The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-04-10

ae', as well as those relating 10 proceedings
on equities of redemption and The Ievying
upon real estate.
IN The School act, which we also publish "a
day. considerable alterations have been made
by The IRIS section. every town i compe.lel
70 ralse sum Of money fur the support nfl
schools equal % the aggregate nf 40 cents. 7n
each nhabiiani of The town hv the old law
towns were required to provide one Or more
school master, ard Tor longer III shorter time
m proportion 70 tie number Of families i
contained And every district containing two
hundred families, was compelled To support
constantly Grammar School for instruction
IN The English, Greek and Latin language,
This compulsory provision is now removed
and towns are left wholly TO their discretior
on the susject The 81 section improves n.
old law, by requiring he school committee
" be chosen by ballet; This section also con
ts'ns provision which does not seem very
wise, u requires towns 10 choose an agent for
each school district. % hire the school masters
and mstres>es, while The school committee
have paramount authority under their vista
tory power, "a DISMISS any person so hired
notwithstanding the contract of the agent.
We think That this duty reposed in the agent
might as well be left wholly with the commit.
tee.
The 9th section makes il the duty of the
assessors 10 distribute the money raised among
The school districts instead Of paying il into
the town tTeasUry, as bv the former law And
penaltie~ are imposed different from the for
mer, on towns aud on instructors for violations
0l the statute.
! he 6th section changes the method of re-
covering toricitures and penalties and the
manner 2! aPpropriating them.
All that part Of the former law which re
iates 10 the support of schools OF particular
character and which prescribes the Qualihca-
tons toI teachers, !. omitted except liz general
terms, and the school committees are clothed
with discretionary power over the subject
By the operation Of this act there must be
appropriated 10 this town for The support OF
schools nor less than S3432 annually Tor the
ensuing ten years but this amount includes
the income 81 any fund there NAV be for the
purpose Of school education. The town has
usually raised s 5000 year, which has been
found sufficient - place Il on very respecta
bic footing ~ relation 20 schools
The election in Massachusetts nOtwithstan
ding the great eXcr''ons 1.-THE opposition. will
result ~ me complete triumph OF the Federal
Republican candidates foI Governor, Lieut..
Governor, and Senators The old soldier of
the Revelation and the old PhilanthropiSt,
are too firmly seated IN The affection and graf
itude of their feIiowciizens, to be sacrificed
kp hp ~ h-acf hatf Ian "a,
The regard Of their countrymen and who are
not recommended by services which must for
ever embalm the names Of those y no render
ed them.
Soldier Of The revolution, hUe forever :"
Yesterday the people of Msssachuse Is as
sembed in their several towns TO ratfy or re
jec' the amendments to the Constitution, pro-
posed by the late Convention of that common
wealth.
One Of the questions lately discussed at The
forum in New York was, " has wealth, tai
ents OF person, the greatest influence on woman
10 The choice of an husband" This point
ough; We think 10 be decided At female TO-
rum.
The toIIoving Is an extract from the New- York
Gazene, Vhica arrived IN tbis town yester-
day morning.
We understand, says the Democratic
Press, that Governor KING, of Maine, Judge
GREEN, of Virginia, and Judge WHITE, Of
Tennessee, have been appointed Commission
ers under the Florida Treaty, by the Presi-
dent of the United States
Ii Gov. KING accept this appointment, his
present Office will be vacated, and the duties
OF It will desove upon the Hon. WmLIAm ID.
WILLIAMSON, President of the Senate.
THURSDAY NEXT Is the day appointed for
The annual Fast ID this State
MEASURERS OF WOOD.
DANIEL CoBB, LEVI SAWYER and SAMUEL
CLARY, have been appointed agreeably to