The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10
WATCHMAN SUPPLEMENT-

No. 82.-An net in amendment of No 10 of
the acts of 1882 relating to text books
II is hereby enacted, ETC.:
| SEC /. Section three of number 10 of the
acts of 1882 Is hereby amended so as to read as
follows The several textbook committees
shall, before January 1, 1885, make suitable
arrangements with one or more persons i'm
such town, who shall keep upon sale the text
books contracted for and such person shall
receive not more than the freight and express
charges and ten per centum advance upon
the contract price
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
| passage.
Approved Nov. 2G, 1884.
| No. 33.-An act relating to the alterations in
| school districts
| IL Is hereby enacted, etc.
| SEC. 2. Section one of number twenty -four of
the acts of 1882, is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows
| The Sclectmen in town may upon petition as
hereafter specified, divide, unite or otherwise
alter sch DOL districts wholly therein situated and
may change the boundary within such town of a
school district lying partly in such towns
But in the of such district lying partly
in such town the selectmen shall not change the
boundary so as to exclude the school house from
the district, or so as to cut off entirely from the
district the fraction lying in such town. The
petition shall be in writing and signed by a
majority of the legal voters of the district or dis
trcts sought to be divided or altered
SEC. 3. When an alteration is made by the
Scectmen In the bounds of district lying partly
in town, copies of the report OF the Selectmen
shall be filed In the offices of the clerks of all the
towns in which any part of such district is sit
uated.
Approved Nov. 22d, 1884.
No 34-An act relating to the bonds of school
| district treasurers.
| 1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
| SEC. l. Treasurers of school districts before
| entering upon their duties shall, if required
by vote OF the district or by the prudential
faithful performance of the duties of their
office.
SEC. O. This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
No. 35.-An act relating to the distribution of
public moneys to school districts and in
amendment of section 662 of the Revised
Laws.
1t is hereby enacted, etc,
SEC. l. Section 662 of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended SO as to read as follows
If the amount amount OF such moneys sy,i.s does not
half thereof. and if it exceeds twelve
hundred dollars, one-third thereof shall
be divided among the common school
districts in each town, equally, except as 9th
| erwise provided in the case of districts only
partially situated in the town. The remainder
ofsuch moneys shall be divided among the dis
tricts in the town, including union districts
in proportion to the aggregate attendance of
scholars between the ages of five and twenty
years. upon the schools of the district during
the preceding school year except as other
wise provided, in the case of districts only
partially situated in the town, such aggregate
attendance to be ascertained from the records
thereof, kept in the registers of such schools,
by adding together the number of days OF
| actual attendance of each scholar between
the ages of five and twenty years provided,
| that it shall be the duty of the selectmen of
each town, before making such distribution,
| to examine, inquire into and ascertain as to
the actual cash expenditure Of each district
during such school year for school purposes
and in no case shall any district be entitled to
, or receive any greater sum of or from said
public moneys than the amount of such cash
expenditure, SO to be ascertained by said
Selectmen; and in cases where the sum or
amount of public moneys, to which district
would be otherwise entitled to receive is in
excess of said actual cash expenditure, such
excess shall be equally distributed to and
among the districts in the town, the cash
expenditures of which, for school purposes,
during said school year exceed the amount
of public moneys severally distributed to such
districts.
Approved Nov. &c, 1884.
No. 36-An act prohibiting certain persons
from acting as agents of publishers.
1t is hereby. enacted, etc.:
SEC. /. No State superintendent of educa-
ton, town superintendent of schools, teacher
in any public school, member of any text
book committee, or other person officially
connected with the management or direction
of any public school, shall directly or indi-
ton or compensation whatever for recon-
mendng or procuring the adoption of any
school book, or the procuring and purchase of
any school apparatus, furniture or other
school supplies in any public school in the
State.
SEC. o Any violations of,the provisions of
this act shall be deemed misdemeanor, pun
ishable by a fine of not less than twenty dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars, and
the office of any person convicted thereof
shall thereupon be declared vacant.
SNn nnT Gh 70 tn la a
passage.
! Approved Nov. 25 1884.
No. 37.-An act TO repeal section 1902 of the
Revised Laws of Vermont of 1880.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC. l. Section 492 OF chapter 30 of the
Revised Laws OF Vermont is hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Oct. 49, 1884.
No. 3S-An act to amend section 491 of the
Revised Laws relating to teachers certii-
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. /. Section 491 of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended SO as to read as follows
Certificates granted to teachers by the chair
man of the board of school directors in town
maintaining the town system of schools, and
by the town superintendent to teachers in
graded and union schools in any town, shall
7 be good for such length of time as the holders
J of such certificates may continue in the SER
1 vice of such town or of such graded and
s union school districts. All other certifi-
: Gates granted by town superintendent shall
|. be good until the first day of June in the cal
j endar year following the year in which they
+ are granted. Such certificates may be renewed
e annually, without an examination, at the
o discretion of town superintendent, provided
n the holders of such certificates shall have
taught forty weeks in the town for which they
were granted, renewed, in the two years
next preceding the date of renewal. Each
8 renewal shall be endorsed on such certificates
!. by town superintendent, with the date
b thereof
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect ON the
first day of April. 1885,
t Approved Nov %, 1884
y No. 39.-An act in addition to chapter fol
!, one of the Revised Laws relating to1y
q education of the blind. Nm
u 1t is hereby enacted etc.:
y SEC. /. The Governor may designate one
. or more beneficiaries, under the provisions of
. chapter forty-one of the Revised Laws, relat-
! ing to the instruction of the blind and appro-
4 priating money therefor, who may receive
Il their education within this State, when, in
his judgment, adequate advantages exist for
In. nah mar