Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13


An Act toamcnd section thrty.two Of chapter tween,
N-two Of the General Statutes, relating To Seh""l
Sec. t. Scctlon thirty.two Of chapter twenty-five
The Officers of each school dstrc, shall be modcr-
ator to preside in the meetings, clerk, collector
Of taxes, treasurer. one or three auditors, and
prudential committee, consisting of one or three
legal voters In such district, all of which officers
shall be elected ut the annual school meeting, which
shall be held on the last Tuesday Of March of each
year,and their term Of Office shall commence at The
time Of their election and continue until others arc
chosen and the duties of the treasurer and auditors
shall hc identical with the duties Of town treasurer
and town auditors, in their respective school dis
trcts.
Sec. ,. All acts or part of acts inconsistent with
Sec B. This act shaft take effect from It's passage
Approved November Goth, ls72
An act relating to the Division of the Property of
See, Whenever any school district within this
State shall he divided into two districts and
said districts shall hil TO agree upon division Of
their corporate property i shall be the duty Of the
inability refusal to act any taxpayer in either
portion Of said district divided to apply to the
assistant judges Of the county court for the tmo be-
ing in which such ginal district Is situated; and
II shall tc the duty Of such Judges, within reason
able time after the organization of such new dis
trct according to their judgment and discretion to
make fair Just and equitable division of all the
property and assets of such original district, in
GLIDING taxes voted, but not collected between the
said new districts as hereinafter provided.
Sec ,. SAID judges shall gyenotlce to all interest
ed, Of the time and place of hearing, by posting
upon the school house in the original district, and
in one other public placein each fsad new districts
a written notification therein stating the time when
and the place where they will examine the property
and hear the parties interested in the division of
such property and assets, at least twenty days prior
to the time set for hearing.
Sec 2. Whenever the property Of such districts is
OF a kind or character that II cann't he divided
equally between the new districts, said judges are
hereby empowered to make sale of the same, and
execute therefor all proper deeds OF conveyance and
other writings necessary for proper transfer Of
said property and such deeds and convcyances when
recorded in the town clerks Office of the town or
towns where such property j. situate shall be valid
in law To- pass the title to such property To the pur-
chaser thereof; and the said judges shall divide the
proceeds Of such sale between the several dis
tricts as to the said judges shall appear just and
equitable.
Sec. 4. Whenever any part Of the property Of said
original district shall consist Of schoolhcusc or
other buildings or buildings and land which can be
used and appropriated bcnefcially by one of the new
districts, said judges may in their discretion, set the
same ~ such new district in which the buildings or
land are situate, and may assess upon the district
to which such lands and buildings may he set, such
sum in money therefor, As may appear Just to said
such other district districts, in such time and
manner a. said judges may direct.
Sec. .. Ifcithcr Of said judges .lal reside IN q
own real estate in such divided district, he shall
thereby he disqualified to act in the premises; and
in such the other Of said judges shall be invest
ed with all the powars Of both and shall perform all
the duties hcrcinhciurc provided for both Of said
JUDGES When not disqualified.
Sec. e. When said judges shall have complete the
bus mess Of such division II shall be their duty to
make fall return Of their doing- to the town clerk
Of the town or towns in which the original district is
located. therein stating the property divided. the
manner OF the division, the names OF the persons to
whom sold and when the same consists of real cs
tate the same shall be- described hv sufficient metc.
and bounds, and said return of said judges shall
be recorded 1T length IN ,aid town clerks Office.
Sec. = The costs and charges Of the said judges in
making any such division shall be borne by such
new I'll stricts in such proportions as said judges
shall determine and certify in their said dOngs;
and each Of such districts shall be liable to pay
to the sa'd Judges the sum so by them certified as
aiur said, t. he recovered in the Joint names OF the
said judges IN an action ON the case founded on this
statute.
