The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-13

property itself Tor taxes Wnch IL Is not
under a lease.
Approved November 10, 1888.
No. AN ACT TO AMEND SEC
TION 1898 OF THE REVISED LAWS
AND SIMPLIFY THE COLLEC-
TON OF TAXES.
1t is herejy enacted by tie General
assembly oftae State Of Vermont:
SEC. 1. Section two thousand six hun
bred and ninety-th of the revised laws is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
The selectmen shall seasonably make out
and deliver to the proper collector, or to the
town treasurer, if the town has voted to col
lect its taxes by that officer, taX-bills for
state, county, town, town school and high
way taxes, with the name of each person
taxed and the amount of his tax, and annex
proper warrants thereto for collection; and
said selectmen may include all of said taxes
or part thereof in one tax-bill, and only
one warrant shall be required for the col
lection of taxes on such tax-bill; and the
selectmen shall certify on each tax-bill so
made out what taxes are included therein
and the rate per cent of each tax 50 in
cluded.
SEC. ?. Whenever tax-bill includes
more than one Of the taxes severally enumer-
ated in section one of this act, the warrant
required to be issued by the town treasurer
and to be delivered to the collector for the
collection of taxes of delinquent Taxpayers
shall include the amount of the several
taxes of each delinquent taxpayer so i'll
cluded in such original tax-bill and such
warrant may be reissued as otherwise pro-
vided for in cases where the taxes of town
are paid to the town treasurer.
SEC 3. All acts and parts of acts incOn-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November "A, 1888.
No. SAN ACT IN AMENDMENT
OF SECTION 4O3 OF THE RE
VISED LAWS, RELATING TO THE
SALE OF LANDS OF NON-RESI-
DENTS FOR TAXES.
II is hereby enacted By The General
assembly Of The State Of Vermont:
SEC l. Section four hundred aud three
of the revised laws shall be amended so as
to read as follows: "When town collector
has commenced sale of lands owned by
non-residents, for taxes, he may complete
the sale after his term of office expires.
And when he has commenced proceedings
in the sale of lands under this chapter and
dies, removes from the state or becomes
otherwise incapable Of completing the pro-
ceedings, any successor in said office
may complete the proceedings"
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November 20, 1888.
NO. 9.-AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION, BEING A REVISION OF
EXISTING SCHOOL LAWS, WITH AID
OPTIONAL PROVISIONS.
u is hereby enacted By the General assembly Of
the State Of Vermont:
CHAPTER 1.
sUPERGNTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
SEC. 4. The general assembly shall elect al
each biennial session, u superintendent Of edu-
cation, who shall have general supervision of the
public schools of the state, and devote his whole
time to the duties of his office. A vacancy IN
said office shall be filed by the governor.
SIC. ?. The superintendent of education
shall receive an annual salary of two thousand
dollars, and his necessary expenses when travel
ing ON official business, to an amount not ex-
ceeding six hundred dollars.
SEQ. 3. He shall have an Office in the state
house, and may employ a clerk to assist in sta
tistical and other Office work at an annual com
pensation not exceeding four hundred dollars.
SEC. 4. lie shall be supplied with stationery
for official use, aud his payments for postage
and for freight and express charges necessarily
made in connection with his official duties shall
be allowed him in the settlement of his account
SEC. .. The superintendent of education shall
hold a teachers institute in each county during
each biennial term, and may hold additional in
stitutes if in his Judgment advisable but not
more than two institutes shall be held in any
county during biennial term. An institute
shall not continue more than four days.
SEC. q. If the superintendent Of education is
unable to be present at teachers Institute he
may direct the supervisor of schools of ans
county to conduct such institute and he may
at any time require the supervisor of one county
to assist in the institute of another county.
SEC. Z. In every teachers institute especial
attention shall be given TO the training of teach
ers in methods of instruction and the superin
tendent of education may employ persons
specially skilled in such worlC-to aid in an insti
tute when he deems it advisable so to do.
SEC. 9. The entire expense of a teachers in.
stitute shall not exceed thirty dollars for each
day such institute is in session, and the same
shall be paid by the superintendent Of education
and be received by him from the state.
SEC. .. The superintendent Of education
shall. on occasions other than the holding of in
stitutes visit each county annually, and as many
towns in each county as practicable deliver lee
lures upon educational subjects, confer with and
advise school officers and teachers, and inyesti
gate the condition OF schools
SEC. 10. The superintendent of education
shall present 10 the general assembly, ON the
first day OF each biennial session, a report fol
the preceding two years. which shall contain AZ
account of his official doings a statement of tn,
condition Of the schools and the expenditure Of
the school money and such suggestions for the
improvement Of schools as he deems proper
SIC. II. Not more than four thousand copies
Of such report shall be printed. Each super
| visor of schools shall receive twenty copies
Members of the general assembly, town clerks
district clerks and principals of graded unior
and high schools shall each receive one copy
The superintendent Of education shall make such
distribution and shall send the copies, except
those for supervisors of schools and members Of
the general assembly, to the town clerks. who
shall deliver them to the persons entitled thereto
SEC. II. The superintendent Of education
shall at the end of every three months file with
the auditor an itemized account Of his expense
verified by his oath and as soon as the same
can be examined. he shall receive an order on
the treasurer for the amount found due him on
such account, and for one-fourth Of his annual
salary.
SUPERVISORS or SCHOOLS
SEQ. l3. Every town at It's annual town meet