Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-12-07
+ Designated for publication N The newspapers By
the Secrdary Of State
AN ACT IN ADDITION TO CHAPTER
TWENTY-FIVE OF THE GENERAL STAT
UTES RELATING TO SCHOOLS

IEN hLIAi LAW ~ hNaANF ~
SIC. ANY town in this state may, Mt its an.
nunl March meeting in 1871, or ut any annual
March meeting thereafter, by vote, by majority
OF the voters present Mt any such meeting, abolish
the school district system in such town and the
sclccmon Of each town shall insert an article Tor
that purpose in the warning for the annual March
meeting in 1871, and in the warning for any sub,
scquent annual meeting, upon the application OF
three legal voters in such town.
SIC . At any annual town meeting at which
the school districts shall be abolished, rs provided
in section enc Of this act, the voters tuoot shall
elect either three or six school directors, citizens
Of such town, to be called the board OF school
directors, onc.third Of whom shall be elected for
the term Of one year, one-third foe two years, and
onc-thiri for three years from the close OF the
school year ma by law established. And at every
annual town meeting thereafter there shall be
elected one school director in towns having a
board Of three, and two school directors In towns
having bIlrd Of six, aud the term Of Office of all
school directors 81 elected shall be throo years
from the close Of the school year.
SEC 3 The sclcctmen shall Gil any vacancy
occurring 10 the board Vt school directors by rcsig
nation, death or other disability, until the next
annual March meeting, when the town shall elect
% director for the reminder of the unexpircd
term. And'nll members OF the board OF school
directors, whether elected by the town or APP
pointed by the sclectmon, shall hold their Offices
until their SUCCESSORS shall be elected IN the man
uer hereuleuro provided
,b,lisb srb,,l distric,s tlerein 4, pur.unnce of
.oal,,,s or, ,,J t,'n If ,iis ",, nll tbn scl,o,l
ii.fri.fs 10, -,,ch ,,y, sb,ii f-n, and after tbo
Gr.t j,y nf Nnrn nevt s"c.eo'i;nr tbe Jav when
s,,cl, t,,yn sl5ii r,,c y, oh,isb school districts
therein, cease o. exist, except for the purpose OF
fully arranging and settling up the pecuniary az
fairs OF said school districts. The several school
.,io1l ,l,.trirts (, i,cb t,,,n 7b,7 be apor,iscJ
bv "a e.,8,nis.i,, c,nsi.fin,, "a tLrce pers,ns to
be- app,inted hy the assistont ipj,e. Of the conn.
~ c,trt H. H.. 800, t., ,.J,t1, s,,t t,,yn /.
sltoote ,nJ tbc o,no',S, r o,ci, ,t.rr,is, soi
.t,nd h, tho ctciit nl tle several .rh,l districts
re.na,tivclv T., h.. aIi,stsi ,Il,,,,.l and counlt.
IN botyssl, .,b ,li.,1,ts hg a,fI,in., .pct vain
ati,ns np1n tho t1vcs tI,cre,ft.r y, K, n..cs,ed
,,Jrtte ,r,,is,,,. ~ M ,ct ,,,,,, tI, ,,r.,,,
l;st al tts .e,er,I s,t,,l distri,ts and ,Il.uet
.,.,,,l b,n... o,d tl,cr ,e,,,..rfg ii,p.,,f,, ~
.,id several .,h,,l di.tricts st,u thereafter ms.
t,nnd b,,,fne tbe pr,orrty or sg.5 t,,yn.
Srg Il Tine hr,ri 81 ..b.lI dire.f,r.. .',,I
nm or bsl,re ti,s gr.t div of (pril In e,rh ye,r'
c.c,t one or tboir number chairman. ,gb, .ball
I.. y.fl4 with ,,il th. ,,,,,r. and ,bis0t o., sI
f,. l,iig. ,.,,, i,,o-ei,,,n t,gn .,,i,.rirte,.l
enr. 1f common ssb,,l. and Snail receive spcb
,,up,p,ti, r,r Lis .lryi,e lr,fn aha, state tre,s
uter MS Is pr,yi'leJ Inv INV Gr tbe compensation
HN Ton aIafa
as tbc t,,yn mav y,te him 4, he piid ont oi
die t,,,p trets.irv and seb towns os Shall ad,,t
fLo ur,yi.i,,,. ,r this ,rt si.U mn tbor.,it,r
clect "a town s,nerinienlsrt .r common .,ho.is
ms ,.,,y rc,,,irei iv i,,y
Sac q Tbs b1,rl of s.b,,l dirert,rs shall
,,,,,,,uy o,, nv h.c.r, a.. gy. ~ A,rii 10, ,.,,i
ZEN a11,int n rlcrk n,t ,ne ri tbe,r n,r,tgr
XIII -56ll keen a neru,nont record b,1k' I'M
which nil the v,tes orIsrs and pr,ere.lin.,s or
tle L,ird shall by him hs recorded and ,,N,
sball MAKO I'D the r,tnrns 4, tho t,,yr ciork nav,
r.luirsd h, Ind, h, he ,n,,o b, rierk. III .ol,,l
DISTRICT. and .s,ll rta,i,e tbe ,,f. d, 3D.,
tleref,r
Src + Sdd blarI of school direction. .lall
have tbe clrc and eu.t,ly of ,I tbs pronert, bs.
