Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14
IT IT. 7
Approved November Is, 1860.

No. 3.-An ACT to provide for the est
abIishment and enlargement Of school
house yards.
Il IS hereJV enacted DC.
SEC. l. Whenever, in the opinion of
any school district, expressed by vote of
such district at a le gal meeting warned
for that purpose, it shall become necessary
10 have more land attached to the school
house Of snch district, for the accommo-
dation and convenience of the same, or to
enlarge the grounds or lands belonging to
and adjoining such school house lands,
such district may purchase for the use OF
the same, such lands as may be necessary
for the accommodation and convenience OF
the same and il she owner or owners OF
such lands shall refuse to convey the same
by deed to said district, or, in the opinion
OF such district. shall demand an unrea-
sonable sum therefor, such district, 10y
their prudential comittee, may apply to
the selectmen of the town in which such
district is located, whose duty it shall
be to locate 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 ascer-
tain 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 any sustain, they
shey shall cause hem to be notified Of the
time and place Of hearing either personally
or by leaving written notice at the resi-
dence Of such owner or owners Of the
land and when they shall have complet-
ed then inquiries they shall make their
report, stating particularly all their pro-
ceedings and their decision, with their
and survey appraisal of damages, if any,
andtshall file the same in the town clerks
oAee in the town where such lands are
: situated, and shall cause the same to be there
Recorded
IGc. :. Before the school district
So So 1-i'.I On such lands, it shall pay, or
lehuer 10 such owner or owners the
amount OF such damages 90 .rrro;saJ hv
said selectmen. - 3PPi'i'0O "
Sec. 3. If the owner or o-u..- e
Such land shall not accept Of the danauoa
So appraised by said selectmen ,j,,,i' tbn a5 go
Dental committee of such district pau Pa~
On behalf of such district agree with t, ~
owner or owners of such land, to refer tho
question of damages to one or more dis;r.
terested persons, whose award shall he
made in writing and shall be final,
See. /. If any person interested il
the land which the selec; N may have
located and set out, shall be dissatisfed
with such location, or with the compensa
ton awarded for his damages, he..may make
application in writing BY petition to the
county court in the same county. at thei1
next stated term, and any number Of
persons aggrieyed may join in the petition;
and the petition together with citation
Tor that purpose, shall be served on one or
more OF the prudential committee of such
school district, at least twelve davs before
the session of the county court, and tho
court shall appoint three disinterested
commi -sioners to inquire into the conye.
nience and the necessity of such lands and
the amount required, as well the matter of
damages which may have been sustained