Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-12
No. 6.-AN ACT providing for a state school


No. 6.-AN ACT providing for a state school
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of tho state of Vermont:
sec. /. A tax of five cents on the dollar
hall be annually assessed on the list OF the
polls and ratabls estate of the inhabitants OF
this state for the support of the common
schools.
Sec. 2. The treasurer of the state shall APP
portion to the several towns and cities and I'M
organized towns and cores i'll this state such
tax according their respective lists, and shall
Oh or before the first day of May, in each year,
make out and transmit to the treasurer OF each
town and city and to the collector of taxes for
the unorganlLed towns and cores i'll this state,
a notice of the amount 30 apportioned and that
the same shall be paid into the treasury OF the
state on or before the first day of June next
following.
Sec s. The commissioners of taxes for all
unorganized towns and CORES shall immediately
upon receipt of snch nstice assess tax tor the
amount specified and cause the same to be coz
leeted in the manner prescribed by law upon
such unorganized towns and cores, and cause the
the same to bs paid into the state treasury accord
ink TO such notice; and the several town and city
treasurers shall, upon the receipt of such mo-
tee, transmit the same to the selectmen, or
mayor OF their respective towns or cities, and
such selectmen or mayor shall draw an order
on the treasurer of their respective town or
city for the amount of such tax aud such treas
urer shall pay the same to the state treasurer
according to such notice, out of any moneys
belonging to their town or city, and if there il
not sufficient funds in the hands of such treas
urer to pay such tax, the selectmen or mayor
shall borrow the same upon their orders and the
several towns or cities may provide for the pay
ment of such tax by special tax to be ASSESS
cd and collected like ordinary town or city
taxes, or such state tax may be provided Tor like
ordinary expenses of the several towns or
cites.
Sec 1. The list prepared annually by the
secretary of state from the abstracts of the
grand list of the several towns, cities, morgan
lied towns or cores, which, are now bylaw re-
quired TO be returned to his office shall consti-
tute basis for the apportionment of said tax
Sec. >. The provisions of section three humid
red sixty nine of the revised laws shall not APP
ply to taxes assessed by this act.
Sec. u. The treasurer of the state shall an
nually, on or before the tenth day of July,
divide the money in the treasury of the state,
received on such tax, among the towns, cities
and unorganlzed towns or cores, in proper
ton TO the number of legal schools sustained
the preceding school year, which sum shall, in
towns or cities not having the town system nor
"A graded school district, be divided equally
among the several school districts which have
sustained IA legal school the preceding
year and in towns or cities having the town
system or graded school district, such fund
shall be divided as now provided by Jaw for
the division of school moneys.
Sec. I. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 26, 1890,