The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-24
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perintendents shall hereafter be made Ia
town clerks.
Mr.. Wells of CRANKY, moved that the
bill be ordered to lie which was disa.
greed TO.
The amendment proposed by Mr. Dana
was then disagreed to, ayes, SO; nays, 81.
Mr.. Davis of Reading, moved to amend
by striking out the words "for the term of
two months with other moneys than those
which may be drawn from the town treas
ury, nor unless the moneys SO drawn from
the treasury shall have been faithfully ex-
pended by such district in paying teachers
wages and board, and for fuel for such
schools, and for no other purposes, and
insert the words 1.-TWO full terms Of ten
weeks each, or their equivalent" This
amendment, Mr.. Davis said would make
this bill conform to the law passed in 1870,
instead of virtually repeating that act, and
carrying us back to the law as it was in
1866.
Mr.. Sayles, of Huntington, opposed the
amendment, being in favor of returning to
the law as it was In 1868.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Davis
was then agreed to-Ayes 92, nays 20.
Mr.. Chamberlain, of Jay, moved TO
amend section 2, so as to require that dis
trict clerks shall make their returns to the
town superintendent on or before the goth
day of March in each year.
Mr.. Rowe, of Poultney, moved that the
bill be dismissed; which was disagreed to
Ayes 81, nays SO.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Cham
beriain was then disagreed to.
The bill was then read the third time
Aye 81, nays 32.
Mr.. Atherton of Glover moved to amend
so that one-third instead of one-half the
tax shall be divided equally between the
districts, without regard to the number of
scholars which was disagreed to-
The bill was then passed.
From special committee, consisting of
members from the county of LamOille, in
favor of II. 266, to annex a part of the
town of Morristowr to the town of Hyde
park, and part of the town of Hydepark
to the town of Morristown, with proposals
of amendment, the first two of which
were agreed to.
On the question of the adoption of the
third amendment, Mr.. Powers of Norris
town moved to amend so that The bill
shall take effect on the Both day of March
next, provided the legal voters of both
towns shall accept the provisions of the
act at the next March meeting of the
two towns The amendment proposed by
the committee only submitted to the legal
voters of the town of Morrstown, whether
they would accept the part of Hydepark
proposed to be annexed to Morristown.
MIR. Mcfarland of Hydepark opposed
the amendment as virtually killing the BILL
After explanation of the case by both
Mr.. Powers and Mr. Mcfarland and others,
Mr.. Perrin of Berlin moved that the bill be
dismissed, which was subsequently with
drawn. The amendment proposed by Mr..
Powers was then agreed to.
Mr. Davenport OF Wilmington moved to
amend so as to fine, not to exceed $500,
the seectmen of either town if they fail to
insert the necessary article in their warn
ing for the next March meeting which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Mcfarland of Hydepark moved to
amend so that the act shall take effect
when the owners of the land to be annexed
to the two towns respectively shall give
their assent thereto; which was decided by
the chair to be ont of order.
The bill was then read the third time
and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Chamberlin OF Jay.ad-
journed.