§ 2001. Notice of first meeting of district. 1. Whenever any school
district shall be formed, or two or more common school districts are
consolidated as provided in section fifteen hundred twelve, the district
superintendent of schools, or any one or more of such district
superintendents within whose districts it may be, shall prepare a notice
describing such district and appointing a time and place for the first
district meeting, and deliver such notice to a taxable inhabitant of the
district.

2. It shall be the duty of such inhabitant to notify every other
inhabitant of the district qualified to vote at the meeting, by
delivering to him a copy of the notice of such meeting, or in case of
his absence from home, by leaving a copy thereof, or so much thereof as
relates to the time, place and object of the meeting, at the place of
his abode, at least six days before the time of the meeting.

3. In case such meeting shall not be held, and in the opinion of the
district superintendent or superintendents it shall be necessary to hold
such meeting before the time herein fixed for the first annual meeting,
he shall deliver another such notice to a taxable inhabitant of the
district, who shall serve it as provided in subdivision two of this
section.

4. Every taxable inhabitant, to whom a notice of any district meeting
shall be delivered for service pursuant to any provision of part one of
this article, who shall refuse or neglect to serve the same, shall
forfeit five dollars to be sued for by the supervisor for the benefit of
the district.