Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-01-15
LAWS OF VERMONT.
No. 40.-An act in addition to chapter
twenty-five ofthe general statutes, en-
titled .,cnmmnn schnnl-lnw


twenty-five ofthe general statutes, en-
titled common school-laws."
II is hereby enactued, etc;
Sec. /. If any school district shall
not have had its school houses located
in any Of the ways prescribed by law.
and such district shall heretofore have
failed, or shall hereafter fail. at meet
ing Of the legal voters of such district
legally warned and holden for that pur.
pose. to locate its school house. by a
vote Of two thirds of the legal voters
present at said meeting, and the prudent
ial committee have refused or neglected
or shall hereafter refuse or neglect for
FIVE days after such failure Of such dis.
trict, to make application to the select
men Of the town in which such district
Is situated as provided in section A,
Of chapter 22 of the general statutes,
for the purpose therein stated.-any
three legal voters in such district, may
make application, in writing. to such
selectmen, setting forth such failure of
such district, and such refusal or neg
lect Of such prudential committee, and
therein petition such selectmen to de-
termine in what part Of such district.
and in what place such school house
shall be located.
Sec 2. Where u school district has
heretofore been erected, or shall here
after be created by the concurrent vote
Of two or more towns, as provided in
section 24. Of chapter % Of the general
statutes. by which two or more districts
in said towns are united and formed
into one school district and such dis
trict shall not have had its school house
located in any of the ways prescribed
by law, and such district has heretofore
failed. or shall hereafter fail by vote
of two thirds Of the voters present. at a
meeting Of the legal voters of such dis
trict, legally warned and holden for
that purpose, to locate its school house,
and the prudential committee of such
district have refused or neglected, or
hereafter shall refuse or neglect for five
days after such failure of such district,
to make application to the selectmen of
the towns in which such district shall
be situated. 70 decide upon the location
Of a school house for such district, any
three legal voters of such district. may
make application to the selectmen of the
towns in which such district shall be
situated. in writing, and in the manner
nroVided in section one of this act.
be made to such sclectmen as proviqed
in section one and two of this act, such
selectmen shall forthwith, in one or
more public places in such district,
post notice in writing Of such appi.
cation, and Of the time and place in
said district, when and where all per.
sons interested may be heard, and al
which time and place, such selectmeu
shall-in case they find such failure Of
such district, and such neglect or refus.
al of such prudential committee
termine in what part of said district
and in what place such school house
shall be located, and shall make return
Of such application and of their doingc
thereon to the clerk Of the district, who
shall make a record Of the same.
Sec. 4. When application shall b.
made to the selectmen Of two or more
towns, as provided in section two Of
this act, and the majority of such Sc
lectmen shall not agree upon q location
for such school house, such selectmer
shall forthwith made a return of suct
application and of their inability t
agree upon such location to the clerk O
such district who shall make RECORD
Of the same and thereupon any thre,
legal voters of such district, may max,
application in writing to one of the as
sistant judges Of the county court of tn,
county in which such district shall b,
situated. and if such district shall EN-
brace territory in more than one county
application shall be made to one of tn,
assistant judges Of the county court il
which the greatest number of the lega
voters Of such district shall reside, Il
determine the location of such schoo
house. And upon such application be
ing made, it shall be the duty of sucI
assistant judge to give notice thereof
and of the time and place for hearing
by posting notice in writing, as provide,
in section three of this act, and at sue
time and place shall make decision i
the matter, and make return of the ap
plication and of his doings thereon t
the clerk of such district, who sbal
make record Of the same.
Sec. 8. Such assistant judge sha
be allowed for his services three dollar
per day and his expenses to be paid b
such district.
Sec. 6 This act shall take effeC
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. %, 1876.