The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-06


child to attend school regularly for said six
days, having no good reason therefor, then II
shall be the duty of the officer making such ar
rest to mako complaint to any justice oil the
peace against such parent, guardian or master,
and such child and the said justice upon such
complaint is authorized to issue warrant d.
rected to any sheriff or constable in the State,
commanding 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 factt 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 enti-
tied " An act concerning the education of chill
dren between eight and fourteen years OF age"
approved November 81, 1867, the said 6ne to
be paid into the treasury of the town in which
such parent or guardian resides, for the benefit
Of schools in said town.
Src. 2. Said complaint shall be sufficient il
the same state that the said parent, master or
guardian neglects to tend to schab as required
by law his child, apprentice or ward, naming
such child, apprentice or ward.
SIC. 4 Prosecutions under this act shall be
conducted in manner and form as on prosecu-
ton for crime under the general laws of the
as in other cases of prosecution for crime
SEC. r. This act shall take effect December
let, 1870.
Approved Nov. 90, 1870.
An Act in relation TO the supplying OF school
looks 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, it 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
parents, master or guardian that the pupil ia
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 the pupils shall be supplied
Herewith at the expense Of the town or city ny
the prudential committee OF the school district,
or by the school board of the city.
SEC >. Should the prudential committee fail
for two weeks after the enrolmen; of any pupil
SO unsuppied 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. 3. 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 70 have supplied the
same.
The assessors shall add the price OF the bookt
to tthe next annual tax of such parents, guar
dams or masters, and the amount so added shall
be levied, collected and paid into the treasury o
| tbo iv in, ha ms
town or city taxes.
SIC. 4. If the assessors are OF the opinion tina
any parent, master or guardian, is unable t
pay the whole expense Of the books so supplied
on his account, they shall omit to add the pric'
Of such book or shall add only part thereof t
his annual tax, according TO their opinion OF hi
i, ability to pay.
SIC. s. This act shall take effect on the frs
day of December, a D. 1870.
Approved November %, 1870
An Act providing for the manner in which tn
qualifications of voters in school district meet
ings may be determined.
SIC. /. If ct any school district meeting il
any school district in this State, any person shall
offer or claim the right to vote in school Istric
meeting whose vote shall be objected TO by one
or more legal voters present, for the reason tina
such person is not legal voter in said district
the moderator presiding at such meeting shall
not receive such vote 60 objected, until the RICH
"a 3D., 1~s s e vote in such district shall b.
ue.er ih'heu "' "'''"''- Idol in section tw,
of this act.
SIC. 2. Whenever my persons vote or RICH
to vote in any school district meeting shall b
objected to as mentioned in section one of thi
: act, the moderator presiding at such meeting
the clerk and such members of the pruientia
committee ms may be present, shall consider an
decide the question of said claimants right I
vote in said Teeting, and his vote shall there
upon be received or rejected, as may by them b
determined.
: SEC. 8. The provisions Of this act shall nc
in any wav affect the rights Of any person in la'
or equity in any suit or proceeding concernin
school districts and the votes thereof
r SEC 4. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
| Approved November D., 1870.
An Act in relation to school district collectors
SEC |. The prudential committee of an
school district in this State may require the CO.
lector Of taxes in their district, before he cnter
upon the duties Of his office, to give bonds to tn
, district for the faithful performance of his dr
ties, in a sufficient sum with good and suficier
sureties And if any person chosen to the otiit
of school district collector in any school disri'
in this State shall, after being requested by ii
r committee to give such bond, neglect for tie
days next succeeding such request, his ofii(
shall be vacant.
a Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its pa
+ sage.
1 Approved Nov. %, 1870
b An Act relating L, the normal schools Of tn
r State.
/, SIC l. The sum Of ten hundred dollars p'
= annum is hereby appropriated to each of ii
: three normal schools now established in tn
= State, for the purpose of assisting those your
men and women, inhabitants Of this State, wi
may desire to more perfectly qualify themselv'
n for teaching by attending said schools, and wi
: shall give satisfactory assurances to the board
d education that they will hold themselves in rea
mess to teach in the common.schools Of this Sta
at least two years subsequent to their grsdu
. ton. And such appropriation shall be expend
&c by the trustees of each of said schools, und
such rules and regulations as shall be prescrb
y by the board of education.
g SEC. 2. The auditor of accounts is hereby a
c thorized and directed to draw his orders on 4
state treasurer for the payments of the said su
Of ten hundred dollars per snnum to the tire
Of surer Of the board Of trustees OF the norm
is school at ksndolph for the payments OF the Ii
sum per annum to the treasurer of the board
,fl trustees ofthe normal school at johnson u,
Il for the payments of the further like sum per
mum TO the treasurer Of the board Of trustees
q the normal school at Castleton.
CT SEC. 3. All acts and parts Of acts inconss lie
with this act are hereby repealed.
SEo. a. This act shsll take effect from it's ps
cage