5. An account of the funds, income, debts, and incumbrances of the seminary, and of the application thereon of the moneys last received from the regents.

What are the trustees of every college?

A corporation.

To what shall every diploma granted by such trustees entitle the possessor?

To all the immunities which by usage or statute are allowed to possessors of similar diplomas, granted by any university, college or seminary of learning in the United States.

What are the trustees of every academy?
A corporation.

What are the trustees of Lancasterian schools?

Corporations.

Who prepares and submits to the Legislature the report of the common schools?

The superintendent.

Who have charge of the schools in each town?
The commissioners of common schools.

Who are the inspectors of common schools in each town?

The commissioners and other inspectors elected in the town.

What are the powers of the district meeting lawfully assembled ? 1. To appoint a moderator.

2. To adjourn from time to time as occasion may require. 3. To choose a district clerk, three trustees and one district collector at their first meeting, and as often as such offices, or either of them, become vacated.

4. To designate a site for a district school-house.

5. To lay such tax on the taxable inhabitants of the district as the meeting shall deem sufficient to purchase or

lease a suitable site for a school-house, and to build, hire, or purchase such school-house, and to keep in repair, and furnish the same with necessary fuel and appendages.

6. To repeal, alter, and modify their proceedings from time to time as occasion may require.

How much money can they raise to purchase a district library? Not exceeding twenty dollars for the first year.

What teachers are deemed qualified?

Those who hold a certificate of qualification, dated within one year, from the inspectors of common schools for the town in which they shall be employed.

CHAPTER XVI.

Of what does Chapter Sixteenth treat?

Of highways, bridges, and ferries.

Who have the care of the highways and bridges in the several towns?

The commissioners of highways.

Who shall give directions for repairing and altering roads and bridges, and require the overseers of highways to cause all persons assessed to come and work with such implements, carriages, cattle, or sleds, as they shall direct?

The commissioners.

Who keep in order the highways, warn persons assessed to work, cause noxious weeds to be cut down, collect all fines and commutation moneys, and execute all lawful orders of the commissioners ?

́The overseers of highways.

Who shall be assessed to work on the highways?

Every person owning or occupying lands in the town, and every male inhabitant over twenty-one years of age residing in the town.

At what price may every person assessed commute, except an overseer?

At the rate of sixty-two and one-half cents for each day.

How many hours shall persons rated be required to work?

Eight hours.

What are the penalties for not complying with the requirements of the commissioners ?

1. For wholly omitting to comply with such requisitions, three dollars for each day :

2. For omitting to furnish a cart, waggon, or plough, one dollar for each day:

3. For omitting to furnish a pair of horses or oxen, one dollar for each day:

4. For omitting to furnish a man to manage the team, one dollar for each day :

How soon must the overseer make complaint to one of the justices of the peace of the town?

Within six days.

What is the duty of the justice?

To issue a summons requiring the delinquent to appear forthwith before him, and show cause why he should not be fined.

If no cause be shown, what is the duty of the justice?

To isssue a warrant commanding the constable to levy the fine prescribed by law, with the cost of the proceedings, on the goods and chattels of the delinquent.

Who may apply, in writing, to the commissioners of his town, to alter or discontinue any road?

Every person liable to be assessed for highway labor.

For what purpose shall the commissioners hold a meeting? To hear any reasons that may be offered for or against laying out the highway.

If the commissioners determine to lay out such highway, what shall they make out and subscribe?

A certificate of such determination, describing the road so laid out.

Where shall this certificate be deposited ?

With the town clerk.

What shall be the width of all roads laid out by the commissioners ? Three rods wide.

What is the penalty for obstructing the highways?

Five dollars for every such offence.

If a tree falls or is fallen from any enclosed lands into any highway, and the occupant of the land receives notice to remove the same within two days, what is the penalty for neglect ?

Fifty cents for every day thereafter till the tree shall be removed.

In case any person shall cut down any tree on land not occupied by him, so that it shall fall into any highway, river, or stream, unless by the order and consent of the occupant, what sum shall he forfeit ?

To the occupant one dollar for every tree so fallen, and the like sum for every day the same shall remain in such highway, river, or stream.

What shall be the forfeiture for injuring any bridge maintained at the public charge?

Treble damages.

Whoever shall destroy, remove, injure, or deface any mile-board or mile-stone erected on any highway shall forfeit what amount?

The sum of ten dollars for

every offence.

CHAPTER XVII.

Of what does Chapter Seventeenth treat?

Of the regulation of trade in certain cases.

To what are all goods, wares, and merchandize sold at auction subject ?

To duties every time they shall be struck off.

How shall the goods be struck off?

To the highest bidder

By whom?

By an auctioneer who shall have given the required security.

What is the penalty for acting as auctioneer without license?

A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding three months.

What articles are exempt from auction duties ?

1. Ships and vessels.

2. Utensils of husbandry, horses, neat cattle, hogs and sheep.

3. Articles of the growth, produce or manufacture of this State, except distilled spirits.

4. All fabrics of cotton, wool, hemp and flax, manufactured within the jurisdiction of the United States.

When there are no duties, by whom may the sales be made?
By any citizen of this State.

When shall all flour and meal purchased for exportation be inspected?

At the place of exportation.

All wheat flour, rye flour, Indian meal, or buckwheat meal manufactured for exportation in this State, shall how be packed?

In good and strong casks, made of seasoned oak, or other sufficient timber, and hooped with at least ten hoops, three of which shall be on each chime, and properly nailed.

Of how many sizes shall the casks be?

Of two sizes only.

How many pounds shall the larger size contain?
One hundred and ninety-six pounds.