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turn the same to the town clerk between the fl
eenth AID twenty y-ffth days Of Februarv, and also
to return to the town clcr his certificate Of tho
number Of weeks in which a school shall have been
| kept in such district during the preceding year,
and the town clerk shall make true record Of all
such returns.
! Sgc.2. Sections twcnty-seven and twenty-nine
Of chapter twenty Of the compiled statutes are
hereby repealed.
/ SIC, g. This act shall take effect from its pass
/ age.
Approved, November l4th, 1856.
No.37.-AN ACT in addition to an act approved
November IA, 1854, relating to treasurcrs In
school districts.
| II IS h1eby eiacted, etc.
SgC. l. That hereafter all school district tax
bills shall be made payable to the treasurer, and
the sclectmen upon making division Of the public
school money. shall make the orders for the same
payable to the trcaurers in the several school dis
tricts, and the prudential committees Of the several
school districts shall draw orders for all due
from said districts upon the respective treasurers
| thereof.
| Sgc. @ This act shall not be so construed as to
require Of any school district which has elected
treasurer for the current year, to elect such ocor
until the next annual meeting Of such district
Approved, November 18th, 1856.
No. 3s-AN Act in addition to section twelve Of
chapter twenty Of the compiled statutes relating
to schools
/ II IS hereby er1oted &c.
| Sec. !. If any prudential committee, iu any
school district in this state, shall pay gu, the mon
cy' Of said district to any teacher employed therein
| who has not obtained certificate Of qualification
from the town superintendent in the manner requir-
| ed by law, or in there shall be no town super
! intendent in such town from the superintendent of
some other town in th same county such committee
shall be liable to such district for all such moneys
ny him them paid, to be recovered in action
the case, prosecuted in the Of such district
and It is hereby made the duty Of the seloctmen Of
the wherein such district is situated, prose-
all such actions to effect at n expense Of and
in the name and for the benefit Of such district.
SEC. q This act shall take effect from t- pas
! sage.
Approved, November 10TH 1856.
No. 3a.-AN ACT for the preservation Of town rec.
ords.
/ L iv he-eby ,nac,s1 81,
SEC. |. Whenever any town in this state shall
vote to have copied any of its official records, or
any original ptper in its town clerks Office, the
town clerk of 'uch town is hereby authorized.
der the direction Of the selectmen thereof
ly trlnscribe all such records and original pluers
into a recor book 70 be kept in said town clerks
office for that purpose and certify said transcripts
to be true copies of said original records and papers.
SEC. When any original record paper in
any town clerks on ,e shall be dest ,yed BY fire. or
otherwise, or he lost or become so deacsd to be
become lcgible. the recorded copies thereof, made
and certified aforesaid shall have all the validity
and force Of, and be kept and treated original
| records and papers.
SEC 3. Copies Of said transcript records, proper.
ly certified by the town clerk, in whose Office ths
remain, may be used any court in this state.
for all purposes for which copies of the org a
ord or paper lost, destroyed defaced, might
have been usOd.
SEC. !. This act shall take effect from its pas.
sage
Approved October 3lst. 1856.
No. 4o.-AN ACT authorizing the appointment OF
special constables.
| II i, hsreBy enacted &c.
SEC. l. Whenever in the opinion of the select.
men OF any town, 1t shall be necessary to appoint
special constahles in such town for the preservation
Of ueace and good order therein, such selectmen
shall have power. by writing under their hand to
appoint such special constable5 they shall deem
necessary, Who shall hold their Offices for the space
of ten days next after their appointment unless
sooner discharged by the selectmen.
SEC. ?. Said special constahles shall have all the
powers Of the regular constable Of such town, for
police purposes and shall be subject to the liza.
blities.
SEC. ,. Such special constablca before entering
upon the duties Of their Office shall be to the
faithful discharge of the same.
SEC. 4. The selectmcn shall cause to be recorded
in the town clerks Office every such appointment
and discharge under ithis act, and also the
oath of office Of such constable and certified copy
Of such record shall be evidence Of such appoint.
ment oath and discharge, in all the counties Of this
State.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect from its pas.
sage.
Approved, November 18th, 1856.
No. Alan ACT to protect court houses, town
houses and public balls from injury.
HS hsr,iy enacted s..
SEC. !. Ifany person shall wlfulIy or carelct'-
ly deface, mar, njure the walls, or any other
part OF any court house, any other public build
ing the appurtenances thereof, belonging to any
county, or Of any town house or other building be
Tho e
or of any public hall, room building. by cutting,
writing marking, standing in the windows, or in
any other manner; shall do any injury to the
furniture fence yard, posts, ground shade trees
shrubbery connected with any such court house,
town house or public hall, fasten any horse, or
other animal 10 any part Of the fence, posts "r
trees, about any such building. or shall post up
bills placlrds, notices upon any part thereof
upon the fence or trees belonging to the same,
whereby any defacing or injury may be done 10
any part Of any such public property the person
offending shall forf it and pay a not les th-u
two dollars for each and every offence committed
with full costs of prosecution, T. be recovered in the
name of the treasurer Of the state, complaint Of
any grand juror o. the town in which the offence is
committed, or by the states attorney for the coun-
y.
Approved, November 10th, ls56
No. i2,-AN ACT in amendment Of section thirty.
three Of chapter hundred and four Of the
compiled statutes in relation to damages to pri.
yate property.
| D. hereby Tna6sf 81.
SEC. l. Section thirty.three Of chapter one hun
drei and four Of the complied statutes is so amend
ed as read follows: II any person shall wilful
| " and malici 1usy break any window door in
| any state house, court house. house of public wor.
ship, town house, college, school house, academy, or
other public building, or in any dwelling house, or
/ in any barn, she'd, out house, store, bank, shon.
mill, or factory, he shall he punished by fine not
exceeding twenty dollars or by imprisonment in The
county jail not exceeding ninety DAYS, both Of
said punshmcnts in the discretion Of the court.
Approved. November Il, 1850.
No. 43.--AN ACT relating to suctioneers.
II Is hsrsby 6H1rfsi, g..
SEC /. The seectmen Of any town NAV, BY
writing under their hands license for term Of one
year, for n less period, more persons to he
auctoueers in the same, and each person receiving
such license shall pay TO the seectmen for the use
of such town, not less than one dollar nor more
than one hundred and fifty dollars; provided the
seectmen may at any time revoke any license so
granted when in their judgment the public good
may require.
SEC 2. The .eleetmeu shall record every license
60 granted IN book 10 be by them kept for that
purpose.
sac, g. II any person not having license there
for in force in any town shall sell or offer for sale
by auction, in such town, any goods chattels
such person shall be deemed guilty of misds.
meanor and shall forfeit and pay 10 the treasurer
Of the state, sum not exceeding one hundred dol.
lars nor les. than ten dollars for each offence; pro.
vided tha, nothing 10 this act shall extend 70 saes
at auction OF property owned by citizens Of such
town, or to sales made by sherids, deputy sheries
constabes, collector Of taxes, executors, admins.
traitors guardians, suy other person required by
law to sell any real or personal estate b. public
tion, OF to sales bv censed pedlars in the open
street, on public common or fair grounds.
SEC 4. So much Of chapter seventy-eight Of the
compiled statutes, is inconsistent with the provis
! ! ions Of this act Is hereby repealed,
/ SEC. S. This act shall take effect from its pas
> ! shge.