The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-13
CHAPTER 4.
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expenses of a public examination of Teachers
shall be paid by the supervisor, and be reJnid
him upon the settlement OF his account.
CHAPTER 4.
School Districts.
l. ORGANIZATION
SEC. &C. When the inhabitants of town
cannot be conveniently accommodated in one
school district, such town shall, at meeting
warned for that purpose, divide the town into
several districts, and determine their limits.
SEC. 81. Adjoining towns may, by concurrent
votes, form school district comprising parts OF
such towns. A district so formed shall be called
a fractional district and shall be held to belong
TO the town and county in which the school
house is located. If the school-hOuse is located
upon the dividing line between towns, such dis
trict shall be held TO belong to the town la wing
plurality of the children of school age in the
district, and to the county in which such town is
ituated
SIC. 60. A town shall number its school dis
tricts, and the districts shall be designated by
their respective numbers; and the numbers and
descriptions OF said districts, and alterations af-
terward made in their limits, shall be recorded
in the office Of the town clerk.
SEC. 60. When it is necessary to organize a
school district three voters of the proposed dis
trict may apply in writing TO the selectmen of
the town in which such district is located, or ii
the district contains parts of two or more towns.
TO the seleetmen OF either town; and the select
men shall call meeting in such district BY
posting up a notice thereof, specifying the time,
place and business of the meeting. in two of the
most public places in such district at least seven
days before the time therein specified. One of
the selectmen shall preside in the meeting until
moderator and clerk are chosen when the dis
trict shall be held to be organized.
SEC. 10. The selectmen of a town, on the APP
plication of three voters in adjoining morgan
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into as many school districts ms may be needed,
and number such districts, and organize them in
the manner provided in the preceding section.
The selectmen acting under this section shall
cause their proceedings TO be recorded in the
Office Of the clerk of the county in which such
town or gore 3 situated, andlreeeiye reasonable
compensation from the petitioners.
SEC. H. A school district, lily organized.
shall be a body polite and corporate, with the
powers of a corporation for maintaining schools
in such district, and by its corpora .e name may
sue and be sued, and may take, hold and CON
vey personal and real estate.
SIC. y. town, by vote in town meeting,
may set persons residing in the town to a school
district in an adjoining town or gore, If such
district, by vote, consents 10 receive them; and
persons so set to school district shall have the
same rights and be subject to the same liabilities
as the other inhabitants of the district and as to
district taxation shall be treated belonging to
such district.
II. oFFIcERs.
SIC. 49, A school district shall at its organi-
zation, and at each annual meeting thereafter.
elect from among the legal voters of such dis
trict a moderator, clerk. collector. treasurer one
or three auditors and prudential committee Of
one person. unless the district shall vote TO have
the prudential committee of three, provided for
in the succeeding section. The term Of Office of
such officers shall commence at the time of their
election and continue until their successors are
chosen, but il the prudential committee is alb
sent more than three months from the district,
his office shall be deemed vacant
SEC. n. A school district may. at its organ
ization, or at its annual meeting, elect pruden-
tial committee of three persons one Of whom
shall be chosen for one year. one for two yea n
aud one for three years and until such district
shall vote 10 discontinue such committee Of
three such district shall. upon the expiration of
the term OF Office Of a member of such commit
tee, elect a successor for three years. and may at
any meeting, fill a vacancy occurring in said
committee
SIC. -. If such committee Is elected at the
organization OF the district. aud such organza-
ton is not nj the time fixed for an annual meet
ing, the time between the organization and the
next annual meeting shall be accounted the first
year OF said terms.
SEC. 70. When district has voted TO dis
continue such committee Of three, Il shall not
elect successors to the members as their terms