Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-12-05
THE NEW SCHOOL Law.

tricts, heretofore existing, shall nc
longer exist, except for the settle
ment 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 provisions of this act, unless
at meeting legally warned, they
shall vote to become a part Of the
town district system.
Sec. 2 The several towns shall take
charge of the schoolhouses and prop
erty belonging thereto within their
respective limits and all debts out
standing that have accrued from the
purchase OF land, erection of school
houses and repairs on schoolhouses
shall be audited and paid by the re-
spective towns. All other indebted
ness of any school district shall be
paid by said district in the settlement
of its pecuniary affairs.
Sec. g. In case of fractional dis
tricts, part of which belong to differ
ent towns, the selectmen of the town
in which the school property is locat-
ed shall appraise such school proper
ty of such fractional districts, abolish
ed under the provisions Of this act,
and shall make an equitable appor-
tionment of the property and debts of
such districts, and find the balance
equitably due from either of said
towns, and order such balance to be
paid within time to be by them linn
tied.
Sec. 4. At the annual town meet
ing in March, 1898, there shall be
elected board of three or six school
directors, citizens Of the town, one
third of whom shall be elected for one
year, one third for two years and one
third for three years, and at every
annual town meeting thereafter, one
third Of whom shall be elected for
three years.
A vacancy in the board shall be fill
ed by appointment, by the selectmen,
until the next annual town meeting,
when the town shall elect a director
for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
All directors, elected or appointed,
shall hold Office until their successors
are elected.
Sec. 5. Said board of school direc-
tors shall have the care of the school
property of the town and the manage
ment of its schools determine the
number and location of it's schools,
employ teachers and fix their COM
pensation, examine and allow claims
arising in school matters and draw
orders upon the town treasurer for
the payment thereof and shall in gen
eraI, have the powers and perform all
duties heretofore devolving upon the
prudential committee and clerk of
school district and may make regula
tions, not inconsistent with the law,
for carrying the powers granted them
into effect.
Sec. 6. In every town there shall |
be kept, for at least twenty six weeks
in each year, at the expense of said |
town, by a teacher Or teachers of |
competent ability and good morals,
instruction of all children, who may
legally attend all the public schools
therein; and all pupils shall be thor
oughly instructed in good behavior,
reading, writing, spelling, English
grammer, geography, arithmetic, free
hand drawing, the history and consti
tuition of the United States, and in
physiology and hygiene,
and shall receive special instruction
in the geography, history, constitu-
bion and principles of the government
of Vermont.
Said schools shall be within the linn
It's of said town and at such places
held at such times as, in the Judgment
Of the board of directors, will best sub
serve the interest of education and
give all the scholars of the town as
nearly equal advantages as may be
practicable; and said school board
may use aportion of the school money
not exceeding 25 per cent thereof, for
he purpose of conveying scholars to
and from such schools.
Sec. z. The board of school direc
tors may provide for the instruction
Of advanced pupils in higher branches
Of English study in one or more of the
graded schools of the town and may
central schools in said town
Sec. s. The board of directors may
receive into the schools under their
charge pupils residing in other towns,
N the same manner and under the
same restrictions as provided in the
.ase of school districts; and moneys