Litchfield enquirer., 1856-07-31
PUBLIC ACTS,
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1856

UcnId1ly OmtteQ. It IS as FOLLOWS. CHAPTER XL. An Act in addition to an Act concerning Education Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- ] sentatives in General Assembly convened: That all meetings of any school districts of this state which have been holden since the fourth of Ju- 1854 upon the warning of the District Committee appointed for such District by the committee of the school society to which said District belongs, and which meetings may be deemed illegal of reason of any informaty or defect n the appointment of such District Committee, are hereby declared legal prov ded said meetings in every other respect con formable to law, and provided this Act shall not af | feet any suit now pending.
 Approved, June 10th, 1856.
 CHAPTER XLI-Coae,uiai Chapter Ir-Of State Appropriations Taxation, and Expenses.
 SEC. l. The income of the School Fund, after de- ductlng all expenses attending its management, shall | be divided by the Comptroller of Public Accounts with the advice of the Commissioner of the School Fund, and distributed among the several towns in proportion to the number of persons between four and sixteen years of age ascertaned by the School Visitors. of such towns in conformity with the pro- visions of this act
 SEC. 2. The district committee shall annually in | the month of Janaary, ascertain the name of every person over four and under sixteen years of age who shall belong to such district the first Monday of said month, and compose part of the family of his parents guardians, employers, together with the names o such parents, guardians, or employers and shall make return of the same to the school visitors of the town to which such district belongs be- fore the 10th day of January in each year provided that in such return no persons shall be included who are residing in such districts attend private school or for other private purposes but such persons sh M be enumerated in the district where their parents guadrians reside
 SEC. 5. In of the absence or inability of the district commtte t. make the enumeration and re- turn above required it shall be ths duty of the clerk of the district to do the same in the manner and within the time before described.
 SEc 1. Whenever the committee and clerk of any school district shall omit to return to the school visitors of the town the enumeration of the children in their respective districts within the time prescribed by law 1t shall be the duty of of the school vis- itos of such town to make such enumeration before the first day of February in each year and to return the same to said school visitors and for making such enumeration such visitor shall be entitled te receive five cents for each child 50 enumerated to be paid from the next dividend belonging to said district which may thereafter be received from the town de- posit fund.
 SEC ,. The return above required to be made to the school visitors shall be subscribed by the person making the same. and sworn to before d magistrate according to the following form
 1 do hereb. certif: that have carefully enumera- ted according to law to all persons between the ages of four and sixteen years within the school dis trict, and do find that the first Monday of January A. D. there were residing within said district and beionglng thereto, the number of per sons between the ages aforesaid
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 On this day of A.D personally appeared the above named A. B. and made oath to the truth of the above return ly him subscribed before me,
 C. D., Justice of ase Pence
 SEC. 6. The school visitors of the town shall ex. anime and cofect the returns made to them, that person shall be enumerated twice in different dis tricts, be improperly returned and shall prepare and transmit to the Comptroller of Public Accounts on or before the fifth day of February annually, a certificate In which the number of persons shall be inserted at full length, which shall be sworn to cordng to the following for,t, to wit:
 We, the school visitors of the town of do certify that from the returns made to us under oath, hy law provided, find that on the first Monday of January X. D. there residing within sail town and belonging thereto the number of persons between the ages of four and sixteen years and from the best information have obtained verify believe that said number is cor rect.
 sehoa r,stors On this day of A.D personally appeared the above named school visitors and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by them subscribed before mo, C. D.. Justice ef the Peace.
 The school visitors shall lodge the returns made to them with the treasurer of the town. The Comptroller of Public Accounts on the app eaton ot the school visitors of any town shall draw an odeF on the treasurer Tor the amount which Such town may be entitled to, of all moneys appropriated by law for the benefit support, and encouragement of Common Schools. which may be in the treasury on the 2sth day of February in each year. Provi ded that no other shall be drawn in favor of any town, until the school visitors shall certify in writing under their hand, in the words following to wit We, the school visitors of the town of do certify that the schools iii said town have kept for at least six months, in the year ending the day of last. by teachers duly examined and ap proved, and have been visited according to law and that the moneys drawn from the public treasury by said town for said yesr appropriated for schooling have been faithfully applied and expended in paying for the services of said teachers, and no other purpose whatever.
 Dated at the day of \. D. Scsoot Eisitors ef he to9nof To the Comptroller of Public Accounts SEc. 5. Whenever the school of any school dis trics shall not be kept according to law, the school visitors of the town to which such district belongs shall in their certificate certificates to the Comp troer for the following state such fact an also the number of children enumerated in such town the number contained in such district, and the Comptroller when application Is made for the school l moneys, payable to such town for said year. shall deduct from the whole number of children enumera- ton in such town the number contained in each dis tricts in such town
 SEC. g. Every town in lawful meeting may au- thorize the school visitors in said draw an order the town in favor of such district have kept lher schools in all respects according to law for their proportion of all the public money received from the School Fund for the use of schools in the hands of the treasurer, in proportion to the number of persons between the age of four and sixteen in such district; prortdd that whenever the public money derived from the school fund will not amount according the rule of distribution, to thirty five dollars for district in year, it shall be the duty | ~E Al Al A.