Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-06

cHAPTFR XVII

An act 10 amend an act entitled a An net to estAb
lish system Of public instruction. lRevlsionh
approved March twenty-seventh, one thousano
eight hundred and sevenfy-four.
i. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That section
system OF public instruction [ReyisiDnl. approved
March twenty-eeventh. one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four, be and 4 hereby amended AZ as
81 And be It enacted, That an annual meeting
for the election OF school trustees shall be held in
each district on the Tuesday Of the week following
the annual town meeting at the district SCHOOL
house, II there be one, and If there be none at o
place to be designated by the district clerk who
shall post notices thereof, specifying the day, time,
object and place Of such meeting, in az least three
public places In the district Of which shall be al
the school house, If there be one, at least ten days
legal voters OF the district and plurality Of votes
shall elect, and no person shall be eligible 70 the
office Of trustee unless he ie resident In the dis
trct; and further person shall be eligible 10 the
office Of school trustee unless he or she can read
and write; but women who are residents In the dis
trict, and over the age Of twenty-one years, shall
also be eligible to the Office OF school trustee, and
may hold such Office, and perform the duties or the
same, when duly elected BY the legal voters Of the
district; provided, that the term 9f office Of any
trustee which would otherwise expire on the first
second day OF July In any year, shall expire the
Tuesday Of the week following the annual town
meeting OF the same year
2. And be it enacted, That section thirty-six OK
said act be and is hereby amended, as to read
follows:
SO. And be it enacted, That he shall take annually
or the board shall cause to be taken, during the
month Of May, an exact census Of all children re-
siding in the district between the ages Of i've and
eighteen, not including the children who may be In
mates Of poorhouses, asylums or almshOuses, and
shall specify the names and ages OF such children,
and the names Of their parents or guardians tai
children who may be absent from home, attending
colleges boarding schools and private seninaries or
learning, shall be included IN the census list Of the
city, town OF district in which their parents Or
guardians reside, and not be taken BY the district
clerk of the city town district where they may be
attending such institutions OF learnng) and thar he
or the person authorized to take the same, shall
make full report thereof, verified by him under
oath or affirmation that the same is correct and true
TO the best Of his knowledge and belief, on the
blanks furnished for that purpose, 70 the county
perintendent, on or before the first day OF Septem-
Der next after his appointment, and keep copy on
the same for the nse Of the school trustees, and
shall receive for his services such compensation
the board Of trustees may allow.
3. And be it enacted, That all acts parts Of acts
inconsistent with the provisions Of this act relating
to districts in townships in this state, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take ef-
feet Immediately
Approved February n, 1882