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16 V.S.A. § 17-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 17 - Orleans School District|App § 17-9. Public act; effective date

§ 17-9. Public act; effective date|This act shall be under the control of future legislation to alter or amend as the public good may require, and shall take effect whenever a majority of the legal voters resident within the limits of that part of the Town of Barton, which prior to March 31 A.D. 1892 was known and designated as School District Number Seven in the Town, present at a meeting of the voters legally notified and warned to be held at the school house in the Village of Barton Landing on the third Tuesday of March, A.D. 1895, shall vote to accept the provision of this act; the notice and warning for the meeting shall be made by one of the Selectboard members of the Town of Barton, to be held as aforesaid, giving at least ten days' notice of the time and place of such meeting, and such notices to be posted in three or more public places in the Village, who is hereby directed to insert in the warning for the meeting an article requesting the legal voters aforesaid to vote upon the acceptance of the provisions of this act, the Selectboard member shall preside at the meeting, and if a majority present of the voters shall vote to accept the provision of this act, the Selectboard member shall then direct the voters to proceed to the election of the officers hereinbefore provided for, and such officers shall hold their respective offices for the respective terms hereinbefore provided, and the commencement and expiration of the same shall be taken to be the same as though this meeting was held on the second Tuesday of March 1895. (Amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 72.)
16 V.S.A. § 19-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 19 - Underhill Incorporated School District|App § 19-1. Incorporation of district

§ 19-1. Incorporation of district|School Districts Number 2 of Jericho and Number 3 of Underhill are hereby incorporated as a graded school district, by the name of the Underhill Graded School District, and shall have all the powers, duties, and privileges granted by law to graded school districts.
16 V.S.A. § 19-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 19 - Underhill Incorporated School District|App § 19-2. Officers

§ 19-2. Officers|The officers of the graded school district shall be the same as are or may be provided by law for other school districts in the State, and shall have the same power and perform the same duties as the same officers in other school districts, except as hereinafter limited.
16 V.S.A. § 19-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 19 - Underhill Incorporated School District|App § 19-3. First election

§ 19-3. First election|The first election of officers of the Graded School District may be held at a special meeting duly warned by the District Clerk of District Number 2 in Jericho or of Number 3 in Underhill by both of the District Clerks, on a petition signed by seven legal voters in the Graded School District, under the laws governing the warning of special school meetings in other districts, and the officers so elected shall hold their respective offices until their successors are elected at the next annual school meeting.
16 V.S.A. § 19-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 19 - Underhill Incorporated School District|App § 19-4. Annual meeting

§ 19-4. Annual meeting|The annual meeting of the Graded School District shall be held each year on the second Tuesday of March.
16 V.S.A. § 19-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 19 - Underhill Incorporated School District|App § 19-5. Adoption of rules and bylaws; acceptance of scholars

§ 19-5. Adoption of rules and bylaws; acceptance of scholars|The Prudential Committee of the Graded School District, may make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as may be deemed expedient, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, and may establish the grade for the admission of all scholars.
16 V.S.A. § 19-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 19 - Underhill Incorporated School District|App § 19-6. Transfer of property

§ 19-6. Transfer of property|The Trustees of Bell Institute are hereby authorized, by a vote at a meeting duly warned for that purpose, to transfer by deed or lease the academy building of the institution and all the property appertaining thereto, to the Graded School District, provided the Graded School District, at a school meeting lawfully warned for that purpose, shall vote to accept the property for school purposes.
16 V.S.A. § 19-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 19 - Underhill Incorporated School District|App § 19-7. Effective date

§ 19-7. Effective date|This act shall take effect from passage.
16 V.S.A. § 21-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 21 - Vergennes Incorporated School District|App § 21-1. Incorporation of district

§ 21-1. Incorporation of district|The City of Vergennes as the city is bounded, is hereby incorporated as a graded school district by the name of Vergennes Graded School District and shall have all the powers, duties, and privileges granted by law to graded school districts.
16 V.S.A. § 23-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-1. Incorporation of district; powers

