sonally appeared, the above named committee, and made oath to the truth of the above return, by him subscribed. Before me, C. D. justice of the peace." Provision where the expenses of the school exceed the school money. SECT. 16. Whenever the expense of keeping a school, by an instructor, approved according to law, shall exceed the And the school society committee shall, from the said cer- amount of all the public money appropriated by law to defray tificates, so returned to him, prepare and transmit to the comp- the expense of such school, the committee in such district, for troller of public accounts, on or before the fifteenth day of Sep- the time being, with such other person or persons as the said tember annually, a certificate sworn to, according to the follow-district, at a legal meeting warned, and held for that purpose, ing form, to wit:-" We, the committee of the school society, in the town of , may appoint, and hereby constitute a board, to examine adjust, do certify, that and allow all bills of expense accruing, for the support of from the returns made to us, by the committee of the several schools, in said district, and apportion such deficiency among school districts, within this school society, under oath, we find the proprietors of said school, accruing to the number of days that on the first Monday of August, A. D. there were that any person or persons may have sent any scholar or scholresiding within said society, and belonging thereto, the num-ars, to school; and if the number of days cannot be ascertained ber of persons, between the ages of four and sixteen then according to the number of scholars. And any justice of years; and from the best information we have obtained, we the peace, living in the town where such school has been kept, verily believe the said returns made to us are correct. shall have power to grant a warrant, directed to the collector of school taxes, in such district, in the same manner as is by law provided for the collection of town taxes. School society committee."† "On this day of A. D. personally appeared the above named committee, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate, by them subscribed. Before me, C. D. justice of the peace." And the committee aforesaid shall, in making out said returns, insert therein the number of persons, in words at full length: provided however, that in case the same person shall be returned by the committee of different districts, it shall be the duty of the committee of the school society, to determine to which district such person belongs. And provided also, that the said lists and returns, so made to said school society committee, shall be lodged with the treasurer of such society, and be by him preserved for the use of said society. Comptroller to draw orders on Treasurer in favor of school societies, for school money.-To be apportioned according to returns.-Certificate of school society committee. Form. Misapplication of school money a forfeiture. SECT. 17. If any money, appropriated to the use of schools, shall be applied, by a school society, to any other purpose, the same shall be forfeited to the state, and it shall be the duty of the comptroller to sue for such money, for the use of the state. Penalty for making a false certificate. SECT, 18. And if any committee shall, at any time, make a false certificate, by which money shall be fraudulently drawn from the treasury of the state, each persons signing such false certificate, shall forfeit the sum of sixty dollars, to the state, to the duty of the comptroller, to bring forward a suit to recover be recovered by action of debt, on this statute; and it shall be the same accordingly.* SECT. 19. Omitted. An Act in addition to an Act entitled "an Act for the regula- Children not to be precluded from school from inability of parent, &c.— Proviso, that payment be enforced by law. children do belong, for, or on account of the inability of the parent or parents, guardian, or master of such child or children, to supply his her or their proportion of wood in such district-any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the due process of law to recover any sum or sums of money due committee of any school district from enforcing payment by from any person or persons to such district, for his, her or their SECT. 14. The comptroller of public accounts shall, on application of the committee of any school society, draw an order on the treasurer for such proportion, or amount as such school society may be entitled to, of all moneys, by law appropriated for the benefit, support and encouragement of public or common schools, which may be in his hands, or in the hands in General Assembly convened, That no child or children BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the treasurer, on the first days of March and October, annu- shall be denied the privilege of attending school in any school ally, to be divided and apportioned to such school societies, ac-district established by law in this state, to which such child or cording to the returns so made to him by the committee of said society, in conformity to the provisions of this act. And each school society shall divide the same among the several districts therein, on the principles aforesaid, agreeably to the returns so made to them as aforesaid. Provided however, that no order shall be drawn in favor of any society as aforesaid, nor shall the treasurer pay the moneys directed to be paid by this act, until the committee of such society shall certify in writing, under their