The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-11
and time Of the common cmcnt Of tho

Uc respectively trustees Ot such normal
schools, and have the same powers and
rights as the trustees Of the normal school
hereby established provided that the
State normal school hereby established,
and such others as the Board oi Education
may establish, shall be established and
maintained without any expense to the
State, excepting the payment of the
Board Of Education for their services.
Sec. s. The act shall not apply TO or
be binding upon the Orange County
Grammar Scaool until the trustees thcrof
shall, in writing, notify the Secretary OF
State OF their acceptance of the same.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect
from it's passage.
Approved, November l., 1SGG.
An Act in addition 10 section seven of
chapter twenty-five of the General
Statutes, relating to text hooks prescri-
bed for use in the District Schools OF
this STATE
1t is hereby enacted, sc,
Sec. l. The list OF grammars, geogra-
phies, arlthmetics, readers and spoilers.
which have been selected by the Board of
Education under the act Of the Legi. la.
lure, approved November %, 1888. to
he used in the school districts Ut this
State, with such Limitations of text books.
in each OF said branches, us tie said
Board have seen fit To prescribe 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 tho State i'll the month Of
January, 1879, ami also Inserted in each
school register, AMI also the Geography
and History Of Vermont, selected by the
BOARD OF Education, updcr the act ap
proved November 20, 1862 shall DC ana
remain authoritative ana binding upon
The Buard Of Education, supeiniundcnrs
AMI teachers. until Nov. >, 1853, and
teachers and superntendents shall recon-
mend for Use in the district schools, as
new books shall berone necessary for
instruction in Tie branches named, no
other than the books included in said list
So established.
See =. The Board of Education are
ltrc,y authorized; AMI it is made their
daiy, on Or before July |. 1867, and on
or before sand date every fifth year there.
after, TO select II list Of such grammalS,
Biographies aliihmeiics histories of tins
State and the United States, PHILOSOPHERS,
aigebras, readers and spoilers, not exceed
ing one book OF IA Kind in each branch,
az they shall deem best suited for in,truc-
ton and u>e in the district schools in this
State, in each of said branches and
shall cause the list 50 selected to be pub.
hsilcd IN all the newSpn GERS publish, in
the State, during HE month OF January
next following the making of such selrc-
. i'm; and al'o TO be inserted in each
school register issued after one year from
the making Of such selection; which list
70 selected shall bc and remain nur hon tia
ave and binding upon the Board of Edu-
cation, snpcrintendrnts and teachers, for
anl during five years iom ard after Nov
l, lSOS, and esch five years thereafter
and supcrlnerdontS and teachers shall
recommend for use in the district schools.
AS new books shall become necessary for
instruction IN the branches named, 10
other than the books included in said list
% selected and Published.
Sec. j. The authority herein granted
for the revision ofihe list of school books.
Is hereby 50 limited that the Board Of
Education ,hall not at any revision after
IcOS, cause to be changed the same book
All. hun t,-,. l.,
any change Of books is contemplated b;
the said Board under the provisions OF
this act, they Shall request the prominent
teachers throughout the STATE 10 examine
the different text books in the branches
under consideration, and to furnish TO the
Board their opinions in writing and
when any change is recommended by the
Board, they shall, in their next annual
report after such recommendation, pubi,l
the reasons which governed their action
together with such opinions of teachers
as shall have bccnl furnished them as
herein provided.
Sec. !. II at any time the publishers
III any OF the text books recommended bv
the said Board, shall char!e AN cxurbitant
prIcc therefor, or tor any cau,c any1t
such books shall fail 10 accomplish the
end for which they were recommended, it
shall be the duty Of the said Board TO
report through the Governor to the Leg.
lsalure such facts, recommending such
action thereon rs i'll their judgment is re-
qlred.
Sec. When any change ii recon-
mrnded by the Board us herein provided.
ii shall be only II gradual change, not in.
>olvina a'iy extra expense to the pupils
OF the schools Of the State, and the dircc-
ton given by the Board shall tc, that
new books hereafter purchased, as new
classes are iulmcd. shall be those by tntm
selected and prescribed.
Sec &. Whenever an exchange of
books shall be made, under the provisions
OF this act, it shall be upon conditions
with the publishers of any new books
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
10 the dealers the full trade value there
Tor, and shall receive all the looks in the
lnuus nf fam,lias M srhnlnrs in tIis Statn