Litchfield enquirer., 1855-07-26

by the seiectmen of such town, by posting a
notice thereof on two or more of the public
sign posts in or nearest to that part Of the
town where said inhabitants or some Of them
reside, at least Ave days inclusive before such
meeting is to be held, and shall be held at
such convenient place in that portion Of said
town as the said selectmen may designate
and determine.
Sec. 3. In case Of the refusal or failure Of
any town or city, or the inhabitants Of a por-
ton of town without the limits of a city,
at meeting held according to the foregoing
provisions, to constitute the school districts
and parts Of districts within the limits there
of a school society, any one or more school
districts in such town, city or part Of town
may. at meeting warned and held for that
purpose, constitute itself or themselves
school society with all the powers and pri-
vileges conferred upon school societies by
this act; provided. the number Of persons
between the ages Of four and sixteen years
belonging TO, and residing in such district
or districts on the first Monday of January
next preceding, was four hundred or more:
and provided also, that the town, city or the
inhabitants Of that portion Of a town with
out the limits of the city, in which the school
society SO formed is situated, may, at any
time thereafter, constitute the school dis
tricts and parts Of school districts belonging
thereto, Tin connection with said society,)
new school society, in the manner provided
by the first section Of this act.
Sec. 4. Every school society formed in
pursuance of this act, out Of any town or
city, shall bear the name of such town or
city /; and every school society formed from
part ola town only, or from a single school
district, shall bear such name as the inhabi-
tants thereof, in legal meeting assembled,
shall designate. And every such society
shall be body corporate and polite, with
power to sue and be sued, to purchase, take,
hold and convey real and personal property
for school purposes; to build, purchase, hire
and repair school houses, and to supply the
same with furniture. fuel, maps. globes,
blackboards and other school apparatus, and
with such appendages and accommodations
as may be necessary TO establish and main
tain common schools of different grades aud
school library; to lay and collect taxes,
and to do all other lawful acts and things
which may he required for the useful educa-
ton Of all the children of such society.
Sec. s. amy school society formed, pur-
suant to this act, shall not embrace the whole
Of any existing school society, that part Of
the old society which is not within the lin
its of the new one, shall constitute another
school society, or be annexed to and become
part of some adjoining school society or
societies, as the superintendent of common
schools shall determine. And the corpor-
ate property belonging to the cid society, or
tho income and proceeds Of such property,
shall be distributed among the societies to
which the several parts Of the old society
are set, in proportion 10 the number Of per-
sons between the ages Of four and sixteen
years. belonging to and residing in each part
on the first Monday Of January, next prece-
ding And il the societies entitled to such
property, or the income and proceeds there
Of, can not agree upon distribution Of tho
same, the distribution shall be made by the
superintendent Of common schools, upon APP
plicaiion of either Of the parties interested
therein.
Sec. G. The corporate property belonging
TO the school district or districts Of which a
school society shall be constituted, in pur-
suance Of this act, shall be the property Of
sucl, society. And il in constituting such
society any school district shall be divided,
the funds and other property belonging to
such district shall be distributed among the
societies to which the several parts Of the
district are set, in the manner prescribed by
the 5th section of this act. Provided, how
ever. that IL the only or principal property
of the district so divided, shall consist of
school house and the real estate herewith
connected, which cannot be distributed in
the manner herein before provided, without
great Inconvenience, the superintendent of
common schools shall set such school house
and real estate to one society, and award
that that society shall pay to the other soci-
ETY. or societies, such sum or sums of mon-
ey as in his judgment shall be just and right;
and such award shall he final and conclu-
sive upon all interested, and provided also.
that no pecuniary fund, owned by or held in
trust for any district, shall be diverted from
its original purpose, or in any way affected
by this act.
See. I. All debts and liabilities existing
against any school district or districts, at
the time Of their formation into school So
ciety by virtue Of this act, shall be paid and
discharged by the school society. And ifin
constituting such society district shall be
divided so that part thereof shall belong
and liabilities shall be paid and discharged
by the several societies, in proportion to the
amount of the polls and rateable estate Of
the portion Of the district set to each soci-
ETY., according to the list Of the district for
the year next preceding.
Sec. 8. All the common schools in each
school society formed in pursuance Of this act,
sha! be made under the general superintend-
encc and direction Of three, six, or nine per-
sons. who shall be elected By the society, and
be styled The j" Board Of Edueaiion," ore third
Of hieh board shall be elected for ono yeai--
one third for two years-and one-third for
three years--ihc term Of Office 10 be by them
determined BY 'oi or otherwise, sad one third
shall be annually appointed thereafter. Pro-.
vided, that il the fret election shall be held at
any other tune than that appointed for the
annual meeting, the board then elected shall
hold their Offices until The next ANIMAL election.
Sec. 8. The board of education shall be the
committee Of tho socisty for which they are
elected, and shall have the general superin-
tendance and charge Of all the commonschools
which are. or may be established or kept
therein. Fhcy shall have the care and man