hands, in the words following, to wit: "We the committee of the school society, in the town of do certify, that the schools in said society, have been kept for the year ending the thirtieth day of September last, by instructors duly appointed and approved, and in all respects according to law; and that all the moneys drawn from the public treasury by said society, for said year, appropriated to schooling, have been faithfully applied and expended, in paying and boarding said instructors. Dated at the day of To the comptroller of public accounts." A. D. School money to be divided among the districts. SECT. 15. All the money provided for the use of schools, received by the committee shall be paid over to the treasurer of the society, who shall stand charged with, and shall account for, the same; and the committee shall, from time to time, receive, examine and liquidate the accounts of the districts, and parts of districts, if any be, and where such districts, and those to which such parts of districts shall belong, have kept their schools according to the provisions of this act, shall draw orders on the society treasurer for their proportion of all the public moneys appropriated to the use of schools, according to the number of persons between the ages of four and sixteen, in such district. tAct of 1829. + Act of 1829. proportion of wood as aforesaid. [ENACTED 1838.] Enumeration of scholars by district clerks: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That in case of the absence or inability of the committee of any school district in this state, at the time in which the enumeration of the scholars in said district, is required by law to be made, the clerk of said school district shall enumerate the scholars residing in said district, and make return thereof, in the same manner as if he were district committee for said school district. [ENACTED 1829.] Form of certificate when schools have not been kept according to law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That whenever the school in any school district shall not be kept according to law, the committee of the society, to which such district helongs, may, in their certificate or certificates to the comptroller for the year following, state such fact, and also the number of children enumerated in such district; and the comptroller may, when application is made for the school moneys payable to such society, for said year, deduct from the whole number of children enumerated in such society, the number contained in such district, and draw an order as provided by law, for the benefit of the remainder in such society-any law to the contrary not *Root 548. withstanding. And the certificate in such case shall be in the number of sixteen years. Dated at School district empowered to require their treasurer and collector to give bonds. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That the inhabitants of each school district, in lawful meeting, shall have power to require that the treasurer, and collector, appointed for such district, shall respectively give bonds to the district for the faithful discharge of the duties of their respective offices; which bonds shall be approved by the district committee, before the treasurer, or collector, shall enter upon the duties of fund. And the enumeration and return so made, shall be as effectual to all intents, as if made in the form heretofore prescribed by law. CHAPTER II. An Act relative to the Committees of School Districts, and School district committee. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That the several school societies in this State be, and they hereby are, authorized, at their annual meetings, to appoint one, three, or five persons, to be a committee in each school district within their respective limits. Notice of school society meeting-Of school district meeting. SECT. 2. That when any school society meeting is to be holden, a notification, specifying the objects for which it is to be held, signed by the committee of the society, or a major part of them, or if there be no committee, by the clerk, and set upon the sign post in the society, or published in a newspaper printed within the same, at least five days inclusively before the meeting is to be held, shall be sufficient notice to the qualified voters to attend such meeting; and when any school district meeting is to be holden, a like notification, signed by the committee for such district, and set upon the sign-post in the district, or if there be no such sign-post, upon the school house SECT. 2. The inhabitants of each school society, in lawful in the district, or published in a newspaper printed within the meeting shall have power to require that the treasurer appointsame at least five days inclusively, before the meeting is to be ed for such society shall give bond to the society for the faith-held, shall be sufficient notice to the qualified voters to attend ful discharge of the duties of his office; which bond shall be approved by the society committee before the treasurer shall enter upon the duties of his office. his office. School society empowered to require their treasurer to give bonds. [ENACTED 1835.] To what society certain school districts shall belong. