Chap. 0032 An Act in relation to the hitchcock free high school in brimfield.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Section 1. Chapter two hundred and twenty-live of the acts of the }Aear eighteen hundred and fifty-five, as amended by chapter one hundred and ninety of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventjvfive, is hereby further amended so that the number of trustees of the Hitchcock Free High School in Brimfield shall be fifteen instead of thirteen, and any suitable person shall be eligible to the office of trustee: provided, hoivever, that
at least nine of said trustees shall be residents of the town of Brimfield.
Section 2. The board of trustees may at such time as they shall deem best divide by lot or otherwise the board into live classes of three members each, of whom one class shall vacate office at such date thereafter as the board shall determine, and another class on the same date in each year thereafter. After such classification of the board the full term of office for the trustees shall be five years ; and any vacancy during a term may be filled for the unexpired portion thereof.
Section 3. Out of the accumulation of the building fund the trustees may expend a sum not exceeding seven hundred dollars for the purchase of land for the use of the school and for improving the same. Whenever the accumulations of the building fund amount to the sum of eight thousand dollars, the income of the fund and of the accumulation thereafter may be applied to defray the expenses of instruction in said school : provided, however, that when it shall be required for the original purposes of the fund to expend an}' portion of the accumulation and the sum remaining after such expenditure shall be less than eight thousand dollars, the income shall be held and applied to restore the accumulation to the said sum of eight thousand dollars.
Section 4. The trustees are hereby authorized to fix and pay a reasonable sum as compensation to the treasurer for his services. Any fit person, whether one of the trustees or not, shall be eligible to the office of treasurer.
Section 5. The trustees ma}r extend the privileges of the library at the school to any persons who have been connected with the school as trustees, teachers or pupils, and to teachers in the town schools while so employed.
Section 6. Said Hitchcock Free High School may hold real and personal property for the purposes named in its act of incorporation to an amount not exceeding-two hundred thousand dollars.
Section 7.   This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 13, 188S.