§ 23-1. Incorporation of district; powers|The territory now included within the City of Winooski and the inhabitants thereof are hereby incorporated and constituted a school district of the City of Winooski, by the name of the Winooski School District. Except where inconsistent with the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to incorporated school districts and municipalities shall apply to the Winooski School District. The Winooski School District shall have all the powers granted to incorporated school districts and municipalities by the laws of the State and this charter, together with all implied powers necessary to carry out its express powers.
16 V.S.A. § 23-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-2. Trustees

§ 23-2. Trustees|Instead of the prudential committee required by law to be elected, the Winooski School District shall be governed by a Board of five Trustees, to be elected at large, and that three of the positions will hold office for a term of three years each and that two of the positions will hold office for a term of two years each, commencing on the day elected. All vacancies caused by resignation, death, or otherwise shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, at an annual or special meeting, duly warned for that purpose, but the Board of School Trustees by a majority vote of all its remaining members may appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the person elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term takes office. The Trustees shall have the powers and perform all the duties of a prudential committee, shall choose one of their members to be President, and shall appoint a Secretary of the Board of Trustees who shall hold office for the term of one year and until their successors are chosen and appointed.
16 V.S.A. § 23-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-3. Annual District meeting

§ 23-3. Annual District meeting|The annual District meeting shall be held on the first Tuesday of March and the immediate preceding Monday as follows:  (1) Monday: At 7:30 p.m. at a place to be selected by the Board of Trustees. The Moderator shall convene the annual District meeting with the following agenda:  (A) The District shall elect a Moderator and Clerk, the term of office to start July 1. (B) The Board of School Trustees shall present the annual reports of the District to the assembled voters, answer any questions, and ask for approval. (C) The District shall authorize the Board of School Trustees to allow appropriate groups and agencies to use school facilities and equipment in accordance with District policy and Vermont law. (D) The District shall conduct an informational public session for the Board of Trustees to present the budget for the following fiscal year and answer any questions regarding the same. (E) The District shall conduct any other business of the District which may be legally conducted, except as provided in section 7 of this charter.  (2) Tuesday: The voters shall at this continued annual District meeting, to be held on the first Tuesday in March from seven o'clock in the forenoon to seven o'clock in the afternoon and conducted at the same place and manner as the annual meeting of the City of Winooski (Appendix A):  (A) Vote a sum of money necessary for the support of the public schools as is required by law. Such sum shall include the amounts anticipated from State education aid and other sources of revenue. The Board of School Trustees shall determine how the voted funds shall be expended. (B) Elect Trustees as set forth in section 2 of this charter. (C) Conduct any other business of the District which may legally be conducted as set forth in section 6 of this charter. (D) Elect a School District Treasurer for a term of three years, the term of office to start July 1, whose duties, authority, and responsibilities shall be those established by law. (Amended 2013, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 12, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 23-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-4. Nominations for Trustee

§ 23-4. Nominations for Trustee|Nominations for the office of Trustee shall be made by petitions to be filed with the Clerk of the City of Winooski and shall meet the requirements of section 7 of the charter of the City of Winooski (Appendix B) as now and hereinafter amended, and voting shall be upon a separate ballot. The City of Winooski voter checklist shall be used (Appendix C).
16 V.S.A. § 23-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-5. Bylaws, rules, and regulations

§ 23-5. Bylaws, rules, and regulations|The School District may make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, and may provide for the establishment and maintenance of such number of schools and of such grade or grades and for teaching such branches of knowledge as it may deem expedient.
16 V.S.A. § 23-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-6. Additional revenue sources

§ 23-6. Additional revenue sources|The Board of School Trustees is hereby authorized to apply for, accept, and expend additional funds not included in the annual budget on behalf of the District from whatever sources, except local taxation, without further action of the District.
16 V.S.A. § 23-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-7. Australian ballot

