Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-26


 Sne Fl The school district making u-rrh nun1srnzi0n to boaEd of school vis- ;fn-m. @6nu ray them a reasonable com r.wmnsfioa for their services.
 srr. Ta Any school district may take taud which has been fixed upon by it as a ~ife of a school house for apublic school ur ms an addition to a site already occu- red by q school house, and which is nec- es~zxy for these purposes, and for nec- essaFy out buildings and convenient ac- euurlcdatiOns for its schools, upon pay inx to the owner just compensation there for.
 See. a. If the school district wishing to take land for the purposes aforesaid, cannot agree with the owner upon the compeusatiOn to be paid therefor it nay prefer its petition to the superior court to be held in the county in which the land lies; or, if any court is not in ses- sion, to either judge thereof, praying that such compensation may beascertained and determined by said court or said judge. The petition shall be accompanied by a summons, signed by competent authority notifying the owner of the land to be ta- ken and all persons interested therein to appear before the said court or judge, and shall be served in the same manner as is provided by law for the service of other petitions; and, upon said petitions, said court or iudge shall appoint a committee of three malicious and disinterested men who after being sworn, and after giving reasonable notice to the parties, shall ex- anime the land proposed to be taken; and if they approve the site, shall ascertain its value, and assess such sum in favor of the owner as will justly compensate him therefor; and, in case of non-approval of said site by said committee, they shall have power to fix another site on land of the same owner, and proceed as aforesaid, and make report of their doings to said superior cOnrt or judge; and said court or judge may reject the report of said com Enittee, and set aside their doings, for any irregular or improper conduct in the per foxmmnce of their duties.
 Sec. 5k If the report of said committee be rejected, and their doings set aside, the court or judge shall appoint another com zalttee, who shall procede in the same manner as the first committee are re- quIred to proceed by the preceding sscfioa: but if said report shall be accepted by said court or judge, Snck acceptance shall have the e&ec4 of iudCement in favor of the own ex 0f the land against the petitioner, for the amoznt of the assessment made by the oc1nSttee, and execution may be is Szed therefor accordingly; and such court or i1dge may make any order necessary far the prusecsion of the rights of all per sa@x interested n the land which may be se taken: bat said land shall not be used oE S1caOsed hy the school district, for any pzxPoSe whatever. until the amount of s4i4 l11xement shall be paid to the party ea w&o@ St Is duo, or deposited for his Hse with the treasurer of the county.
 See- a The school district presenting the petition aforesaid. shall pgy the com Ezxtee. for making said assessment, a req ssa@Ak4e cszpeGS2tiOn for their services; wAnrh SsEzn be taxed by said court or E13ee
 Sec- 76. Ne school district, society, or tuEz xk2ll take for school purposes the kzn3 of xay ecclesiastical society on any FSrt 0f whSch church building has al- ready been erected, without the consent szch ecssess4Stlcal sOcsesy
 Sec 77. Persons residing without the Emits of any school district may attend thR pahl5c schools therein, provided the consent of the committee of such district @md Cf the school visitors of the town be Er~t Ohszined but not otherwise.
 See- 7S Any school district or town Zzy by a v0te of tWo thirds of those pres ezt al any legal meeting, allow its school house or houses. when not in use for srhOol p1rposes. tO bs used for any other FUPose-