See :. Whenever the buildings or land of sad ORR
ginal district shall be set to one portion Of the same
after division and organization ~ provided in sec
tCn four Of this act and an assessment by said judges
be made upon such district and ordered to be paid
to the other district and the district so assessed
shall, for the space of SIX months, elect refuse
to pay to the district entitled to the -ame the sum
such d strict to which the said sum may he awarded
may yer the same Of such delinquent district he
fore any court proper To try the same, with legal
cost. iu au action on the case founded on this
statute.
See .. TIL act hall take ,0.ci frm It. pas
Approved N.y. 9Th, l,,2.
IN Act relating to text book. t, he used in the
See. j. Halls topography and History of Vermont,
in use by authority of law In the schools Of Yer
mont or such revised edit un Of the same as may be
issued, shall he continued ~ q Textbook in said
schools for the term Of five YEAR from the first day
of November. A. y. l,;3.
Apr ycd November Goth l-'!.
An Ac! Ia relation to the Appropriation of Money.
for the OF Schools.
See. /. No moneys raised upon the grand list in
any whatever, shall hereafter bc appropriated
for the maintenance of strictly sectaran or religious
schools.
See , Til. act shall take eff, ct from t, passage
Approved November 9TH iN'2.
An Act in relation to the time Of Teacher, in D.
trici Schools.
Sec t. In the absence of an expr,s. contract a sos-
sion Of three hours in the forenoon, and three hours
IN the afternoon shall constitute school day, and
five such days a school week, and four such weeks a
school month in the district schools ui the state
Approved November H. l773.
An Act defining the powers Of town Superintendent
OF Schools.
See. !. Section thirty,ninc Of chapter twenty
oft General Statutes is hereby amended by add
ing thereto the following provso' Provided how
ever, in there shall exist any disagreement or
dlHtltnce hctWeeh thc measures huopteu D! tc p!u-
dental committee for the inspection, examination
and regulation Of the school and for the improve
ment Of the scholars in learning, and the measures
adopted therefor by the town superintendent, the
measures adopted by the town superintendent shall
govern"
Approved October 10, l''2
An Act relating to the duties aud comp,usaton of
Town Supcrintendcnts of Schools
See. /. Instead of the compensation now provided
by law, the superintendent Of schools shall receive
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spent in the discharge of his legal duties aud rea
sOnabe sum for his annual reports To the March
meeting and to the secretary Of the board of cduca
ton, and ten cents n mile for necessary travel in
meeting the secretary of the board Of education in
pursuance Of the provisions an act approved Nov
ember ~, 1870, entitled An Act relating to the
duties Of town superintendent
See. q Sections one hundred nine and one hundred
ten Of chapter twenty two Of the General Statutes
are amended by striking out tho words " town
clerk, whenever they occur and itsertins in place
thereof the words " town superintendent
Sec. g. Section one hundred eleven Of chapter
TWENTY-FIVE Of the General Statutes Is hereby re-
pcaled.
Sec 4. The returns now required TO be made by
district clerks to the town clerks by the provisions
of the act entitled AN Act In relation 10 school
census aud other school matters approved Nuvcm-
bor ~ $50, shall hereafter be made 70 the town
superintcndents Of schools,
See. ;. II shall be the duty Of the tcwn superln'
tendent of schools to HE In the town clerks Office
or or before the first day Of June IN each year the
school registers and school census returns for the
preceding school year.
See. t. The secretary Of the board If education j.
hereby directed to prepare and annually furnish I,
each town superintendent suitable blank certificate
to teachers,
Approved Nov. - s72.
An Act providing for the training aud instruction o
idiutic and ieehc-minded children.
Sec. |. 4 sum not exceeding two thousand dollar
may be annually drawn from the treasury ul TIM
State hy the governor for the benefit Of idlOc and
feebe-mindcd children of digent parents residing
in this State. u he appropriated asrceably To th'
provisions Of this act.
Sec. p The henutgiarir- above mentioned shall BE-
instructed at the Massachusetts, school for diutii
Boston, In the commonwealth of Massachusetts,
until r 4 8 tthtrNl -p made hN law.