The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Cambridge, Together with a Summary of the Special and General Laws Relating to the Same Subject, and the Municipal Register for 1857 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ... virtues to preserve and perfect a republican constitution, and secure the blessings of liberty as well as to promote their future happiness, and also to point out to them the evil tendency of the opposite vices. 9. It shall be the duty of the resident ministers of the S-yaSd town Gospel, the selectmen, and the school committees, in the 'f'l.." several towns, to exert their influence, and use their best endeavors, that the youth of their towns shall regularly attend the schools established for their instruction. 10. The several towns are authorized and directed, at Sni"/for their annual meetings, or at any regular meeting called for j j g the purpose, to raise such sums of money, for the support of K-s-15 12, the schools aforesaid, as they shall judge necessary; which sums shall be assessed and collected in like manner as other town taxes. 11. The qualified voters of the city of Cambridge at the SlfSSainannual meeting shall choose seven persons for a School Com-rter mittee, two of whom shall be residents in Ward Number s 26 an'e P 17One, three in Ward Number Two, and two in Ward Number Three. 12. The said Board of School Committee, with the Mayor TMrdutiMas chairman, shall perform all such duties as the school committees in towns are required by law to perform. 13. The school committee shall require full and satisfac-?ch1?ommit" tee to examine tory evidence of the good moral character of all instructors SSSonToW" who may be employed in the public schools in their town, and a'j 13 shall ascertain, by personal examination, their literary qualifications and capacity for the government of schools. 14. Every instructor of a town or district school shall ob-instructors not to be paid, un tain of the school committee ...