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le(;al notices
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i^lemcnt Hhall be done by th« iMltlatlv^ printer ami the payment therefor made •out or tfie approprtatlun for leKlalatlve printlnK
I 2. The crompen»a.tion of the pernons ap- fiointed to d» the vork pur.-iuant to tliii act, uhall l)e fixe.! rjy itie temporary pres¬ ident of the aenate nn.l ttie iipenker of the aBiicmljIy. but <hall not ^xneil in tho •KKretfiite three tli.disan.l dollarn. Tlie mum ot Ihreu thouaand duUara (S3.000). or MO mucti (hereof as may be neeiled. Is hereby approprtaited for the puipo!'es of thla act, pa}-.ible' by the tre«i»ur^r on tl.e warrant ot the comptroller, on the onJer of the temporary prenl.lent of the Henate And the npsiaker of the aKseml^ly
I 3. Thla act shall lake effi." t Immedl- Sicly.
8tate of ^?•w York, Offlce of the Secre¬ tary of Fl.iite. »s:
I have compared the prec<<lini? with tlie orlRlnai law on lile In this offlce. and di hereby cerilfy tli.-i,t the same l» u corre't tranm ripl tiierefrom an.] of ttie whole of ¦Bid orltrlnal law-.
FRANCI3 M Hi;00,
Hf.-r.tary ot State.
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LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CIIAI' .V- A'S ACT to ameii'l ll:» el.;r.ation l.iw. hy crea.tinf( town l.oar.l.-j of •duration an4 proviriiiif for the aupport and malnt*> nari'-e of dchonl..) In Iowjih. Be<:ame ii law JVtay 'i. 1917, with the Approval of the Governor. Passed. Ihree- flfttis heInK pres'iit
Th«. He..pie of ^he Htate of New Tork. represenle.l In Seii.ite and Assembly, do «na(-t as follow...
Bc.-llon 1 f'liapter twenty-one of the laws of nlnete.in liundred and nine, enti¬ tled ''An act relating to clii'-atlon. consti¬ tuting chapter stl.\tceii of the .nnaoll.lafed Jaws," as'anieiKl.-.l by rhii'iter one htin- -dred an.l forty of the 1,-iws of r.iin-tecn hundre.i oii'l ten. Is hcret,^ amen.le.l by Inserting therein a n.w article, to be known as arilile eleven-a an.l to read MLS followii:
ArtTICM-: XI-A. Town Ho.irils of Education eei'tion 330. iSohool distrl.-ts conilnued. 33t. Town bo;ird of p.tu. ..tlon. 332. Quallflr-allon of tiieml.ers of
board of education 833. Appointment of otnt-ers by
board . 834 lion.i of treasurer 2T) ^'a.¦anf-ieH In h<-Ii.-...| ofHoes. 83.;. Hoard to constitute a body
c..rpoi-!ae on:. MeetliiKS nf board. SIW. ImtlCH of clerk. 833. I);iTlos ot trea.^urer. aw. I'ow'jrs of board of educa¬ tion.
311. S< ho.ils to be free to chil¬
dren of town
312. Transfer of pupils. 3;3. Si'hoolhouse Kites.
.. 814. Krei tlon, repair and Im-
pr iveinent of sihool bulld- iiic.-^ „ 315. AniHi.-il ..school Iniilpet.
311".. I.ev-y an.l collection of taxes.
847. Uorrowlngr moiuuy tn anti.-i-
patloii of collet-tlon ot
tMXe.H
818. Siibmis.Hlon of certain qtms-
tl.Jii.H t.) a Vote of the town.
319. I.ssiie and sale of scli.jol
bon.ls, 3.'/0. State funds to lie u.sed for ¦liools of town. Certain union free gcho.il dl.slricts not sutjject to pro¬ visions of artl(-le. School (ll.Mtrt. I offlcers abol- t.-shed; terms continued to (olledt funds, pay i-luims, et t-etera. 853. Outstandliiif bonda; exIstliiK
sf'hool property. 8J1. Klectlon of board of educa¬ tion. 3.V>. Time and place of annual
ineetliiK. 3!..i. N.itlce of annual school
meetlnK. 357. Special school meetings In
towns. 8GS. Qualifications of voters at
school meetings. X>% Preparation of list of qual¬ ified electors. 8tiO. Nominations and ballots. 3i)I. Inspectors of election. 362. Conduct of school meetings; 3uJ. Canvass of votes; declara¬ tion of result. Ki. SiK-c-essful candi.latea to b«
notitled of elei-tlon. 3i",. Appeals to the commissioner of education. I 330 S.-tiool districts contlntied. Kach "Mchool distrii-t In tho stato Is hereby con¬ tinued as such dl.-strtct exists at the time this act goe.s Into elTect or until modified as provided In this chapter. No order con-' ¦aolidntlng two or more school districts .shall tju. effective until such order Is ap¬ proved by a majority vote of the town board of education of the town or towns Jn which su.-h distrli-ts are located, and thereafter approved by a [najorlty vote of the tniallfled electors of each district pres¬ ent and voting nt a meeting of the dis¬ tricts consolidated by ^ald order
I 3;tl. Town boar.l of e.Iucjition 1. A town board of edu.-:itlon In each town of the state, having Jurisdiction over nil the schools In the town as hereinafter pro¬ vided, except In union free school districts having a population of llftoeii hiiii.lre.l or more or employing llfteen teachers or . more nt tlm time this act takes effei-t. and the sihiinl illstrlcts In the several towns of a .-.itiiity whi.h adjoins a (Ity having a population of ..no inilU.ni or more an.l In wlii.li there are only tv.o dlstrl.-t siipcrliiteiid'.'iils. Is hereby estiib- llshed to bcKin on the lirst da\- of August, nineteen hun.lreii and sovciitcen. .Su.-li board shall .-otisist of three tiiembers in each t.>wn li. ¦nbli-h the iiiinilj.r of si-lio..l <llstrli-ts titirler its Jiiris.ll<-ti'>n Is live or less and shall .-onsl-t of five members In uli other linvns The term ..f otllce or each inember shall I.o three \ears except that, of the membet-s first ele.-ted here¬ under In a town h.iving three nioinli. rs on su.-h boani. one shall hold offl.-o iintl August first, nineteen huiiilr.d and el;:M- . fan. one until August tirst, nineteen hii'.- dred and nineteen, an.l on« until Augu.-.t Jirst. nineteen liurdred and twenty, un.l In a t.nvn having Ovo meiiilieiK. two sh.-ill hold ofll.-e iiiiin ..\ugiisi flrst, nlnet.":-i hundred and eighteen, two until .Aiu;i:ot lirst, nineteen hiin(i,-ci| nn.l nin. teen. ku.I one until Augu.-st tlrsi nineteen hnii'lr.-I nnd twenty. The lerm.s of oftlce ot s;ic i ineinli.'is .simll hegin on the lirst day of Atigusi following their election
" Where there are two or more union free school districts each having a popu¬ lation of less than firteen hundre.i. ea.-'i inaintalnlng an n.-5idemic ilepartniont will, h has been adtnltteil to the unlverslly <if the state of Now Vork and the prlncl- rnl Hi-hool!iou.s& in e.-i. h Is sitiKite.l wholly in tlie s:iiiie town, the district superin¬ tendent shall Issue nn or.lor dividing tlia town Into as m.iny iinlis as thef.' are Mich union free s.-ho.il .llstr|.-ts 8lttiiit.^'.l In the town and deslirnatini; the several si'htiol districts of the town lo be n.sso- i-inted with such union free school dis¬ tricts t.. form s'.ich units The said units shall be known ns town sch.iol units and •hull be mimhored by the district siiiior- Ihtendent at the time of such division. Kach union ftee school district nnd the <llstrl<'(»< so nsso.-lnie'l with it In forming BUCh unit »hall have a sep:irate lioard <if education to be el.'cte.i in the same manner as boards of (idticiitl..ii In low-ns • re elected. Such boanl shall have nn.l «xeri-lHe tha Jurisdiction and powers, rnd perform the duties In respect to the schools In the districts forming said unit. confened or Imposed upon a town board et education as to the schools of the sev- erftl dl8trict|^liT a town. Wherever in this Article reference Is made to tha town tioaril of education, to the school oRicera •r tha town, to the school nieetlnc of tha toarn. or to the achool electora of tha
town It ahall be conatnietf «« raferrinf also to the boarda of education, achool onicem, school maetinz or achool elactora of auch unita as the case may be.