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That where a school district has been or shall hereafter be formed, pursuant to the provision of the third section of said act, from two or more adjoining school societies, such district shall belong to and become a part of that school society, wherein the school house of such district is situated; and the inhabitants thereof shall have the same rights and privileges as are employed by those of other school districts in this State. If committee and clerk neglect to enumerate the children as the law requires, by whom and when they shall be enumerated and returned, &c.-form of certitcate-compensation for such enumeration, and how paid. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That whenever the committee and clerk of any school district, shall omit to return to the committee of the school society, the enumeration of children in their respective districts, within the time prescribed by law, it shall be the duty of one of the committee of such school society to make such enumeration, before the fifteenth day of September following, and lodge the same with the treasurer of such society, and on their return to the comptroller, shall indorse a certificate thereof, according to the following form, viz: "Whereas no return of the number of children, between four and sixteen years of age, has been received from the committee or clerk of the school district in said society, 1 therefore as one of the committee of said school society, have enumerated said children, and do find that on the first Monday of August, A. D. there were residing within said district and belonging thereto, the number of persons between the ages aforesaid, none of which are contained in the within A. B. school society committee." Sworn to this day of A. D. 18 before me. C. D. justice of the peace. return. And for making such enumeration, said committee shall be entitled to receive five cents for each child so enumerated, to be paid from the next dividend belonging to said school district, which may thereafter be received from the town deposite such meeting; and any school society, at an annual meeting, and any school district, at any meeting, may respectively designate and determine upon any other place or places in addition to the sign-post or school house, at which the notification aforesaid shall be set up. Qualification of voters. SECT. 3. That all white male persons, living within the limits of any school society or school district, qualified to vote in town meetings, shall be qualified to vote in all meetings of such society or district, respectively; and that no other person or persons shall be allowed to vote in such meetings. Partial repeal. SECT. 4. That so much of the sixth section of the act en titled "an Act for the regulation of School Societies, and for the support of Schools," as prevents school societies from appointing more than one person a committee in each district be, and the same hereby is repealed. An Act in addition to an Act relative to Committees of Schools and directing the manner in which the Meetings of School Societies and School Districts may be warned. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That whenever any school district shall be destitute of a school house or sign post, whereon to post warnings for school meetings, and where no newspaper is printed in such district, a certified copy of such warning, delivered to each qualified voter residing within such district, or left at his usual place of abode, at least five days before the day of holding such meeting by the committee of such district, shall be sufficient notice to the qualified voters to attend such meeting. [ENACTED 1837.] To transact any business at a special meeting that may be done at an annual meeting, if mentioned in the warning. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That the several school societies in this state are hereby authorized and empowered to transact any business at a special meeting that they may legally transact at any annual meeting. Always provided, that no business shall be done at a special meeting which is not named in the warning for said meeting. CHAPTER IV. An Act to provide for the better Supervision of Common [society shall have power to establish and maintain common schools of different grades, to build and repair school houses, to lay taxes, and make all lawful agreements and by-laws to secure the free, equal, and useful instruction of all the youth thereof. No school district hereafter to be formed out of any existing districts of less than forty children, &c. Who constitute the board of commissioners of common schools. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That his excel- SEC. 2. No school district shall hereafter be formed out lency the governor, the commissioner of the school fund, ex- of any existing district or districts, with less than forty childofficio, and eight persons one from each county in the state, to ren between the ages of four and sixteen, nor shall any existing be appointed annually by the governor, with the advice and district, by the formation of a new one, be reduced below the consent of the senate, shall constitute, and be denominated the same number. board of commissioners of common schools. Duty of committee of school society in forming a district, &c. To submit to general assembly an annual report,-and its contents.-Board SEC. 3. Whenever any school district shall be formed or to appoint their secretary, his duty. altered in any school society, it shall be the duty of the comSECT. 