Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-06-12
LAWS or THE UNuTEz. stats.
Passed a, ns Ssso~d Session Of "a. T,t,,v.,sv..ts
toHsrsss -
tfuBI.io No 90 !

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AN ACT 10 prov'r.e for the public Instruction Of
Ve9.h IN p'im'.ry schools throughout the county
out the Units of the cities OF wsshins ton ana
6eorg' ,own ~ ~ TTr
ne - enact dby the Se~ats aad House Of Rspsssmia
~, f ns DATED statts Of Au'r,sa IN Cosps,s
Ned, That the Levy Court OF the county OF wa.h
ington, In the District OF Columbia, at their d 70
meeting after the passage OF this aet shall sppo
sven intelligent IN abitsnts Of the said county, wi
shall reside without TIL limits OF the cities OF Wrsh
ington and Georgeto sn, two of whom shall be
idens OF that portion OF thu said county lying and
being wet OF Rock CT elk three between RookCrsss
and the Eastern Branch, aud two ca and south OF
thu Eastern Branch to be Commissioners OF Primary
Schools or said county, which said commissioner
shall hold their officer until the second Mon day of
May, in the year one Thousand eight hundred aud
sixty three, and until other. are sppointed In their
places; and In ease any OF the said commissioners
thus appointed or to be appointed as aforesaid shall
refuse to serve, or die or remove from the county,
or become Incapable OF serving, the vacancy or va
canoies shall be filed by the Levy Court soon
practicable --
SEQ, g. Asd BE- IL further enacted, That each of the
SAID oommi sioncts before he enters upon the exc
cu'ion OF his ohoe, and within fifteen day after
tiheaton OF his appointment by the said Levy Court,
shall take and subscribe an oath before some Justice
OF the Peace OF the said county in the form follow.
oerely promise and swear, Tor afir m as the ease
may BEL that will In all things to the best OF my
knowledge and ability, well and truly execute the
trust reposed In me az commissioner of primary
schools for the county, without favor psrialiyih
aud every justice of the peace before whom such
oath shall be taken shall without fee or reward,
cerhy the same in Writing and, within eight days
thereafter transmit deliver said certificate to the
clerk Of the Levy Court for record.
SEQ And bsu fsrthsr enacted, That 1t shall be
Tue DUTY oil the commissioners Of prim ary school, or
a majority of them, to divide the county into seven
suitable and convenient choo districts two ofwhch
shall be located west OF Rock Creek three between
Rock Creek and the Eastern Branch, and two east
and south of the Eastern Branch, and to alter and
regula the same as hereinafter provided And 1t
oil hall IN tha tvrf dnfH NIaQtn
primary schools aforesaid, immediately after the
formation alteration of any such school district
in said county, to describe ana number the same,
and deliver the description aud number thereof in
writing, to the Clerk of the Levy Court, who is
hereby required to receive and record the same In
the records OF that court without fee or reward:
And prouidsd That in laying of said soho oil district
in altering the eame tracts pats of tracts
of land lylngc and forming one ward shall
be divided that portions of the property shall
be included in two separate districts, t@
Spc 4. And be IL further enacted, That the said
commissioners may alter an1 ehange.the school dis,
tricts with view to their better arrangement and
.r murr convenience OF tn people: Proutded
however That un ess the trustees OF the SO
to be altered or changed shall assent thereto, NO
4 such alteration or change shall be made
| SEQ s, And Be 10 further enacted, That it shall be
the duty the oounty collector to notify the differ
ent o:srs to be appointed in virtue Of the proyis-
days after his having received notice OF such APP
| pon tments from the appointing power whose duty
1t shall be to give such notice to the county collector
aforesaid 81
sEe g. And Be Il further enacted. That the said
commissioners shall hold two stated meetings IN
each year which meetings shall be held at sucn lace
and at such times as shall be determined by
| commissio ners, and of which they shall give public
not ice In each OF said school districts, and su CHI
l uissr meetings rs circumstances may from time to
time require; but Ii less than three members attend
any meeting business shall be transacted thereat,
except that of adjournng to some time and place to
be ag eed on BY the commissioner present, and 81
the sch ol fund of the county hereinafter to be ap
pointed sall attend and lay before them is books
and accounts Tor their inspection and examination.