8. Whenever #w«nty-flve duly quallfterl voters from each of aiich separate unita In a town having tW'j or more |.<»irds r.f education shall present a petition lo the district BuperlnTen.Ie.t to have all Of the Bchoola situale.l wttliln the llralta of Ihe town unite<l un.ler ontj town board of ed¬ ucation as provi.Jeo by ouutilvioiou ui.O uf this section, the distM't superintendent shall dln-ct each separate boar.l of educa¬ tion to submit to Uie votera of their uiiit at the next uniiuaJ school meeting ti:e question -'Shall all the schools In the
town of be placed un4er the
jurisrllctli>n of one t'lwn Uiard of e.luca- tlon?" If a majority of the voters In each separate unit, voting at such el_e<- tlon. shall vote In favr.>r thereof, toe terms of ofllce of each of the memfieis of the Ixiar.ls of edu.atlon In such t.iHn shall terminate one year from the firnt (Jay of August next following such aii- iiual meeting, and t!iere shall be ele. ted at tne next annual meeting n new town board of education us provirle.l l«*- sectli n three hundred an.! flft>-four of this act, which board shall take iharge of all tiie schools of the town on the first day of August following su< h ele< lion.
1 In a town In which there la, whollr •r la part,, a union free school dlsiri. t having a popiilatl'in of fifteen hiinilrel or more or employing flft.en leachers or more, the principal Bch.iolhoiise of whU-h la situate In such town. su. h distri'-t may by resolution, duly submitted and ado|,ted as provldnJ by law al a distri.'t meeting, determine to become subject lo the pi'.- vlslons of thi.s artl.-le The boanl of edu- laliim shall, ujuti the p-tltlon signed ..y n.jt lese than fifteen p..r centum of the qualified ele.tors of such district, give no¬ tice of the Bubmleslon of auch resolutl.m to an annual or special meeting, in the manner l>rovIdeil by law. If su.-h i-.-.i. lutl'in be adopte'l at such meeting, the board of education of the town in whi.h the pchoolhouse of sut-h district Is sllu:'te. shall, upon petition signe.l by flfte. n p.-.- cenlum uf the quallfl..-d electors of Si. h town, residing outside of sii< h union fr^^t* school distrl.t, submit a resolution t.. an unnual or special meeting of Hu.h truvn as provi.led In thI.H article, for the i>ur- pose of determining whether sui-h uii'l.>:i iree B.'hool district shall become suhje: t lo the provisions of this article. If sii.-i resolution be ailopted l.,v such town, the BI hoolH of such union free (whool disiri. t shall become subjet-t l.i the Jurisdiction . I" the lioanl .jf eiliicition of such town nr. 1 the provlsii^ns of this nt-tlcle shall ni'i ¦ to such district anu the schools there.f. notwllliBtandlng the ex. eptlon contaiiie.l In sutjdlvlsl.m one of this section, an.I thereupon the terms of otllce of the ...h'i- . ers of such union free school dlstrl. t shall terminate
9 Xi2. Quallfl.-atlons of members of boar.l of education. A member of a b.iJinl ..f e.luc.-itton must be a 'iiialifle.l eh. tot- at the school me.-tlngs of the town f.,.r wSich ho is chosen A distrl<-l siiperjiiten.lci.t ot si'hools. f.r a siipervi.s.ir shall nut he elmi- l.le to the otn.-e of member of a b.iar.l of edticatlun N.it more than ono nieml.or of a family shall be a member of the .same b.jar.l ..f edu.-atlon In a town A person who Is renioved from his ollh-e na a member of a board of education sh.-ill be InellK'bl.' to np|>olntmeiit or ele.-ti.>n in any sci.ool ofllce In the town for u pe¬ riod of five years from the date of such removal.
( 333. Appointment of offlcers by b.iard. Tho boar.l of education of ea.li town shall elect one of Its members chairman who ahall servo until the next annual meeling of the boar.l, and shall also app.iliit a : clerk of the b.iard and a town s. hool treaaurer to serve during the pleasure of such board. Any person w-ho Is iiuallfied to vote at a school meeting In the town may be appointed aa clerk or treasurer. A member of the board or a teacner em¬ ployed In a public school of the lown shall not hold the offlc© of clerk or treasurer. The board shall determine the duties an.l fix the compensation of such clerk and treaaurer.
I 834. Bond of treasurer. Th..- treasurer, within ten daya after the receipt of no¬ tice In writing of his appointment, duly served upon him, and tiefore entering upon the duties of his offlce, ahall exe. ute nnd deliver to the board ot' education a bond. In a sum to be prescribed by the board and with sureties to be api>roved by It, conditioned for the faithful dis- ctiarge of the duties of his offlce.
J 335. Vacancies In achool offlt-es. 1. A school offlce becomes vacant by .'enl'h. reaignHtlon, refusal to serve, Incapacity, removal from the town or from offl.-e.
2. A member of a board of edtu-allon who publicly declarea that he will n..t ac¬ cept or serve In the offlce of member of tlia board of education, or refuses or ne¬ glects to attend three successive meetings of the board of which ho Is duly notitled. without rendering a good and valid rea¬ son therefor to the board of education, vacates his offlce b.v refusal to serve.
3. A member of a board of education vacates his oHlco by the acceptance of either the offlce of district stiperintendeiit of schools or of .'^pervlsor.
