Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-12-04
An Act in amendment of chapter nine
ty-seven of the General Statutes, emit
tied s'Of public lands" d3U N III

Sec. l. Section five of chapter ninet,
seven of the General Statutes, is hereb
SO amended as to read as fellows;
The rents of lands granted to the us
of the ministry: or social worship of Coo
aud the rents Of lands granted to the tir
settled minister, shall be divided equal
by the selectmen Of the town, among tn
different religious societies in said tow
who maintain the public preaching Q
the gospel and if there shall be no sue
society in any town, the same shall b
loaned, on interest, under the direction 0
the selectmen, until such society shall b
formed, unless it shall be appropriated t.
pay for preaching the gospel in such tow
by vote of such town ia town meeting.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act in addition to chapter seventy
seven of the General Statutes, relating
to the standard weight of grain, etc.
Is is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. /. A bushel of onions shall be
deemed fifty-four pounds, as the standard
weight and measure of the same in all
purchases and sales thereof
Sec 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act in amendment of section five of
an act entitled +" An act to establish
State Normal School," approved No
yember II, 1866.
n is hereby enacted, dc
Sec /. Section five of an act approx
ed November II, 1866, entitled An act
to establish a State Normal School," is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
The Board of Education at its first
meeting~ the passage Of this act,
and at each of its annual meetings there
after, shall designate one or more of its
members, whose duty it shall be, togeth-
er with the Secretary of the Board to at
tend the examination, for graduation, and
determine who shall receive certificates,
and also to visit the school at least twice
a year ON other occasions, and for such
attendance and visits such members shall
receive such compensation as is or shall
be allowed for attending the stated meet
ings of the board
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act relating to the Normal Schools
of this State.
II Is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. l. The sum Of fifteen hundred
dollars is hereby appropriated to the Nor
NAL Schools of this State respectively, to
wit: The sum of five hundred dollars, to
the one at Randolph; The sum of five
hundred dollars to the one at johnson;
and the sum of five hundred dollars to
the one at Castleton.
Sec. 2. The money hereby appropri-
ated shall be expended under the direc-
ton of the Board of Education, as now
provided by law or may be hereafter
provided.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
its passage, and the Auditor of Accounts
is hereby directed to draw his order on
the State Treasurer, for the payment of
the sums herein appropriated.
Approved, November 20, 1868.
An Act to encourage the formation of
union or graded school districts, and
in relation to prudential committees.
II Is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. /. Any union or graded schools
in any town in this State, formed under
the provisions Of chapter twenty-second
of the General Statutes, relating to un-
ion or graded schools, whenever the town
in which such union or graded school is
located SO vote, shall be entitled to and
receive the same number of the distrib-
utive shares Of that portion of the pub
lie school money, which is distributed
equally between the districts, as they
would have been entitled to before form
ing such high or graded school districts.
Sec. q Any union or graded school
districts, formed under the provisions of
this act may elect three, six, or nine pru-
dental committee, one-third of the num-
Der to be chosen each year, and to hold
their offices for three years or until 9TH
ers are chosen.
Sec. 3. AT the first election of pru-
dental committee under this act one
third of the number any such union or
graded school district shall first designate,
seal be elected, to hold their offices three
years, one-third two years, and the re-
naming one-third one year, and in case
of vacancy from any cause the district
at any annual school meeting may elect
a substitute to serve for the unexpired
term.
Sec. 4. In any union or graded school
district, established under the provisions
of this act, the prudential committee
may procure the necessary textbooks at
the expense of the district for any chill
dren who are not supplied with them,
and the amount paid for such textbooks,
shall be added to the school-tax of the
parent or guardian Of the child for whom
the books were obtained, and shall be
with the tax, unless the tax is
ahated.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act in amendment of chapter twen-
ty-two of the General Statutes, "Of
public instruction"
tits hereby enacted etc.
> Sec. /. Section eighteen of chapter
twenty-five of the General Statutes is
hereby amended so as to read: "The
time, not to exceed two days. actually
spent by any teacher off common school