Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-12-05
1t is herebv enacted, &c.

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which have been selected by the Board of
Education under the act Of the Legisla.
ture. approved November 23. 1858. to be
used in the school districts of this State,
with such limitations of text books, in
each of said branches as the said Board
have seen fit to prescribe under said act,
such selections having been made prior to
the first day Of January, 1859. and hav-
ing been published in all the newspapers
in the State, in the month Of January,
1869, and also inserted in each school
register, and also in Geography and His
tory of Vermont, selected by the Board
of Education, under the act approved No
vember 20, 1862. shall be and remain au-
thoritative and binding upon the Board
of Education, superinteudents, and teach
ers, until November 1, 1868, and teach
ers and superintendents shall recommend
for use in the district schools, as new
books shall become necessary for instruc-
tion in the branches named. none other
than tie books Included in said list SO
established. Yttv ay3d .3y, s,,
S2. The Board Of Education are here
by authorized. and it is made their duty,
on or before July /, 1867, and on or be-
fore said date every 6fth year thereafter,
to select list of such grammars, geogra.
phies, arithmetics. histories of this State
and the United States, PHILOSOPHERS al
gebras, readers and spoilers, not exceed
ing one book of kind iu each branch, as
ther shall deem best suited for instruc,
tiop and use in the district schools in this
State, in ;c.ch of SAID branches; and shall
cause the list 80 selected to be published
in all the newspapers published in 'Hee
State. during the mouth Of January next
following the making of such selection
and also to be inserted in each school reg
is,er issued after one year from the max
ing of such selection which list so se-
lected shall be and remain authoritative
aud binding upon the Board of Education,
superintendents and teachers. for and du-
ring five years from and after November
l. 1868, and each five years thereafter;
and superintendents and teachers shall
recommend for use in the district schools,
as new books shall become necessary for
inst struction in the branches named, no
other than the books included in said list
so selected and published. '.'s ls'i5" 81
So. The authority herein granted for
the revision Of the list Of school books, is
hereby so limited that the Board of Edu-
cation shall not at any revision after
1868, cause to be changed the same kind
of book oftener than once in five years !;
and when auy change of books is contem-
plated by the said Board upder the pro-
visions Of this act, they shall request the
prominent teachers throughout the State.
to examine the different text books in the
branches under consideration, and to fur
nish 20 the Board their opinions in writ
ing: and when any change is recommend
ed by the Board. they shall in their next
annual report after such recommendation,
pulls the reasons which governed their
action. together with such opinions of
teachers as shall have been] furnished
them as herein provided a2a eA
s 4. If any time the publishers Of any
Of the text books recommended by the
said Board, shall charge an exhorbiiant
price therefor, or for any cause any of
such books shall fail to accomplish the
end for which they we're recommended. it
shall be the duty Of said Board to report
through the Governor to the Legislature
such facts, recommending such action
thereon as In their judgment is required
IS. When any change isrecommend
ed by the Board as herein provided, Il
} shall be only gradual change not IN
: volviug any extra expense to the pupil
Of the schools Of the State. and the d'rec
. .iou given BY the Board shall BE- tina
!. new books hereafter purchased as ne'
classes are formed. shall be those BY then
selected and prescribed.
/ g 8. Whenever an exchange Of book
shall be made, under the provisions .
this act, il shall be upon conditions VIII
the publishers Of any new books adoP'et
,ftbat they shall receive all the hooks !
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