2. The Board of Commissioners of common schools mittee of the society to fix and describe the boundary lines of shall submit to the general assembly an annual report, contain- such district, and cause the same to be entered on the records ing, together with an account of their own doings; first a state- of the society; and in any case where such boundary lines are ment, as far as may be practicable, of the condition of every not now fixed and described, it shall be the duty of said comcommon school in the state, and of the means of popular educa-mittee, on application of the district, to designate and define the tion generally; second, such plans for the improvement and same, as above specified. better organization of the common schools, and all such matAll school districts to be a body corporate, &c. ters relating to popular education, as they may deem expedi- SEC. 4. Every legally constituted school district shall be ent to communicate, and said board may require the school a body corporate, so far as to be able to purchase, receive, hold visitors of the several school societies, semi-annually, returns and convey any estate real or personal for the support of schoolof the condition of each common school within their limits; ing in the same, to prosecute and defend in all actions relating to and they shall prescribe the form of all such returns, and the the property and affairs of the district, and to make all lawful time when the same shall be completed, and transmit blank agreements and regulations for the management of schools copies of the same, to the clerk of each school society; and within said district. said board may appoint their own secretary, who shall devote his whole time, if required, under the direction of the board, to ascertain the condition, increase the interest, and promote the usefulness of common schools. Duty of school visitors. Meetings of school districts when held and where-notice given and by whom. annually on the last Tuesday of August, at the school house of SEC. 5. There shall be a meeting in each school district such district, or, if there be no school house, at such other place as the district committee may designate; and notice SECT. 3. The school visitors in the several school societies, thereof shall be given at least five days previous, by the district shall lodge with the clerks of their respective societies, such committee, in one or more newspapers published therein, or by returns of the condition of each common school, within their putting the same on the school house, or on the sign post, or on limits, in such particulars, and at such times as the board of such other places, and in such other mode as the district may commissioners of common schools may specify and direct, and designate for this purpose. said visitors shall on or before the first of April in each year lodge with the clerk of their respective societies, a written report of their own doings, and of the condition of their several whenever called by the district committee, in the manner speSEC. 6. A special meeting shall be held in each district schools within their limits, for the preceding season of school-cified in the case of annual meetings; and it shall be the duty ing, with such observations, as their experience and reflection of said committee, or any member thereof, or in case of failure may suggest, who shall submit the same to the next meeting of said society, and said visitors may require of the several teach-or refusal of the same, of the clerk of said district, to call a meeting on the written application of any five residents thereers to keep a register of their schools, in such form as may be in who pay taxes; and every notice of a district meeting, shall prescribed by the board of commissioners aforesaid. state the purpose for which said meeting is called. Duty of clerks of school societies. School society's committees duty. to SECT. 5. The school society committee shall not certify the comptroller of public accounts, that the schools in thei respective societies have been kept according to law, unless the provisions of the third and fourth sections of this act have been duly observed. Meetings how warned. Who to vote for officers-what officers not heretofore required, to be elected, and their duties. SECT. 4. The clerks of the several school societies shall transmit to the board of commissioners of common schools, on SEC. 7. At the annual meeting of any district the legal or before the tenth day of April in each year, such returns as voters thereof shall elect, in addition to the officers now requithe school visitors may make, in pursuance of the provisions of red, a committee, to consist of not more than three residents the preceding section. of the district;-and said committee shall discharge all the duties now required of the district committee appointed by the school society; shall employ unless otherwise directed by the district one or more qualified teachers; provide suitable school rooms; visit the schools by one or more of their number, twice at least, during each season of schooling; see that the scholars are properly supplied with books, and in case they are not, and the parents, guardians, or masters have been notified thereof by the teacher, to provide the same at the expense of the disSECT. 