Litchfield enquirer., 1856-07-24

socletes wtnln It's limits, such town shall annually elect by ballet School Fund Treasurer, who shall have the charge of su,h fund or funds and keep separate account of the same, and make annual report to the town of the condition of said funds, and of his disbursements of the same and who shall give bond with surety to the satisfaction of the ecnen of the town for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office.
 SEC f. The towns shall have power to establish and maintain common schools of different grades within their limits, to purchase, receive and hold any real and personal property for school purposes and to convey the to. build and repair school houses; to lay taxes and to make ali lawful con tracis and adopt all lawful regulations and measures for the education of all the children of the town
 SEC 5. The business of the towns relating to schools shall be transacted at regular and special town meetings, in the same manner, and suliect to the same regulations as other towr business.
 SEC. 6. The select men shall have the care and management of any property funds appertaining to schools and belonging to the town, and shall lodge all bonds leases, notes. and other securities with the treasurer, except so far the shall have been, shall be entrusted to others by the do- nor or grantor. or by the General Assembly by the town they shall pay to the treasurer all money which they may collect and receive for the use of schools they shall settle and describe the boundary lines of any new school district. of any existing district parts of district within their limits where the lines are not now settled and described when ap- piled to by the district and shall the same to be entered on the records of the town they shall designate the time, place and object of holding the first meeting in any district; and perform all other lawful acts which may be required of them by the town, or which may be necessary to carry into full effect the powesof towns with regard to schools Chapter IIL-Of school districts
 SEC. 1. Each town shall have power to form, alter, and dissolve school districts within it's limits and any two or more towns may form school district of adjoining portions of their several towns and may alter and dissolve the same provided that no district shall be divided that either part thereof after such division shall contain less than forty per sons between the of four and sixteen years and the jurisdiction of towns for such purposes shall ex- tend to districts specially incorporated by of the General Assembly, in the same manner to others. SEC ?. When any school district shall be reduced in population, to contain less than twelve per sons between the ages of four and sixteen years it shall be the duty of the town towns within which such district is situated to dissolve the and a- the territory therc.f to the adjoining district or districts. Provided that if there shall exist any spec al reason why said districts should not be dissolved the selectmcn of the town, any five voters of such district, may apply to the Superintendent of Com- mon Schools, who shall examine the case and if he is satisfied that it is expcdent to dissolve such dis trict he shall certify to such town in writing and such town shall not be required to dissolve such dis trict
 SEC. 3. Every school district heretofore formed from parts of two towns shall, for all school purposes belong to the town within which the school house of said district is now situated, unless such towns shall make some other agreement with regard to the jurisdiction over such district and in all cases where any district shall hereafter be so formed the towns from which the same so formed shall, in the formation of such district agree to the partic ular town to which such district shall belong. Pro- vided that the inhabitants of such district shall have right to vote in any other town than that within which they reside.
 SEC. f. The property of the inhabitants of dis trict formed from two or more towns, may be taxed for school purposes in the town to which such district
 
 pertains, but for all other purposes shall be taxable in the town in which such inhabitants reside.
 SEC. 5. When any two or more districts shall be consolidated into onc the new district shall own all the corporate property of the several districts and when district shall be divided, the funds and prop erty, the income and procce $ thereof belonging to such district shall be distributed among the sev- cral parts, in proportion to the number of persons between the ages of four and sixteen in each and in case the distribution shall not bc made before the district is divided and the several parts cannot agree the selectmen of the town shall distribute the same
 SEC. 6. Whenever any such division of any such school district the tny principal property of said district shall consist of school house and real estate herewith connected, which cannot be divided between the several parts of said district without great inconvenience the selectmen of the town. in stead o dividing such school house and real estate shall set such school house and real estate to one part, and award that the other part parts shall receive from the parts to which such school house and real estate are set, such Of money shall in the judgment of such seecmen, he just and right and such award shall be binding upon the several parts of such district.
 SEC :. All associations under the Statute of 1S4l allowing any two or more adjoining school districts to associate together and form a union district en- tered into before the repeal of said statute shall tinne to be managed and regulated according to the provisions of the statute of 1SI any law CT usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
 SEc 8. Every school district shall hold an annual meeting on such day in the month of September, in each year, as the committee clerk of tue district in the notice thereof may designate for the choice of officers and for the transaction of any other busi ness relating to schools in said district and shall also hold special meeting whenever the same shall be duly called; and the district committe may call special meeting whenever such committee shall think necessary proper. and shall call special meeting the written request of five residents therein quail fed to vote which request shall state the object of calling the same,
 SIC 9. District meetings shall be held at the district school house. if there be no suitable school house, the committee shall determine the place of meeting; if there Dc committed, the clerk shall determine the same if there be no committee and no clerk, the scectmen of the town to which such district belongs shall determine the place of meeting which shall in all cases be within the limits ot the district.
 SIC. 10. N,tco of the time rlacc, and object of every annual and special meeting of the district shall hc given at least five days inclusive previous tolo ing the same. The district committee, or ii there be no such committee, the clerk or if there be no committee and no clerk, then the selectmen of the town, shall give notice of district meeting either by publishing the same in newspaper printed in the district. ur by putting notice on the district school house, or the sign post within the district or in some other mode previously designated by the dist, ict but if there be no such newspaper school house or slgn-post. or other mode of designating,