St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-02-24
In -ict -fHthOriSiaG TOUHS 10
-fGoIjSh the !SchOOI District
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SIC. |. Any town i'll this state may,
at its annual March meeting in 1871, or
at any annual March meeting thereafter,
by vote, 10y Il majority of the voters pre-
sent at any such meeting, abolish the
school district system in such town; and
the sclectmcn Of each town shall insert
an article for that purpose i'll the warn
Ing for the annual meeting 1877 |, and in
the warning for any subsequent annual
meeting upon the application OF three lc-
%al voters in such town.
SEC. ,. At any annual town meet
ing ut which tie school districts shall be
abolished, as provided in section one Of
this act, the voters thereof shall elect
either three or six school directors, citi-
zcns of such town, t. be called the board
OF school directors, Unc-thirl of whom
shall be elected for the term of one year.
onc-thlrd for two years, and one third
Tor three years from the close of the
school year as by law established. And
ut every annual town meeting thereafter
there shall be elected one school director
in towns having Il board of three, and
two school directors in towns having Il
board OF SIN, and the term oi office OF all
school directors 50 elected shall he three
years from the close of the school year.
SEC. ). The sclcctmcn shall I'll any
vacancy occurrin. in the board OF school
directors by resignation, death or other
disability, until the next annual March
meeting, when the town shall elect Il di-
rector for the remainder Of the uncxpircd
term. And all members of the board Of
school directors. whether elected 10y the
town or appointed by the sclectmcn,
sors shall he elected in the manner here
inbelore provided.
SIC. /. Whenever any town shall
vote TO abolish school districts therein,
in pursuance 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 10 exist, except for
the purpose Of fully arranging and scttl-
ing up the pccuniary ail,,irs OF said school
districts. The several school houses, and
all property belonging to the several
school districts in such town, shall b. APP
praised by 4 commission consisting Of
three persons, 10 be appointed by the as
sistant judges Of the county court for tie
county i'll which such town is situated,
and the amount of such appraisal shall
stand to tile credit Of the several school
districts respectively, 10 be adjusted, al
lowed and cqualized between such dis
tricts by applying such valuations upon
the taxes thereafter TO be assessed, under
the provisions of ;his act, upon the grand
list ol the several school districts; and
all such school houses, and other proper
ty belonging to said several school dis
trlcts, shall thereafter pass 10 and become
the property of such town.
SEC. >. The board of school direct
ors shall, on or before the first day OF
April i'll each year, elect one of their
number chairman, who shall bc vested
with all the powers and subject 10 all the
duties now imposed on town supcrInten-
dents of common schools, and shall re-
ceivc such compensation for his services
from the state treasurer as Is provided
by law for tie compens ,tiou of town
supcrintentcnts, and such further sum as
the town may vote him 10 be paid out of
the town treasury and such towns as
shall adopt the provisions of this act
shall not thereafter elect town superin-
tcndent of common schools, as now re-
quircd by law.
SEC. q. The board Of school direct
ors shall annually, on or before the first
of April in each year, appoint clerk,
not one Of their number, who shall keep
Il permanent record book, in which all
the votes, orders and proceedings OF the
board shall by him be recorded; and who
shall make all the returns TO the town