The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05


the state through practical instruc-
ton in agriculture, including tillage,
crop-raising. gardening, orcharding,
forestry, dairying, stockraising, farm
management, marketing and the allied
subjects of domestic science and the
manual arts.
Sec. 2. The board of trustees of
said school of agriculture shall be
the same board that conducts the af-
fairs of the state school of agriculture
at Randolph. Said board Of trustees
shall adjust their present organiza-
tion in such respects as may be neces-
sary for the general supervision,
management and control of the school
hereby established and all of its af-
fairs, and, to carry out its purposes
and objects may:
"a Appoint person of the town
where said school is located and at
its pleasure remove him, who shall be
called the local director, whose du-
ties shall be prescribed by said board
and who shall at all times be under
the control and direction of said truS
tees.
ca Employ and. at its pleasure. re-
move, teachers, experts. chemists.
laborers, servants and all necessary
clerks and assistants.
(3) Adopt rules and regulations for
the management of said school, not
inconsistent with the purposes and
objects of this act
(4) Prescribe the courses of in
struction and the methods of inves-
tigation and experiment TO be follow
ed in such school and establish the
diplomas to be conferred on gradua-
ton; and said trustees shall fix the
wages of all persons appointed by
them or by said local director under
their supervision
Sec. 3. Said trustees shall receive
for their services in connection with
said school four dollars for each day
actually spent. and their necessary
travelling and other expenses incurred
by them, in the discharge of their du-
ties. a.
The auditor of accounts shall, on
the last day of each quarter OF the
fiscal year audit and allow to said
trustees their several accounts for
services and expenses. and shall draw
an order in payment for the same.
Said trustees shall maize full report
biennially to the general assembly of
the work done during the, preceding
two years. the conditioner said school
and its needs, and the condition of
its property; and in its said report
shall furnish a detailed statement of
the financial condition Of said school.
the moneys expended and for what
purposes. &c.,
Sec. T. The governor and said edu-
cational commission may. locate said
school in any town of its selection in
Addison or Rutland County, and it is
hereby authorized and empowered TO
purchase. lease, hold. control and sell,
I in the name of the state and for such
school. real and personal estate for
the use of the same. Said board is
also authorized and empowered to re.
| ceive. in the name of the state, dona-
tions and requests which may be
made or given for the equipment and
maintenance of such school
Sec. :. The sum Of, twenty thou
sand dollars is hereby appropriated
/ for the establishment Of said school
and for the purpose of purchasing real
estate, tools, machinery, animals and
| equipment, and for the erection and
repair of buildings. for such school
and for its complete equipment.
Sec. G. The sum of ten thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated annual
i ly by the state for the maintenance
of the school so established.
Sec. & The auditor of accounts Il
hereby directed to draw an order in
favor of the governor for such
amounts and at such times as the
board of trustees may, request, moi
exceeding the amount Of said several
appropriations.
Sec. s. II. on or before the first day
of September. 1914. the governor and
said educational commission have moi
acted in accordance with the respec
tive authorizations conferred by tbs
provisions OF this act. or any OF them
this act shall in all respects be null
and void from and after said LAS
named date.
Sec. Q. ANY town in the counties
of Addison or Rutland is hereby au
thorized 10 appropriate such sum il
aid OF such agricultural school If 10
Gated in the county in which such
town is situated. as the legal voters
al a meeting duly warned and hello
for that purpose may vote; and tht
action of any town in either of SAID
counties, taken previous to the pass
age of this act. in appropriatint
money for any agricultural school IL
the county wherein such town is 10
Gated, is hereby declared legal ant
valid.
Sec 10. This act shall take effeci
from its passage. -.
Approved February 10, 1918.