Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-12-10

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ending with the last day of June next
preceding.
SEC. 2 On or before the fifteenth day /
of July in each yearanext after county
i tax is assessed county treasurers shall /
| make and transmit to the secretary of /
state statement of the grand list, the rate
per dollar and the amount of all county
taxes assessed in the county for the year
ending the last day of June next preceding.
SEC. 3. If a commissioner, town or city
clerk or county treasurer fails to perform
the duties imposed upon him by the pro-
visions of this act he shall be fined twenty
dollars and costs, to be recovered by the
states attorney of the county in which said
county treasurer resides, or said town, city
or gore is situated, In an action in the name
of the state.
SEC. 4. The secretary of state shall, on
or before the fifteenth day of June in each
year, prepare and furnish to town and city
clerks, county treasurers and commissioners
of taxes in unorganized towns and cores
blank forms of returns for use in carrying
out the provisions of this act.
SEC. g. The secretary of state shall BIZ
ennially, on the first day of the session of
the legislature, report to the legislature the
average rate per dollar and the amount of
all taxes assessed in all the school districts,
the average rate per dollar and the amount
of all taxes assessed IN all the fire districts
and the average rate per dollar and the
amount of all taxes assessed in all villages
in all the towns, cities and cores for and
during the two years ending with the last
day of June next preceding; also state
ment of the average rate per dollar and the
amount of all taxes assessed IN each and all
of the cities and cores for and during the
two years ending with the last dag of June
next preceding, which report shall be
printed with the state officers reports.
SEC. 6. All acts inconsistent with this ;
act are hereby repealed.
SEC. Z. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November %, 1888.
No. GAN ACT PROVIDING FOR
THE SALE OF LEASED PROPERTY
FOR TAXES.
1t IS hereby enacted By the General assembly !
Of the State Of Vermont: !
SEC. L. The reversionary interest of the :
owner of property subject to a lease may be i
distrained by collector for taxes, by de-
livering ito the lessor and lessee OF such
property a copy of his warrant with his re- !.
turn thereon, giving a description of the :
taxes and of the property and the lessons {
interest and the collector may sell such I
interest by proceeding In the same manner q
that is required by law for the sale of the
property itself for taxes, when it is not ]
under lease. c
Approved November 10, 1888. e
No. IAN ACT TO AMEND SEC
TION 1898 OF THE REVISED LAWS :
AND SIMPLIFY THE COLLEC- c
TION OF TAXES. $
1t is hereby enacted by the General !,
ASSEMBLY Of the State of Vermont t
SEC l. Section two thousand six hum '
bred and ninety three of the revised laws is !
hereby amended so as to read as follows: j
The selectmen shall seasonably make out e
and deliver to the proper collector, or to the t
town treasurer, if the town has voted to col
lect its taxes by that officer, tax-bllls for !
state, county, town, town school and high v
way taxes, with the name of each person Q
taxed and the amount of his tax and annex a
proper warrants thereto for collection; and 9
said selectmen may include all of said taxes
or a part thereof in one tax-bill, and only v
one warrant shall be required for the col
lection of taxes on such tax-blll and the {
selectmen shall certify on each tax-bIll SO +
made out what taxes are included therein r
and the rate per cent of each tax so in s
Guided. g
SEC. 2. Whenever a tax-bil1 includes
more than one of the taxes severally enumer- +
ated in section one of this act, the warrant d
to be issued by the town treasurer e
and 60 be delivered to the collector for the p
collection of taxes of delinquent taxpayers
shall include the amount of the several +.
taxes of each delinquent taxpayer SO in il
cluded in such original tax-bill; and such o
NAV be reissued otherwise pro- p
vided for in cases where the taxes OF a town r
are paid to the town treasurer. v
SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts incon- d
sistent with this act are hereby repealed. a
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from
its passage. n
Approved November "a, 1883.
No. SAN ACT IN AMENDMENT o
OF SECTION 403 OF THE RE
VISED LAWS, RELATING TO THE i
SALE OF LANDS OF NON-RESI-
DENTS FOR TAXES.
It is hereby enacted by the General I
Assembly of the State of Vermont: '
Sec 1. Section four hundred and three n
of the revised laws shall be amended so as Q
to read as follows: g When town collector !
has commenced sale of lands owned by i
for taxes, he may complete p
the sale after his term of Office expires. I
And when he has commenced proceedings i
in the sale of lands under this chapter and
dies, removes from tie state becomes t
otherwise incapable OF completing the pro- n
any successor in said Office .
may complete the proceedings" :
SEC 2. This act shall take effect from a
its passage.
Approved November %, 1888.
NO. e.-AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC . :
INSTRUCTION, BEING A REVISION OF i
EXISTING SCHOOL LAWS, WITH AID =
OPTIONAL PROVISIONS. r
II as hereby enacted By the General assembly Of t
the State of Veranont:
CHAPTER /. y
on I'M TITO
SEC. l.. The general assembly shall elect at q
each biennial session. a superintendent OF edu- t
public schools of the state, and devote his whole
time to the duties of his office. A vacancy III q
said office shall be filed by the governor. !
SEC. 2. The superintendent of education +
dollars, and his necessary expenses when travel
ing on official business, to amount not ex- :
ceeding six hundred dollars. +
Sec 3. He shall have office in the state !
house, aud may employ a clerk to assist in sta :
tistical and other Office work at an annual COM 4
pensation not exceeding four hundred dollars. .
SEC. A. He shall be supplied with stationery
for official use, and his payments for postage g
and for freight and express charges necessarily a
be allowed him in the settlement of his account. +
SEC. g. The superintendent of education shall f
hold teachers institute in each county during a
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 a biennial term An institute
shall not continue more than four days.
SEC. g. If the superintendent of education is
unable to be present at teachers Institute he :
may direct the supervisor of schools of any
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 work to aid in an nsti-
tute when he deems it advisable to do. !
SEC. s. The entire expense of 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. g. 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 practicable. deliver lee
lures upon educational subjects, confer with and :