Year: 1872

order of the comptroller, drawn in favor of the board

 Of the drsties of towIis.

 8 Public schools shall be estab- azszsed in the several towns in this state,s f 5d naintained for at least thirty weeks

 a each year, in every school district in waich the number of persons between faEir and sixteen years of age at the last preceding enumeration was stwenty-feur oz more,s and for at least twenty-four weeks in the other districts; but noschool ned be maintained in any district in which the average attendance of persons af the school in said district during the paeceding year, ending the thirty first day Of August was less than eights Said schools shall be taught by teachers found duly qualified by the school visitors, and shall be open to all children. over four yesrs of age. residing in the respective szicts; and no person shall be denied a6 tfance to and instruction in said scfsDols on account of race or color. The exncnse of maintaining such schools shall be erovided for in accordance with the re- qaifements of chapter twelve of this act. Sec. A. There shall be in every town. g board of school visitors, composed of six or nlne members, as each town may de- ternire; which board shall be divided into three classes, the first class to hold office until the next annual town meeting, the second class until the second annual town meeting Following, and the third class un- til tue third annual town meeting follow ing, and until others are elected in their plaees Should any vacancy occur, the remaining members of the board may ap- point some one to fill the same till the nexE annual town meeting, when all va caneies in the board shall be filed. 5 Sec 9. School visitors shall hereafter be chosen by ballot in the following man. ner; H the number to be chosen at any town meeting be two, four, six or eight, hasE the number to be chosen If the number to be chosen be three, then no person shall vote for more than two; if five, then no person shall vote for more than three; if seven, then no psrson shall vote for more than four; if nine, then no person shall vote for more than five. That number of persons sufficient to fill the board who have the highest number of of votes shall be elected. In case of tie, that person whose name stands first or highest on the greatest number of ballots shall be elected.

 r See. 26. Any town may, at any legal meeting, authorize and direct the school visitors to employ the teachers for all the public schools of the town for such terms of the schools as it.may specify.

 See. ?. In case any town shall have received any permanent funds from any school society or district within it's limits, such town shall annually elect, by ballot, a school fund treasurer; who shall have the charge of fuch funds, and keep separate account of the same, and who shall give bond, with surety, to the satisfaction of the selectmen of the town, for the faith ful discharge of the duties of his office. ? Sec. 28. The selsctmen shall have the care and management of any property. or funds, apertaining to schools and belong ing to the town, and shall lodge all bonds, leases, notes, and other securities, with the treasurer, except so far as the same shall have been, or shall be, intrusted to others by the donor or grantor. or by the general assembly, or by the town; they shall pay to the treasurer all money which they may collect and receive for the use of schools: they shall cause the boundary inessof school districts to be entered on the records of the town; they shall desig- nate the time, place, and object of hold ing the first meeting in any new district; and shall perform all other lawful acts which may be required of them by the town, or which may be necessary to carry into full effect the powers of towns with regard to schools.