The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-12-27

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Com ~rh5 anl school Laws
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S,c. #. That 50 much e section
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| inc hooi registers in the town clerk
Office n ibc month of March, shall b
10 amended as 70 Icad. On Or before
the twentieth dag of March IN each
year.
Sac. 2, This &c, shall take eiFeci
from he passge.
Approved Nov 10, 1864.
An Act 20 amend section eighiy-ihrec
Or chapter twenty-five Of the Gem
eral statutes, entitled "Of Com
m1n Schools and School Laws
n Is lersJy enacted, &c.
Sec. i. Section pishly-one Of chap
ter twenty-five Of the General Stat
utes s hereby amended as to provide
thai dc public moneys therin men-
toned shall be divided in each town
annually on the Friday next proceed
ing ihe last Tuesday Of March.
Sec. 2 This set shall take effect
from iis passage.
Approved Nov. 22, 1864.
An Act authorizing Selectmen to build
School Houses.
II is hereby enacted, Sc.
Sec. /. ii any school district shall
omit or neglect 70 provide a suitable
school-house for such district, for the
period of two years next previous q
The application herein provided, on
application in writing q three legal
yoiers ii said district, 10 the selectmeu
of any town IN which such district IS
located, such scltctmen shall appoint
4 time and place when such applca-
lion shall be heard by said selectmen,
and shall eausc such applicantsto give
notice of sueh application, and Of the
time and place oi hearing, e such
school district, By service Of such no.
,ice IN the same manner as writs of
summona. ut least twenty days before
such hearing.
Sec. 2. Such sclectmen shall care
fully investigate the matter sci forth
in such application, and if, N tRir
opinion. such district is guilty Of neg
ligence IN The promises, and in the in-
terps,s of education in such school dis
trict s5 requires, such solcctmen shall
order such district 70 build a school
house, which order shall be- served On
such disnie; in Tic same manner as
ordinary process in cisil causes.
Sec. ! any school district shall
neglect. for lhe period Of six months
after the service Of such order, 10 di-
rect. hy vote of legal scaool meeting
Of said district, sehool house to b
built. and IL coml lance with Such or
der. and shall, for Tie samo period Of
time after lhe service O! sach order,
omit 10 raise money for the purpose
OF building such school house, the se-
lec,mcn &c such town making such
order shall be, aud they are hereby,
emtowercd 70 assess a tax upon the
grand lis. of such school district for an
amount meet 8ry io build slch school
house ana make rate-bilI therefor,
aaa proceed ~ the collection thereof
in he same manner as is provided by
law for the collection Of town tsxes.
and said tax shall be collected by the
first constable Of such town, and paid
over to such selectmen, and by them
appropriated in building such school
school house.
Sec, 6. Allproceedings under this
act shall be recorded in the town
clerks Office Of any town in which
such district is located, and copies Of
such record, certified by the clerk Of
such town, shall be legal evidence
thereof.
Approved Nov 81, 1864