Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-12-27
Laws of Vermontl A. D. 1867.
An act authorizing towns to establish
r central schools.

lied to establish and maintain one or
more central schools for the education
OF advanced pupils in the several dis
tricts; provided, that such town shall,
at their regular March meeting, vote
to establish such school or schools.
Sec. 2. Whenever any town shall
vote for the establishment of a Gen.
tral school or schools as aforesaid, a
prudential committee of not more
three of the citizens thereof shall be
elected for each central school. whose
duties and prerogativo shall be the
same.as those of the prudential COM
mittee of union districts, and they
shall hold their Offices for one year
from the first Tuesday of March in
each year and until others are elect
ed. -.
Sec. 3. When any town shall es-
tablish a central school or schools in
pursuance of this act, the town treas
urer and town collector thereof shall
perform the same duties in relation
to the central school or schools as
are now incumbent upon the treas
urers and collectors Of school dis
tricts.
Sec. 4. For the support Of such
central school, each pupil shall pay
TO the town treasurer such sum per
term for tuition as the prudential
committee determine, and which sum
shall he fixed at the commencement
of the term, and shall not he altered
during the continuance oil said term;
provided, that the said prudential
committee may charge to nonresident
pupils for tuition per term such as
they shall deem just.
Sec. 5. If the sums received for
tuition are not sufficient to maiDtain
such central school and pay the ex-
penses incurred, for such number and
length Of terms as said prudential
committee shall direct, then said
prudential committee may assess a
tax on the grand list of such town
for the balance required to pay the
expenses of said school, and issue a
warrant the collector of taxes au-
thorizing him to collect the same !;
provided, that when only one central
school shall be established in any
town, no special tax shall be assess
ed aforesaid.
Sec. 6. When more than one CEN
tral school is established in pursuance
of this act, the meteS and bounds of
each central school district shall be
fixed so as to divide existing school
districts, and in assessing taxes for
deficiencies to maintain the respect
i've central schools, the said ASSESS
mcnts shall be made by the pruden-
tial committee thereof on the grand
list within the limits OF said central
school district.
Sec. I. Any town providing cen
tral school or schools, in pursuance
of this act, shall have all the powers
Of union districts mentioned i'll chap
ter twenty-five, section seventy-two
of the General Statutes.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. q, 1867.
An act to assist INDECENT young men
and women ID qualify themselves
for the profession of teaching in
the common schools within this
State.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. The sum of fifteen hundred
dollars is hereby appropriated for
the purpose of assisting such indlg-
cot young men and women, inhabi-
tantS of this State. who may desire
to more perfectly qualify themselves
for the Office of teaching, by attend
ing the moral schools within this
State.
Sec. 2. The Treasurer of this
State is hereby directed to pays out
of any money i'll the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, the sum OF
five hundred dollars to the treasurer
of the board of trustees OF each of
the normal school now established ii
this State, to-wit. : one at Randolp
one at Johnson and one at Castle
ton.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
said board OF trustees, respectively
to expend the sum so received 10y
them, under the direction of the
Board of Education, in paying lol
the tuition of such INDECENT youns
men and women, as may at any time
apply for admission to said norma
school who shall have passed the nc
}. cessary examination now required by
law, by the Board of Education ant
who shall give satisfactory assurances
: to said Board that they will hole
themselves in readiness to teach il
the common schools OF the state, a
least two years subsequent to thei
= graduation from such normal school.
J. Sec. 4. All acts and parts OF acts
:. Inconsistent with this act, are hereb.
repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take etfec
from its passage.
A Approved Nov. 21, 1867.
+ An act in addition to chapter twenty
|, two of the General Statutes, ell
d tled,"Common schools aud schoo
/ laws relating to collectors o
school districts. sra 10
II is hereby enacted, DC. ...as