Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-21
DisLribation of Public school
Moneys.

We publish below an Act passed at
the last session OF the legislature rela-
tive to the distribution Of public money
appropriated to the support Of schools,
as it materially changes the method Of
division in some respects. We call at
tention to the subject that the people,
and especially the selectmen and super
intendents OF schools, whose duty it is
to make the division, may be fully in
formed in reference to it, as oftentimes
new law OF this character is over.
looked and leads to confusion, and
new division becomes necessary:
u is hereby enacted By the Central assembly
Of the State Of Yermont:'
SEC. /. Section eighty.three of chap.
ter twenty-one of the General Statutes Is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
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 Gown for such use, shall,
annually, on the Friday next preceding
the last Tuesday in March, be divided
by the selectmen of such town between
the several common school districts in
such town, equally, without regard to
the number Of scholars such districts
may contain and the remainder shall
be divided between such districts, in
Guiding also any union district in pro-
portion to the aggregate attendance Of
the scholars of such districts, between
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-
gather the number OF days of actual at.
tendance OF each legal scholar, as shown
by the register, and the same shall be
paid over under the direction of the Sc
leCtmen, to the several treasurers of
districts provided, that no union dis
trict, nor district for the support of
common schools, shall receive any share
Of such money, unless there shall, dur
ing the year next preceding such distri-
button, have been kept In such district
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 ex-
pended by such district, in paying teach
ers wages and board, and for fuel for
such echools, and for no other purpose !;
al no no
affect the powers Of the Montpelier
union district, under the act entitled
AN Act to enlarge the powers Of such
district" approved November 81, 1859
SEC. 2. The last clause, after the
word second" of section eighty six of
chapter twenty-five Of the General Stat
utes, is amended so as TO read IS fol-
lows:
OF that part of the public money
which is required to be divided among
the districts in proportion TO the aggre-
gate attendance Of the scholars OF such
districts between the ages of four and
twenty years, such districts shall receive
such sums as will be in the proportion
to the whole sum to be di sided in such
towns which the aggregate attendance
of children is such district, residing in
such town, bears to the aggregate at
tendance Of the whole number OF child.
rem in such town; and the clerk Of sucn
district shall make returns 10 the town
clerk in each town, specifying the mum
Der of children in the district between
the ages Of four and twesty years, and
the number residing in each Of the towns
composing such district and the aggre-
gate attendance of children in such dis
trict residing in each town, and also the
aggregate attendance Of the whole
number of children between the ages of
four and twenty years IN such districts.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov. Is, 1866