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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NUMBER 20
AN ACT CREATING A BOARD OF NOR
NAL SCHOOL EXAMINERS, SUPER
VISORS AND COMMISSIONERS
AND DEFINING ITS DUTIES.

1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec /. The superintendent of education
and two persons from each congressional
district shall constitute a board of Nor
NAL school examiners, supervisors and
commissioners.
Sec. 2. In the month of November 1896
governor shall appoint four persons
wo from each congressional district as
members of the board of Normal school
examiners. supervisors and commissioners
whose term of office shall be Two years
from the date of their appointment
Sec. g. Said board shall meet on or be-
fore the tenth day of January in each
year, and shall organize by the election Of
president and secretary, who shall keep
a record of the proceedings OF the board
and shall make report of the same 10
the next biennial session OF the Legisla-
tu-e.
Sec. 4. fhe members of the board ap.
pointed by the governor shall receive four
dollars per day and their travelling ex-
penses for the time spent In performing
their duties under this act, and their sec
rotary shall be furnished with stationery.
Sec. s. Said board shall have the care
of the Normal schools, and they may as
sign such particular duties to their several
members as they shall see fit. d
The board shall establish courses of
study for the Normal schools, and revise
the same when necessary; they shall deter
mine the conditions of admission to and
OF graduation from the Normal schools.
they shall attend and assist at all examinaL
tons for admission and for graduations.
they shall issue certificates to teach to All
persons of good moral character who may
pass the examinations required for gradu-
alton and may revoke the same upon good
and sufficient reasons for so doing: they
shall nominate and approve all teachers
for the Normal schools, and they NAV
withdraw their approval when the inf !,
ests of the schools demand; and no perM
not having the approval of the board m \
be employed as a teacher in any NornV
school; they shall fix the salaries OF N
teachers of the Normal schools and shAl
direct the use of all moneys drawn froa
the State treasury for the benefit of t1i
Normal schools; and no money shall 81
drawn from the State treasury for n
Normal schools except upon the appro,
of the board, signed by their president 4
secretary; they shall have the care of III
property owned or leased by the State
the use of the Normal schools and t.
shall report upon the condition and ne
, of the same to the Legislature at its I'D
NAL session for the year 1895
They shall also examine into and det
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AN ACT IN RELATION To CALLING
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETINGS IN
CERTAIN CASES; AND IN MAKING
SERVICE OF WRITS ON SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS.
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. If in any school district, whose
financial affairs are not settled. the Of
flee of clerk and prudential committee ia
vacant, the clerk of the town in which
such district, or any part thereof is situ-
ated, may warn a meeting as a resident
clerk might have done. Said town clerk
or one of the selectmen of the town shall
attend such meeting and preside over the
same until moderator is elected
Sec 2. If in such district the office OF
| clerk and prudential committee is vacant.
service of writs may be made upon such
districts by leaving a copy thereof with
any taxpayer resident in such q 'rict.
Approved November %, 1896
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NUMBER 10
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF THE
VERMONT STATUTES, RELATING
no pIrRI .IC INST RIICTION