6. For the compensation of the secretary, provided trict, and add the price thereof to the next school tax or rate of for in the second section of this act, the comptroller of public such parents, guardians, or masters; suspend during pleasure or accounts is directed to draw an order on the treasurer for such expel during the current season from school, all pupils found sum as the board of commissioners of common schools may guilty on full hearing of incorrigibly bad conduct; and give such allow for his services, provided the same does not exceed three information and assistance to the school committees and visiters dollars per day, and his expenses, while employed in the duties of the society, as they may require, and perform all other lawful of his office, to be paid out of any monies not otherwise appro- acts as may from time to time be required of them by the dispriated. trict, or which may be necessary to carry into full effect the powers and duties of school districts. Secretary of said board how paid. An Act concerning Schools. Powers of school societies. Powers of school districts to provide rooms, employ teachers-term of school, appropriation of school money, &c. SEC. 8. Each school district shall have power at the annual, or any lawful meeting, to build, or otherwise provide SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre_suitable school rooms; to employ one or more teachers; to fix sentatives in General Assembly convened, That each school the different periods of the year at which the school shall be taught; and to appropriate such portions of the public moneys Teachers paid in all or part of the public money, to be examined, &c., receive a accruing to such district for the use of schools, to such parts of the certificate, &c. before said teacher commences his or her school. year, as the convenience of the district may require; provided SEC. 12. No teacher shall be employed in any school supthat no school district shall after the first day of January next, ported by any portion of the public money, until he or she has be entitled to any portion of the public money, unless the received a certificate of examination and approbation, signed school or schools of such district have been kept by a teacher by a majority of visiters of the school society, or by the commitor teachers duly qualified, for at least four mouths in the year-tee by them appointed, nor shall any teacher be entitled to and until the district committee shall certify that the public draw any portion of his or her wages, so far as the same is money received by such district, for the year previous, had paid out of any public money appropriated by law to schools, been faithfully applied and expended in paying the wages of unless he or she can produce such certificate, dated previous to such teacher or teachers, and for no other purpose whatever. Power to lay taxes on real estate, in districts, polls, &c.-taxes how collected. the opening of his or her school-provided that no new certificate shall be necessary, when the teacher is continued in the same school more than a year, unless the visiters or overseers shall re Duty of school teachers. SEC. 9. The inhabitants of school districts in lawful meet-quire it. ing assembled, shall have power to lay taxes on all the real estate situated in their respective districts, and upon the polls and other rateable estate, except real estate situate withSEC. 13. It shall be the duty of every teacher in any out the limits of such district, of those persons who are resi-common district school, to enter in a book, or a register to be dents therein, at the time of laying such tax, and said real es provided by the district clerk, the names of all the scholars attate shall not be taxed by any school district besides the one in tending school, their ages, the date when they commenced, which the same is situated; and said tax shall be made ou the length of time they continue, and their daily attendance and signed by the district committee from the assessment list together with the day of the month on which such school was of said town or towns, to which said district belongs, last completed or next to be completed, as said district may direct and be collected by the collector of the district in the same manner as town taxes. Assessments how made in districts. visited by the school visiters of the society or committee by them appointed, which book, or register, shall be open at all times to the inspection of all persons interested, and be de livered over by the teacher at the close of the term, to the district clerk, together with a certified abstract, showing the whole number of pupils enrolled, the number of males and SEC. 10. Whenever real estate situated in one school dis- females, and the average daily attendance—and it shall be trict, is so assessed and entered in the grand list in common unlawful to pay any teacher more than two-thirds the amount with other estate situated out of said district, that there is no due for any term of tuition, until said book and abstract shall distinct and separate value put by the assessors upon the part be placed in the hands of the district clerk, as aforesaid, and lying in said district, then said district wishing to lay a tax as certified to under oath. aforesaid, may call upon the assessors for the time being of Powers of school societies. the town in which such district is situated, to assess, and they SEC. 14. Any school society, in lawful meeting, may auare hereby authorized and directed on such application to thorize the committee of the society to draw an order on the assess, the value of that part of said estate which lies in said society treasurer, in favor of such districts, or parts of disdistrict, and to return the same to the clerk of said town; and tricts as have kept their schools in all respects according to law, notice thereof, shall be given by the district committee in the for their proportion of all the public money appropriated to same way and manner as school meetings are warned; and at the use of schools, in