The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-28
CHAPTER iloi.

CHAPTER iioi.
AN ACT Providing for the Better Man
agement of the Public Schools in the
State.
IL is enacted by the General Assembly
as follows:
Section J.. All the school districts in this
state that have not prior TO Jan. |. 1884,
been abolished according TO law shall be
and they hereby are declared abolished
on and after said January /. 1904, and all
title and interest In all the schoolhouses.
land. furniture and other property which
was vested IN the several districts shall he
vested in the town in which the said dis
tricts were located. The property so
vested shall In the case OF each town be
appraised by commission ~ three dis
interested persons to ne appointed by the
common pleas division OF the supreme
court In the county In which such town Is
situated upon the request OF the school
committee OF said town, and at the next
annual assessment OF taxes thereafter a
tax shall be levied upon the whole town
equal TO the amount OF said appraisal: /:
and there shall be remitted TO the tax
PAYERS OF each district their proportional
share of the appraised value OF the school
property IN such district: Provided, that
II any district be In debt. and said debt
be assumed by the town. the amount OF
said debt shall be deducted from the
whole amount 10 be RENTED 10 the tax
payers OF said district: n, however. the
parties In interest prefer. the differences
in the value Of the property OF the several
districts may be adjusted in such manner
"a they may agree upon: Provided that
the selection of teachers. and election Of
superintendent in SUCH towns as do not
unite for the employment OF a superin-
tendent, and the entire care, control and
management OF all the public school In
terests Of the several towns. shall be
vested in the school committee OF the
several towns
Sec. 2. Any two or more towns. the ag-
gresate number OF schools in all of which
shall not be more than sixty, may by vote
OF the qualified electors of said several
towns unite for the purpose OF the EN-
ployment OF superintendent OF schools.
Sec. 4. The school committees OF the re-
spective towns voting therefor. as pre-
scribed in section hereof, shall form
Joint committee for the purposes OF this
act; said joint committee shall be the
agents Of each town comprising such
union. Said school committees shall meet
annually In joint conven ton on the last
Friday In June. at place and hour
agreed upon by the chairman OF the re-
spective school committees. and shall or
gani1e by the choice OF n chairman and
secretary. They shall choose by ballot a
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and apportion the amount thereof to be
paid by each OF the towns according to
the next preceding school census in said
town. Such union shall not be dissolved
because the number OF schools shall have
I increased beyond the number Of sixty.
nor. for any reason. FOR the period OF
thre years from the date OF the forma-
ton OF such union, except by vote OF a
majority OF the towns constituting such
union.
Sec. l. Whenever the chairman and Sec
retary of such toint committee shall GER
t'fv 70 the commissioner OF public schools
that a union has been erecteA a. herein
provided. together with the amount of
salary 10 be paid TO the superintendent
OF schools and proportional amount 10
be paid BY each town forming said union,
then. upon the receipt o. sad certificate
by the commissioner OF public schools.
said commissioner shall draw his order
upon the general treasurer IN favor OF
each TOWN in said union for the payment
~ oneNhaf the proportional amount so
certified: Provided. the amount paid 10
any one union shall not exceed seven
bundre1 ffty dollars. which amount shall
he pad for the salary OF said superin-
tendent and provided further. that no
money shall he paid 70 any union In
which the number of schools does not
exceed forty.
Scr. :. In case any town or city not
united with any other town or city for
the purposes ~ this act. which shall
have In the aggregate more than forty
schools and which shall annually pay NJ
least hfteen hundred dollars for the
salary Of superintendent 81 schools.
such town or city shall he entitled
10 seven hundred rfty dollars from the
state treasury, which amount shall be
paid toward the salary OF sad superin-
tendent. and the commissioner OF public
schools shall draw his order for SAID
amount upon receipt OF the proper GER
tihcste from the chairman and clerk ~
the school committee of ssid town.
Sec 8 There shall be appropristed sn-
nually such sum ne NAV be necessary
20 carry out the Arovisiors of this sct
Sec :. THIS act shall take effect I'm
rci.stely.