher, the date of the certificate, tho length of tune for which the compensation is paid, the date when the school was visited by the com mittee. and that such teacher has kept and deposited the school register us re- quired by law.
 Sec. 8. Each school society shall, as early and as far as practicable. consoli> da:e any two or more districts. whether created by special act of the General As. sembly. or otherwise, into which cities. incorporated boroughs or villages. may be divided, for the purpose of maintain ing graded system of common schools i; prov'ded. that any district which feels it. self aggrieved by the action of any school society. may appeal to the superintend ent of common schools, and his decision, after full hearing of the parties interest ed. shall be final unless reversed by the General Assembly.
 Sec. 9. When any two or more dis tricts shall be consolidated into one, the distric. thus formed shall be authorized 10 take possession of the school. houses and other property of the several dist, jets