in leather, and in all respects perfect; the price to be paid shall not exceed four dollars per volome; and shall be paid for out of the public monies which shall be apportioned to the several school districts of the state for which the same shall be purchased, one half thereof in the year 1852 and one half thereof in the year 1853, and the contract for such purchase of the said publishers shall provide for such terms of payment, and the number of Dictionaries so purchased shall be delivered to the state superintendent of common schools, before the first day of April, 1852, and shall be by him delivered to the town superintendent of common schools of the respective towns, before the first day of May, 1852. § 5. The said town superintendent shall deliver such Dictionary to the trustees of each of the said several districts in their respective towns for which they shall be purchased as soon thereafter as shall be practicable, and shall retain in his hands the sum of two dollars out of the library monies apportioned to such districts in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and such sum out of the library monies, to be apportioned to such district in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three, as shall be sufficient to pay the balance of the purchase price of such Dictionary, not exceeding the sum of two dollars, and shall deposite the same immediately thereafter with the treasurer of their respective counties, and take a receipt for the same and deliver such receipt to the county clerk of their respective counties, to be forwarded by such county clerk to the state superintendent of common schools. § 6. The monies so deposited with the treasurers of the respective counties shall be subject to the order of the state superintendent of common schools, and shall be by him received and paid to the publishers of said Dictionaries upon his contract for the same. § 7. Such dictionary shall be kept in the libraries of the librarians of the several school districts of this state, during the time there shall be no school taught in said district, and subject to the same rules that are applicable to other books in school district libraries; and during the time a school shall be taught therein the said dictionary shall be under the control of the teacher for the time being, and be kept and used in said school. PROCEEDINGS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER ACT OF 1849. [Laws of 1851. Chap. 500.] AN ACT to legalize the acts of the several School Districts of the State, providing for the support of Common Schools. Passed July 10, 1851. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows: 81 All the acts of the several school districts of this state, providing for the raising of moneys by tax, for the support of common schools therein, during the years, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and prior to the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one; and all the acts of the trustees of said districts, providing for the raising of moneys by tax, for the support of common schools in said districts, for the term of four months during each of said years, prior to the first day of May, 1851, so far as the same are in accordance with the act of March 26, 1849, entitled "An act establishing free schools throughout the state," and the acts amendatory thereof, are hereby declared legal and valid. § 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect any suits which have been commenced against any trustee, or other officers of said districts, during said years, nor affect or impair any rights of action now existing. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. ERRATUM. Page 342, Paragraph VII "Annual Report of Trustees," in the 4th line substitute "§ 116, (No. 186") for "§ 115, (No. 137.") In Subdivisions 3 and 4 of same head strike out the words "the name and age of each child," so as to make the same conformable to the lawat page 122. TO TRUSTEES AND TOWN SUPERINTENDENTS. This volume is to be regarded as the property of the district or town to which it is sent, and of the Trustees or Town Superintendent in their official capacity: and is to be delivered, at the expiration of their official term, to their successors in office. When not required for present use by the trustees, it should be deposited with the District Clerk. THE END. 1 110, 19 In joint school districts, how to be made,......... 108, 146, 147, 148, 183, 184 Page. ANNUAL REPORTS. Of the state superintendent, what to contain,.... Of town superintendents, when to be made and what to con- 96. 104, 105, 164 to 166, 174. Of trustees of districts to be recorded by district clerk,. 114. 127. 154. ANNULMENT OF DISTRICTS. Proceedings of town superintendent on, and disposition of district APPARATUS.-See School Apparatus. APPEALS. When authorized to be made to state superintendent, Town superintendents to furnish answers to,.......... APPENDAGES TO SCHOOL HOUSES. Taxes for, how and when to be levied,... Trustees to furnish from funds raised for that purpose,... 109, 145, 146. 124. 169. 274 to 278. 111. 115. 190. On annulment of school districts, when and how to be made,....... 109, 146. By state superintendent, how and when to be made, 92, 97, 98, 103, 139, 140. To be certified to comptroller and notice to county clerks,................... On the alteration or division of districts subsequent to the date of 104. On the formation of districts previous to the date of such report,...' General provisions respecting,........ 117, 118, 119, 201 to 219. 113. Proceeding for equalization of in joint districts,... ascertained from last assessment roll of town,......... 119, 209, 210 to 212. Proceedings for the equalization of, in joint districts,.. Valuations of taxable property, to be ascertained from, 119, 209, 210, 212, 213. Errors in, when and how to be corrected by trustees in assessment of district tax,.......... In joint districts, valuations how to be ascertained from,...................... 212. 212. |