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

expire, and the remaining members or membe
of such committee shall be the committee of tn
district until the expiration of the term whicl
is last to expire.
SEC. II. A school district may elect the col
lector of town taxes, although not an inhabitan
OF the district, to be collector of such district
if he will accept the Office in writing; and sucl
! acceptance shall be recorded by the district
| clerk
SEC. IS. The moderator shall preside al
school district meetings. In case of his absence
| from a meeting moderator pro temp0re may be
chosen to preside at such meeting,
SEC. 10. The clerk shall keep a record of the
votes and proceedings of school district meetings
aud 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 an action ON this statute.
SEC. 80. The clerk shall, within ten days
after his election or appointment, give notice
thereof, and of the number of his district to the
town clerk and il he fail to do so he shall re-
ceive no compensation for making returns to the
town clerk IS office.
SEC 81. The duties of school district collect
ors, treasureis and auditors, shall be like those
OF town collectors, town treasurers and town
auditors. district collector or treasurer shall,
before entering upon his duties it required by
vote OF the district or by the prudential com
mittee, give bonds to the district for the faith
full discharge of his duties in such sum as NAV
neglects for ten days to give bonds as required,
such Office shall be vacant.
SEC. 50. The prudential committee shall
have the care of the school-house and grounds,
and shall keep the same in good order, and if
there is no school-house. shall provide suitable
place for the school and he shall see that fuel.
furniture and all things necessary for the school
are provided.
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.
SEQ. 81. The prudential committee of dis
trict which has not by vote restricted the action
OF its committee in the matter, may permit the
free use OF the schOOl-hOuse for religious meet
ings, lectures, music schools, kindergarten
schools, and like purposes, when such use will
not interfere with the schools or meetings of the
district.
SEC. SO. In the absence or 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. &c. The prudential committee shall
draw orders upon the treasurer for allsums due
from the district; but a prudential committee
shall not authorize the payment of the moneys
of the district to a teacher employed therein who
who did not obtain Il certificate as required by
revoked Or annulled.
SEC. 81. If a prudential committee shall
authorize payment prohibited in the preced-
ing sectiOn such committee shall be liable to the
district for the moneys 80 paid, to be recovered
III an action on this statute and the town agent
shall prosecute such action at the expense and
in the name Of such district.
SEC. IS. When vacancy occurs in the office
OF clerk, collector, or treasurer of a school dis
trct or IN the office OF prudential committee in
district whose committee consists OF one per
son, the selectmen of the town shall Till such
vacancy until a new election is made, by the APP
pOintnent of legal voter of such district, and
the district at special meeting may make a
new election.
III. MEETINGS.
SEC. 50. The annual school meeting shall be
held in each district on the last Tuesday in ame
and special meetings shall be warned whenever
applied for in writing by three voters of the
district.
SEC. 80. School meetings shall be warned by
the clerk or in case OF his absence or neglect, by
one OF the prudential committee, by posting up
III 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 or con
sidered.
SEC. 81. Persons residing in a school district
and qualified TO vote in town meeting shall be
voters in school district meetings; and If per
son offering 10 vote Is challenged, the moderator
at such meeting, the clerk, and the members OF
the prudential committee present, shall decid,
a to his right to vote.
SEC. ". Women shall have the same right
men to vote in school district meetings. ano
in the election of school officers in towns and
cities and the same right to hold offices rolat-
ing to school affairs, except in cases where il
may be otherwise provided.
SEC. %. The word meeting" as applied to
school district meetings when used in This act
shall mean a school district meeting warned as.
above provided; and any authority given a dis
trct in this act to take any action by vote OF.
by twU-thirds vote !" shall mean by vote, or by
a two-thirds vote, in such a meeting.
SEC. "a. Ii person whose duty it is to warn
school district meeting, neglects to do so Ion
ten days after application made as prnyi.lod -.
INV, he shall fUrTett 10 said distr1Cu twenty dol
lars for each ten days neg ect, to be recovered
in an action ON this statute.