the hands of said treasurer either accordthe end of fifteen days after said assessment has been lodged as ing to the number of persons between the ages of 4 and 16 in aforesaid, said assessor and society's committee shall meet in such districts or parts of districts, or according as the amount such place in said district as said committee shall designate in of attendance for a period of six month's schooling in such their notice, and shall have the same power in relation to such districts or parts of districts, shall bear to the whole amount of list as the board of relief have in relation to lists of towns attendance in all the districts for the same period. When such list shall be equalized and adjusted by said assessors and society's committee the same shall be lodged with the town clerk, and said assessments shall be the rule of taxation for said estate by said district for the year ensuing; and said assessors shall be paid by said district, a reasonable compensation for their services. Duty of visitors or overseers appointed by school societies. If the expense of a common school exceeds the amount of all moneys appropriated by law, how to proceed. SEC. 15. Whenever the expense of keeping a common school by a teacher or teachers duly qualified, shall exceed the amount of all moneys appropriated by law to defray the expense of such school, the committee in such district for the time being, may examine, adjust, and allow all bills of exSEC. 11. The visiters or overseers appointed by any pense incurred for the support of said school, and assess the School Society, may prescribe rules and regulations for the same upon the parents, guardians, and masters of such children management, studies, books, and discipline of the schools in as attended the same, according to the number and time sent by said society, and may appoint two persons, one or both of each. whom shall be a committee to examine into the qualifications Contingent expenses arising from repairs, books, &c., not exceeding twenty dollars of all candidates who may apply for employment as teachers in one year, to be included in assessment. in the common schools of such society, and shall give to such SEC. 16. Whenever the contingent expenses of any school persons, with the evidence of whose moral character, and district, arising from repairs of school house or its appendages, literary attainments they are satisfied, a certificate setting forth books, costs, damages, or any other source, shall not exceed the branches he or she is found capable of teaching, provided the sum of twenty dollars in one year, the same may be incluthat no certificate shall be given to any person not found quali-ded in the above assessment. fied to teach reading, writing and arithmetic, thoroughly-and School district's power as to libraries, &c.-expense how paid. the rudiments at least, of grammar, geography, and history;-to visit each of the district schools in said society, during the first SEC. 17. Any school district, in lawful meeting warned two weeks after the opening of such schools, and also during for this purpose, is hereby authorized to lay a tax, not exceedthe two weeks preceding the close of the same, at which visitsing thirty dollars the first year, or ten dollars any subsequent the committee may examine the record or register of the year, on the district, for the purpose of establishing and mainteacher, all and other matters touching the studies, discipline, taining a Common School Library and apparatus for the use of mode of teaching, and improvement of the school;-and the children of such district, under such rules and regulations subject to the rules and regulations of the school visiters, may shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as other as said district may adopt; and any sum of money thus raised, exercise all the powers, and discharge all the duties of said visiters; and such committee shall receive one dollar each per district taxes. day for the time actually employed in discharging the duties of their office, and such other compensation as said society SEC. 18. Any two or more adjoining school districts, may may allow, to be paid out of the income of the town deposite associate together and form a union district with power to Fund accruing to said society, or in any other way which said maintain a union school, to be kept for the benefit of the older Society may provide. land more advanced children of such associated districts, if the Union districts how formed and powers of. inhabitants of each of such districts, shall at legal meetings the time of their appointment, and until others shall be duly called for that purpose, agree to form such union by a vote of elected in their places. two thirds of the legal voters present. Failure of appointing officers at the annual meeting, &c. to be appointed by the committee of the school society. Union districts to have corporate powers, &c. SEC. 19. Any union district thus formed shall have all the SEC. 28. In case any district shall fail or neglect to appoint corporate powers of school districts, and shall hold its first any or all of the officers authorized and directed to be apmeeting on such notice, and at such time and place as may pointed by this Act at the annual meeting, or any vacancy be agreed upon by the associated districts respectively by a shall occur by death, removal from the district, or otherwise, vote of the same at the time of forming the union. it shall be the duty of the committee of the school society in Annual meeting of union