§ 23-7. Australian ballot|All questions at any annual or special meeting, except for the acceptance of the annual report and the election of School District officers other than the Board of Trustees and the School District Treasurer, shall be voted by Australian ballot. The election of School District officers other than the Board of Trustees and the School District Treasurer, the acceptance of the annual report, and public discussion of Australian ballot issues shall be on the day preceding the Australian ballot.
16 V.S.A. § 23-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-8. Abatement board

§ 23-8. Abatement board|The officers of the Winooski School District, except the Collector, shall be a Board for the Abatement of District Taxes, and it shall have the same power which the Board for abatement of town taxes has in the abatement of such taxes. The Trustees of the District, on request of the Collector, shall call a meeting of such Board on or before January 15 in each year, by posting a notice thereof in three public places in such District at least five days before such meeting.
16 V.S.A. § 23-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-9. Taxes assessed

§ 23-9. Taxes assessed|The taxes assessed by the Winooski School District shall be paid to the Treasurer of the City of Winooski on the same date as the corresponding taxes of the City of Winooski are paid to the Treasurer of the City in each year; and thereafter, if unpaid, shall be turned over to the Tax Collector of the City of Winooski for collection, together with legal addition and fees.
16 V.S.A. § 23-10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-10. Taxes; payment

§ 23-10. Taxes; payment|On the first day of each and every month, the Treasurer of the City shall pay to the Treasurer of the School District all monies collected by the City Treasurer and belonging to the school district by virtue of this charter, after deducting therefrom one-half of one percent of the amount to be retained and paid over to the City as compensation for the expenses of collection and which shall be in lieu of all other fees provided by law for the collection of the taxes.
16 V.S.A. § 23-11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-11. Voters; qualification

§ 23-11. Voters; qualification|The qualifications of a voter in the District shall be the same as the qualifications of a voter in the City of Winooski (Appendix D).
16 V.S.A. § 23-12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-12. Severability

§ 23-12. Severability|If any provisions of this charter are held invalid, the other provisions of this charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of this charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of the charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
16 V.S.A. § 23-13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-13. Applicability; State statutes

§ 23-13. Applicability; State statutes|If any matter mentioned in this charter is said to be controlled by State statutes, the reference to the State statute shall apply to the statute as amended or renumbered, or any statute substituted therefor and having similar subject matter.
16 V.S.A. § 23-14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-14. Public act; effective date

§ 23-14. Public act; effective date|This charter and its amendments shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect from its passage.
16 V.S.A. § 23-15
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-15. Sale of real or personal property

§ 23-15. Sale of real or personal property|The Board of School Trustees may authorize the sale of real or personal estate belonging to the District in the same manner as the Winooski City Council is authorized under the provisions of section 5.12 of the Winooski City Charter (Appendix E).
16 V.S.A. § 23-16
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 23 - Winooski Incorporated School District|App § 23-16. Professional audit

§ 23-16. Professional audit|The Board of School Trustees shall annually contract for a professional audit of all District financial accounts. The audit report shall be published as part of the District's annual report. Copies of the audit report shall be available for public inspection upon acceptance by the Board. This provision shall be in lieu of electing local officials.
16 V.S.A. § 131-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 Appendix - Education Charters and Agreements|Chapter 131 - Town of Danville School District|App § 131-101. Annual and special meetings

§ 131-101. Annual and special meetings|All annual and special meetings of the Danville School District shall be called and warned in the manner provided by the laws of the State. All voting on the school budget at all annual and special meetings shall be by Australian ballot.
17 V.S.A. § 1811
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1811. Governor to call

§ 1811. Governor to call|Whenever the Congress of the United States shall submit to the several states an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and pursuant to Article V of such Constitution shall provide that such amendment be acted upon by conventions in the several states, the Governor, within 60 days after such amendment has been officially transmitted from the United States to this State, shall issue a call for the election of delegates to a convention to act upon such amendment. He or she shall set the date for the election of delegates and the date and hour for the holding of such convention.
17 V.S.A. § 1812
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1812. Composition of convention

