Goodrich v. School District No. 1
Supreme Court of Vermont
Book Account. The action was originally commenced before a justice of the peace, and came to the county court by appeal.
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Book Account. The action was originally commenced before a justice of the peace, and came to the county court by appeal. The case was sent to an auditor, who reported substantially the following facts: That the plaintiff contracted with the prudential committee, of school District, No. 1 in Fairfax, to teach the school in said district, for the term of three months in the winter of 1851, and that the plaintiff, soon after said contract, and on the 25th day of October, 1851, with the intention of submitting himself to an examination, as to his qualifications, made inquiry of the town clerk in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bennett, J.
The statute relating to common schools, makes it the duty of the several towns in the state, to appoint annually, one or more superintendents of common schools; and they are made the judges of the qualifications of those who shall wish to become teachers; and every teacher is required to obtain of the town superintendent a certificate of his qualifications before he opens his school; and the 12th section of the act declares all contracts for teaching null and void, if the teacher shall fail to obtain a certificate of qualifications of the…
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