The Common School System of the State of New York: Comprising the Several General Laws Relating to Common Schools, Together with Full Expositions, Instructions and Forms ... To which is Prefixed a Historical Sketch of the Origin, Progress and Present Outline of the System |
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... free from imperfections and errors it would be presumptuous to assert ; but in commending it to those for whose use it is specially designed , and to the friends of popular education generally , the compiler can accompany it with the ...
... free from imperfections and errors it would be presumptuous to assert ; but in commending it to those for whose use it is specially designed , and to the friends of popular education generally , the compiler can accompany it with the ...
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... Free School , of having select chapters read at the opening of the school in the morning , and the like at the close in the after- noon . This is deemed the best mode of preserving the religious regard which is due to the sacred ...
... Free School , of having select chapters read at the opening of the school in the morning , and the like at the close in the after- noon . This is deemed the best mode of preserving the religious regard which is due to the sacred ...
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... schools which it was designed to give . " It was not to be expected , " continues the Su- perintendent , " that any system for the establishment of common schools could be devised , which in its first form should be wholly free from ...
... schools which it was designed to give . " It was not to be expected , " continues the Su- perintendent , " that any system for the establishment of common schools could be devised , which in its first form should be wholly free from ...
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... schools , organized according to law , and that in 5,118 of these schools , from which only particular district returns ... free of expense , under that pro- vision in the school act which empowers districts to exonerate those child- ren ...
... schools , organized according to law , and that in 5,118 of these schools , from which only particular district returns ... free of expense , under that pro- vision in the school act which empowers districts to exonerate those child- ren ...
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... free- dom of our country mainly depend upon the general diffusion of knowledge , and it is our duty to devise the best means for attaining and securing that very desirable end . In a few years , the children that now sit upon our knees ...
... free- dom of our country mainly depend upon the general diffusion of knowledge , and it is our duty to devise the best means for attaining and securing that very desirable end . In a few years , the children that now sit upon our knees ...
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Page 364 - At any meeting of the board of trustees a majority of the trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time...
Page 346 - ... shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth ; and such records, and all...
Page 63 - The capital of the common school fund, the capital of the literature fund, and the capital of the United States deposit fund, shall be respectively preserved inviolate. The revenue of the said common school fund shall be applied to the support of common schools; the revenue of the said literature fund shall be applied to * As amended November 3.
Page 24 - I consider the system of our Common Schools as the palladium of our freedom, for no reasonable apprehension can be entertained of its subversion, as long as the great body of the people are enlightened by education.
Page 331 - ... at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per cent. per annum...
Page 101 - November succeeding such election, execute to the supervisor of his town and file with the town clerk, a bond with one or more sufficient sureties to be approved by the said...
Page 282 - To keep and preserve all records, books and papers belonging to his office and to deliver the same to his successor. For a refusal or neglect so to do, he shall forfeit fifty dollars for the benefit of the schools of the district, to be recovered by the trustees.
Page 118 - ... a statement and description of every such lot, piece or parcel of land so owned by non-residents therein, in the same manner as required by law from town assessors in making out the assessment-roll of their towns...
Page 129 - ... neglect or misconduct of the claimant. The account with the oath of the party claiming the same shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness thereof.
Page 211 - All real and personal estate liable to taxation shall be estimated and assessed by the assessors at its full and true value, as they would appraise the same in payment of a just debt due from a solvent debtor.