§ 1812. Composition of convention|The convention shall be composed of 14 delegates elected at large by the qualified voters of Vermont. It shall meet in the Senate chamber of the capitol at Montpelier. The date for the holding of such convention shall be not less than 20 nor more than 30 days after the election of delegates.
17 V.S.A. § 1813
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1813. Election of delegates

§ 1813. Election of delegates|The election of delegates shall take place not less than three nor more than 12 months after the call, but in no case shall it occur within 40 days of the date fixed by law for a general or primary election.
17 V.S.A. § 1814
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1814. Appointment of candidates for delegates

§ 1814. Appointment of candidates for delegates|Not less than 30 days before the date of the election of delegates, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or in case of incapacity of any one of them, the Secretary of State in his or her stead, shall appoint and forthwith announce the names of 28 candidates for delegates, such candidates being in their opinion representative citizens of Vermont. Fourteen of these candidates shall be persons who assent to the placing of their names on the ballots as "For Ratification," and 14 shall be persons who assent to the placing of their names on the ballot as "Against Ratification." One candidate for ratification and one candidate against ratification shall be appointed from each county in the State.
17 V.S.A. § 1815
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1815. Acceptance of candidacy

§ 1815. Acceptance of candidacy|On accepting such designation each candidate shall file his or her acceptance as follows:"I do hereby accept this appointment as candidate for delegate to the convention to be held on the  ................... day of  .............................; and assent to the placing of my name on the ballot as For Ratification or Against Ratification.                                                             Signed  ……………………………...."
17 V.S.A. § 1816
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1816. Form of ballot

§ 1816. Form of ballot|The form of the ballot to be used shall be as follows:DELEGATES TO CONVENTION TO VOTE UPON THE FOLLOWING    PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES:    (Here shall follow the text of the proposed amendment.)InstructionsTo vote for all the delegates who stand For Ratification, make an (X) in the square at the head of the column marked NAMES FOR RATIFICATION. To vote for all the delegates who stand Against Ratification, make a cross (X) in the square at the head of the column marked NAMES AGAINST RATIFICATION. If you do not wish to vote for every candidate in one column, make a cross (X) opposite the name of the candidates of your choice, not to exceed fourteen in all. If you do not wish to vote for the candidates named in the column "For Ratification" or the candidates named in the column "Against Ratification" you may write in the names of other delegates not to exceed fourteen in number in the spaces provided below. Ballots on which more than fourteen names are marked will be considered defective.[insert wide measure camera copy here]
17 V.S.A. § 1817
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1817. Endorsement of ballots

§ 1817. Endorsement of ballots|Upon each ballot shall be endorsed the words "Official Ballot," followed by the name of the town in which it is to be used, the date of the election, and a facsimile of the signature of the Secretary of State with his or her official title.
17 V.S.A. § 1818
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1818. Checklist to be used

§ 1818. Checklist to be used|The check list used in the last preceding general election shall apply, but may be revised as now provided by law for check lists used at general elections. The polls for this election shall open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
17 V.S.A. § 1819
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1819. Canvassing board

§ 1819. Canvassing board|The Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of State shall canvass the ballots, declaring elected the 14 candidates who have received the greatest number of votes and the Secretary of State shall publish the results. The Secretary of State, upon the completion of the canvass, shall mail or deliver in person to each delegate so elected a notice thereof and such delegates so elected shall be members of the convention.
17 V.S.A. § 1820
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1820. General election law to apply; expense of election

§ 1820. General election law to apply; expense of election|Expenses of such election shall be paid by the State or town as in the case of general elections. The statutory provisions as to holding general elections, furnishing ballots, instructions and forms, appointment and payment of election officers, filling of vacancies, solicitation of voters at the polls, challenging of voters, manner of conducting elections, counting and preserving the ballots and making returns thereof, and all other kindred subjects shall apply to such elections insofar as they are consistent with this chapter, it being the intent of this chapter to place such elections under the regulation and protection of the laws relating to general elections.