The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-08

y a,d ana i shall hot bo lawful for til, pru.
'ulua committee TO pay such teacher for ms,
-'fyicos thereafter performed as teacher
oee o. Inc division of the public money 70.
qu,eu W section seventy-Oue of chapter twenty
VI .lo complied statutes to be made between tnu
several school districts, in each town on the ir.t
Jay oil March, annually shall hereafter be made
On the last Tuesday in March in each wear
See' D. That portion Of the public money
Witch is now oy Jaw required to be divided an
nually, to the respective districts in each town
IN proportion TO the number Of their scholars be-
tween four and eighteen years Of age, all here
after, be divided to such districts in pronortion
10 inc average daily (who are between the ages
OF TOUR ana twenty years) upon the common
school in such district, during the nreceding
school year such average daily attendance 10 he
hscertained from tie record thereof 70 Lo lent in
ne registers Of such schools as is prescribed in
TINS act, by adding together the number of DAVIS
o. actual attendance OF each legal scholar. as
shown by the record, and dividing the sum, or
aggregate attendance, by the number of DAYS the
sehool has been kept during the ear, the quo
ance required
Sec. :. The Secretary OF the Board of Edu-
cation Is hereby required to prescribe blank forms
Tor a school register, conveniently arranged for
Keeping daily record of the attendance Of child
ten upon me schools, and containing printed in
terVSatorlos addressed to teachers and TO ds strict
clerks, for the procurement of such statistical
information rs the board of education may seek
10 OBTAIN IN each year; and in the month of Jam
uaIy OF each year, the secretary shall procure
una furnish 70 the Town cerk in each town in the
State, sufficient number Of such recisters 70
supply each district clerk in said district with
one register for each school in his district for the
ensuing school year And it is hereby made the
duty CT each town clerk 10 receive such registers
ter his town, and Immediately forward bY mail
10 me secretary his receipt therefor; and on
failure to receive such registers by the first 'av
Oh reoSr,uary in each year, the town clerk shall
immediately notify the Secretary thereof who
shall supply the deficiency forthwith. And itis
made the duty of each district clerk, during tbs
hrst week in March annually, TO procure TO the
town clerk register for each school in mis- di
trict, and be responsible for the sofs keenino
thereof. f"s
Sec. :. II is hereby made the duty of every
teacher OF o common school before he commences
ms scnooi 20 procure from the clek of the district
IN which lie shall teach, school register. and
thefein Keep truc record Of the daily attendance
Of each scholar who may attend such school.
while urdel his instruction in accordance Win
the l2fm prescribed in SUCH register and at the
close Of his school shull enter said register cor
fsct answers TO an statistical inquiries therein
addressed 10 teachers, and return such register
to the district clerk previous to the recent of mis-
wages as such teacher. And It is hereby made
the DUTY OF each district clerk to comply with MI
the requirements made Of him in the register or
registers Of his district in 70 .erence to the ststis-
ties OF his district and make oath to the correct
ness oil MS returns before Il Justice of the peace
Of the county in which he resides. and Ale soid
register or register in the office of the town clerk
On OF oeIore l"e twenty-hrst day of March in each
year and no portion Of the public money in any
town shall be distributed to any district whose
school register or registers shall not be properly
filled out and filed in the town clerks Office pur-
spart to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 9. The time, not to exceed two days
actually spent by any teacher of Il common school
in attendance upon the teachers institute. held
phrsuent to law, in the county in which such
teacher shall be employed, during the time for
which such teacher is engaged to teuch such
sehool, shaH be considered as time lawfully ex-
pended by such teacher in the service Of the dis
trict by which he is employed and in the legt,-
mate performance of his contract as teacher.
Sec. ~. The chairman ofthe prudential com.
mlttee OF the various districts composing the Cn-
ion district, shall together constitute the pruden.
tial committee Of the Union district, and the
member OF the prudential committee of any school
district first elected, shall be considered the cbar
man thereof; Prorded that whenever such In.
ion district shall be formed of an even number If
districts, there shall be added to said committee
one person, resident in sach Union d strict, who
.hnii chosen annually at any legal meeting of
saf t'nion district duly warned for that purpose,
and who shall hold his Office for ono wear there
after, and until another shall be chosen
Sec. II. The Board of Education is hereby
airee leG 10 select or procure to be selected a
list OF grammars, Biographies, arithmetics readers
and spoilers 10 be used in the district schools in
this Stale, limiting the text books in each of said
branches 10 one OF more, IN their discretion Such
seIectlon shall be made previous to January, A.
w. leoe, ana snail be published in all the news
papers in the State, in said month Of january A
ID. 1859, and also inserted in each school register
Ana SAID list OF books when thus made and pub.
shed, shall become authoritative and binding
upon the Board Of Education, Superintendent
and teachers until January first A. D.. 1854. and
teachers and superntendents shall recommend
for use in the district schools as new books shall
become necessary Tor instruction in the branches
named no OF er than hooks included in said list
so established.
See. l2 The Secretary Of the Board Of Edu-
cation shall annually prepare and print three
thousand five hundred copies of his annual report
and have the same ready for dstrbution on the
assembling of the legislature in each year, and
shall distribute the same as follows one copy to
each town superintendent one COPY TO each dis.
trict clerk and one copy to each principal of a
high school, union school or academy IN the State;
the necessary copies fcr all, except members of
the legislature, to be forwarded by the secretary
to the various town clerks and be by them dis
trbnted III the same manner in which the laws
are distributed.
Sec, 49, til. hereby made the duty of the
trustees Of all academies and grammar schools
which have been Incorporated by the legislature
OF the state OF Vermont to cause their principals
10 return tothe Secretary of she Botid of Edu-
cation on or before the f st day Of April in each
year, true and correct answers to each statistical
enquiries as may Rave been addressed to them by
the Secretary in the month Of January preyous.
Sec. Il All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act Rrs hereby re-
pesled.
Sec. 10 This act shall take effect from its pas
cage, provided that The apportonment of the pub
lie money TO the various school districts for the
school wear ending on the last day OF March. A.
D. 1859, shall be made on the last Tuesday of
March \. D. 1863, in accordance with the provis-
ions ofthe law existing at the time Of the passage
of this act.
Approved November 29, 1865.
No. 24.-An act in addition to Chapter forty. five
OF the Compiled Statues.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. !. In addition to tile article, now exempt
from attachment and levy Of execution named in
chapter 70 'ty-fve of the Compiled Statutes, shall
be included live poultry not exceeding in amount
or value the sum of ten dollars, shall BE hereafter
exempt.