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF THE
VERMONT STATUTES, RELATING
TO PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. Section six hundred and fifteen,
Vermont Statutes, is hereby amended so as
TO read as follows;
Boards of school directors shall. on or be-
fore the first day of April. annually. ap-
point a town superintendent of schools and
fix his compensation; but no member of
the board Of school directors shall be ap-
pointed such superintendent
Sec. 2. Section six hundred and twenty
two Vermont Statutes, is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Two or more towns, having an aggregate
of not more than sixty nor less thar
twenty schools, may, by vote OF their direc-
tors, unite for the purpose OF employing a
superintendent of schools under the pro-
visions of this chapter.
Sec. 3. Section six hundred and forty
eight, Vermont Statutes, is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows;
An examiner of teachers may grant a
five years certificate TO a graduate of a
normal school in another State, which in
his own county shall confer the same au-
thority to teach and be subject to the
same provision, as certificates of gradua-
ton from a normal school in this State
and the state superintendent may under
like circumsta grant certificate
which shall confer the same authority
throughout the state.
Sec A. Section six hundred and fifty,
Vermont Statutes, is hereby amended 50
as to read as follows;
Examinations shall be both oral and
written. but If the examiner is prevented
from attending, by sickness or other cause,
he NAV employ some competent person 10
conduct the examination; and may after
wards grant certificates upon theeXamina-
| tion papers and the report of the person
who conducted the same; If the examiner IL
unable to issue seasonable certificates, the
Isuperint endent of education shall do so
An examiner who neglects for twelve DAYS
10 notify an applicant for teachers Ger.
! tihcate. of the result of such examination
shall forfeit the amount due him for con,
Quoting the examination upon which thu
applicant. was an attendant.
Sec. g. Section six hundred and Fifty
four, Vermont Statutes is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows;
A certificate of the third grade shall be I
license to teach for a specified time, no
exceeding one year, in any town in tn,
county and may, in the discretion of tn,
examiner, be limited TO the teaching of I
particular school, and shall be ntet
only to one who has passed a satlsfactor,
examination in all branches required b.
law to be taught In common schools, an,
given evidence OF good moral characte
and ability to govern.
Such certificate shall be valid In anothe
county after endorsement by the examine
of teachers in that county.
A person who has twice taken certid
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NUMBER 10.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4ts OF,
In LIE NERMONT STATUTES REI,AT-
ING TO THE GRAND LIST

y is hereby enacted by the General AS
semoly Of the State of Vermont:
T. section four hundred and eigh-
teen OF the Vermont Statutes is hereby
ainehued SO as to read as follows:
Section as The real estate in tho las,
9uaurvhhial appraisal, taxable TO a person
ouly hliing out, swearing to and returning
an inventory shall be appraised by the lis
ters at me valuation established in such
aPpiAlsai' II additional buildings have been
erected or extensive repairs made, the lis
lers snaIl make such addition to the ap-
pralsal OF such real estate as they deem
Just' II mere has been a large deprecia-
uoh IN the value of such real estate by
reason OF hre' flood or other accident. or
the cutting or removing of timber there
from, the listers shall make such deduc-
ZION from the appraisal OF such real estate
as they deem Just; and II there has been
any great change in the value Of any quar-
res Where stone is quarried. the listers
shaIl make such change in the appraisal
OF such quarries as they deem Just.
Approved November II, 1896.
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 100 OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES, RE-
LATING TO APPLICATIONS TOTHE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY


GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
1t Is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. Section one hundred and ninety
of the Vermont Statutes is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Notices of petitions to the General AS
sembly of the grant, alteration or extern
sion of a grant, of a ferry canal, locks,
turnpike, railroad or bank, or for altering
a town or county line, or the creation of a
new town, or the Incorporation of a vii
lage. or the alteration of the shire of a
county, or for laying a tax upon a county
or for a tax on lands for the purpose of
making or repairing roads and building
bridges, shall be published three weeks
successfully in a newspaper, or two news
papers. II there are two printed in the
county or each of the counties in which
such grant is to have effect or, If no
newspaper is printed in such county then
in a newspaper, or two newspapers of an
adjoining county; the last publication TO
be at least three weeks and not more than
three months previous to the session of the
General Assembly, and shall specify the
nature and extent of the legislation asked
for; and no application for the aforesaid
purposes shah be voted on by either branch
of General Assembly unless it appears that
such notice has been given.
Approved November q, 1896.
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NUMBER /,

AN ACT RELATING TO ELL cT1oN OF
STATE OFFICERS AND REPRE-
SENTATIVDS TO CONGRESS AMI
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND
VICE-PRESIDENT.
It is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State Of Vermont;
Sec. 1. Any legal voter of any towh Vi
CITY in this State may vote for governor,
Acknowledgement. treasurer, secretary
of state and state auditor, and electors . VI
president and vice-president in any tow Vow.
or city in the State and for represent w 50
"a onrress in any town or city in the con-
Rresslonal district in which he resides
provided that such voter shall hrst me
with the clerk of the town or CITY, IN Wh zen
he desires to vote, certificate from tne
clerk of the town or city of his lesal Iesi-
dence, stating that such voters name Is on
the check list last required by law 10 oe
prepared in such last named town OF CITY
Approved November "a 1896.
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NUMBER Ii
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4so or
THE VERMONT STATUTES RE
LATING TO THE COLLECTION OF
TAXES.
Approved November 20, 1896.

