1. P. ss. D.-Forms. Form of Warrant. To E. F. and G. H., two disinterested freeholders of said County, Greeting. You are hereby appointed to view and estimate, upon oath, according to your best judgment, the damages done to A. B. by the [horse, oxen, as the case may be] owned or claimed by C. D. or by owner unknown, and make due return to me within twenty-four hours, with your doings therein; first giving the said A. B. reasonable notice of the time when you will view the place where the damages were Given under my hand this done. day of O. P. Pound Keeper. Return of Appraisers. 2. Pursuant to this warrant, we the undersigned, being first sworn to the faithful performance of the trust to which we have been appointed, and having given said A. B. reasonable notice as required, do hereby certify, that we have viewed and do estimate the said damages, at dollars 3. P. ss. to be holden at Form of Libel. To the Hon. Court of Common Pleas, next within and for the County of on in the year of our Lord, [or, as the Esquire, one of the Justices of on in the the day of case may be,] To the Peace within and for the County of The libel and complaint of A.-— B.— of County of by OP-, a pound keeper in said humbly shows, that he, the said A- B― at impounded or found [as the case may be,] the following beasts, [as the fact may be] to wit, [here describe them] doing damage in his inclosure, going at large, or found, [here describe the place] and that the same have been advertised as the law directs; and no person has appeared and made claim thereto, and paid the demands for which the same is holden and detained; wherefore your libellant prays the Court to decree a sale thereof, as the law in such cases provides. B. [date] A-B-. By O-P,-Pound Keeper. P. SS. To the Sheriff of our County of or his deputy, or any Constable of the several towns in the same County. of [Seal] Whereas, A.- B- of Greeting. within the County through his agent, O— P—, pound keeper, by the consideration of our Justice Court, holden at by on on Esquire, a Justice of the Peace for said County, or [as the case may be] of our Justices of our Court of Common Pleas, holden at within our County of obtained a decree for the sale of the following [here insert a description of the property as in the libel] with costs taxed at as to us appears of record, whereof execution remains to be done : We command you, therefore, to make sale of the same in manner prescribed by law for the sale of goods and chattels in satisfaction of executions; and after deducting your lawful fees, you will pay over the residue to the said pound keeper and take his receipt thereon for the same : Hereof fail not, and make due return, with your doings therein, within thirty days. Witness, [the close to be like that of other executions.] SCHOOLS. A.-Obligation of towns and plantations to raise money for the support of schools, and lia bility for failure. Distribution of moneys. 5. Forfeitures for failure or deficiency. 6. Assessors to assign proportions to districts. ib. ib. sum. Rule of assignment. 4. May determine what scholars shall attend. ib. Distribution of surplus mon eys. B.-Schoolmasters, and schoolmistresses, their qualifications, duties and liabilities. C.-Choice, power and duty of school commit tee, and district agents. § 1. Choice and number of school committee. ib. Their duty to examine instruc tors. 2. Their superintendance of schools and scholars. Provision for sup 3. Their power to dismiss in To notify committee when school begins. structers. 11. 4. Directory power as to school Duty of committee to visit schools. books. 12. On neglect of parents, &c. to furnish books, Selectmen or Assessors to furnish them at their expense. D.-Authority of towns and plantations in relation to school districts; corporate power and capacity of school districts; district meetings and choice of officers; for what purpose district may raise money. E.-Proceedings when school districts refuse to raise money, and in case of disagreement in location of school houses. § 1. When a district refuses to raise money, town or plantation may assess it on the district. 2. In case of disagreement as to location of school house, Selectmen or Assessors may decide. 3. School districts may be formed from parts of adjoining towns, &c. 4. Such district body corporate. ib. May be altered, &c. 5. District to receive its proportion of school money. 6. Eldest town to have the power to call meetings, &c. District to choose its agent. 7. Islands not included in school districts. ib. F.-Appropriation of penalties; forfeiture of the appropriation by neglect. G. Returns to be made of district schools, and money raised; and the distribution of the bank tax for the support of schools. § 1. Selectmen to make triennial | 2. Selectmen to distribute among returns to Secretary of State districts. of the districts, scholars and 3. Not to exonerate towns from A.-Obligation of towns and plantations to raise money for the support of schools and liability for failDistribution of moneys. ure. 1. Every town and plantation shall annually raise and expend for the maintenance and support of schools therein, to be taught by schoolmasters duly qualified, a sum of money, including the income of any incorporated school fund, not less than forty cents for each inhabitant, the number to be computed according to the next preceding census of the State, by which the representation thereof has been appor tioned. ch. 651, s. 1. 2. Provided, That a part, not exceeding one third of the money allotted to any district, may, if the district so determine, be applied to the support of a school taught by a mistress, or when the sum so allotted to a district in any year shall not exceed thirty-five dollars, the whole may be expended in the same manner. ib. 3. Whenever the inhabitants of any school district, may be desirous of applying to the support of a school, taught by a mistress, a greater portion of the money assigned to them, than is allowed in the first section of the above Act, and shall so determine, at any legal district meeting held for that purpose, and make known the same to the superintending school committee, said committee shall have power to direct what sum shall be applied for the purpose aforesaid. ib. 4. Whenever the inhabitants of a school district shall determine to apply part of their school money to the support of a school taught by a mistress, and part to that of a school taught by a master, they may determine in district meeting, or empower the school committee, or a special committee by them chosen, to determine what description of scholars shall attend each school, and assign them to the one or the other, in such manner as shall promote their best proficiency and greatest benefit. ib. 5. If any town or plantation shall fail to raise and expend annually for the support of schools the amount of money required by this Act they shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than twice, nor more than four times the amount of such failure or deficiency. s. 5. 6. It shall be the duty of the Assessors of each town and plantation to assign, to each school district, a proportion of the money raised in each year for the support of schools, according to the number of children therein, between the ages of four and twenty-one years and the Assessors of towns shall certify such assignment to the Selectmen: Provided, That whenever any town or plantation shall raise a sum of money exceeding that required by this Act, such surplus may be distributed among the several school districts, in such manner as the town or plantation may determine. ib. The number of children, between the ages of four and twenty-one years, in each school district (exclusive of those attending any college or Academy, not belonging to such dis |