Year: 1871

clerk now required by law to be made


by clerks of school districts, and shall re-


ceive the same compensation therefor.


SEC. I. SAID board of school direc


tors shall have the care and custody of


all the property belonging to the several


public schools of such town, shall pre-


scribe the number of schools, employ


teachers and fix their compensation, have


the management and control of all the


public schools in such town, examine


and allow all claims arising therefrom,


and draw warrants for the payment Of


such claims upon the town treasurer,


which warrants shall be paid from the


money hereinafter specified; and said


board shall have and enjoy in general all


the powers and authority, and perform


all the duties, pertaining to the office of


prudential committee and clerk of school


districts as now provided by law. They


may establish graded schools, and pro


vide for the instruction of the scholars in


the sciences and the higher branches of a
thorough education, and may establish
such bylaws and regulations for the car
rylng out OF the powers above mentioned
as are consistent with this act and the
laws Of the state. They shall be sworn
TO the faithful discharge of their duties
and shall receive no compensation for
their services. But tho chairman of said
board shall receive the compensation here
inbetore provided.


SEC. 8. The treasurer of such town
shall keep separate account Of all
moneys appropriated for the use of
schools, which moneys shall consist of
the income of the United States deposit
fund and of the town school fund, and
the income of any money or property
donated for the use OF schools in such
town, and all moneys appropriated by
the selectmcn Of such town for the use of
schools. And such town treasurer shall
pay, out OF any moneys mentioned in
this section, all warrants drawn by said
board of school directors for the Use of
schools. The selectmen of such town
shall annually appropriate for the use of
schools in such town n sum not exceed
ing the amount which would be raised
by a tax of fifty cents upon the dollar of
the grand list of such town, and not less
than twenty-five cents upon the dollar,
and the selectmcn Of such town shall as
sess 4 tax annually for the purpose of de-
traying such appropriations of not less
twenty-five cents, nor exceeding fifty
cents upon the dollar of the grand list of
such town, and such town shall not be
required to assess the tax mentioned in
section eighty of chapter twenty-five of
the general statutes.


And the sclectmcn of any town are
hereby authorized 20 levy and collect any
additional tax above fifty cents on the
lollar that shall be voted for school pur-
poses ut any annual town meeting in said
town.


1t shall be the duty of such town to
provide and maintain suitable school
houses for the accommodation of all tho
schools in such town, and the location,
and sale Of the same shall
be under the control of the board of
school directors.


SEC. .. The board of school direc-
tors may receive students from other
towns into their schools upon such terms
rs they may deem proper, and any
moneys received by them from such
students shall be paid into the school
fund of such town.


SEC. 10. In all cases of districts
formed of the territory or inhabitants of
two or more adjoining towns, one Ct
which adopts the provisions of this act,
he town adopting the provisions shall
urthwith take possession of the school
Iouse of such district, when such school
rouse building is situate in such town,
md of the school apparatus, land and
other property Of such district and the
'clcctmen of such town, and the select
men OF the adjoining town or towns, shall
orihwilh appraise such property, ard
shall determine what proportion thereof
5 owned by the inhabitants of such ad-
dining town or towns; and in case the
lie said several boards Of sclectmcn shall
not agree in their said appraisal or ap-
the same shall be determin-
ID by three commissioners, appointed by
he assistant judges of the county court
1t the county in which such towns are
situated and i'll case said towns are
i'll different counties, then the
same shall be appraised and apportioned
~ five commissioners, three of whom
lIall he appointed by the assistant judges
If the county court Of the county in
which the town asking such commission
; situated, and two by the county court
IF the county where the adjoining town
) situated, none of which commissioners
hall be residents of either of such towns.
such commissioners shall receive the
anne pay for their services as is now
provided by law for services of road COM
nlssloners, and shall, within ten days
ttcr such appraisal, file their reports in
he town clerks Office Of each Of said
OWNS, and the expense of such commits
ion shall he betrayed by the town asking
he same.


SEC. |. 1t is hereby made the duty
If the assistant judges of the several
county, courts in this state 10 appoint
lie commissioners under the provisions
If this act, upon the application of the
clectmen Of any town adopting this act,


SEC. II. The town taking property
f fractional districts, AS provided in
his act, shall, within sixty days after
nch appraisal of the sclectmcn, or the
ling OF the report of the commissioners,
5 provided in section ten of this act, pay
. the treasurer of such adjoining town
uch amount as may be apportioned to
he inhabitants of such town.


SEC. l3 The board of school direc-
ors shall, at each annual meeting, make