4. A treasurer vacates his ofllce by fiiil- ure lo execute a bond to the b.iar.l ..f education ns herein re.iiilre.i.
6. A vacancy In the ottice of memlier of a board of education may be fllle.l hv the board. A person appointed to Illl Buch vacancy shall hold otllce unlil the next annual school meeting of the tow-n, when such vacancy shall be filled by elei-ti.>,i for tlio balance of the unexplti.l Iciin.
li. When a va.-ancy his existed in tho olllce of a in."mber of a b.iar.l of e.lui-a- tion for thirty days, the district siipeiin- ten.lent of s.-hools shall appoint a per.s.in i|iiali(led to vote at scliool meetings In tlia town to fill su. h vacancy and the persLii so appointed shall hold otllce until the next aiiniiul s.-hool meeting of the town, when the va.-ancy shall b«j_ tllle.l for the bahince of the unexpired term.
) 3:!ii. Hoard to constitute a b.i.ly c..r- porate. The tioard of etliu-atlon of ea.li town shall be a corporation. All prop. rt.y which Is now ve.sled In. or shall be here¬ after transferred to. the boar.l of cdiii-:i- tion of a town for the use of scliutils thetein shall be hel.l by such boar.l aa a corporation.
9 337. Meetings of lioiird. The aiinu:.! nieetlng of n b.iard of cliicathm of ;i tow i. shall bo held on the first Tuesday In Au¬ gust of each year. A regular meetir;^ of the board shall be held at least oiu-c In each quarter. The board tna^• adopt by¬ laws prescribing the lime an.l plac.- wl.ert) regular meetings shall he held, and rei.ii- Inle the conduct of .such meetings. Surh board shall al.so pie.scrlbe a metho.l i.f calling special meetings. The meetings ot the board shall b© open to the puhlii- but the board may hold executive sessions at which business may bo transacted whicli sliould n'U, In Its Judgment, be transactel In nn open si-ssion, at w-hlei. sessions otily members of the board or persons Invlte.l shall be presenl.
} 338. Puttes of rlei-k. The clerk of tho -board of education of each town shall have the powers and perform the duties of the clerk of a school district aa pro¬ vided In this chapter. In addition to su-1< powers atul duties, stu-h clerk shall
1. Act as clerk at all meetings of tin bonrd and record the proceedings of such meetings, and the ordens and resoluelons adopted thereat. In proper books.
2. Draw and sign warrants upon tha treasurer for all moneys to be dlsburs»d hy the town for achool purposes and pre¬ sent them to the chairman to l-* counter¬ signed by thnt officer. Each warrant shall specify the object for which It Is drawn, the fujid from which It la payable nnd the name of the individual or corporation to whom the amount thereof Is payable.
8. When directed by the t>oard of edu¬ cation, prepare all reporta required by law and forward the aama to the proper Ofncera
4. PMTfona suob »tb«r Auttoa •» arc »r
¦haQ ho required br law »r by tha board of education.
1 838. Dutlea of treasurer. The treas. urer ahall have the powera and perf.ir.-n the duties of a district treaaurer as pr .- vlded in this chapter, and In addition thereto shall
1. Be the custodian of nil school moneva of the town and be responsible for the safe keeping and accurate account thereof.
2 Pay all ordera or warrants lawfully drawn upon nim out uf ^le
I. t. V!, >OIH KS
Th« board cf adticatlon ahall not expend In any one year for tne reraodelinK, im- provement or enlargement of exiatinc achool buildings or for the construction of new buildings an aggregate amount in excaaa of one-half of one per lentum of the aaseaaed valuation of the town and In no caae an amount In the aggregate In excess of five thousands dollars with¬ out a vote of the achool meeting of tlie town, except aa hereinafter provide.l. t 345. 1. -AnP'J?-! scb..>o! ^,l,f^^a> < i\ji f,r
hVAi.KL NOTICES |
•ntlelpatiOB of the levy and oollectkm of \ a tax, for any of the purpoaea apedSed | tn a budset or aupplemental budget filed ' with the clerk of the board of education and the other offlcera with whom tha aaine la requirfd to be filed as herein pro- i videU. Certificates of Indebtednesa may > be Issued by such board of education i which shall be signed by the president of the board and countersiened by the treas¬ urer thereof. Such certificate shall not ba . Issued for more than one year from tha ,
LEGAt JiOTICES
UeGlL KOTICES
Trom tne atate afuUI be paid Into the town • peraon muat poaaeaa tke qaaJIflcatlona achool treaaury. preecribed tn aeetion two hundred and
I I5.r Outstanding bonda; exlatlng aclNiat three of thla chapter, except aa pro>-1de4
property 1, The bonded Indebtedneaa of the achool diatrlcta In a town which are subject to the provisions of this article. Including a union free school district hav. ing a population of fifteen hundred or em¬ ploying fifteen teachers or more, which has adopted a resolution pursuant to the provisions of section three liundred and thirty-one of this artlcK, existing and
In the following subdiviaton;
2. In a achool district located In two or more towns, those persona poaaeasing the qualiflcBliona required under aubdivlaioa one of ihts aeetion shall be entitled to vote st annual or special town school meetings In the town In w-hlch the princi¬ pal schoolhoiiae of the district in which they reside I.s located. Irreapectlve of the
his hands belonging to the fu.ids upon befor.j the flrst day of July In each year '«'"«' thereof, and shall bear interest at a outstanding at the time of the taking town In wi:lt-h they reside. A person
which such orders or warranta are dra
8. Keep accurate accounts of all mone.^ s received and disbursed by him. li.e Bourcea from which they are received aid the peraons to whom, and the objects for which, they are dlBburse.l.
4. Prepare ami submit aa required by law annual reports r.f re eipts and dis¬ bursements, ami render at audi limes as may be requlre«] by l.-iw or directed by the board of education, a report or statement relative to the school funds of the town.
I 340. I'owers of board of education. The board of edur-ation of each town sli.-iil, in respect to the public schools and school ofBcers of the t.iwn.
1. Kxerclse the powers and perform tha duties conferred or Impose.I by law upon boards of education or trustees of sr hool distrlcta, so far as they may be applicable to the schools or other educational iiffi.ivs of the t..i.vii and not in. onslstent with tie provisions of thus aril. le. Any powei. duty, liability or obl!g,-ttlon whi.h Is cu;;- ferred or imi.ose.! b.v this chapter, or i.i.y other statute, uiimi the boar.l of e.l\:c:i- tlon of a tirilo.i free .s. ho.il disiri. t ..r l!.a trustees of a school district, shall be ex¬ ercised or performed by the board of eilii- cation of a town, and siit-h board shiiH ha subject to such liability or ohlii;ation In respect to the schools in the Iowb, in Ih^ same manner and to the same extent is In the case of boards of e.lu.atlon in union free s.-hnol districts or trustees ot, school districts
t Determine the number of teachers to be employed in the several schools of t)..; town and to conlract with iirlnclpals and teachers for the maintenance and opera¬ tion of such schools pursuant lo the pro¬ visions of this chapter; employ or apiioli:t medical Inspectors, nurses, altendance of¬ ficers, janitors and other employees re- .julred for the proper and efflcient ina:.- agement of the schools nnd other ediM:i- tlonal affairs under their direction anl control.
