The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-12-21

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ties ana liabilities they would have been la
bic to ifeected at the annual meeting of such
districts.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. Q, 1860.
No. 2.-AN ACT in addition to an act rela-
ting to Common Schools, approved Nov. 3,
1853.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. In any school district formed Of
territories or Inhabitants belonging 70 two or
more towns, the clerk of said district shall
hereafter make out his returns of the stats
tics of each portion of the district belonging
TO the sevcra. towns, and file them in the
town clerk Office to which each part or por
ton of said district respectively belongs ; in
which case the returns shall he made in all
respects agreeable to the provisions OF sec
ton eight, chapter one Of the act to which
this is in addition.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. IL, 1850.
No. 3-AN ACT to provide for the estab-
lishment and enlargement Of school house
yards.
1t is hereby enacted, &C.
Sec. l. Whenever, in the opinion Of any
school district expressed by vc,e of such dis
trict at legal meeting warned for that pur-
pose, it shall become necessary to have more
land attached to the school house of such
district, for the accommodation and conven-
fence of the same, or to enlarge the grounds
or lands belonging to and adj"ining such
school house lands, such district may pur
chase for the use of the same, such lands as
may be necessary for the accommodation and
convenience of the same and if the owner
or owners Of such lands shall refuse to con-
vey the same by deed to said district, or, III
the opinion of such district, shall demand an
unreasonable sum therefor, such district. by
their prudential committee, may appeal to
the selectmen of the town in which such dis
cate and set out such lands, and when the
same shall have been determined upon 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 same but before they shall determine
the amount Of damages which any one MAY
sustain, they shall cause him to be notified of
the time and place Of hearing, either person
allv or by leaving written notice at the resi-
dence of such owner or owners of the land :;
and when they shall have completed their in
quiries, they shal! make their report, stating
particularly all their proceedings and their
decision, with their survey and appraisal of
damages, if any, and shall file the same in
the town clerk office in the town where such
lands are situated, and shall cause the same
to be there recorded.
Sec 2 Before the school district shall en-
ter on such lands, it shall pay, or tender to
such owner or owners, the amount of such
damages so appraised by said selectmen.
Sec. 3. If the owner or owners of said
land shall not accept of the damages so APP
praised by said selectmen, the prudential
committee of such district may, in behalf OF
such district, agree with the owner or owners
of such land, to refer the question of DANA
ges to one or more disinterested persons,
whose award shall be made in writing, and
shall be final.
Sec. i. If any person interested in the
land which the selectmen have located and
set out, shall be dissatisfied with such loca-
ton, or with the compensation awarded for
his damages, he may make application in
writing by petition to the county court in the
same county, at their next stated term, anC
any number ofpersons aSglieved may join in
the petition and the petition. together with
citation for that purpose, Shall be served
on one or more of the prudential committee
of such school district, at least twelve days
before the session OF the county court, and
the court shall appoint three disinterested
commissioners 10 inquire into the convenience
and the necessity of such lands and the a.
mount required, as we'll as the matter OF dam.
ages which may have been sustained by the
persons interested therein.
Sec. ). The commissioners shall give six
days notice to one or more of the prudential
committee Of such school district, of the
time and place when and where they v i'll
make such inquiries. and hear the parties
and on the report Oh such commissioners the
court may establish or set aside such loca.
ton, or such parts thereof as shall appca,
just, and may render judgment for the petit
toner to recover against such school district
such sum for damages as shall appear to said
court to be Just and reasonable, and the court
may tax costs for either party as shall appear
to be just.
Sec. 6. When application shall be made
to the county court as provided in the two
preceding sections, the opening of the lot Of
land surveyed and laid out by the seiecimen
shall be STAYED until the decision Of the coun,
ty court in the premises land such court may
fix the time for opening the same and the
payment of damages, ard if such damages
shall not be paid within the time limited, the
court may award execution for the same.
Approved Nov. 26, 1860.
No. Am ACT in addition to an act ent
tied ian act providing for district schools
in certain cases. approved November q
1859.
1t is hereby enacted, sc.
Sec. |. The act to which this act is an ad
dition shall be so construed as to extend t(
every school district which shall, for the pc
riod of four months next after the time tixeC
by law for the annual school meeting, omi
or neglect to cause common school of any
grade to oe taught in such district.
Sec. ,. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 26, 1860.
No. AN ACT providing for distributing
aportion OF public money to union dis
tricts.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. The several union districts in this
state, in the distribution Of the public mon
ey, by the several towns in which such union
districts may be situated. and as to that par,
uhich is TO be distributed for attendance CT