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

J is last to expire.
i SEC. II. A school district may elect the col
s lector of town taxes although not an inha 5itan
OF the district to be collector of such district
b. it he will accept the Office in writing and s1cI
. acceptance shall be recorded by the district
: clerk.
SEC. rs. The moderator shall preside al
t school district meetings. In of his absence
from meeting moderator pro tempore may be
chosen to preside at such meeting,
SEC. 70. The clerk shall keep record of the
votes and proceedings of school district meetings
and give certified copies thereof when required
} and for willful neglect of such duty he shall
forfeit twenty dollars to the district, to be re-
covered In action this statute.
SEC so. The clerk shall within ten days
after his election or appointment, give notice
thereof and OF the number of his district. 70 the
ii town clerk and If he fail to do SO he shall re-
ceive no compensation for making returns to the
town clerks office
SEC. 81. The duties of school district collect
ors treasurers and auditors, shall be like those
q of town collectors, town treasurers and town
auditors A district collector or treasurer shall,
before entering upon his duties, if required by
vote of the district or by the prudential com
mittee, give bonds to the district for the faith
Il full discharge of his duties, in such sum may
be required and If collector treasurer
neglects for ten days to give bonds required
d such office shall be vacant.
SEC. 50. The prudential committee shall
have the care of the school-house and grounds
| and shall keep the in good order, and if
there is no school-house shall provide suitable
i place for the school and he shall that fuel
furnitures and all things necessary for the school
Il SEC. 49, The prudential committee shall en-
ploy teacher to instruct the school, and may
remove him when necessary, and he shall adopt
requisite measures, not In conflict with those of
the supervisor of schools, for the inspection ex-
animation, regulation and improvement OF the
school.
SEC a. The prudential committee of a dis
81 trict which has not by vote restricted the action
of its committee in the matter may permit the
Tree of the school-house for religious meet
ings, lectures, music schools kindergarten
| schools, and like purposes, when such will
not interfere with the schools or meetings of the
| district
SEC So In the absence disability of the
| clerk, the prudential committee shall discharge
the duties of the clerk. and shall be under the
same penalties for a failure therein.
SEC So The prudential committee shall
draw orders upon the treasurer for all due
| from the district but prudential committee
shall not authorize the payment of the moneys
of the district to a teacher employed therein who
who did not obtain certificate required by
law, to teacher whose certificate has been
| revoked or annulled
SEC. 81. If prudential committee shall
| authorize payment prohibited in the proceed
ing section, such committee shall be liable to the
district for the moneys SO paid to be recovered
IN an action on this statute and the town agent
| shall prosecute such action at the expense and
in the name of such district.
SEC. So. When vacancy in the Office
OF clerk, collector, treasurer of a school dis
trict, in the Office of prudential committee IN
/ a district whose committee consists OF
son, the selectmen OF the town shall I'LL such
vacancy until election is made, by the APP
/ pontnent of a legal voter of such district, and
the district at special meeting may make
new election.
III. MEETINGS.
SEC. SO. The annual school meeting shall be
held IN each district the last Tuesday in June
and special meetings shall be warned whenever
applied for IN writing by three voters of the
district.
oEc. 80. School meetings shall be warned by
| the clerk or in of his absence neglect, by
one of the prudential committee, by posting up,
IN two of the most public places IN the district,
at least seven days before the time of the meet
/ ing, notices stating the time and place of meet
ing and the business to be transacted
sidered.
SEC. 81. Persons residing in a school district
and qualified to vote IN town meeting, shall be
voters IN school district meetings; and Ii a per-
son offering to vote is challenged, the moderator
ut such meeting, the clerk, and the members of
the prudential committee presses shall decide
az TO his right to vote.
SEC 81 Women shall have the same right
men to vote in school district meetings. and
in the election of school officers in towns and
cities and the same right to hold offices relat-
ing to school affairs, except in cases where it
may be otherwise provided.
