Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14
NO. so.

No. Am Act in addition 10 Section seven of Chap
ter twenty-five of the General Statutes, relating to
Text Books prescribed for of the District
Schools Of this State.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. The list of grammers, geogra-
phies, arithmctics, readers and spoilers,
which have been selected by the Board of
Education under the act of The Legislature,
approved Nov. %, 1858, to be used in the
school districts ofthis State, with such limi-
tatiOns Of text books, in each of said branch
es, as the said board have seen fit to pre-
scribe under said act such selection having
been made prior TO the first day of January,
1859, and having been published in all the
newspapers in the state, in the month of
January, 1859, and also inserted in each
school register, and also the geography and
history of Vermont. selected by the Board
of Education, under the act approved Nov.
20, 1862 shall be and remain authoritative
and binding upon the Board Of Education,
superintcndcnts and teachers until Novem-
ber |. 1868, and teachers and superintendents
shall recommend for use in the district
schools as new books shall become necessa-
ry, for instruction in the branches named
no other than the books included in said list
so established.
Sec. 2 The Board of Education are
hereby authorized, and it is made their duty,
on or before July l. 1867, and on or before
said date every fifth year thereafter, TO Sc
lect list of such grammars, Biographies,
arithmetics, histories of this State, and the
United States, philosophers algebras, read
crs and spoilers, not exceeding one book OF
a kind in each branch, as they shall deem
best suited for instruction and use in the
district schools in this state, in each of said
branches; and shall cause the list so select
cd to be published in all the Newspapers
published in the State, during the month
Of January next following the making
Of such selection; and also to be inserted in
each school register issued after one year
fIOm the making of such selection; which
lis! so selected shall be and remain authori-
tative and binding upon the Board of Edu-
cation, superintcndents and teachers. for and
during five years from after November |,
1868. and each five years thereafter; and su-
perintcndcnts and teachers shall recommend
for use in the district schools. as new books
shall become necessary for instruction in
the branches named no other than the books
included in said list so selected and pub
lishcd.
Sec 3. The authority herein granted for
the revision Of the list Of school books, is
hereby so limited that the Board of Educa-
ton shall not at any revision after 1868,
cause to be changed the same kind of book
oftener than once in five years; and when
any change of books is contemplated by the
said Board under the provisions of this act,
they shall request the prominent teachers
throughout the State, to examine the differ
ent text books in the branches under con-
sderaton, and to furnish to the Board their
opinions in writing: and when any change is
recommended by the Board, they shall in
the next annual report after such recon-
oh,
erned their action together with such opin-
ions of teachers as shall have [been] furn-
ished them as herein provided.
Sec. A. If at any time the publishers OF
any of the text books recommended by the
said Board, shall charge an eXorbitant price
| therefor, or for any cause any such books
| shall fail to accomplish the end for which
! they were recommended, it snail be the duty
of the said Board to report through the
! Governor to the Legislature such facts, re-
commencing such action thereon as in their
! judgment is required.
Sec. 3. When any change is recommend
| ed by the Board as herein provided, it shall
be only gradual change, not involving any
extra expense to the pupil of the schools of
the State, and the direction given by the
| Board shall be. that new books hereafter
! purchased as new classes are formed shall
be those by them selected and prescribed.
Sec g. Whenever an exchange of books
shall be made, under the provisions of this
act. it shall be upon conditions with the pub
fishers of any new book adopted, that they
shall receive all the books in the hands of
! book dealers in this State, in good condition,
discontinued by the Board of Education,
and shall allow to the dealers the full trade
value therefor and shall receive all the
books in the hands of families or scholars in
this State discontinued by the Board of Ed
ucation in exchange for the new books or
dered of the same class allowing therefor
the true value of the same, according as
they have or have not been used.
Approved November 10, 1866.