to be instructed, out of the treasuries of their respective towns, if, in their opinion, the parents or guardians of the beneficiary have not sufficient means to pay the same. SEC. 8. The governor shall annually report to the legislature the proceedings, with an account of the expenditures incurred in the discharge of these duties. SEC. 9. The governor of this state shall be entitled to receive from the state treasury annually fifty dollars, as a compensation for his services in the discharge of the duties required by this chapter. INDEX TO SCHOOL LAWS. THE FIGURES REFER TO THE SECTIONS OF THE LAW. --May at any time fill any vacancy 6 121 -To select a Text Book in Geogra- BOARD OF TEACHERS--Expense of, may by 50 73 To be available for one year 12 - Of the Superintendent of an ad- 16 -After revocation to become null 36 --In absence or disability of, Prudential Committee shall discharge his duties in recording proceedings and certifying same. -Shall keep a fair record of votes and proceedings and certify the same when required, 37 --Shall forfeit twice as much as district would be entitled to draw from town Treasury if he neglect to make return of scholars according to law. or if he make false returns, 57 --Shall forfeit $20 for every ten days' neglect to call School Meeting after legal application to him there- | for. 581 --His returns in the School Registers shall be regarded as the returns for the preceding year, 84 --Of fractional district, shall return to the Town Clerk of each town composing it, the number of children in the district between the ages of 4 and 20 years, the number of scholars residing in each of the towns, the average daily attendance of the children of such district resident in each town, and the average daily attendance of the whole number of children in such district. --Shall procure of the Town Clerk, during the first week in March, a Register for each school in his district, and be responsible for the safe keeping thereof, 86 109 --Shall comply with all requirements of the School Registers, make oath to the correctness of his returns before some Justice of the Peace of the County where he resides, and file the Register or Registers of his district so properly filled out, in the Town Clerk's office, in the month of March, annually, '110 -If he fail to fill up and file the Register or Registers of his district! --May at their annual meeting designate the number of weeks during which at least their Winter and Summer schools shall be sustained. and appoint the time for their beginning, and if the Prudential Committee shall neglect or refuse for more than two weeks after the time appointed, to provide such school. their office becomes vacant, --May take, bold, take care of, and dispose of any real or personal estate conveyed to them for support of schools, and may sue or be sued on contract or for damage done in regard thereto. 31 30 --May elect the First Constable of any town to be their Collector. 33 -Clerk of, to keep fair record of votes and proceedings, and to certify the same when required. 37 --If district omit for six months after their annual meeting to sustain any school for at least two months, all its offices become vacant, and on application of two voters the Selectmen shall proceed to fill such vacancies, 40 --Meetings of, shall be appointed and notified by the clerk, or in his absence or neglect, by one or more of the Prudential Committee, on application in writing by three or more voters in the district, by posting up notices in one or more of the most public places in the district, specifying --If the voters of district cannot agree upon a location, the Selectmen of the town, on application of the Prudential Committee. may locate the school house 44 --All real estate in the district shall be taxed therein. 45 May, at any legal meeting, by vote of two-thirds of the the voters present. instruct the Prudential Committee to omit from the tax bill the names of persons unable to pay their proportion of each tax, 46 -Shall raise all moneys for the support of schools upon the Grand List. provided that the expense of fuel and board of teacher may, by vote of meeting legally warned, be defrayed by apportioning the same upon the scholars attending school, or by assessing a tax upon the same. 50 But cannot assess such tax upon account of scholars who shall not attend the school, 50 -May by vote of two-thirds of the voters present at a meeting legally warned therefor, abate a tax bill assessed, to an amount not exceeding five per cent. thereof. 52 -When composed of portions of different towns, the inhabitants of either portion of it may procure a dissolution of the union. -When fractional district is thus 53 dissolved, the inhabitants of either | DISTRICT CLERK-See clerk. DISTRICT COLLECTOR--See collector. 56 At meeting properly warned therefor, may vote to have two or more schools in the district, and to erect as many school houses as are necessary. 62 -And having thus graded their. schools, may by vote of majority. direct the sciences and the higher branches of a thorough education to į be taught in the higher or central school. 63 -Any two or more contiguous districts may unite and form a union district for the support of a union school, by a vote of two-thirds of the legal voters present, at legal meetings called therefor in each district, 66 -After forming a union district, shall thereafter maintain schools in each district as if no provision were made for union district. 74 --Any contiguous district may unite with a union district by a vote of two-thirds of its legal voters at a meeting duly warned therefor, provided that two-thirds of the voters present at a legal meeting of the union district duly warned therefor, shall vote to receive such contiguous district. -Shall receive a distributive share of public money under certain conditions, (see "public money.") 83 -Fractional district's share of public money, how determined, 86 --Method of proceeding when districts require for school house yard and outbuildings, when first located, or when additional land is necessary for the enlargement of school premises and the owners thereof refuse to convey, or demand an unreasonable price therefor. 114 to 120 83 DISSOLUTION of fractional district, 53 to 55 EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS--Shall be held in April or May, and November. 14 --Shall be public and in some public place after due notice, --Citizens generally shall be invited to attend. 14 14 To have same rights and liabilities as other districts. --For all purposes of visitation and returns shall be deemed to belong to the town in which the school house is located. 25 Shall receive, of that portion of the public money which is distributed equally to the districts in each town such sum as is in proportion to the sum received by the other districts in such town which the number of its children resident in such town bears to the whole number of its children and of that portion distributed in each town in proportion to the average daily attendance of children between the ages of 4 and 20 years, such sum as will be in the proportion to the whole sum so divided which the average daily attendance of its children resident in such town bears to the average daily |