Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
TO SCHOOL TEACHERS,
AND DISTRICT ooMMrTTEEs or COMMON
 SCHOOLS.

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 As several alterations were made in the Public Acts .stelating to Education" at the late Sessioh of the Legislature (May Session, 187Ol, and as these laws go into operation on jha 1st day of September next, the commencement of the next School year, we have thought proper to call the attention of School Teachers and Commit tees to their several duties.
 First. At tho close of each term of the school, the teacher shall deliver the School Register to heSchool Visitors, having first filled out said Register in such manner as to show the daily and aggregate attend ance in days, of every scholar registered for the term, and the aggregate attendance in days, of all the scholars registered, and where district lies in two or more towns, the aggregate attendance in days, of the scholars residing in each of said towns. Also, other facts, required by Section no of the "Act concerning Education" in the General Session of 1866.
 And no teacher shall be entitled to re- ceive any wages, until such teacher shall have so delivered the School Register to the School Visitors, duly as aforesaid.
 As the school year closes the 31st of August. 1870. the Register will be closed at that time, and new register commen- ced for the next year, on the 1st of Sep- tember inst.
 DUTIES OF COMMITTEES.
 The Committees of every district shall, annually, on or before the 18th day of September, make report in writing, to the Board of School Visitors of the town; which report shall state:
 1. The number of children between the ages of four and sixteen, enumerated in the district. in the month of January pre- vious.
 2. The wages per month of each teacher employed, including board, where that was a part of the teachers compensation.
 3. The whole amount of wages paid to each teacher, including board, when fur nished by the district.
 4. The amount of funds received from the town treasury, local funds, district tax, voluntary contributions when in money, fuel, teachers board, or otherwise, and from any other sources.
 5. The amount expended for teachers wages, fuel, ,and incidental expenses, school buildings, repairs, library, apparatus. and for other school purposes.
 Sec. 7. No district shall be entitled to receive any money from the town treasury, unless the report, as required in this Act, shall have been made by the Committee of the district; nor unless such district shall be supplied with school-house and out building pertaining thereto, which shall be satisfactory to the Board of School Visit ors.-Chapter CXXXI.
 Sec. 5. At the close of the term, in any school district, land on the certificate ofthe school visitors, that the school or schools of the district for such term have been kept aceordine tn law, tlaa selectmen shall draw an order on the town treasurer in favor of said district, for sum of money sufficient to pay the cost of said term of the school, for teachers wages, fuel, and incidental expenses, but not for any time exceeding thirty weeks in any school year, unless the town has voted to pay the expenses of its school for a longer time, or has appropria- ted a sum sufficient to maintain school for more than thirty weeks school, nor for larger amount than they have appropria. ted in accordance with the former sections of this Act, which require legal school to be kept for term of twenty-four weeks, where the enumeration did not exceed tweaty-four scholars between the ages of five and sixteen, in the month of January previous; and for thirty weeks, where the enumeration exceeds this number.
 It will be perceived that by the amend ed School Law, teachers are required to report all the facts to the School Visitors, immediately after the close of their schools, and return their registers with their re- ports; and the School Committee must make their reports by the 18th day of Sep tember, in order that they may be report ed to the annual town meeting on the first Monday in October, and the Sslectmen and Board of School Visitors may report the necessary expenses the next year, ap. propriating sum sufficient to make their schools free for twenty-four and thirty weeks, as their respective districts may enumerate twenty-four or more persons be- tween the ages of five and sixteen.
 Districts shall hold their annual meet ings in the month of September, as here tofore, and elect their officers by ballot
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