! SRo7 4na be IL further snaet.s, That the said
commissioners sh.c II cause to be kept regular
cord of all their acts and In book to be
| kent for that purpose and said record, or copy
thereof certified to be cor under the han ds and
seal af majority OF said boSrd OF comm issioners
skall be considered evidence OF ther acts and pro.
ceeding in all judicial procsesings Ana tho beard
of commissioners aforesaid shall have sower to ap'
point clerk prescribe his duties, and pay him
salary and also to allow the treasurer ofthe schooi
fund hereinafter to be appointed, an annual COM
pensation for his services out of the general school
| fund, hereinafter to be provided: Prortded, That
neither the said clerk nor treasurer shall be paid
more than one hundred dollars per annum. "a.
| seSssna Monday 10 ns-y, -ssitssn nun Nm
dred and sixty three, ana annuany sia heaS ~
said Levy Court shall appoint one OF saia poa1a u
cnmmissioners from from each primary school as
| trio: and the said commissioners appointed a.
aforesaid shall each acting in his rsspectve disss
aNam;ne ali persons who shall offer themselves az
candidaes for in such districts ana In sucn
examsnation it shall be the duty OF the commhs,on-
ers afols sn 70 .n sscetain and inform himself
- eli the ouafc atoms mentioned and contained ~
the certificate hereinaitet IN "a ths saesncy
~ snch nm sons he shall certify in writing I'M
der his hand and deliver such certihcate TO the per
son 40 examined by him as oresaid IN io.m as snt
sUh.,snns following; 81 the undersigned resident
missioner Of primary schools 0, district No.
do certify that have exami =. :. &c ao o
hslave he for She the case may be " Is OF eoou
oraI character and of sufficient learning anu a. ~,
itv and in all othtr respects wen qaahea 70 'e1on
nrr,;marv school. Given under my hand tne -
day of = in the year OF our LORD one Inou in
eight hundred and ---, oom s sispa;s
Of urinary school district No" And dismiss
anv Incorporate, cruel negligent, or immora tsae
my aS cause TO be put in every school-honse suci
, uanerat =, stem of rules and reguiatohs as MAJ "
adopted by the boa OF m s and ~ h.
"a cbss shall be taught; and the resident comnis
s;oner aiore said shall visit the SCHOOLS III eaca
their resnectve districts at least twice year exc,
an nv ensrai anne yision, and endeavor 10 promot
q full equal, and useful INSTRUCTION u 'ne S'"'H
~. said county -. -
% Pr S,str;et shaIl be formed by the commissioner
4 n;marv &c hoos as af resad It shall be the dut
- ~ The said commissioner within twenty uays there
10 after, TO axe notice IN Tfn anS anne;rt
TINS and place for the fret district meet ng, ana nj
oi titv the taxable white inhabitants residing Ia sue
e. district as aforesaid, by public aoVertsemp 10
m mt at the most public places OF the said disrlc
" least six oays before the time # such meetinf
a and in case such notice snail NOT De gwen ~ aiot
sail
!. tised shall neglect refuse TO assemble or term
II, dstriot meeting 10 pursuance OF such notice, or
Is case anv district having been for ned or organize
in nnrs1apc e of such notice, SHALL 10 the opinion
the comm ssioners aforesaid, be dis. olved by a
re ;nurnmept without day, or from any othsr eau
as whatever i. sh all and may be lawful for the COZ
=, missioners afor esaid, or any one OF them at al
~ time thereafter to renew such notce ana tue "h
ne ;nhabtants of such district liable to pay taxes
IN. Aforesaid hall emhle together In pursuance
~ sucb notice and when assembled in district met
he I'M itsbal and may be VITAL for them, or msje
nut y Of such of them as thall b. present at such
Tie I'D at such arst or any future legal distri meet
err it shal and may be lawful for them or major
.oo fom lime to time as occasion may u're to fix
ne time and place fr holding their future ann ANN
not meetings which annual meetings they are here
lot three trustees TO manage the concerns Of So
es school district, and on, district collector aiso
ed designate suitable ana tbs nroasrtH in sueh he
district owned by white persons suffcient IN al
alta on TO the pro portion OF the school end therein
~ ter 10 be provided forl allotted to such schooI