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

required to teach or perform other service on any
day made a legal holiday by the laws of this
state, and no deduction shall be made from his
time or compensation because of his absence on
such days and such days shall not be deducted
in determining the number OF weeks OF school
kept by the district.
SEC. lGS. The clerk of each school district
shall annually during the last two weeks OF the
school year, prepare accurate list containing
the name and age of each child OF school age re-
siding in the district, and the name of the parent
or other person having control Of such child; and
he shall keep such list on file, and make such
report therefrom the superintendent OF edu-
cation may require.
| SRC. 1G9. If parent or other person having
control Of a child between the ages of eight and
| fourteen years. shall refuse to give the clerk in
formation as to the age of such child, or shall
falsely state the same. he shall be fined not more
/ than twenty dollars.
SEC. 40. A district clerk shall receive from
! the treasury Of the district for taking such CEN
sus a sum equal to three cents for each person
of school age in the district
CHAPTER 10.
Tert- Books.
! SIC. III. The county board of education
shall, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety, and in every fifth year thereafter,
/ select such textbooks one book Of a grade in
each study; except that in the first selection
textbooks on physiology and hygiene shall be
omitted and said board shall, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, make
selection of textbooks so omitted, to have effect
until the general selection of textbooks three
years later.
SEC. IT, The board shall complete a selec-
ton of textbooks before the first day Of April,
and within seven days after that date shall pub.
fish report thereof in all the newspapers OF thu
county and from the first day of July follow
col, 30 had tha
of any other textbooks in the studies prescribec
by law in the schools of the county is prohibited.
But this shall not be held to prevent the use of
such books as may be supplied without expense
to the pupils.
leoted by said board shall be required to enter
into a written agreement to furnish for sale in
the towns of such county, at such prices as may
be therein named for the period of five years, as
many Of such books as may be required of the
quality and style agreed upon with said board.
SEC. ia. In case of failure to supply any
of the books selected in accordance with the
terms Of such agreement for the full period re-
quired said board may select other books to be
used in Their stead until the time of the next
regular selection
SEC. l7j. The chairman of said board shall
arrange with one or more persons in each town
to keep for sale the authorized textbooks, who
shall receive on the sale thereof not more than
the freight and express charges and ten per cent
advance upon the publishers contract price.
SEC. 17G. Payment of the expense of pub
fishing the report of the board shall be made
by the supervisor, who shall be allowed the
same in the settlement of his account.
SEC. III. If "A member of the textbook
board shall directly or indirectly accept any APP
pointment. gift, private compensation, or prom
Use of reward, for his action in the selection of
textbooks he shall be fined not exceeding one
thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than
one year.
SEC l7s. Textbooks on physiology and by
giene shall be furnished pupils in the public
schools at the expense of the state, until July l.
1895.
SEC. 179. The regulations before prescribed
for the supply and return of such books shall
continue in force until changed by the county
textbook board and the duties performed by
town superintendents under such regulations
shall, after the first day of April next, be per
formed by the town clerks.
SEC. lsO. Town clerks shall annually in the
month of April estimate the number OF such
books of each kind needed for the school year
next ensuing, and forward such estimates to the
secretary of state.
SEC Isl. The secretary of state, having re-
ceved such estimates, shall procure the required
books from the contractors, and forward the
same at the expense of the state to the town
clerks; and he shall keep a record of the books
ordered, received and distributed, and shall GER
tfy to the auditor the amounts due the contrac-
tors, and the auditor shall draw orders therefor
SIC. Isl. Such books shall remain the prop
erty of the state. Town clerks shall distribute
them as the regulations prescribe, and reclaim
them when required by such regulations.
SEC. 1873. When pupil is not provided with
the required textbooks, .other than those fur
nished by the state, the teacher shall notify the
prudential committee, and such committee shall
thereupon give notice of such deficiency to the
parent, master or guardian of such pupil and If
the pereon notified fails to supply such pupil
within one week, the prudential committee shall
supply him.
SEC. ISL. The prudential committee shall
give written notice to the selectmen of the name
of each pupil supplied by him, the name of his
parent, master or guardian, and the cost of
the books supplied and shall receive from the
noloctmen order on the town treasurer for the
money so expended.
SEC. 49,. The selectmen SHALL in assessing
the next annual tax, add the sum so expended
for any pupil to the tax of the parent, master
or guardian of such pupil, or may omit part
or all OF said sum, if such person is unable to
pay the same. The amount so added shall be
collected and paid into the treasury like a town
tax.
SEC. 1856. Any town or district may purchase
and hold textbooks for use in its schools, if it
so votes in a meeting warned for that purpose.
SEC. lSI. If the superintendent OF education,
or supervisor Of schools, member of text
book board, or other person officially connected
with the direction of any public school, or any
teacher in public school, shall directly or in
directly receive any gratuity or compensation
for recommending or procuring the adoption of
a school book, or the purchase of any school APP
paIatus furniture or other school supplies, in
any public school of this state, such person shall
be fined not less than twenty more than one
hundred dollars.
CHAPTER II.
Registers and Returns.