Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-10


 O the ocaefal Assembly,. They shall pI Co tho lTeagnreE of the dislrirt all moai which they may collect OF receive for ih0 ui of schooln shall snnvsliy on or before 'i first day cf February make return Co th COmpigolleF from an actual enumeraiiO made under oa'h. by them Of . coinmilicu t' them appointed in the month 0f January ( inc sams year, aoI the number Of Pcrs0ns, be tween she ages of four and sixiecn yeaEs be loneinalo and fssiding in The district on ih first Monday of said monfh of January, snu sha:l draw 0FdeFs on the Comptroller for th, portion of public money due al any limo tt the district, and on lhe dislrict treasurer fo the pay.neat Of aA sums of money due from the district. They shsll appoint annually, | committee to visit schools, and cxamlne can didales for teachers and may appoint sucl other committees as they may deem necessa. ry, and define lheil duties; they stall visit or cause to aIe visiiea by committee of the,r appointment. each school within their districi; at least twice during each eeason of school. ing they shall give to those candidates for Teachers with whose moral character, literary a,tainments and ability 10 teach they are eat iBfied, certificate setting forth their qua!Ifi. caIions for teaching, and shall annul the cer 1ifcaies of those teachers who shall be tound
 
 flaw and 10 the regulations by them adopted i; they shall determine the number and qualifi, cations of ihe scholars to be admitted into each school-ehall, urless otherwise directed by the district, employ the requisite number of qualified teachers = shall provide suitable school rooms and furnish the same win fuel properly prepared-shall prescribe rules and fegnlations for the engagement, studies ihnCka "a phA r | schools tn their district, shall, al the expense Of the districts furnish the requisite books 10 those scholars, who are noi properly supplied, and whose parents, guardians or masters are unable to supply thcm-Hhall suspend during pleasure, or expel during the cprren+ eeason, all scholars. who after ful. hearing, shall be found by them to have been guilty of incor- fig,6iy bad conduct-shail during the first two weeks of ths month of April, annually. ascertain the expense disappearing and main taining the schools under their superiniend- 'ence during the year ending the ihIry first day Of March previous, and report the came together with the amount of monies received towards the paymen. thereof, 10 ;hs district, at meeting to be held on the ihird Monday of April iD each year, and shall, at the same time make full report of their doings, ad
  perinicudence, and all important fac's cen corning the same, to the district, and as soon thereafter as may be to the Super niendenl of Common Schools. They shall also perferm all other lawful acts that may be required of them by the district, or which may be neces sary o'carry into full effect The powers and duties of school districts formed according ,n thc requirements of this act.
 SRc Tha Roard of EJonot:or .l.U 'ceive such compensation from the disi,ic, for their ssrvlces, as the inhabitants of such dis trici, at their annual meeting shall determine. And the committee or committees who shall examine candidates for school teachers. and vislt the schools of the district, shall be paid | The same compensation for their services, in the same manner, al it llsl provided by the twenty sixth section of the act to which this is in addition. SEC. 8 Every school distric formed accor. u'nS'to thls act, shall hold an annual meet ing on the third Monday of April in each year, and special meetings whenever the Board of Education shall think necessary, or whenever requested tn writing by five persons qua.'hed to vote therein, provided, such re quest shall state particularly The object for which lsuehl meetings are desired. And every meeting may choose its own Moiera tor, and may adjourn from time to time te meet at the same or some other place.
 SEC. g. All annual and special meetings shall be warned by the Board of Education or the clerk of the district, in the manner pro- wded by existing la~s Tor warning meetings oi other school districts, and shall be held a, such place m fhe distr,ct as the inhabitants thereof ln legal meeting shall order; hut if ahe inhabitants If the district make no order 'on the subject, such meetings shall he held ~herever the Board of Education shall think proper to call them. And all persons rcsid. Ing m The district and qualified 10 vote in meetings Of the town or city. out of which the 'd,sli'ct wasfoncd, may vote in the meeting s Aef the district.
 SEc. 10. At each annual meeting. there shall DO chosen clerk, who shal. be sworn. treasurer, collectors, and snch member or members of the Board Gf Education as may he necessary 10 ill any and all vacancies cxist. ing therein.
 Sac. II. The Clerk, Treasurer and Col. leetor shall hold their respective offices mil the annual meeting next following their an poininent, and until others are chosen or a D. pointed in their stead, and shall exercise ,b. came rowers, and perform inc same duties
 
 other school disiricis are now required by la " 70 exercise and perform, together with such csher powers and duties as are prescribed by this act.
 SEc. l2. The Treasurer and Colle c,or. before entering upon the duties of their re. tpective offices, shah respectively give bonds 10 the district. with sure,y to the accept anee of the Board of Education, for the faithful performance of their respective duties.
 SEC. lS- U any vacancies shall occur in tho office of fClerk. Treasurer or Collector, by death. resignation, refusai fo act, rcmovs from the district or otherwise, the same shal De filled. by appointments made by the Boar, Of Education, an,il the next annual meeting
 SEc. IA. A now site for school house il any district formed pursuant 10 this act, ma, De established by vote of two thirds of m Experimenting warned for the purpose, or b' the Bos.d of Education, if requested by ,h s'd'stric., in case such vote of two thirds can mot De ohiained.
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