3. Provide transportation when iie.es- sary for children ntten.ling sch')..I, iin.l. r regul.atlons to be prescribed by It
4. Have the care, custody, cotitnil an.l safekeeping of all school proiierty or oth¬ er Iiroperty of the town use.l for edu.;i- tlonal. social or recreational w.irk uml ii"t specifically placed by law under the con¬ trol of some other body or offlcer. ai 1 pre.s<-rlbes rules ami regiil.-itlons f.ir the preservation of such prr.perty.
6. Purchase nnd furnish Bu.-h appiiratus. maps, globes, books, reproducti.iiis of stand.ard works of art. furniture and other' e<iui])iTienl and supplies as inav be neces¬ sary for the proiier and efflcient mnnago- moiit of the schools.
0. Kstabllsh and maintain elementary schools, high schools, voi-allonal. lu'lus- Irlal, agricultural and home-mal;:ni: schools orclasses. night schools, or sii'-h other schools nnd classes as shall 1.^ deemed necessary to meel the necls ,aii.l demands of the town.
1. Establish and maintain school llt>ra- rles which may be open to the public as provided by law.
8. Prescribe courses of study which , shall be followed In t.ie schools or classes established and maintained In the town.
9. Contract with boards of educnllon of other towns, and of union free school dis¬ tricts and cities for the Instruction of pupils of tne town, and when any su.-h contract Is made the public money or slate tuition apportioned for such instruc¬ tion shall be paid to such town.
J 341. Schools to be free to children of town. Each school maintained in a Kiwn under the auperv-islon and control of a town board of education, and each .le- partment of auch school and each course of study maintained therein, shall be free to tho children of achool age residing In such town.
I 342. Tranafer of pupils. Where pupils of achool age residing in a town may be more conveniently Instructed In the school ; or achoola of an adjoining town, or of a union free achool district or city, the board of education of such town may pro¬ vide for the transfer of such pupils lo tbe achool or schools in such adjoinlni; ; town or an adjoining union free scliool district or city In or out of the town. The board of education making such transfer shall aend notice thereof to the board of education of the town, union free school district or city to which It la proposed to transfer auch pupils, and provisions shall thereupon be made by the board of e.lu- catlon of the town, union free school dis¬ trict or city wherein such pupils are to be Instructed, for the accommodation of such pupils, upon the approval of the commis¬ sioner of education. The commissioner of edui-atlon ahall not approve the tniisfer of such pupils, when such action shall re¬ quire tbe lown, union free school distrli-t or city re.-eiving such pupils to provide additional teachers or other school accuii- modatloiis. without the consent of tl .- boar.l of education of such low-n. district or city. Whenever pupils li.-ive l.<eu transferred as hurein provided, tho h..:u-.l of education of the town, union free sbhool district or city to which the tran.s- Jer Is made shall submit, through Its chairman and clerk, lo the board of eilu- t-atlon of tho town where the pupils n- sl.le, a verified stiitcnient of the (-.ist ol' the Instruction of such pupils. The co; I of the Instnicllon of such pupils shall 1 .) a charge against the lown wherein s :. h pupils resl.le, and the beard of edu. iitiou thereof shall (lire<'t tlie payment of the cost of such Instniclion out of the siliod funds of the town. In the s:ime m.iiiii. aa other charges upon such funds ai.i . |iald.
The amount chaiged for such liisli ik- tloii mny be determined by agreement be¬ tween the board of education of the town wherein the pupils reside and the li.iar.l of education of the lown, union r-.--e school district or city In which such pu¬ pils are to be Inslrucled, or If such liuin.i.s are unable to make snch (igreement fh" matter may be referred to the commis¬ sioner of eilucatlon for determination: an.l in making such determination the p.^r ci p Ita cost of the Instruction of the pupils of the town, village or <-lt.v to which s:;- 'i pupils h,-ivo been transferred may be use.I as a basis.
i 313. School house sites. The h..:ir-.I ..f education of a tow-n, w-henever In Its jii.-«- ment It is ne.-essary for the Interest of the p-ctiools of the town, may designate a new site for the school house, or en¬ large tho site of an existing s.-hool bouse Whenever a new- site is designated, or an existing site Is enlarged, the b.iard shi.il pass a resolution stating the nei-e.ssltv therefor, describing by metes and li.uin.Is the land to be acquired for either of si., 'i purposes, and estimating the amount of funds neoess.ary ther. for. Such rtsoluti..ii must bo adopted b.v the votes of at l.-a.-t a majority of the inambers of the bo.ir.l of educat o:: When such resolution Is adopted lie !.- n I d-scritied therein ma.v be acquired !.> the hoard of education In the manner t-i.-ivided by law for the ac¬ quisition of real property for school pur- posea.
S 344. Krectlon, repair and Improv.-ment of school buildings. The board of educa
tue board of education shall prepar«_ln triplicate nn Itemized tax biidgei contaln- ing^he amounts reciuired to be raised by tax for school purposes In the town for the ensuing school year. Such tax budget s.'-.iili c.intain a statement of the probable amount to be re.eive.l by the town In the next npportlonmenl of scho.il fmds from the state and the estlmate.l amount to be received from all other sour. et. and shall specify the several amounts t.i be raised fur the following purpo.ses
a. The Balaries and coinpcns.ition of principals, tea.hers, medial in-pectors, nurses, attendance officer^ janitors and other employees appoitite 1 or employed by said board of e.lucatlon.
b. All nece.ssary Incident .1 nn.l contin¬ gent expens-cs of the schcl... ..f the tciw-n. Including transiiortatlon, tl... pur.hase of fuel and light, supplies, tPxi-l,...)U..», school apparatus, furniture and ..tiier articles and services ni-cessary for the jiroper maintenance, op.-ration and support of the schiiols of the lown.
c. The ordin,-iry repairs of school build¬ ings an.l other buildings iiii.ier lis control and manageme"t
d. The remfi.leling, lmpro\..ment or en¬ largement of existing buil.liiiBs, and tho consli-iictlon of new bulldlncs jmd the fur¬ nishing.and enulliment Ihir-.f
e. The amount required t.j te raised f..r the p»K-ment of the Interest, nn.l princir.al of bonds and other Indebteh,. .ss law-fully Incurre.l or to be incurred f.r school p.'i- poses and which are a charge against the tow-n.
f. The amount w-hlch ma-, he required for the payment of an\ othfer claim
; against the town arising fr.m the support . nnd malntenan. <• of the s ii.iols of tho lown.
g. The amount voted at t'le annual or a special school meeting l:i the town on a proposition or question la-Afully submit¬ ted at such frteeting.
h. The nmoiinl determli;...! u|ion as the proportionate share of the ¦ ..et of mniii- talnlng a school in a disiri. t |. irtly in two or moil- towns, required t.. he paid bv said l,..ai-d
2. The clerk shall cause su.-h budget to be published at length on.-e In each wcelt for the four we.-ks next I'rpcedlng the first day of Aiu;usl. In Uv . newsjiapers If there shall be two, or In one newsp;ii.cr if there shall be but one published in SUCH town A written or piinted copy uf such builget shall be post. I in at leaf Hve of the most public iilac. s in the ti.wii at least twenty days befor.. i!,e first ila.\ of August
3. Su.'h l:ix budget shall he signe.l In duplicate by a majority ..f the members of the hoard of education . in or before the first day of September s i.-h lUiplii'ale lax bii.lgels shall be filed ii« f.illows: one In the ofilce of the clerk ..f liie hoard of educati.in and one In the .tliie of the clerk of the lown.