districts, when held-what notice, and how given. which such district may be located, to make such appointment, SEC. 20. The annual meeting of such union district shall and to fill such vacancy, on receiving written notice thereof be held at such time and place, and upon such notice, as the from any three members of the district, and lodge the name or district may at its first meeting prescribe-and notice of all spe-names of such officers so appointed, with the district clerk. cial and adjourned meetings shall be given as provided for in the Governor to fill vacancies in the board of commissioners of common schools, &c. case of school districts. Powers of the legal voters of union districts. SEC. 29. The Governor is hereby authorized to fill any occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise. vacancy in the Board of Commisioners of Common Schools, Repeal. SEC. 21. The legal voters of such union district shall have power to designate, and purchase or lease, the site for a school house for the union school, and to build, hire, or purchase a building for such school house, and to keep in repair and furSEC. 30. All acts or parts of acts relating to school societies nish the same with fuel, furniture and other necessary articles or schools, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are for the use of said school-and to assess and collect a tax for hereby repealed. tion of School Societies and for the support of Schools." school visiters and clerks of school societies have failed to make returns a the above purpose, in the same manner as is prescribed by law An Act in addition to an Act entitled "an Act for the regulafor other school districts-and in case the district shall not be able unanimously to agree on the location of the union school If house, the school society committee shall on application determine the same. Who to be the committee of a union district, and their powers. provided in an act passed 1838, still the comptroller to draw an order, &c. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative s in General Assembly convened, That in all cases, in which SEC. 22. The committees of the respective districts forming the school visiters and clerks of the several school societies, the union district, shall constitute the school committee of said have heretofore failed to make returns according to the prodistrict, with power to appoint their own clerk, treasurer, and visions of the third and fourth sections of an act entitled "an collector-and said officers shall have all the powers, and dis-act to provide for the better supervision of common schools;" charge all the duties in reference to such district, as the same passed May session 1838, the comptroller of public accounts, officers have in the case of school districts. shall not for such cause, refuse to draw an order on the treasurer, for such proportion or amount of school money as said SEC. 23. The committee aforesaid shall also determine the societies may be entitled on the first days of October and ages and qualifications of the children of the associated dis- March next respectively. Provided, the returns of said sotrict, who may attend the union school, and make all rules and cieties shall in other respects conform to the statute law of regulations for the studies, books and discipline of the school, this State. subject to the approbation of the visiters of the school society in which said union district may be located, and to any votes that may be passed in any legal meeting of said district. Further duties and powers of the union committee. What public school-money shall be received by the union districts-also mode of taxing. "The PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC BLESSINGS. By a Father. Published for gratuitous distribution by the Executive Committee of the Public School Society, in the city of New York. SEC. 24. Such union school shall receive such proporThis is a small pamphlet of some 20 or 30 pages, the obtion of all money accruing to the use of each of the associated ject of which is disclosed in the title. It is written in a very districts, as the children between the ages of 4 and 16 attending plain, matter-of-fact style, as it was designed to infinence those the union school from each of said districts, bear to the number attending the district school in each-and the expense of sustaining the school beyond the amount thus received shall be borne by the union district, in such manner as the legal voters of the same shall prescribe; and a tax or rate for this purpose shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as in the case of any other school district. Duty of school visiters over union districts. SEC. 25. The visiters or overseers of schools, shall have the same power and perform the same duties in relation to such union schools, as are prescribed to them in relation to other district schools. No child to be excluded from any school, if said school is supported in all or part Term of all school officers, both of society and districts. parents in one of our great cities who prize so slightly the ad- PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC BLESSINGS. MY FRIEND, Are you a father, or mother, or have you children under your care? Will you permit a fellow-citizen to say a few words to you about them, for your and their good? I have, myself, a large family. You and I are deeply interested in the welfare of our children. What a comfort it will be to us, should they all grow up to become intelligent, virtuous, and respect. |