1t is hereby enacted by the General Az
sembly of the State of Vermont.
Sec /. Section four hundred and eighty
of the Vermont Statutes is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Sec. $50. II a town. school or fire dis
trict or incorporated village, votes to col
lect its taxes by its treasurer, the proper
oficers shall, until otherwise voted make
the town, school or fire district, or incor-
porated village, and the treasurer shall
keep separate accounts of all money re.
ceved as highway or school taxes, and nav
out the same upon the orders of the proper
officers
Approved November 20. 1896
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upon receipt Of such notice, trans
init the same to the select.
men or mayor who shall draw an
order on the treasurer of the town or CITY
Tor the amount of such tax and the treas-
urer snail pay the same to the state treas
urer out of any moneys belonging to the
town or city; If the funds in the hands of
such town or city treasurer are not suf.
nclent 10 pay the tax the selectmen or
mayor shall borrow the necessary amouns
upon orders.'
sec. 3. All acts or parts of acts ncon.
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
sec. 4. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November "a, 1885,
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Nu1 iBER 2l
AN ACT TO PRCVIDE FOR THE BET
TER SUPPOHT OF THE NORMAL
SCHOOLS OF'vTHIS STATE

SCHOOLS OFV THIS STATE.
1t Is hereby enaIcted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. The SUM of five thousand dollars
is appropriated annually TO each of the
Normal and prac lice schools that may ac-
cept the same, to be expended under the
direction of the board of Normal school
examiners, supervisors and commissioners.
And the State Auditor is authorized and
directed to draw his order on the State
treasurer for the sum of two thousand five
hundred dollars on the first day of June
and two thousard five hundred dollars on
the first day of December OF each year in
favor of the treasurer of each Normal
school; provided that the claims of such
Normal school shall have been approved
by the board of Normal school examiners,
supervisors and commissioners, and certi-
fed by the pres dent and secretary of said
board.
Sec 2. RESIDENTS of this State sixteen
years ola or ovAr, who declare their inten-
tion to compile a course of study in a
Normal school and to teach in the State
two years AFTER graduating therefrom,
and who comply with the conditions estab-
lished by the board of Normal school eX-
aminers, suptrvisors and commissioners
for the admission of students. shall be en-
titled to free tuition in the Normal school
of their choicd
Sec. g. Sect ions six hundred and thirty
six to six hun ]red and forty-two, inclusive,
of the Vermdnt Statutes, are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec, 4. This act shall take effect August
l. 1897.
Approved November "A, 1895
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AN ACrI TO AMEND SECTIONS 759 AND
7G0 OH THE VERMONT STATUTES,
REL, ATING TO THE STATE SCHOOL
TAXI
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
semblv 1of the State Of Vermont:
Sec. Section seven hundred and nifty
nine on the Vermont Statutes shall be
amendeH so as to read as follows:
"The III state treasurer shall apportion
to the III several towns, cities, and I'M
organizlIed towns and cores such tax, ac-
cordingII 10 their respective grand lists, and
on or blefore the ,ast day of December, an
nuallv II make out and transmit to each
town aIInd city treasurer and to the colec-
tor of Vi taxes for unorganized towns and
CORES a notice of the amount so appor-
toned Il and the same must be paid into
1.-THE stAte treasury on or before the tenth
day ~ the June next following; and the
state treasurer shall also issue and trans
nit iii the same time, to the collector of
taxes Xfor unorganized towns and cores his
warrsk Int for the collection of the same"
Sec O. Section seven hundred and sixty
Of thk Vermont Statutes shall be amended
so ash to read as follows:
"FAhe commissioners of taxes in unor-
ganlj ked towns and cores shall upon the
reeeilpt of such notice and warrant assess
a Ia II for the amount specified and Gauss
the Nsame to be collected In the manner
pres cribed by law, and paid into the state
tread sury according 10 such notice and
Wark rant. A town or city treasures shell
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m al PROVIDING FOR THE AP-
N@NlSAL' OF TAXABLE PROPERTY.
Is hereby enacted by the General AS
OF the State of Vermont
Sec. l, When the grand list of a town be
en- 'oS' or destroyed the listers shall at
nroo... aNe new appraisal of all taxable
go IN such town, and return the
same to the office of the town clerk within
sly go Gays from the appraisal Of such tax
rDte properly. in the same manner as now
a PosIIed by the. Vermont statutes for
70 q. "issi Oh real ana personal estate.
-, Seo, This act shall take effect from
Approved November "A, 1896.
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NUMBER s.