4. The board of educnti. n of a ti.wii may, In the manner herein pr.ivi.leil, pr.. pare a siiii)ilemenlul budget ' . raise mon¬ ey for nny lawful purpose.
a. When authorized by a ...te of an an¬ nual or special 8c;hool in. 'ing In the lown.
b. When the amounts st:ii.-.l in the an¬ nual lax budget for the pui| .ses specifie.l are Insufflcieut therefor an.l uch amounts may be raised by lax with t a vole of a school meeting In the town
Such supplemental budg..' shall not au¬ thorize the levy of a lax f r the purposes therein specified, or be efiectual for any purpose unless there shall be endorse.l thereon the certlflcate of the district su¬ perintendent of the supervisory district in which such town Is situated, to the elTecl that the purposes for whli-h the amount therein specified is to he raised are law¬ ful. Such supplemental lax budget ahall be prepared In the same manner and filed with the same offlcei-s as the annual tax budget.
5. The commissioner of education may prescribe the form of such budget. He may adopt regrulatlons not Inconsistent with law, providing for the examination, review, correction and the modification of auch budgets and the Instruction and asalstance of school authorities In the per¬ formance -of duties In r.spect thereto. j
6. District superintendents ahall, dur¬ ing the month of August In each year, ex¬ amine the tax budgets on file In the offlce of each clerk of the b.iaV' of education of each town In his stiporr sory district, and shall advise with and 'Jhl boards of edu¬ cation In the prepar tlon and correction crl such budijets, ar < perform such other duties In respect ' .ereio as may be pre¬ scribed b.v the ct imlss|.)ner of education
I 346. Levy ati.. c.lie. Hon of taxes. 1. The boai-d of education .if the tow-n shall, within ten days after the flrst day of September In each .vear, cause tho amounts specified In su'-li tax budget an.l supplemental tax bii.lK. ts. If any, to be levied and nssessed ai-ilnst the taxable property within that portion of the town which is siihject lo tti.. provisions of this article. The boar.l of eilucatlon shall im¬ mediately upon the (-..mi.letlon of Its tax list annex theret.i a w:iiranl for the col- le.-tloii thereof, which sh ill dlre.-t the col¬ lector of the town lo . ..Ilect the lax so le\ led and assessed an.l to pav over the amount thereof to the t .wn si-houl tre.-is- urer. The town colle.t.r of taxes shall have the same jiow-i-r and Jurisdiction In respect to the collecthui of such taxes ns he has tn res[iect lo the c.illeclion of other taxes levle.l upon taxable property In the town, nnd the provisions of law relative to Ihe collecil.m of sn.h taxes, except iih otherwise provided in this chnpter, shall apply to the (olle.ti'.n uf stjch si-houl lax.'s.
2. The town (-olle.-ti.i shall before re- cehiiig the warrant f..r the i.illecilon of such taxes execute a 1..; 1 to the board of education of the town, with one or moro sureties to be approve.l hy the board, tind in the amount to be p;..st«rlhed by su<-h hoard, conditioned for the due and faith¬ ful '-ollection of the t:ixc8 under such warrant and the return thereof to the proper officer
3. Th.. provisions of article fifteen of this chnpter r.-latliu; t.. the assessment and collection of tuxes hall apply to the assessnient of school t i\es In a lown by the boai-d of education t'lei-eof. and lo the collection of the taxes a-.sessed and levied as herein provi.led, <-x. . in so far as the provisions thereof may he In (ontUct with the provisions of this hi tide.
4. If a district Is situ.ited pnrtl.\ in two or more towns, the livable pr.iperly In that portion of such .'.istrlct lying In a town other than that in which the prin¬ cipal schoolhnuse Is sitn.ite'l. shall be as- s.,>s.sed for school puri" ses at the same rate as the.taxable pi .perty of the town in which auch princiiiii schoolhouse ts located. The valuation of the real prop, erty in the portions of such district lying in tw-o or more towns, a:s appearing upon the several assessm.-nt rolls of auch towns, may be e'Jualizcd by the su(>er- visors of such towns iiii.in the request of the boards of education of such tow-ns. or of three or more persons liable to pay taxes upon real properly In either of auch
rate not exceeding six per centum per annum The money borrowed shall be placed In the custody of the treaaurer and shall be paid out by him on the order of the board of educatl..rk in the same manner as money coUecte.I by taxes lev- led against the taxable property of tha tuwn.
i 318 Submission of certain questions to a vote of the town. 1 Whenever the board of education of a town shall deem it necessary to expend ati amount ex¬ ceeding the sum of five thousand dollara for the repair, remodeling, improvement or enlargement of existing s. h.iol build¬ ings or the construction of a new school building It shall submit a proposition therefor to n vote of the qualified scho.il electors of the l..wn at either .in annual school meeting of the town ..r a special school meeting called f-.r such purpose
2. If a school bull.ling In the lown ahall have been condemne.l by the district su- perlutcnilent as unfit for use and not worth repairing an.i the amount re-iulred to be raised by tax therefor shall excee-l the sum of five thousand .hill.-irs the board of education shall suhmil a propo- Blt'on for the conslructlon of such new building to the ijiialified school electors of the town as above provide.l. If the amount lo be nilsed for the erection of a new building In place of a building whi.h has been condemned is loss than five thousand dollars the amount thereof shall be In.-luded In the annual school lax budget of the lown. Except as herein provided the tioard of edu. ation of a town shall be suhjecl to the same powers and duties In relation to the ere.-lion of a new schoi.lhouse, when the schcxilhuuse In a district In such town has been condemn¬ ed, which are Imposed upon trustees of school districts under the provisions of the education law
3. The tio.ird of education of a town may In Its discretion submit a proposi- tloii to the qualified electors of the town at nn nnnii.-il or spe ial school meeting of' the lown for ttie voting of a tax in an amount nol less than one thousand dol¬ lars for the erection of a new building, the rep.alr remodeling. Improvement or enlargement of an existing building, the purchase of n n.-w- site or of an addition to an «xlstlng site.
4. When the electors at a s. ho.il meel- ii g In a town adopt a proposition for nny of the purposes sjieclfied In this section they may direct the levy of a tax lo meet the expense incurred thereby either In one levy or by liislalmenls.
5 The provisi.ins of section four hiiri- (Ir.-d and sixty-seven of this .hapter rela¬ tive 1.1 the notice of the meeting and the levy of a lax by Instalments In a union free schoul district shall apply, excejit when tn'-onsislenl with this act, to the submission of the pr..positions herein au¬ thorized and the levy and .-ollection of taxes for the purposes specified.
