The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-22
MONTPELIER SCHOOL MEETING.
When 1t Occurs and what Is to be Done
The Town and the Union District Co
eXtenSiYe-The Law in the Case.

When 1t Occurs and What Is to be Done
The Town and the Union District Co
extensive-The Law in the Case.
A philosophical citizen sends the
WATCHMAN the following:
4" Editor Waterman The attention of the
voters of this town ought to be called to
the approaching school meeting, which &C.
ours on the 28th inst The matter OF schools
should always interest the public, and the
coming meeting should be no exception
The new school laws left the school dis
tricts of Montpelier except the Union
district, in peculiarly broken-up condi-
ton, and the only way out of the difficulty
which seemed to present itself was to unite
all the fragments with the Union district,
which was done; so, from this time on, the
Union district is coextensive with the town,
and all the public schools will be under one
management. The new law adds two
members to the prudential committee, which
will hereafter consist of seven members
The two new members are to be elected at
the coming meeting, and the term OF office
OF two OF the present board expires at the
same time so that at this meeting four
members of the committee will be elected,
two for two years each and two for three
years each The voters will therefore
recognize the Importance of the meeting,
and, it is hoped, will govern themselves &C
cordingly. In this connection, attention is
called to the fact that there are between
| two and three hundred women in town
who are qualified to vote in this meeting,
and it is hoped they will show their inter
est in school matters by attending the meet
ing. The two laws relating especially to
the Montpelier district are printed here
| with"
ACT No. 1872.
SECTION l. The boundaries of the Mont
pelier Union district in Montpelier are
hereby so altered and extended as to in
| clude within its limits the entire town
The several districts hereby annexed shall
on and after the first day of April, 1898
cease to exist except for the settlement o.
their pecuniary affairs, and the records o.
| said districts shall be preserved by the town
SECTION 2. The prudential committee
of said district shall hereafter consist o.
seven members instead of five as now pro
vided by law, and such additional mem
bers shall at the next annual meeting o
said district be elected for the term of two
years, and thereafter their successors shall
be elected for the term of three years.
SECTION 8. All powers, rights, priv
leges and duties in respect to schools
school houses, property and all other mat
ters belonging to or imposed upon town
selectmen and school directors by the &C
entitled An act relating to public instrucc
ton" approved November II, 1892, shall
belong to and be performed by said distric
and its prudential committee respectively
SECTION A. This act shall take effect oil
the first day of March next for all purpose
relating to the annual meeting of said dis
trict, and for all other purposes on the frs
day of April next.
Approved November %, 1892.
ACT No. 1853.
SECTION 1. The annual meeting OF tn
Montpelier Union district, in the town G
MONTPELIER, shall hereafter be held on tn
last Tuesday of March in each year, instea
of on the second Wednesday of August.
SECTION q The present officers of sal
district shall hold Office until the last Tues
day in March, 1893 1894 and 1895, accordin
to their respective terms.
SECTION 3. All acts and parts of act
inconsistent with this act are hereby re
pealed.
Approved November 10, 1892
Following is the warning for the schoc
meeting; "The legal voters of the Montp,
ler Union district, in the town of Montpt
ler, county of Washington, and state
Vermont, are hereby warned to meet 8
Capital hail. in said district, on Tuesday
the 2Sth of March, A. ID. 1893, at seve
o'clock P. NJ, to act on the following bus
ness, viz: To elect moderator; to elect
district clerk; to receive and act upon TIL
reports of the prudential committee an
treasurer; to elect members of the prudel
tial committee from original school district
numbers one and two respectively; also tw
additional members of the prudential con
mittee for the term OF two years. and ais
to fill all vacancies in the office of prudel
tial committee; to elect treasurer; to ele,
a collector; to elect all other necessary of
GERS; to raise money on the grand list
said district to pay the debts and defray til
expenses of said district; to see if the di
trct will vote to accept the provisions OF a
act entitled An act relating to the collie
ton of taxes approved December %, 1SS
and amendments thereto; to transact an
other legal business"
1t is a to1on school meeting, and every vote
in town meeting-and the some three hun
dred women voters besides to whom OF
correspondent refers above-is entitled |
vote, and should feel an active interest
the work to be done at the meeting. 1t
called at a time when it will be convenier
for the great body of the voters to be pre-
ent, and they should attend and have the
will appear in the results of the NEE ting.