4r AI,I IN RELATION TO THE EI,Ec-
HI|N OF ELECTORS OF PRESI-
DNNT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
II II toreby enacted by the General As
n4mn|t 81 the State of Vermont:
ast g. The clerk of the house of repre-
.4nIaL|4es shall provide suitable con-
4anIencta for receiving ballots Of the legal
voters hereinafter specified, for electors of
nI4sI0enl and vice-presdent of the United
States N Room No. - in the State House
In |o1|pelier, on the first Tuesday in No
Ysm00I next and shall open the same, and
4ar6|4t oAllots at one o'clock in the after
noon 81 aid day, and shall close the ballot
boz a. Two o'clock and thirty minutes in
fn0 4l|4fnoon of said day.
The said clerk shall, at the time
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may append thereto such abstracts OF the
proceedings OF the several agricultural So
cletles' ana farmers clubs in the State as
may be advisable and the report of the
vermont Dairymen's Association. The re-
port snail show under separate heads the
WORK of the board relating to the different
subjects herein mentioned.
sec. z The provision of section two hum
ured and hfty-one of Vermont Statutes re-
curing the printing of a report by the
repealed.
Approved November a. 1896
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Approved November a. 1896

AN ACT TCi AMEND SECTIONS 75l AND
76S OF IHE VERMONT STATUTES,
RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF
WEEKS OF LEGAL SCHOOL.
IT is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec l. Stiction seven hundred and sixty
three of the Vermont Statutes is amended
so as to rei Id as follows
legal ,fchool for the purposes of the
preceding Aection shall be one which has
been main famed for at least twenty-eight
weeks during the school year, taught by a
duly quail Ned teacher, and whose register
has been Kept and returned as required by
law.
Approved November "a. 1895
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18

AN ACT Il } KEN DER III IL OFFICE OF
STATE GEOLOGIsT MORE EFFICI-
CENT.
It is hereby enacted by the General AS
senbly of the State of Vermont.
Sec. 1. The State geologist shall during
the next two years personally inspect the
mines and quarries now in operation with
in the state, also deposits of minerals of
economic value which have not been open
ed or developed.
Sec. Q. He shall incorporate In his next
bienniaI report the results of said inspec-
ton. showing as far as possible the quail
ity and quantity of our marble, granite
slate. soapstone, copper and other mineral
products, the extent of our mines and
1uarries, and the methods OF working the
same He shall also make as full a state
ment as possible of the undeveloped min
eral deposits of promising value, Incident
ally reporting unused water powers in the
vicinity of said deposits.
Sec 8. For the prosecution of this work
there shall he appropriated the sum of
Nfteen hundred dollars annually for the
neriod of two years.
Approved November a. 1896.
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NUMBER 8.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
PRINTING OF THE REPORT OF
THE VERMONT DAIRYMEN's AS
ISOLATION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. /. Section two hundred and fortv-
seven of the Vermont Statutes shall be
amended so as 20 read as follows:
The secretary shall prepare on or before
the Goth day of June annually, a detailed re.
port Of the proceedings Of the board with
such suggestions in regard to its duties
and the advancement of the interests here
In specified as may seem pertinent, and he
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AN A. ~ CHANGE TIME OF
I m HJItT The say TERMS Oh
fhANhLlN COUNTY, URT.
~ Is hereDy enacted ~ General AS
pc, /. Sectioh one nd and twelve
striking out the world yril" in the thir-
teenth line, and inset in ley thereof
the word March" 't
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from ito
passage ''S
Approved November "A, 1896
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NUMBER =

