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1930-1953 (Creation)
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- Trustees of School Section Number 5 (Litchfield, Annapolis County, N.S.)
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10 cm of textual records
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In 1864, the Nova Scotia government introduced a new Education Act, establishing Nova Scotia's "free" school system. Pursuant to the Education Act, the jurisdictions of Nova Scotia's regional Boards of School Commissioners were clarified and confirmed. These jurisdictions, identified in the new Act as "school districts", were based, in most cases, on county boundaries. The school districts were, in turn, divided into school sections, with each section being responsible for establishing and maintaining a school, the operation of which was to be overseen by a board of trustees. Trustees were elected for three year terms at annual meetings of a school section's ratepayers and were responsible for holding all school property, employing and maintaining teachers, making regular visits to the school, looking after school facilities and equipment, summoning regular meetings of the ratepayers of the school section, filing returns with the divisional inspector, making arrangements for the conveyance of pupils, and, in later years, enforcing the Public Health Act.
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Fonds consists of one record book (1930-1953) which is comprised of accounts, collectors roll, and minutes of public meetings. There are also receipts and insurance policies.
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Donated by Linda Burnie in 2000.
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2000-1075