The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
§ 13-1. Incorporation of district
School District No. 4 in Middlebury, in the County of Addison, a corporation duly
established under the laws of this State, is hereby empowered and required to educate
the scholars in the District in a grade 1 school or schools; and for that purpose
may sell and convey any real estate belonging to the District, purchase, build, lease,
and hold as many schoolhouses or school rooms, and establish and keep as many schools,
and cause to be taught therein as extended a course of study as the District shall
direct.
§ 13-2. Merger of districts
In order that a competent number of schools shall be maintained in the Town of Middlebury,
for the convenient instruction of youth, School District No. 4 in Middlebury, in the
County of Addison, an incorporated school district established by Act No. 89 of the
laws of 1866, is empowered to merge with the Town School District of Middlebury, provided
a majority of the legal voters of the Town School District of Middlebury present and
voting at any meeting legally warned of the Town School District of Middlebury vote
to become a part of School District No 4. in Middlebury, and a majority of the legal
voters of School District No. 4 in Middlebury present and voting at any meeting legally
warned of School District No. 4 in Middlebury vote to accept the merger. If the merger
occurs, School District No. 4 in Middlebury shall retain all its present corporate
powers and shall continue its corporate existence heretofore granted, and the Town
School District of Middlebury shall no longer exist except for the settlement of its
own pecuniary affairs and for the purpose only of voting, assessing, and collecting
of a special tax annually to pay its indebtedness, if any, which settlement and payment
shall be made before the expiration of two years from the date of the vote of School
District No. 4 in Middlebury accepting the merger.
§ 13-3. Transfer of real estate
The Town School District is hereby authorized and empowered when the merger occurs
to transfer and assign to School District No. 4 in Middlebury all right title and
interest or use in any estate, real or personal, wherever situate, and from whatever
source derived appertaining or belonging to the Town School District of Middlebury,
provided said present School District of Middlebury so votes by a majority of its
legal voters present and voting at a meeting thereof legally warned.
§ 13-4. Records of Town School District
The records of the Middlebury Town School District shall be deposited with the Town
Clerk when said merger occurs.
§ 13-5. School funds; State aid
If the merger occurs, School District No. 4 in Middlebury shall be entitled to all
the public money distributed to Middlebury and to all State aid granted to the town
of Middlebury and provisions heretofore granted to the District inconsistent with
this section shall be repealed.
§ 13-6. Adoption of rules and regulations
The Incorporated School District may make all such necessary rules and regulations
in regard to the attendance of scholars, and the course of instruction in the school
or schools, as shall not be inconsistent with the laws of this State.
§ 13-7. Acceptance of scholars
The Prudential Committee of the Incorporated School District may admit scholars coming
from outside the District upon such terms as they may prescribe.
§ 13-8. Officers and Prudential Committee
The officers of the Incorporated School District shall be a Moderator, a Clerk, a
Treasurer, a Collector, and an Auditor, who shall be chosen annually, and a Prudential
Committee of seven hereafter to be chosen as follows:
At each annual meeting of the Town of Middlebury, there shall be elected a member
of the Committee for a term of three years. A vacancy on the Committee shall be filled
for the unexpired term by appointment by a majority of the members of the Committee.
All elected officers shall be elected by Australian ballot, chosen from the legally
qualified voters of the Town, and shall hold their respective offices until their
successors are elected and qualified.
§ 13-9. General provisions
The general provisions of law pertaining to schools not inconsistent with the provisions
of law pertaining to this charter and with the rights heretofore granted School District
No. 4 by special legislation shall apply to school District No. 4 when the merger
occurs.