is

is

That of the said children, between the said ages of five and sixteen years, so as above stated to reside in our district, the number residing in that part of said district lying in the said town of and that the number residing in the other part thereof, lying in said town of And we further report, that our school has been visited by the inspectors of common schools, or one of them, during the year preceding this report, [once in each quarter, or more, or less, or not at all, as the case may be,] and the sum paid for teachers' wages, over and above the public moneys apportioned to said district, during the same year, amounts to $ cents, of which sum

dollars

the town of

in the town of

and

cents were paid by that part of the district lying in dollars cents by the part lying [This blank is to be filled with the sum total of all the school bills for the year which are made out after applying the school money to the payment of teachers' wages.]

Dated at

Lord one thousand eight hundred and

this first day of January, in the year of our

N. B. A copy of the report must be sent to the commissioners or clerk of each town out of which the district is formed.

DISTRICT MEETINGS.

1. Annual meetings are adjourned from year to year, and notices in the second form which follows, are to be posted up by the clerk, in four public places in the district, five days before the annual meeting.

2. Special meetings are called by order of the trustees, and every taxable inhabitant should be notified of the time, place and object of such meeting, at least five days before it is held, by reading the notice in his hearing, or leaving a copy thereof at his place of abode. Sec. 56 and sub. 2 of 84.

3. If any district meeting is adjourned for more than one month, the clerk must post up notices in four public places, at least five days before the day on which such adjourned meeting is to be held. Sec. 84, sub. 3.

4. A special meeting should not be called without notice to all the trustees, who should confer together, and a major part of them should sanction the order of the clerk to call a special meeting. The notice for a special meeting should specify the object,

as well as the time and place of the meeting. not give notice for annual or special meetings, tees may do the clerk's duty in this particular.

If the clerk caneither of the trusSec. 85, sub. 2.

Form of Notice for a Special District Meeting.

To the clerk of district number

The trustees of district number

the

day of

at a meeting held for the purpose, have resolved that a special meeting be called at the school-house, on 18 at o'clock in the noon of that day, for the purpose of [choosing a collector in place of A. B. removed, or whatever the object of the meeting may be,] and for the transaction of such other business as the meeting may deem necessary.

You will therefore notify each taxable inhabitant of the district, by reading this notice in his hearing, or if he is absent from home, by leaving a copy of it, or so much as relates to the time and place of meeting, at the place of his abode, at least five days before such meeting.

Dated at

this

18

day of

A. B.

C. D. Trustees. &c.

Form of Notice for an adjourned District Meeting, to be posted up in the District.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that a meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of this school district, authorized by law to vote therein, will be held at

on the

stant, as the case may be,) at

pursuant to adjournment. Dated at school district number

in the town of

this

day of o'clock in the

next, (or in

noon,

day of

A. D. 18

A. B. District Clerk.

N. B. If it be the annual meeting, it should be so termed in the notice.

These notices are to be posted up in four of the most public places in the district, at least five days before the annual, or any other meeting which has been adjourned for inore than one month. Sec. 84, sub. 3.

Form of Minutes to be kept by the District Clerk, of Proceedings of District Meetings.

on the

day of

held pur

At a meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of school district number in the town of suant to adjournment, at 18 [or if it be the annual meeting, say, "at an annual meeting of, &c., held pursuant to appointment and public notice, at," &c. Or if it be a special meeting, say, "at a special meeting of, &c., called by the trustees of said district, and held pursuant to special notice, at, &c.,

on the

day of," &c.] A. B. was chosen moderator, and C. D. was present as district clerk, (or if the clerk be not present, say E. F. was appointed clerk pro tem.)

Resolved unanimously, (or by a majority of votes present, as the case may be.) here enter the proceedings of the district in the form of resolutions, and with as much precision and certainty as possible.

Let the minutes of the proceedings always be signed by the moderator and clerk, in the district book.

ALTERING SITE OF SCHOOL-HOUSE.

