Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-12-25
Approved. November 6, 1857.



school houses.
II as hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. !. Whenever any school district shall de-
TerlIiEe in what place i'll such district the school
house shall he located, and the cwner or owners
OF such place shall refuse to convey the same by
deed to such district, or in the opinion of the
prudential committee of such district, shall de I,
mand an unreasonable sum therefor, such pru-
Dental committee may apply to the sel9ctmen
of the town, III which such district is situated
whose duty it shall be to locate such school
house, and when such location shall have been
determined by them, to cause the same to be
surveyed and they shall proceed to ascertain
what damages shall be sustained by the owner or
owners of the land included in said survey: but
before they determine upon the amount of dam
age which any one may sustain, they shall cause
him to be notified OF the time ard palace of hear.
ing, either personally or by leaving written moi
tice at the resipence OF snch owner of the land,
and when they shall have completed their in
quires they Shall make their report, stating parS
ticularly all their proceedings and their decision
with their survey and apprlsal OF damages if any
OF damages il any, and shall file the same in the
town clerks office, in the town where said land
is situated, and shall cause the same to be there
recorded.
Sec. Before the school district shall enter on
such lands, it shall pay Or tender to such owner
or owners, the amount OF such damage so appruisl
ed by SAID seecmen.
Sec. 3. Ii the owner or owners of said land
shall not accept the damages so appraised by
| said seIectmen the prudential committee of the
district may, OH behalf of the district agree with
the owner or owners of such land, to refer the
question Of damages to one or more disinterested
/ persons, whose award i'll the premises, made in
! writing, shah be made final.
Sec. 4. II any person interested in tae land
/ upon which school house shall have been located
by the Selectten, shall be dissatisfied with such
! DtaTlOU with tiIp s,ti c,rb ia,
ges, he may make application, by petition in
writing, 10 the county court, in the same county
at their next stated term, if there should be time
/ ioG notice, il not, ut the next succeeding term.
and auy number of persons aggrieveG. may onl
in the petition, and the petition, together with
cltatou for that purpose, shall he served on one
orsmore OF the prudential committee of such school,
district, at least twelve days before the sitting
! OF the court, and the court shall appoint three
/ dlsmterested commissioners to inquire into the
( convenience aud necessity of such school house
! and the manuer in which the same shall have beer
located las well as the matter OF damages which
may have been sustained by the persons inter.
ested therein.
Sec. 5. The commissioners shall give notice
TO one or more of the prudential committee o
such school district, of the time and place whet
and where they will make such inquiry, and heal
the parties, and on the report of such commits
sioners, the court NAV establish set aside sucl
location, as shall appear Just, and may render
Judgment for the petitioner to recover against tht
school district, such sum for his damages rs shall
be shown by such report to have been sustained
ana the court may tax costs for either party a!
shall appear TO be just.
Sec. o. When application shall be made t,
the county court as provided in the two proceed
ing sections, opening ofthe lot of land sur
vey ed and laid out for the location of the scioo
house shall be stayed until the decision of tn,
county court in the premises, AMI such cour
FIX the time FIR the and I'll,
payment of damages, and if such damages shaI
not be paid within the time limited, the court ma,
award execution for the same.
approved, November II, 1857.