Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
for school purposes.


interest on the money placed in their
their charge by tho State for the sup
port Of education, aud accordingly at
the recent town meetings they took
the return of the money to the State.
The town of Manchester adopted this
following resolutions. of which the
Free Press has secured a copy.
WHEREAS the Legislature at its
last session passed an act mo. 80, re-
quiring each town to pay over to tho
state treasurer It's share of the United
state deposit money. except when the
share of a town is loaned to such
town. and not called for by the trustees
of the town. and in that event to pay
over the interest of such sum at the
rate of five per cent. to the state
treasurer. for the trustees OF perma-
nent school fund.
AND WHEREAS. said deposit money
was deposited with the state by the
United states to be paid back when
required by the United States.
AND WHEREAS, said money was.
pursuant to m act of tho Legislature
TO-. -, lit, o 80 ,,,, .o,r,
i,+erost tboroot 10 no o,nro,riated ,v
tho ,ou, for tho rso ~ ire comron
sohoo,s ~, ~ nr,,o,ro, 60 10 70
turned nc nrovided T., s,id act ~ the
sta,o tro,suror ,.boro,or col1od FOR nv
bi,, unor tho roo,,isi,io, or Tho United
states.
Ann WHEREAS I1-pT11Ep This
town ana tho trusteas tberoo, accented
and rscoi,.oa ,ho .,ta INV, o,d boye go
toined the same ana used tho income
| ,horoor for ,h. ,,n,or. % t., common
schools relying upon the faith of the
state OF Vermont to let it remain with
a,, ss. :, ,d, T.. ~, 80 ,o1
and the trustees OF the town have. loan
cd the same to the town and have not
ana 40 NOT see nj TO correct inc same
rIrrprropr DR. 1T prco, ,-,,r,
that TO now demand the principal or
interest thereof seems to us to he Z
R''' '''.' VIZ ~. p''' V. Wv.
ana agreement ontcred into Nv tho
state and the town when the act was
passed and the money paid to and re-
A.,
AND TT IS rt-RTr1rp REsOr WE'D
tbot tho +o,,., do ,ot ,o+o 70 r,ise or
nav. ovor tbe nrincinal of said sim, 70
+bo State .-oasuror. ana &c 20 tho nav
man. oe tbo ir+oros+ +boroof .bo seIao+
MOI, ,ro raou.stad NOT 70 nav ovar tbe
son,o 70 tho state treasury or TO .bo
trrstoee for that nrrnose un,ees and
until +boy ara convinced chat tho town
is lepau,. bound nv Law 70 nav the
sa,,,o and tbar 10 nav. # under nrotest
OF tbc town
>. .,,. ,. A. ..,a
- - wy Wv
winch nave taken action OF this char-
acter are short sighted, for they have
oriovod tho uso &c Tho J-,itod St,tea
"'F'9'' i'''''H az WIS UNIV WIN " Nv
mendous saving to their taxpayers AS
n matter of fact thev will continue 10
r.oa,,.o horoe+ rro., ,h;s .,,a tor .ho
|
income is TO ne redistrlou'ed 10 inc
various towns in the State. but all the
school money will he nut into ono fund
permanent i"hu' Inc hahdoIPh Her
aid says in this connection:
Some Of the towns are sottins
bock and ,vill test tho IaeaIitv Of m,
act reouirinr tber 70 refund TO IN,
state tho 1-ni+ed St,+ce denoei+ ,oopav
or to my. tba state irtaroe+ thereon
If the,. continue to ho,d If What III,
nreciao grounds for refusal are we hay,
not seen stated The money. or In
oor,o &c r.,,toa Gov tbo rarmoror+ nub
lie schoo, fund Tho state rocaived tn,
u.tr1rou hoc,, +, ,Qe- fror, tho fadora
povernmont which was then trouble,
r,i,t n surn,us The state navs no in
terost nm q but tho foaeral goyernmen
MAJ. can i, IN ar any. timeNtboupb I
never wil, Tho state nrovided for th
division and re-division at census peri
DDS or the money among the towns ac
~ .,. -. ,,,, - w.
directed that the income should be use
within the towns for public school pur
saw If In TACT we believe some of i