5 319 Is.'iiie and sale of s.-hool bonds. M'henever a tax shall have been voted tu be collected in instalments fur any of the purposes specified in the pre.-eding sec¬ tion the hoard of education of tlie town may borrow so much of the sum voted ns mny be necessary al a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum. The board ma.v Issue bonds or other evi¬ dences of Indebtedness for such purposes which shall not be sold below par. The Interesi and principal of such bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness shall be a charge upon the town nnd shall be pai.l , w-hen due. Such bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness shall be sol.l by the board of ••ducation In the manner provided by section four hundred nnd eighty of this chapter.
9 350. State funds to be used for schools of towns. Funds hereafter apportioned by the state under the provisions of this chapter to school districts under the su¬ pervision and control of a town board nf education shall be apportioned on the basis provided In this chapier. but the funds so apportioned to the several school
efTect uf this arti.le shall Ih- a charge (igalnst the property which Is subject to t.ix for the maintenance of the schoola in auch t.iwn or union free school district. 2. Within one year from the taking ef¬ fect of this article the value of the achool property in the several distrlcta which are made subject to the pr.nislons hereof shall be appraised an.l determined by a commission consisting of the supervisor of tho town, tbe i-hairmaii of the town board of etluc-atlon nnd the district superlnteiui- ent of schools.
8. The value of the ¦."chooi propertv In eiich distrl.t ns so appraise.1 shall, after deducting the ouislan.linir bonded indelit- edness of such disiri.-t, be cr.K.llted to such distrl.t anil charge.l against the town. The t.ital anioimt iharRcl to the town as a result of su. h apprni.^nl .hall be raised by tax upon the taxable j.r.iperty of the town In the same manner as other s.-hool expenses are raised. Su.h tax shall be levied and collected In five equal, annual Instalments and the amount reipilred shall be Included by the b.iar.l of education in the annual tax budget of the lown.
4. The commission hereinbefore (rented ehall. upon appraising si.-h property and determining the credit to be allowed to each district, appoiti.m the nmounl bo credited lo such district among the own¬ ers or iKissessors of taxable property In t.e dlstrl.-t :n the ratio of their several assessments on the lust corrected assess- menl-roll of the lown The said commis- Blon shall report to the board of educa¬ tion of the town th.. app<irti..iiment ao made nnd tho boar.l shall cause to be la- sue.l to ea.-h of su.h ow-ners or possea- sors. a certificate of credit slating the amount so apportlone.l. Sueh certificates of <-redlt shall be transferrable by th.- persons to whom they are Issued, and shall be piiMil.l.' ..Illy out of nionevs raised by lax as herein provl.le.l for the payment of the . hai-ge against the lown on H.-coiint of the s.liool property ncqiiir. ed by such town They snail be Issued ill such denominations an.l shall be du.. at such limes as to provide for their J.ay- ment out of the moneys riiisn! by t:ix f..r the payment of such ch:irge
5. The commissi.mer of eilucatlon shall prescribe rules g.mrnlng Iho c..minlssi.iii In the appraisal of scno.il pr.i|.erty as herein provide.l an.l regiil:itirig tlie distri¬ bution and apportionment of the credits and charges herein refeiied to and thu form an.l denomiimllon of sn. h certifi¬ cate. An appeal will lie from siii-h ap¬ praisal or from any a.-I of smh i-ommis- Bloti or board of edu.ation In resp.-ct lo the apportionment of . re.iits. the distribu¬ tion of (-harges and the levy an.l collec¬ tion of a tax on a(-c.iu«it of su.li sclio..l property to the comiiiissioner of edu.-a- tloii in the «inie manner an.l wn.ler the Same conililions as In the ca.se of other ippeals to the .-ommissi.iner oi- edu. atlon. A like appi.al will lie from the a|.|Mirtioii- ment of the l..inded iiidehteilness ..l*iiny town.
; 351. Election of bo.-,r.l of cibi-ation 1 The first l...ard of e.lu.-ati.ui of e,i. h town thereof shall be ele.-te.l bv the lnisi....s nnd members of th.- hoards of educat'on of the several si-hool illstri.is In si. li town, suhje.-t to tiie provisions of ihis hrlicle. The sai.l tiiistei.s and membe-s (of boards of e.liic.ition sh,ill meet for Buch kiurpose on the s.-. ond 'I'ues.biy In June inineleeii hundred and sevente.n. in one of the si-hoolhouses In the town to be ilesig- (nated by the district superintendpiit of schools. The .said trustees and niembers of boards of education ahall organize by Ithe election of a chairman and <-lerk fThey shall thereupon piro.-eed lo elett ^lembers of the board of education of the town to hold offlce for the term spe.-lfied (In se(-tloii three hundred and thirl> one of this article. The persons elected as members of such board shall be resi- |dents of the town and qualified elect..rs fet school meetings therein. Not more Hhan three of the memtiers of sucli board |uf education shall reside In the
districts of a lown snail be paid by the pchool district, except in towns In wlil.-h
there are leas than three school districts. The chairman and clerk of the meeting Bhall canvass the votes cast for the candl- Uates for the offl.-es lo be filled and the candi.late receiving a majority nf the voles cast shall be elected. The c-hair- Tnaii and clerk of the meeling shall Ihere- \jpon notify the district superintendent In writing of the persons declared ele.-ted as memhers of said board, and the district eupei inlendeiit shall give notice of such election to the persons so elected. As the terms of offii-e of such memliers expire their successors shall be elecieil at tho uii- nii ll school meeting.
Tiie district superintendent of s.hools sl ill call a meeting of the bonrd of edii- (iiion of ea.-h town In his siipervisor.v <) -irict, ele.-ted us above provi.led. .on the tist day of August In nineteen hiindre.l Iin.l seventeen, at the principal si-hool- I ..use of the town, for llie purpose of or- gunlznllon and the Iransa.li.in of any . ther busliie.sH w-hicii may properly i-omo before su.-h board I'pon the election of -.' (lerk of such board, the 'hairman and . ierk of the meeting held for the purpose of electing members of the lioard of t.lu- . Ition shall file the minutes of the meet¬ ing with such (lerk
i S.'iO. Time and ph-i.e of annual meeling 1. The iinnual s.-hool mwting In each town shall be hel.l on the first Tne.'^.lay In May In each year, at which members bf the board of e.liK-allon shall be etc. ted and such business lis may 1..gaily come before such im-.tiriK shall be triiiisacle.I Buch meeting shall be held al tlie s'-hool- hoiiso In the town which Is the most con- venlonlly ncces.sll.le lo a majority of the qualified ele.tors of such lown. The board ..f education shall desiKiuite liie schoolhouse al which auch meeting shall be held.
2. The boaid of education may divide the l.,wn into school ele.ii.in dlstrl'ts. whenever It dee|iy It ne.e^sary for tho convenience of the/iu;i'ille.l electors, be¬ cause of the terril... ...1 extent of tho
town or the niimhe. . f s.i.-li elect..rs If a town Is dlviiled 'mo ¦'- hool eleilioii d '- tricts. the boaro sh:iil designate the schoolhouse In em h .Iistrict where the an- bual meeting sh:ii: b. luld.
