§ 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.