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child to attend school regularly for sald SIX
DAYS, having no good reason therefor, then II
shall be the duty Of the officer making such ar
rest to make complaint to any justice oil the
peace against such parent, guardian or master,
and such child, and the said justice upon sueh
complaint is authorized to issue warrant di-
rected to any sheriff or constable in the State,
him forthwith to arrest and bring
before said Justice, such parent, master or guar
dian and such child and upon proof before said
Justice of the facts above recited, and that such
master, parent or guardian has not caused such
child to attend school regularly for the space OF
six days after such notice, such justice may I'M
pose upon such purent. master or guardian the
penalty imposed by section three OF an act entl-
| tied I" An act concerning the education of chill
dren between eight and fourteen years OF age,
approved November 81, 1867, the said fine to-
be paid into the treasury Of the town III which
such parent or guardian resides, for the beneht
of schools in said town.
SEC. 8. Said complaint shall be sufficient If
the same state that the said parent, master or
guardian neglects to send to school as required
by law his child, apprentice or ward, naming
such child, apprentice or ward.
SEC. 4. Prosecutions under this act shall be
conducted in manner and form as on prosecu-
ton for crime under the general laws Of the
state, and an appeal shall lie to thecounty court
as IN other cases of prosecution for crime.
Sec S. This act shall take effect December
lst, 1870.
Approved Nov. 90, 1870
An Act in relation to the supplying of school
books to the pupils of the public schools.
SEC. |. In case any pupil in public school
is not provided by his parent, master or guar
dian with the requisite text books, II shall be the
duty of the prudential committee of the district,
or Of the school board in any town which has
abolished school districts therein, to notify such
psrents, master or guardian that the pupil is
not supplied with the requisite text books, and
if within one week after such notice, the pa
rents, masters, or guardians shall not supply
such books, then tho pupils shall be supplied
Herewith at the expense Of the town or city by
the prudential committee Of the school district,
or by the school board of the city.
SEC. 2. Should the prudential committee fail
for two weeks after the enrolment of any pupil
SO unsuppled with books, to supply him with
the needed books, as required in section one Of
this act, then it shall be the duty of the town
superintendent of schools to supply the same at
the expense of the town
Sec 8. The prudential committee and super
intendent shall give notice in writing to the as
SCISSORS of the town or city of the names of the
pupils by them respectively supplied with books
under the provisions of the preceding sections of
this act, of the books so furnished, the prices
thereof, and the names Of the parents, guardians
or masters who ought to have supplied the
same.
The assessors shall add the price of the books
to Ethe next annual tax of such parents, guar
dams or masters, and the amount so added shall
be levied, collected and paid into the treasury Of
the town or city in the same manner rs other
town or city taxes
Sec. 4. II the assessors are Of the opinion that
any parent, master or guardian, is unable tc
pay the whole expense of the books so supplied
on his account, they shall omit to add the price
of such book, or shall add only part thereof to
his annual tax, according to their opinion of his
, ability TO pay.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect on the first
day of December, A. D. 1870.
Approved November %, 1870.
An Act providing for the manner in which the
qualifications of voters in school district meet
ings may be determined.
, SEC /. II at any school district meeting in
any school district in this State, any person shall
offer or claim the right to vote in school district
meeting whose vote shall be objected to by one
or more legal voters present, for the reason that
such person il not legal voter in said district,
the moderator presiding at such meeting shall
not receive such vote so objected, until the right
Of such person to vote in such district shall be
determined as hereafter provided in section two
of this act.
SEC. 9. Whenever any perscu's vote or right
to vote in any school district meeting shall be
objected to as mentioned in section one Of this
act, the moderator presiding at such meeting,
the clerk and such members Of the prudential
committee as may be present, shall consider and
decide the question Of said claimants right to
vote in said Getting, and his vote shall there
upon be received or rejected, az may by them be
determined
SEC. 3. The provisions of this act shall not
in any way affect the rights Of any person in law
or equity in any suit or proceeding concerning
school districts and the votts thereof.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from it's pas
sage.
Approved November %, 1870
An Act in relation to school district collectors
SEC. /. The prudential committee. of any
bCuOUl ulelElCL iltlb btdlC Oul-
lector of taxes in their district, before he enters
upon the duties of his Office, TO give honda to the
district for the faithful performance of bis du-
ties, in sufficient sum with good and sufficient
sureties. And if any person chosen to the office
of school district collector in any school district
in this State shall, after being requested by the
committee to give such bond, neglect for ten
days next succeeding ouch request, his office
shall be vacant.
Sec .. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. %, 1870.
An Act relating IL the normal schools Of this
i State.
SEC ! The sum Of ten hundred dollafs per
annum is hereby appropriated to each Of the
three normal schools now established in this
State, for the purpose of assisting those young
men and women, inhabitants of this State, who
may desire to more perfectly qualify themselves
for teaching by attending said schools, and who
shall give satisfactory assurances to the board Of
education that they will hold themselves in read.
mess to teach in the commonschools Of this STATE
at least two years subsequent to their gradua-
tiou. And such appropriation shall be expended
|, by the trustees Of each of said schools. under
such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed
by the board of education.
SEc 2. The auditor of accounts 10 hereby au.
thorizsd and directed to draw his orders on thu
state treasurer for the payments of the said sum
of ten hundred dollars per annum to the trea
surer of the board of trustees of the norma
school at Randolph; for the payments of the like
Isum per annum to the treasurer Of the board O.
trustees Of the normal school at Johnson and
for the payments of the further like gum per an.
nun to the treasurer of the board OF trustees Of
the normal school at Csstleton.
SEC. Q. All acts and parts of scts inconsisten
with this act are hereby repealed
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