Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-23

SECTION l. After the date which this act shall take effect
each town this State shall constitute single district for school
oore existing shall no longer exist except for the settlement Of
their pecunary affairs
tre and school districts unoganzed towns and shall
no way be effected BY the of this act unless at meet
SEC e. The several towns shall take charge of the school
houses and property belonging thereto within their respective
limits and al debts outstanding that have accrued for the pur
houses shall be audited and paid by the respective All
other Indebtedness school district shall be paid by said dis
Sec In case Of fractional districts parts Of which belong to
different towns the ectmen of such towns shall appras and
provisions this act shall make an equitable ap
S hoas Of the and debts such and find
towns and order such balance paid within time be by
At the meeting in March, 1s98 there
shall be elected board Of three six school directors citizens of
years. one-thrd years and at every
annual town meeting thereafter onethrd of whom shall be
vacancy in the board shall be filled by appointment by the
seectmen until the next annual town meeting when the town
shall elect director for the remainder of the unexped
All directors elected appointed shall hold Office until their
Sec Said board of school directors shall have the care of
the school property the town and the it's schools
the number and location of its schools employ teachers
and fix their compensation examine and allow claims arising
school matters and draw orders the treasurer for the
form all duties heretofore devoving upon the prudential
and clerk Of school dsrc and make regulations
inconsistent with the law for carrying the powers granted them
into effect
Sec town there shall be kept for least twenty
six weeks in each at the of said town. by teacher
teachers of competent ability and of good morals sufficient
number schools for the of all children who may
legally attend all the public schools therein and all pupils shall
be thoroughly instructed in good behavior reading writing spell
Ing English ogP sf free hand drawing
physiology and hygiene and shall receive special instruction
in the geography history constitution and principles of the gov
Said school shall be within the limits of said town.
places and held at such times the judgment of the
directors will best subserve the interests education give
the scholars Of the nearly equal advantages
pactcab and said school board portion of the school
money exceeding per thereof purpose of
veying scholars to and from such schools.
SEC The board of school directors may provide for the
structon of advanced pupils in the higher branches English
study the graded schools of the town. may
SEC. The board of school directors may receive the
schools under their charge pupils residing other towns in the
and under the restrictions, provided
of school DISTRICTS and received for the instruction
& bos os o % Of
legal pupils of the town in the public schools adjoining town.
and for such instruction from the school moneys the
SEC The board of school shall at each annual
town meeting present to the town full report of their donss
with exhibit of orders drawn by them for the
Sec H. The compensation Of school directors shall be
may be voted by the towns their meeting
for time actually spent in the performance of their duties and the
SEC r. The board of school directors shall before the
first day Of April in each year appoint town superintendent of
supernnden but whose compensation shall be fixed by said
The said directors shall appoint clerk of the
bard said clerk shall keep permanent record book and record
ton returns clerks required be made and take
required be taken by school district clerks and he
receive the compensation therefor
SEC a. The school directors of each town shall annually
writing recommend to the selecmen of of said town the
money necessary for the of schools and said shall
annually appropriate for such exceeding
half less than onefth Of the grand list of such
shall tax annually to defray such appropriations
Any town by special vote may raise larger for school
purposes
Sec 49, The treasurer of such shall keep separate ac
of the appropriated given for the schools
shall of such orders drawn by board
school directors for the of schools
SEC 6 The records of the districts hereby abolished be
preserved by the town.
Sec The provisions of all statutes in force relating school
districts and school officers and their duties shall be
the consistent with this and all parts
of acts inconsistent with this act hereby repealed
Sec. 49, This shall take effect from and after April 1893
except hereinbefore provided.
Approved November IL, 1892.
No. 21.-AN ACT TO REGULATE AND ADJUST GER
TAIN EXISTING SCHOOL LAWS TO THE TOWN