In order to change the site of a school-house, where the district has not been altered, as provided by section 70, &c., it is ne

cessary,

1. To obtain the written consent of a major part of the commissioners of the town, or of each town to which the district belongs.

2. To call a special meeting, in the notification of which the purpose of the meeting shall be stated.

3. To obtain the concurrence of two-thirds of the qualified voters of the district, when thus specially called together.

4. To have the vote taken by ayes and noes, and the name of each person, and the vote he gave, taken and recorded.

In taking the vote by ayes and noes, it will be necessary for the clerk to make a list of the names of the voters present, with two columns at the end of the names, one headed "aye" and the other "no."

To ascertain the ayes and noes, the names are called over, and if the voter is in favor of the motion, a mark is made opposite his name, under aye-if against it, a like mark is made under no.

Thus:

The clerk will record these proceedings in the district book, in the following form:

in the town of

day of

At a meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of district number held at the schoolhouse in pursuance of notice to all the taxable inhabitants of said district, on the A. B. was chosen moderator, and C. D. was present as district clerk, (or E. F. was appointed clerk pro tem.) The written consent of the commissioners of common schools having been read, stating that in their opinion the removal of the site of the school-house in said district is necessary: And the subject having been submitted to the meeting, and the question taken by ayes and noes, it was carried, (or lost) two-thirds of all those present at such special meeting having or not, as the case may be,] voted for such removal, and in favor of such new site: Those who voted in the affirmative, were Mr. Morehouse, Mr. Budd, Mr. Carroll and Mr. Hough; those who voted in the negative, were Mr. Curtis and Mr. Bettis.

[In stating the ayes and noes, the christian names of the voters should be given.]

After changing the site of the school-house, in the manner before prescribed, the voters of the district, at the same or any subsequent meeting, may pass a resolution, by a majority of those present, in the ordinary mode, directing the trustees to sell the house, according to sec. 73.

COMMISSIONERS AND INSPECTORS.

The following provisions, which relate to the commissioners and inspectors of common schools, are extracted from chapter XI. "Of the powers, duties and privileges of towns."

Commissioners of common schools must be electors of the town for which they are chosen. Sec. 1, Title III. chap. XI. p. 345, 1 R. S.

"Every person chosen commissioner or inspector of common schools, before he enters on the duties of his office, and within ten days after he shall be notified of his election, shall cause to be filed in the office of the town clerk, a notice in writing, signifying his acceptance of such office." Sec. 17, ib.

"If any person chosen or appointed to either of the offices named in the last section, shall not cause such notice to be filed, such neglect shall be deemed a refusal to serve." Sec. 18, ib.

"If any person chosen commissioner or inspector of common schools, shall refuse to serve therein, he shall forfeit for the use of the town, the sum of ten dollars." Sec. 26, ib.

"In each town, the supervisor and town clerk, together with the justices of the town, or any two of such justices, shall constitute a board of auditors to examine the accounts of the overseers of the poor, the commissioners of common schools, and the commissioners of highways of such town, for moneys received and disbursed by them." Sec. 46, Title 4, ib. p. 355.

"The board of auditors of town accounts shall meet for the purpose of examining the same annually in each town in this state, on the Tuesday preceding the annual town meeting to be held in such town." Sec. 47, ib.

"The electors of each town shall have power, at their annual town meeting, to establish the compensation of the fence viewers, inspectors of common schools, and collector of such town." [Sub. 9, of sec. 5, chap. 11, p. 340, 1 R. S. and sub. 2 of same chap. p. 356; amended by chap. 320, Session Laws of 1830, p. 384.]

Commissioners of common schools are allowed one dollar per day. See page 418, § 5.

School Money to be raised by Town.

The electors of each town, at their annual town meeting, have power,

"To direct such sum to be raised in such town, for the support of common schools for the then ensuing year, as they may deem necessary: but not exceeding a sum equal to the amount required by law, to be raised therein for that purpose." P. 340, 1 R. S. A special meeting may be called for this purpose, when twelve persons eligible as supervisors, make application in writing to the town clerk. 1 R. S. p. 341, sec. 7.