Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-04

such dog shall upon conviction therefor pay fine
treasury one-fourth Of which shall belong to the
and the balance to the city or town
where such dog is kept.
ed by striking out the word Twenty" In the fifth
line Of said section and inserting the word Ten"
Sac. =. City and town grand jurors shall make
their complaints for violations OF this act in other
cases for fines now provided by law not otherwise
provided In this act,
: Sac s. II is hereby made the duty Of the consta-
bles to whom warrants have been issued under this
act to make the complaints, required by this act, to
the city or town grand jurors.
SIC. g., All puppies when eight weeks old shall
be considered dogs.
Sac, 7. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved November as, 1873.
No. 76-An act to prevent the too frequent change
Of text books in common schools.
II is hereby enacted, etc;
SIC. I. In towns and cities using the district
system for the support Of schools there shall be
chosen at the annual March meeting in 1870 and at
the annual March meeting in every fifth year there
after, two persons inhabitants Of the town or CITY
be a text book committee for the town or city.
sac a. In towns and cities in which arc districts
having graded schools, which such by act Of in
corporation, or according to the conditions Of an
act entitled An act defining graded schools and
graded school dstri cts," approved November "a,
1876, the text book committee shall consist of the
by the town. according TO the provisions Of the pre-
ceding section of this act, and of two persons from
each graded school district in the town city chos
by the Inhabitants Of the district at legal meet
ing warned Tor the purpose and held during the
month Of March Of the year 1870 or Of any fifth
year thereafter
SEC. D. In towns and cities using the town sys-
TEN of Schools the board Of school directors for the
year in which a selection Of text books Is to be
made shall be the tex, book committee for such
SIC. :. Any vacancy in the tex, book committee
OF any town or city may be filled in the manner
provided by law fol. filing vacancy in the Office
SEC. s. It shall be the duty OF the text book COM
mittccs in the several towns TO make selection and
recommendation Of text books one book Of a grade,
on the several subjects required by law to be taught
in the common schools Of the State, giving prefer
enee to books in use. and in case any change be
reeommended to decide. in what manner such
change shall be made, and to file report of the
same with the town or city clerk on or before the
first day Of August next following their election.
SIC. 6. The town superintendent shall during
the month Of August, on or before the first day Of
which the text book committee arc required to file
their report with the town or city clerk, procure
the printing and distribution of copies Of said
port Of the text book committee to all the families
in the town, and charge for the printing Of the
same in his account as town superintendent, not to
exceed one dollar per hundred copies
SIC :. The books selected and recommended
for in the schools in accordance with the provis
ions Of this act shall be the books be used in the
schools of'he several towns and cities Of the State
from and after the FIRST day of November next fol-
lowing the publication Of the recommendation, or
till another recommendation shall have been made
as in this act provided, and the in the public
schools Of any other text books except books of
reference shall be unlawful.
SIC g.. The words " Requisite text books and
Needed text books" wherever they occur in an
act entitled" An act in relation to the supplying of
text books TO the pupils Of the public schools"
approved November ~, 1870, shall be interpreted
and understood to mean the requisite text books of
the recommended list.
SIC o. Towns are hereby empowered to pur-
chase and hold text books for in their schools
whenever the inhabitants in legal town meeting
warned for that purpose vote to do so.
SEC This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November s6, 1873.
No. 77-An act entitled IAN act in amendment of
and in addition to an act entitled an act author
ling towns to establish central schools"
1t is hereby enacted etc;
SEC l. An act entitled An act authorizing
towns to establish central schools approved No
vember al, 1867, is hereby amended by inserting
the words thigh or" before the word central"
wherever the word central occurs in said act.
SEC. a. Whenever it shall be determined in any
town. by vote in town meeting called for that pur-
pose in what place in said town the school house
for such high central school shall be located, the
selectmcn Of such town may purchase such land,
including also sufficient lands for school grounds
and convenient and necessary outbudngs, and
also whenever, in the opinion Of the selectmen OF
any town that has may hereafter establish high
or central school or seiOOls, Il shall become neces-
sary to have more land attached to any high or
trail school house of such town for the accommoda-
ton and convenience of the same or TO enlarge the
grounds or lands belonging to and adjoining such
schoolhouse grounds or land the selectmen OF such
town may purchase for the use of the same, such
lands as they shall judge necessary Tor the accom-
mediation and convenience of the same, and cause
the same to be decided to said town, and pay for
the same out of the treasury OF said town, and If
the owner or owners shall refuse to convey any
such land by deed TO such town, or in the opinion
of the selectmen shall demand an unreasonable
sum therefor, such selectmen shall locate and set
out such lands as they shall adjudge necessary,
convenient or desirable for the aforesaid purposes,
and when the same shall be determined upon by
them, to cause the same to be surveyed and they
shall proceed to ascertain what damages shall be
sustained by the owner or owners or persons inter-
ested in the same, and shall propose to pay such
owners or persons interested such sum in damages
out of the town treasury before such town shall
take possession of the land so taken for the pur-
poses aforesaid
SIC. >. Before the seectmen shall take any land,
or assess any damages, as is provided in this act,
they shall appoint time and place for examining
the premises and hearing the parties interested,
and shall give notice to all persons owning inter
ested in any lands required for the purposes afore-
said OF such time and place, when they will consider
any claim for damages, either personally or by
written notice lett with at the residence of the
owner or occupant OF such land.
SIC 4. When the seectmen of any town shall
decide to take any land for the purposes aforesaid,
they shall in their order for that purpose fix the
time, and give notice thereof to the owner or oecu-
to remove his buildings fences, timber, wood
trees, and wall, which in case OF enclosed or i'm
proved lands shall not without the consent of the
owner be less than three months, until the
compensation for damages TO such land shall be
paid, II the sum offered by the selectmen shall be
accepted by the owner or person interested.
SEC. S. The selectmen shall have power to cause
such buildings, fences, timber, wood, trees and
wall, mentioned in this act, to be removed at
the expense of the town, after the expiration Of the
time limited in their order for the removal of the
same.
SEC, g. Every order Of the selectmen taking
land for the purposes provided for in this act,
together with the survey thereof shall be recorded
in the town clerks office OF such town.
SEC. 7. II any person interested in land which
the selecmen shall have taken and located afore
said, shall be dissatisfied with such taking and
location, or with the compensation offered for his
damages, such person may appeal to the county
court IN the same county, in the manner provided
IN sections NJ, iIs, IIo and Of chapter twenty
two of the General Statutes for appeals, where
land is taken by a school district
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November 90, 1873.
No. 7s.-An act in addition to chapter fifteen of
the General Statutes, entitled " OF towns, town
meetings and town officers.
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