,ngin, l., tbe ..ver,l p1blic srbtls or 1s.s,
t,,yp Snail nre.,rib, tine niif,l,r All .rbYI. e.,
nl,, i.,e,er- ,pIf, tbeir ,,f,,sl.,ti,, M. ,t.
man, cement and r,uffl,l or nd the pil.r ..l,i.
i, .l-h t,,gn examine and ,II.,,y ,i claim. ,,,
in, tbercfr,l1. md Jr,y warrants r,r W. r,,.
n,nt. of -ich ,lirn. tif,p tbe t,yyp fr,.,.t,f,,-
winch ,,,rr-,,t- -b,u ir ,,,il rr,, III. 49,.
hereinafter sre,iiieI and s,ii hard SHALL b.,,.
and eoi,, i'm .,.,er,f ll III, ,,,,r i .,,tt.rit,.
ana rer,rin I'm tl,, dnrie. ,,ert,i,,i,,, ~ ,i ir
.f prudentI,I committee aad clerk nj .cb..l J,.
trit. ~ mas, ,,ril.i h., f,,y rlcy ,,,,,. ,,,l,
li.b gnded stbo,. and pr'.yiJ, f,r rho in-tr,,,.
& a'.i 800 ~. s''t '',''tn0-
br,nrbe. NJ N fi,,r,n',b c,',i,,, aJ ,,,a, al,.
Xxx .,,rb r,,,i,ti,, c,r ~. ',rr,,,,,
,,t,f tbe n,,ysrs b,, ,,.,ti,,.i ~. ,... y,1
.i.tent Win tbis act and W. he. MI Tho 800
M, hoii IT, -, w itc W
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tls,r 49, H. ,bc III b
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1.' i-e .loisuIvr oi sven t'"n s""u Seep
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dc income of Inc United states iep,sit fnnd anj
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in s,5, ~ nj ii '''O " ,,i @
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Al ..t 80, -. '' NJ - 20
No. - -. - 80 P'l ga. y. ivy
Jr,,yo t, Ia h,,ri ~. -, u.s.
nse If scI,,is Tbo .olt, ''' , '.iJ
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anon tim n sro, NV ,yeeli,',. y,
would he r,,i.ej bg ~ AZ Az, "',In
dollar M tbe ,ror1 H. ~ .,,.l -, ~. wv
I thop t,ye,,,,- Ice ,,.,t, 800, a. n h NJ
.olecftnen n s,.i, 80, .t'll '.''' ''l'
aIlv f,r Tho ,,i,r,,c. ~ if,; t ,.'A '''.i-
tions of moi los tb,n t,reni, H., .. o., NV, @
ceelin, 61,, c.,ts non, ,L, ''l ca
list of -uei t,u,p ,ti g,,.i, -, 3D. in ,
onirel d, o..es. IN. nv ,'o,i - ,''. -.
eighty of cinnter ,y,.rt,.-t,,', al ti, ',li ~.
utee
And the scla.,,,,e, ,r o,,,. .,.,, .... t..-t.
autliorizeJ q, lew mi ,,,ll,t an ,li',.,ii ~
above hfty CENTS an the a ,ll,r tt1t shall b., ,.tl
for school purs,s AT apv ann,9i ,,,,o ,n.,;,,.
in said town.
IL small be- tbe dntv or .,cb t,,,,, D., ,,~.,i.,s
and maintain suitable schnI house. c,r III, ,o
conlmOdation of uU tho scb,,ls in .ch ~, ,J
the locution. construction and -,e ar ,i,o ,,,.,,
shall be under the control nf tbe b,,rl NJ .oS',l
directors
SEC. o. The board of school directors may re-
ceiye students from other TOWNS into dior scI,i.
upon such terms as they NAV derm nr'nsr md
any moneys received by Them crnn, s,ct s,,,,io,,-
shall be paid into the scho, G,nd of scb 49,,
SIC TO- In ali case, of districts formed oI ,be
territory or inhabitants of t,yo M more nd i,;,,
towns, one Of which adopts the proyisions or IKE
act the town adopting Inc provision. sball forth
with take possession Of the school bouse of sncl
uate in such town. and oc the .cbo,l anrsr,,,''
Ian and other property of such distrct and ths
seectmcn Of such town. and the seloetnen af ,bc
adjoining town or towns sbal G,rtb,ytb ar,'r,;s.
such property. and shall determine what prnrlr-
ton thereof is owned by the inhabitants If Inch