Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-15
Laws of VerTn ont.
PASSED AT THE FIRST BIENNIAL SESSION
A. d. 1870

An Act in addition to chapter twenty
two of the General Statutes, relating tc
Schools.
II is hereby enacted By the General As
senaJly Of the State Of Vermont.
Sec. 1. Amy town in the State may, at
at it's annual March meeting in 1871, OF
at any annual March meeting thereafter,
by vote, by majority of the voters pres.
ent at any such meeting, abolish the
school district system in such town and
the seleotmen of each town shall insert an
article for that purpose in the warning for
| the annual March meeting in 1871, and
in the warning for any subsequent an
nual meeting, upon the application OF
three legal voters in such town.
Sec. 2. At any annual town meeting at
which the school district shall be abol-
ished, as provided in section one Of this
act, the voters thereof shall elect three or
six school directors, citizens OF such town
to be called the board of school directors,
one.third of whom shall be elected for the
| term of one year, one-third for two years,
and one-third for three years FROM the
dose of the school year as by law estab-
lished. And at every annual town meet
ing thereafter there shall be elected one
SUHODl NIE6CtOE III lOWHs ndfiDS OOdIu
of three and two school directors in towns
having board of six, and the term of of
flee of all school directors 30 elected shall
be three years from the close of the school
year.
Sec. 8. The selectmen shall fill any va
canoy occurring in the board of school
directors by resignation, death or other
disability, until the next annual March
meeting, when the town shall elect dir
ector for the remainder of the unexpired
term. And all members of the board of
school directors, whether elected by the
town or appointed by the selectmen, shall
hold their offices until their successors
shall be elected in the manner hereinbe-
fore provided.
Sec. a. Whenever any town shall vote
TO abolish school districts therein, in pur-
suance of sections one and two of this act,
all the school districts in such town shall,
from and after the first day of April next
succeeding the day when such town shall
vote to abolish school districts therein,
cease to exist, except for the purpose of
fully arranging and settling up the pecu-
mary affairs of said school districts The
several school houses. and all property be-
longing to the several school districts in |
such town, shall be appraised by a COM
mission consisting of three persons, to
be appointed by the assistant judges of
the county court for the county in which |
such town is situated, and the amount of
such appraisal shall stand to the credit of
the several school districts respectively, /
to be adjusted, allowed and equalized be-
tween such districts by applying auch
valuations upon the taxes thereafter to be
assessed, under the provisions OF this act,
upon the grand list of several school dis
trlcts ; and all such school houses, and
other property belonging to said several
school districts, shall thereafter pass to
and become the property of such town.
Sec 5. The Board of School Directors
hall, on or before the first day of April
N each year, elect one of their number
chairman, who shall be vested with all
he powers and subject to all the duties
low imposed upon town superintendents
f common schools, and shall receive such
state Treasurer as is provided by law for
he compensation of town superintendent,
nd such further sum as the town may
'ote him to be paid out of the town trea-
ury and such towns as shall adopt the
PROVISIONS of this act shall not thereafter
lect Town Superintendent of common
chools. as now required by law.
Sec 6. The Beard of School Directors
shall, annually, on or before the first of
April in each year, appoint clerk, not
me OF their number, who shall keep a
permanent record book, in which all the
,otes, orders and proceedings of the Board
hall by him be recorded aud who shall
make all the returns to the Town Clerk
low required by law to be made by clerks
# school districts, and shall receive the
anne compensation therefor.
Sec. z. Said Board of School Directors
hall have the care and custody of all the
property belonging to the several public
chools of such town, shall prescribe the
lumber of schools, employ teachers and
* their compensation, have the manage
nent and control of all the public schools
q such town, examine and allow all
laims arising therefrom, and draw war
ants for the payment of such claims upon
be Town Treasurer, which warrants
hall be paid from the money hereinafter
peciRed and said Board shall have and
nJoy in general all the powers and au-