SEC. SO. The word :, meeting . as applied to
school district meetings when used in this act
shall mean a school district meeting warned
/ above provided; and any authority given dis
trIct IN tins act to take any action by vote
by a two-thirds vote " shall mean by vote, or by
SEC. 81. If person whose duty it is to warn
school district meeting, neglects to do so for
ten days after application made provided by
law, he shall forfeit to said district twenty dol
lars for each ten days neg ect, to be recovered
in an action ON this statute
CHAPTER 5.
Maintenance Of Schools
!. SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTION.
| SEC. 90. All pupils shall be thoroughly in
structed in good behavior reading, writing
| spelling, English grammar, geography, arithme-
TIC free-hand drawing. the history and consti-
tuition of the United States, and in elementary
physiology and hygiene, giving special promi-
hence to the nature of alcoholic drinks and mar
cotics, and their effect upon the human system
and shall receive special instruction in the
geography, history, constitution and principles
OF the government of Vermont.
SEC. SO. The prudential committee of any
district may. If it seem desirable. provide for
daily instruction in vocal music by the regular
teacher; and any district may, at any regular
meeting, instruct its committee to provide for
such instruction IN vocal music by teacher
pioyed tor that purpose as 1t may deem adj
| visable.
SEC 81. One or more schools shall be main
tanned in each town for the free instruction of all
persons of school age residing in such town in
! the studies prescribed by law.
SEC. SO. After the division of town into
school districts, school shall be maintained In
each district for the free instruction of its legal
! pupils IN the studies prescribed by law except
| when provision Is made for their receiving such
/ instruction elsewhere, as hereinafter provided
DEC. ~. II the pupils OF a district
merous as to require more than teacher the
| district may by vote provide for as many schools
or school of as many departments, as may be
needed.
| SEC. 100 In district having more than one
/ school, a school OF more than one department.
| the prudential committee may provide for the
free instruction OF advanced pupils III the higher
/ branches of English study.
! SEC. 101. A district which has made pro-
vision tor the regular maintenance of schools to-
be taught by three. or more teachers, may by
| vote direct the teaching of ancient and foreign
! languages In one more of such schools.
/ SEC 1922 A school maintained by a town or
district not less than thirty weeks each year. and
consisting of three more departments taught
| by four more teachers having an established
course of study, and having all the departments
under the control of one principal teacher, shall
| be graded school.
,sSEC 1O3 When a district has more than one
school, school of more than one departments
the prudential committee, or a committee chosen
| by such district for the purpose, shall examine
/ as to the qualifications of the pupils and desp-
nate the school or department which each pupil
shall attend.
SEC. 1O4 A district maintaining schools taught
/ by twelve more teachers, may by vote direct
| its prudential committee to employ a person for
/ the special supervision of such schools and a
/ person so employed shall, under the general
! direction of the prudential committee and sub
/ ject to the control of the supervisor of schools
superintend the work of the Teachers and per-
form the duties OF the prudential committee in
| the inspection, examination and regulation of
| schools.
II. INSTRUCTION PROCURED BY DISTRICT IN
OTHER SCHOOLS.
SEC. 105. district may, under an appro-
pirate article IN the warning, by two-thirds
vote, authorize its prudential committee to
arrange for the instruction of all its legal pupils
in the studies prescribed by law, in the schools
of an adjoining district or districts, in the
most convenient schools of an adjoining town or
towns In another state, and may authorize the
transportation of such pupils to and from school.
SEC. 1o6 A prudential committee may. for a
reasonable compensation to be paid into the
treasury of the district, admit to the school UNI
der his charge, the pupils of adjoining dis
trct by arrangement with the prudential COM
mittee of such district.
SEC. 107 IF such pupils are provided with
not less than twenty four weeks of instruction
within the school year, including such as may
have been had in the district of their residence
such district shall be held to have supported a
school as required by law, and shall be entitled
! a school had been maintained in the district and
] III. II s,.ch sch1oI