Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-11-17
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.
Tex ofthe Bnl Reported to the House
the Committee.

Tex, orthe hin Reported to the House
the Committee.
The text of the school law reported
the house from the committee on edli
ton Is as follows -
1t is hereby enacted by the gen u
assembly of the state of Vermont
Sec. /. After the date on which this
act shall take III CT each town in this
state shall onsttute a single district for
school purposes and the divisions of the
town into school districts heretofore ex-
isting, shall no longer exist, except for
the settlement of their pecuniary affairs.
But school districts organized under
special acts Of the legislature, and school
districts in unorganized towns and cores
shall in no way be affected by the pro-
visions of this act, unless, at meeting
legally warned, they shall vote to be-
come part CT the town district system.
Sec. 2. The school houses and the
property belonging to such districts
shall be appraised by three persons, res
idents of the county, who shall be APP
pointed by the assistant judges of the
County court of the county; but no two
Of said appraisers shall be appointed
from the same town.
The amount of such appraisal shall
stand to the credit of the several schotl
districts respectively, to be adjusted, al
lowed and equalized between such dis
tricts by applying such valuations upon
the taxes thereafter assessed. under the
provisions Of this act, upon the grand
list of the several school districts; and
such school houses and other property
shall become the property of such town.
Said appraisers shall receive from the
state for their services as said apprais ers
the sum of So per day and their neces-
sary expenses for the time actually spent
in the performance of their duties, and
shall, at the completion of said duties,
make out a detailed account of time
spent and money paid out, verified by
their oath, and p resent the same to the
state auditor, VINO shall audit the same
and draw an order on the state treasurer
for the payment thereof.
Sec. 3. In case of fractional dis riots,
parts of which belong to different towns,
the appraisers shall apprai-e such school
property of such fractional districts
abolished under the provisions of this
act, and shall make an equitable appor-
tionment of the property and debts of
such district, and find the balance equit-
ably due from either of said towns to
any of said towns, and order such bs l.
ance to be paid within a time to be by
them limited, and whenever fractional
districts are parts of two or more coun-
ties. the appraisers of the county in
which the school house of said fractional
district stands shall make the apportion-
ment as aforesaid.
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in March. 1898, there shall be elected a
board of three to six school directors,
citizens of the town, one-,hird of whom
shall be elected for one year, one-third
| for two years, and one-thild for three
thereafter, one-third shall be elected for
three years.
A vacancy in the board shall be filled
by appointment, by the selectmen, until
the next annual town meeting, when the
town shall elect director for the re-
mainder of the unexpired term.
All directors elected or appointed shall
hold office until their successors are
| elected.
Sec. 5. Said board of school directors
shall have the care of school property OF
the town and the management Of its
schools, determine the number and To-
cation of its schools, employ teachers
and fix their compensation, examine and
allow claims arising in school matters
and draw orders upon the town treasurer
for the payment thereof, and shall, il
general, have the powers and perform
all duties heretofore devolving upon ths
prudential committee and clerk of s
school district, and may make regula
lions not inconsistent with the law fol
carrying the powers granted them int
effect.
Sec. 6. In every town there shall b.
kept, for at leas. rs weeks in each year
at the expense of said town, by teacher
or teachers of competent ability and o.
good morals, sufficient number o.
schools for the instruction of all thu
children who may legally attend all thu
public schools therein; and all pupils
shall be thoroughly instructed in goot
behavior, reading, writing, spelling
English grammar, geography, arithme
tic, free hand drawing, the history ant
constitution of the United States, and il
elementary physiology and hygiene, ant
shall receive special instruction in thu
geography, history, constitution ane
principles of the government of Yer
N mt.
Said schools shall be within the limit!
Of said town, and at such places and hele
at such times as in the judgment of thu
board of directors will best subserve tht
interests of education and give all thu
scholars of the town as nearly equally
advantages as may be practicable; anc
said school board may use portion Of
the school money, not exceeding % pei
cent thereof, for the purpose of convey
ing scholars to and from such schools.
Sec. z. The board of school directors
may provide for the instruction of ad
vanced pupils in the higher branches Of
English study in one or more Of the
graded schools of the town, and may es
Iablish central schools in said town.
Sec. 8. The board of school directors
may receive into the schools under theil
charge pupils residing in other towns, in
the same manner and under the same re
strictions as provided in the case OF
school districts; and moneys received fol-
the instruction of nonresident pupils
shall be paid into the school fund of tn.
| town.