Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-12-07

the same before the first day OF February
next, there shall be allowed by the collec-
tors to the individuals or corporations
making such payment, three per cent on
the amount paid, which allowance the
Treasurer shall credit the collector on set
Element Of the tax providedthe collector
pays the money so collected into the treas
ury before the fifth day Of February next.
See. 8. Instead OF the credit mention
ed in section sixty-four of chapter eighty
four of the General Statutes, the Treas
rer shall credit the several constables oto
fortieth part Of the whole sum contaiaed
in the warrant by him issued, for the col
lection of this tax, to each constable, who
shall be accountable to their respective
towns for SO much Of such iortieth part is
credited, as is not allowed by way of
attachments to such constable, and this see
ton shall not apply 10 any tax but that
assessed by this act, and the tax referred
to in the following section.
Sec. 9. Sections seven and eight of
this act shall be applicable to the tax TO be
assessed by authority of an act entitled,
4" An act instructing the committee TO make
up the grand list, to correct the list of the
county of Washington for the year 1865,
and for other purposes; approved Nov.
s, 1866.
Sec 10. The sum of ten thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated to pay the
debts of the States Prison, to be drawn
from the treasury on the order or orders
of the Auditor of Accounts in favor Of the
directors of the prison.
| Sec. IL. A sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to
pay the expenses of the Vermont Reform
School, to be allowed by the Auditor of
Accounts, who shall draw his order on the
Treasurer in favor of the superintendent,
on his presenting proper vouchers for the
amount of expenses incurred, and on the
approval of one or more of the trustees Of
| said institution.
Sec. u. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
| Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
An act relating to the division of public
money among school districts, and in
amendment of sections eighty-three and
| eighty-six of chapter twenty two of the
| General Statutes.
i u IS hereby enacted, &C.,
Sec. /. Section eighty -three of chapter
twenty-five of the General Statutes is
hereby amended SO as to read as follows:
The one third part of the proceeds Of the
tax assessed BY the selectmen, with the
income of any town appropriated TO the
use of schools, and all sums raised by vote
Of the town for such use, shall, annually,
on the Friday next preceding the last
: Tuesday of March, be divided by the Sc
lectmen of such town between the several
common school districts in such town
equally, wi hout regard TO the number Of
scholars such districts may contain; and
the remainder shall be divided between
such districts, including also any union dis
trict in proportion to the aggregate attend
ance of the scholars Of such districts be-
tween the ages Of four and twenty years,
upon the common schools in such districts
during the preceding school year. such
aggregate attendance to be ascertained
from the record thereof, to be kept in the
registers of such schools, by adding to-
gether the number of days of actual at
tendance of each legal scholar, as shown
by the register, ard the same shall be paid
over under the direction of the selectmen,
to the several treasurers Of such districts
provided, that no union district, nor dis
trict for the support of common schools,
| shall receive any share of such moneys,
unless there shall, during the year next
preceding such distribution, have been kept
in such district a school for the term of two
months with other moneys than those which
may be drawn from the town treasury;
nor unless the moneys so drawn from the
treasury, shall have been faithfully expend-
ed by such district, in paying teachers
wages and board, and for fuel for such
schools, and for no other purpose; provid-
ed also, that nothing herein shall affect the
powers of the Montpelier union district,
under the act entitled " An act to enlarge
the powers of such district" approved Nov.
: 81, 1859.
Sec 2. The last clause. after the word
" second" of section eighty-six of chapter
? twenty-five of the General Statutes, is
amended so as TO read as follows Of that
part of the public money which is required
to be divided among the districts in pro-
portion to the aggregate attendance of the
scholars in such districts between the ages
of four and twenty years, such district
9 shall receive such sums as will be in pro-
!, portion TO the whole sum to be divided in
: such towns which the aggregate attendance
of children in such district, residing in such
town bears to the aggregate attendance o.
the whole number of children in such town
and the clerk of such district shall make
returns to the town clerk in each town
t specifying the number of children in The
district between the ages of four ant
twenty years, aud the number residing il
e each of the towns composing such district
S and the aggregate attendance of children
II in such district residing in each town, ant
It also the aggregate Attendance Of the who'll
e number of children between the ages o
n four and twenty years in such district.
e Sec. s. This act shall take effect iron
! its passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
: An act relating to the duties of the Boar
: CT Education and the examination G
! teachers.
$ Il is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. 1t shall be the duty Of the Boar
d of Education 10 arrange two courses G
I L Il II l.. III Al.