3. The polls f..r the election of members r.f the board ..f e.le.ition at such nicling »hail be open from nine o'clock In the morning to four o'clock In the afternoon
i Sic. Noliie of annu.il sclio.il rni-eilnK. The clerk of ca. Ii b'.ar.l of cduc-allon shall give notice of th.. time when and the places where the i.uiiu.il school meeting la the town is P. be held, bv publishing s.nh notice .111. - ill each week f.jr the four weeks 11. xt preceding, such meeting. In two tiew'.p.ipers. If there shall be two, or In one newspaper. If there shall be but one. published or cir. ulaled In such tow-n. It no riewspaper shall be piiblishe<l or tirciulated therein, r-jch noli, e shnll be
{losted on the door of each schoolhouse n the town and In nt least ten other pub¬ lic placea In aald town at least twenty i\aya before the time of such meeting.
! 'ZZ-l. Special school meetings In towns The board of education of each town Bhall
tlon of a town shall provide for the repair towns, and the provisions of section four
of school buildings in the town, or other bulldinga under its control and manage¬ ment, and shall expand therefor an amount not exceeding the amount includ¬ ed In the annual achool lax budget. Tne board may al»o remodel, enlarge or Im¬ prove such achool buildings or other buUd- Inxa under Ita control and management. and- may constrvict new buildings, wnen- aver required, for the proper accommoda- Uoa ot the ^hool children ot tha town
hundred and fourteen of IhtB chapter shall apply to auch equalization. The tax¬ able property in the portlona of auch dia- trlct located In a town or towns other than the town In which the principal Echoolhouae of such district is located. Bhati not be aaaesaed for achool purimaea in uuch tcwna.
I 84lT. Borrowing money In anticipation of collection of taxea. The bdard ot edu¬ cation of a town may borrow money in
county treasurer to the low-n school treas¬ urer. Funds apportioned for teachers' salarlea shall bo paid on the order of the board of education of the town for the payment of the salaries of teachers em¬ ployed In such town and funds apportion¬ ed for school libraries, apparatus, maps or works of art shall be paid respec¬ tively In like manner for school libraries, apparatus, maps or works of art. In such town.
i 351. Certain union free school distrlcta not subject to provisions of artlc-le. Thla article shall not apply to a union free school dislrici having a population of fifteen hundred or more or employing fifteen teachers or mote at the time this act takes effect unless a resolution ahall have b(ieii adopted by such district mak¬ ing such article applicable to such district as provided In section three hundred ami thirty-one of this article and the pc- vlsions of such article shall not appl\ to the school distrlc-l.s In the sevei-al lowis of a county which adjoins a city having a population of one million or more and In which there are onl.v two district superin¬ tendents I'nless such r.-solution sh:ill have been ailopted. a school tax in a town In w-hlch the whole or any p.irlio" of such n district is situate shall be levi. .1 only tigalnsl the taxable property in th.. t.iwn oiitsi.le of the boundaries of such union free school district ami the inhali- tiinls of such .listrl.-t shall not b.- p-''i- mllled lo vote for c:iti.li.latcs fur menib. r^. of the lown board of tducation or iii...'i any proposition or ciuesti.m .submiilir.l :il an annual or regular school mctiiur I'l the town. School districts which un- -r the Iirovisions of this se.-tlon, are e>;. ¦ "l from the provisions of this act sh.-ill con¬ tinue to be subject to and rc;;ul;.tiit l.v the provisions of law which now n-cn'.te and control the affairs of such ili'iii'-
S 352. Sc-hool district ofli. ers ;.l..l:i^ I..-1: terms continued to .-ollcct fiin.l:. |..iy clalm.s, et cetera. 1 All trusl.e- in.-n- bers of boar.Is of educati..n .-.n.l . "T school offlcers of school ilistri. ts -i;lii.-t to this article. In olTli e wnen lakes effect shall continue in offl. including the thirty-first day nineleen hundred and sevenlei the otfi.-es of trustees, m.-mbers i of education, dlstrl'I clerks, .•..llciors, lre:isurers and other sch..ol disiri.i otfl- . . rs of such districts shall be a i are hereby abolished ami the term.-' ' C such officers shall cease except as I vi.Ied.
t. The Irilstees, boanls of and other ofTlcers, of each di'' merafed In sub.livlslon one of this section are herebv continued In offlce wi'h all the pow-crs and duties conferred on ¦ irh offi¬ cers bv the e.lui^atlon law or ..ther Btat- iiles. Including th.- p.jwer lo h-^ V, aasesa and collect t-ixes for the puniose of clos¬ ing up the business ami finan'i.il affairs of such .Iistrict and Of Hatlsf\ing Its obli¬ gations, except bonded Indet.i.'lnesB, ad¬ justing Its claims, collecting tiids due It and paying Us Just debts- Alter llquldnt- Ing all oul.slanding obllgaiions except bonded Indebte.lness. and settling or ad¬ justing all clalm« against such diatrlct. and closing up all Its financial affairs aa a district, such offlcers shall apportion any funds remaining In the treaaury, ex¬ cept moneys received from the atate, among the taxpayers of the dlAti^ct In the manner now provided bv law. Such apportionment shall be based upon Iha relation of the assessed valuation of auch taxpayera to the aggregate asseaaed valu¬ ation of the diatrlct. The portion of aucb funds which conalata of money* received
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titled to vole under thla Bubdlviaion. at an annual ur sjieclal town school meeting tn a town other than the tow-n In which he lesides ehall not be entitled to vote at such meetings in the town in which he re¬ sides.
I Si9 Preparation of list of qualified electors. ] The clerk of the bonrd Of e.lucatlon In each town shall, on or beforo the fir.st day <if April In each year, pre¬ pare n list of the jiersons qualified to voto at annual or special school meetlnga held in Die town If tne town Is divided into .¦school election districts, u separate list shall be prepare.l. hb herein provldeil, coiil.iinirg the names of the qualified elec. tors, res.iing in ea. h dlstrl.t. The immee on such list shall be arranged alphabeti¬ cally, according to the surnames of suclj electors, and shall . ontaln a sialemenl ae to the place of resi.lence of ea.h elector.
2. Sia h list shall be placed on file In the ofTice of the cierk of the t.oard of educa¬ tion or at some other place, lo be desiff- naied by the boar.l. whe'e It may lie ox- nniincd by utiv |<-rson interested therein, trotn f.nir to eight oelock in the eveniii« of each Fri.lay and Saturday of the four weeks Immeiliately pre.e.ling the annual school meeting The clerk of the b.iard of education or K.>me jierson to be dealg- iiateii tiy the board shall atten.l st such otlli-e or place, at such times, nn.l permit public inspection of such list A perBoii, whose name is not upon such list, who te or w-ill be a qunllHed voter at the nniiual meeting, may submit to the clerk of the h.iaid, cvidcn.-e, showing such fact, and llie clerk siiull correct sueh list, bv In- eertlng his name therein. If the name and lesldeiii-e of a qualified elector are luccir- rec-tiy stated upon such list, the clerk, up..ti Katisfactory tvideiii-e being pr.-seiit- ed to him, may ,, .irrect su.h errors
3. A qualllled v..ter nt the iinnual sch....| m.-eting .-.¦' tl,,. i,,wii may, upon the exaniinatioii of su.h list, file with tlia cierk of the b.iard, a wiitlen Clinl- h line ..f the iiii:illficatioiis ns an ele,-tor of liny person, whose name appears upon auch li-l The boar.l of e.lu.-,-itloii of tlia t.iwn .sluiil meet on the Moii.lny pr.-ce.ling the iinnnal school meeting and may. upon satlsf:i.-t.iry eviden.e being presente.l ta It. .-.ii-ie.t the enors In su. h list of .|unil- lled I le. tors and n.i.l thereto the names of per.sons. as.-ertaine.l by it to be qual.,i..J (le.'t.iis at sia h annual meeling The board shull uls.. indicate upon the Mat of i|Uiilin...l elect.IIS, the persons «h .sa .|ua1ill.-ations as .lectors lia\.. been .i..,l- leiiged.