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF SECTION
20 OF VERMONT STATUTES, RE-
IATING TO CHECK LISTS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembl. the State of Vermont;
Sec. l. Section seventy of the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended by inserting
in line eight after the word omitted" the
following words, land those who will be-
come of age on or before the day of cleo
Iion"
Sec. O. This act shall take effect from its
passage
APP eved November 20. 1885
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AN ACT CHANGING THE LIST ON
WHICH FIRE DISTRICT TAXES
SHALL BE ASSESSED.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. All fire district taxes assessed or
voted on or after the first day of January
in any year. and before the first day Of
January following, shall be assessed on the
grand list returned to the town clerks Of
flee in May of said year.
Sec. q Section four hundred and thirty
seven of the Vermont Statutes is hereby
amended, by striking out the words land
fire district" In the second line thereof.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect fro.-o its
passage.
Approved November 20, 1896
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NUMBER "a
A. ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIV.
SERVATION OF CERTAIN PAPEHa
IN THE STATE LIBRARY.

II Is hereby enacted by the General A q.
sembly of the State of Vermont:
sec. l. Every party to a cause heard ba-
1ore the Supreme Court which is reontraA
to be reported in the Vermont Reports or
his attorney shall hereafter furnish IN ~
clerk of the Supreme Court for the eereraI
term thereof copy Of each brIef nsad a..
the trial of said cause together with
a copy of all printed exhibits used
herewith; and the moving party IN
said cause or his attorney shall also fur
nish said clerk with a copy of the biI ~
exceptions or other papers - which said
cause is pending in said p
Sec. q Said clerk of Il me Court
shall deposit said docum the Ststs
library and it shall be then Z the ststS
librarian to provide for Thu tine IN aaiS
documents from time to III ID To kaAr,
an account of the expenseA eiuent there
TO- which account shall ben udltea by tha
state auditor who shall draw his order
therefor.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November "A, 1896.
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1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
sec. 1. Section four hundred and ei9bt,,-
three chapter ninety OF Vermont stat
utes IL hereby amended SO as to read as
follows: iiNIfFET4E
Upon the return OF the warrant issued
by such treasurer, If any taxes Included
therein remain uncollected. he may re-
issue said warrant, at any time within
six years from the time the collector re-
days from the date of such reissue by
writing upon the same" re-issued TO the
collector. returnable in sixty days from
this date" dating and signing the same and
he may further REISSUE the warrant from
time to time in like manRr.
Sec q This act shall tai e effect from its
passage. "
Approved November ? kS96
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AN ACT IN ADDITION no CHA pru.
FIFrrY SEVEN or 1fH unRkforEE,ks
STATUTEG. HNTIIIFE Helf1f1 Nm
ING GRAND AND fI4IIf JuRORs's,
II Is hereby enacted By IS. Genera,
sembly Of tho State oI NIIM1nf. as
Sec. l. Grand tuI rs il aIIondaneo A.,
Term Of Tie Cou Count. ahaIl ~
matters. be subleq| I0 ire order and Al. Il
ton Of the jadGe 10'1nf a1|d corrf
may be diachal from flhthsr ter',,
and attendanc1 1| pleasu ID
judges
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AN - TO AMEND SECTION Ioa. IN
THE VERMONT STATUTHs RT
LATING TO SEARCH VARIANTS
1t is hereby enacted by the General |,
sembly of the State Of Vermont: ~
Sec. l. Section one thousand and ninAt,
four of the Vermont Statutes Is here3, /
amended as follows. by adding the wbrsS
"and search warrants after the wnriN
lin favor of bail' in the second line OF All
set ion.
Sc This act shall take effect froh n,
Approved November 20. lsss
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AN ACT AMENDING SECTION $50 OF
VERMONT STATUTES, RELATING
TO TAXATION OF TRUST COM
PANIES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State OF Vermont
Sec. /. Section five hundred and eighty
three of Vermont Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out after the words
government bonds" in the eighth line
thereof, the words "also the average
amount of the assessed valuation of the
real estate owned by such corporation,
and, also" and inserting In lieu thereof,
the word and.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect De-
cember 3ist 1896.
Approved November 20. 1896
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NUMBER 1s.
Approved November 20. 1896

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION Asa
CHAPTER 80 VERMONT STATUTES
RELATING TO COLLECTION OF
TAXES.