Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-17

schools, determine the number and loca-
tion 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, in general,
have the powers and perform all duties
heretofore devolving upon the prudential
committee and clerk OF a school district
and may make regulations, not inconsist-
ent 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, sufficient number of
schools for the instruction of all children,
who may legally attend all the public
schools therein; and all pupils shall be
thoroughly instructed in good behavior,
reading, writing, spelling, English gram
mar, geography, arithmetic, free hand
drawing, the history and constitution of
the United States, and in elementary physi-
ology and hygiene, and shall receive spe-
cial instruction in the geography, history
constitution and principles of the govern
ment of Vermont.
Said schools shall be within the limits
of said town and at such places and held
at such times as, in the judgement of the
board of directors, will best subserve the
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scholars of the town as nearly equal ad-
vantages as may be practicablei and said
school board may use portion of the
school money, not exceeding twenty-five
per cent thereof, for the purpose of con-
veying scholars To and from such schools.
Sec. T. The board OF school directors
NAV provide for the instruction of advanc-
ed pupils in higher branches of English
study in one or more OF the graded schools
of the town and may establish central
schools in said town.
Sec. s. The board of directors may re-
ceive into the schools under their charge
pupils residing in other towns, in the
same manner and under the same restric-
tions as provided in the case of school dis
tricts; and moneys received for the in
struction of on-resident pupils shall be
paid into the school fund of the town.
Sec. 9. Said board may provide for the
instruction OF any legal pupils of the town
in the public schools of an adjoining town
and may pay for such instruction from
the school moneys OF the town.
Sec. 10. The board of school directors
shall, at each annual town meeting, pre-
sent to the town full report OF their do
ings with an exhibit of orders drawn by
them for the use of schools.
Sec IL. The compensation OF school
directors shall be two dollars per day for
time actually spent in the performance OF
their duties, and the same shall be paid
out of the town treasury but their account
shall be audited and allowed like that of
other town officers.
Sec. 12. The board of directors shall,
on or before the first day of April in each
year, appoint a town superintendent OF
schools, whose duties shall be the same as
now required of town perintendents,
but whose compensation shall be fixed by
said directors.
Sec. 10. The said directors shall also
appoint clerk of the board; said clerk
shall keep permanent record book and
record therein the proceedings OF the
board aud he shall make registration re-
turns to town clerks required to be made
and take the school census required to be
taken by school district clerks, and he
shall receive the same compensation
therefor. art
See. IA. The school directors of each
town shall annually, in writing, recon-
mend to the Selectmen OF said town the
amount OF money necessary for the use Of
schools, and said Selectmen shall annual
ly appropriate for such purpose a sum, not
exceeding one half nor less than one fifth
OF the grand list of such town, and shall
assess a tax annually to defray such appro-
priations.
Any town, by special vote, may raise a
larger sum for school purposes.
Sec. 10. The Treasurer of such town
shall keep separate account OF the mon
eys appropriated or given for the use ot
schools and shall pay out of such moneys
orders drawn by the board of school direct
ors for the use of schools.
Sec. 10. The records of the districts
hereby abolished shall be preserved by
the town.
Sec. II. The provisions OF all statutes
now in force, relating to school districts
and school officers and their duties, shall
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ent with this act; and all acts and parts
of acts, inconsistent with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. IS. This act shall taks effect from
and after April l, 1893, except as herein
before provided.