4. If Ih.. annual s.hoiil meeting Is b. 1.1 ill election distri. ts a separate list b.r t-ai'h district, revised ami c.ureite.l as above provided, shall be deliv. re.l b\ tlm chrU of the board of edu.-ati..n t.i tli.< lii- spector.i Iippolntcd, as hereinafter pr.nl.l- e.l. to conihicl such s- hool meeting in each of such dlstrl.-ts
9 3i;ii. N.iniliintlons an.l ballots. 1. Can¬ didates for nietnbci-8 ..f the b.nir.l of eilu- i-ation In a town shnll he nominate.i by P-tili.in. Knell iietltion shall be dlre.-te.l 1.1 liie cierk of the boar.l of educati.in of the town an.l shnll tie slKued by nt least twenl.\ live .inalltle.l ele. t..is tliereof It sliall stiite th.- names nnd residences of the can.ii.lates an.l whether such laiidi- il.ites are iiotnlnaled f.ir full leriiiB or for the unexpired portion of sii.li lei ma. Each petition slnill lie filed with tho clerk of thu board of e.lucntion on or before the tlfleeiith day pre. edlng the day of the an¬ nual s.-hool meeling
2. Tho board of education shnll cause tc> be printed official ballota, containing tho names of nil .-andldatea nominated as above provl.lsd. Such ballots ehall sepa¬ rately state whether the perauna named - thereon are candidates for full torma or for iKJrtlons of terms The names of the candidates shall be arranged alphabetical¬ ly according to their surnaniea, In col¬ umns under titles or deslgnatlonB, show¬ ing whether they are to be elected for full terms or portions of terms. Hlank Bpaces ahall be provided au that peraona may vole for candidates who hav* not been nominnted for the offlcea to be filled ul such ele.-tioii Such ballotB shall have printed thereon instructions as to the. marking of the ballota and the candidates for the several ( which an elector la permitted t 8. Whenever a queatlon la re be Bubmllled at an annual s. hool meeting, tho ballots th^ . onform as nearly as may be I lots required to be used, und^ tlon law. for the HubmlBslon or propositions, at ii K«nernl
4 Tho number of ballots tol nn ii,-inual or upecl.il H.hiioi mJ at least equal the number of elei-'tors In the town, as appears from tU list of qualified ele.tors thereof. The cler' 111 the board Hiiall cause to be delivered the Insiiectors In each of" such election^ distrii-ts. on the day of the meeting, hufilclenl supply of such ballots for tho use of the quiilifle.l elect.irs thereof. Such ballots shall be iirinle.l at the expeiiHo of the town an.l the .not there..f shall be piii.l out of H.hool funds. In the same in.inner as otlier school expeiiBes. Au ele.-lion of a n.enihor of a lioard of edu- .ati.in shall not I... declare.l invalid or Il¬ legal because of the use of ballots which do nol i-onforni to tho reqnliements of this section or to the proviKi.jiis "f Ilia elei-tion law. provl.le.l the intent of the ole. tor miiy be as. ortalned from |lni use of sui h Irregular or .liifoc-tivo ballot and such use waa nol fraudulent and did not HUbst,lllll:.liy nITe. t tile re.siilt of the iluc- tioii
i 3i;i. Inspect.,rs of eloctl.ji. The b'nir.l .of ediifaiioii shall designate three liispcv- tors of el.i-tiol. for ea'li eie'lLui dlslilcl into V. hi.h Hiuh town has been divl.h.l. The I . il< .if thn liciHr.l ^f cuucntion sh.ill give villi.n notice of ii|ipolntnieiit to tho person-, so niipoliit'-.l if n peiHun. ap polnleil IIS ll speei.ir of (lection, refus. s lo ac. e|ii SU'h npp-ilntmeiil, Hid iMiiird of cducilioii nuiy upj,..inl a 'lualllled elclor of the ilisiii.l to fill su.h vncun.y, Hu. :i boar.l of lris|)ei tors sliail before op. oil g 111- poll- 111 the .lection di'ir.ct for will. Ii tliey ;iie appoinie.l, organize by elii'-tlng on.- ..I Iheir numlier ns chairman and o: o as I" .'1 clerk, Ea.-h Inspc-.-tor shall re- .-eivt for his services a compenantl.ui of Ibree dollars, I., be rmid out cf the s. h.i.d fiiii'ls of the t.iwn and In the same iimri- iier lis other exi.(n.''es ar.> pal'l.
I 8i.L'. Conduct of school (ii'-.-;ing»; chal bulges 1. All ele lions, held ns provl.b I lierein, shall be < oiidu'led. so far as iim:. be 111 ac lir.lan. e with the provlhlons of the ele.'ti.in liiw relative to geiiei-iil e!e. - tlons, e.X'ept :i» otherwise proviiU.l hi r.-- In. Hiillable ballot boxes sball bu pr.iu.l- eil by the lK»«rd of education, to be used nt sue tl school meetings Su.h ballot boxes shall conform an nearly us mny be to the provisions of the election biw rel¬ ative to ballot boxes ul genersl eh-, tlona. All persons, whose names appear upon Itie list of qualified electors, us residing In the town or election districts shall be permltte.I lo vote and shall tie given bal¬ lots for such puriioae. Per.sons whose names do not appear upon au'h Iiat may be permitted to vote, upon Batlafactory
have p.jwer to (-all a special meeting o* evidence being preaentod showlns that
the qualified electors of the town, when- tliey are quallfie<l elei-tors of tho town or
^^ er It deems necessary and proper, and district and upon making the declaration
w-henever required by law. In the manner hereinafter prescribed The ballota wban
prescribed for the giving of a notice of presented to the Insiieclura ahall be fold-
the annual meeting. Buch Bpeclal meet- ed ao aa to con. eal the namea of candl-
Inga shall he held at the echoolhouae or dates for whom or the proposition or quaa-
ichoolhousea at which the annual achool tlon for which tbe elector haa voted All
meeting of the town ia required lo be held, electors entitled to vole, who are In the
I 868. Qualiflcations of votera at achool places wiiere the election ia held at or
meetlnga. 1. To be ellclble to vote at before tha time of cloalng the polla, ahall
Mxnual or apecial town achool meetlngk. be allowed to vote. Tha poll clerk ahall
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