Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-04-01

tho amount of state aid extended 10 the districts In
any town shall not exceed the sum tfat the town
mght have received. Two adjoining school dis
irict. In different towns may establish and main
tain union free high school, and. with the con-
s..nt Of both towns may receiv" proportional pafi
OF such state aid. 70 be determined a. provided by
section eight. bat in case 10 exceed the amount
that either town might have received. Towns shall
receive In trust and faithfully eNpend donations and
bequets made 10 aid In the maintenance OF Tree high
schools aud shall receive state aid In such cases TO
the same extent aud ON the same conditions rs If
such schools had been established and maintained 10y
taxation provided. that no town shall be- entitled
- receive such State aid on any expenditure for
free high school or schools made from the finds OF
proceeds Of the real estate of an academy or incor-
pJrate1 Institution of le irning surrendered or
transferred 10 such town for educational purposes.
section 3. ANY town. or union of towns or dis
trls voting to establish free high school as here
IN provided. may locate the same permanently, or
vote that the Of said school be- held alternately
in such school districts within the town or towns as
may be selected, and a may accept said school II
shall b. the duty OF the district ia which said free
high school Il thus held, To supply appropriate
equipments for the same. aud also % furnish and
warm suitable building: provided. that such dis
ir CT may it, district school house for such Tree
high school, when not required for ordinary school
purposes
school contemplated by this act. shall embrace the
ordinary academic studies. especially the natural
sciences In their application 10 mechanics, manuiao-
lures and agriculture. Such school or schools. when
established by any town union Of towns, shall be
free 10 all the youth in such town towns, such
attachments of scholarship rs shall be fixed by the
experimenting school committee or committees
having the supervision OF said school schools.
when such school established by any fchOol dis
irict or union OF school districts II shall be free in
the 10 the scholars within such district
or districts: and also open 10 scholars passing the
required examination from without such district cor
districts but within the town or towns In which said
district districts are situated. on the payment 10
the agent of the district in which such school Is To-
Gated Of such tuition, 10 be fixed by the superin-
tending school committee or committees having the
supervision of the same a. shall be equivalent 10 the
cost per scholar of maintaining such school, after de-
Quoting the aid extended by the state. Whenever
ia the Judgment Of the experimenting school COM
miice or committees having the supervision OF any
free high school or schools. the number of pupil. in
the same may be increased without deiriment schol
airs from without the town towns directly interes
ted In such school schools may be admitted 10 the
passing the required examination, and pay
ing such tuition rs may be fixed by said committee.
20 the of the town In which the school Is
kept when such school u maintained by town or
union Of towns OF 20 the agent OF the district in
which the school Is kept. when such school is main
tanned by district or union Of districts.
SHCr. B. Free high schools established and main
tanned under the provisions OF this act shall be sub
jsct TO the laws Of the State relating 20 common
schools so far applicable except as herein other
wise provided. When established and maintained
by town such free high school schools shall be
under the supervision aud entire management OF the
superinianding school committee OF such town.
when established and maintained by a union Of
towns. such school shall be under The supervision
and entire management of the experimenting school
committees ofsuch towns. who shall constitute a
joint board for that purpose When established and
maintained by any district union Of disrics In the
came town Zach school shalt be under the superyis
ion of the experimenting school committee OF such
town and under the financial management OF the
agent of the school district In which such school
kept who, In connection with said committee, shall
employ the teacher or teachers for the same. When
established and maintained by two districts In diff
erent towns such school shall be under the supervis
ION OF the experimenting school committees of such
towns who shall constitute n joint board for that
md udarf le ma
agents OF both districts who in connection with said
cnmmittees shal employ tho teacher or teachers for