The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-03
The School Law.

The following is the school law under which
the Committee was elected Monday and under
which it will act, taken from a certified copy
from the office of the Secretary of State:
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiues in LEGISLATURE assembled as f0ttOUS:
SECTION l. The school committee of the city of
Portland shall consist of the mayor of said city, who
shall be ex oicio chairman of the committee, and OF
seven other persons of whom shall be elected in
each ward at the annual election for municipal o-
GERS in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
seventy-five in the same manner that aldermen now
are and such person shall be resident OF the ward
irwhich he is elected.
SECTION q At the first meeting said committee
shall designate by lot those of their number who
shall hold office for year, and four of their num-
Der who shall hold Office for two wears, and certify
such designation to the clerk of said city, to be by him
recorded and thereafter, at each annual municipal
election in said city, person shall be elected to NIL
the place of each one whose term expires, from the
same ward as that of the member going out, in the
same manner heren-before provided, and hold of
fee for two years. Whenever vacancy shall occur
in said board the remaining members shall give inn
mediate notice in writing of the fact to said city
clerk and the city council of said city Shall thereup-
on in joint convention proceed to fill such vacancy
which the vacancy occurred receiving majority of
ballots of persons entitled to vote at such election
ehal be declared elected and hold office till the next
annual spring election when the unexpired term. II
any, shall be filled by the election OF person from
the ward where the vacancy occurred The members
of said committee, duly elected, shall meet and or
eauize on the second Monday in March, or as soon
thereafter as may be, at such time and place as the
mayor shall appoint. majority of the board shall
constitute quorum for the transaction OF business
SECTION 8. The said committee shall have all the
power and perform all the duties IN regard to the
care and management of the public schools OF said
CITY which are conferred and imposed upon super
intending school committees by the laws of this stat
except as otherwise provided in this act They shall
annually and whenever there is a vacancy elect a
SUPERINTENDENT of schools for the current municipal
year who shall have the and supervision OF said
public schools under their direction and act as secre-
tary of their board they shall fix his salary at the
time of his election, which shalln not be increased du-
ring the year for which he is elected except by con-
sent of said city council, and may at any time dis
miss him if they deem it proper and expedent. They
shall annually as soon after the organization of their
board as practicable furnish to said city council an
estimate in detail of the several sums required during
the ensuing municipal year for the support OF said
public schools and shall not increase the salaries OF
the superintendent and teachers, or any other ex-
pendtures, beyond the amounts specified therefor IN
such estimate except by consent of said city council
No member of the committee shall receive any COM
pensation for his services
SECTION 4. All powers, obligations and duties in
regard to said public Schools not conferred and I'M
posed upon said committee by the provisions of this
act shall be and hereby vested in this city coun-
Gil of said city.
SECTION g. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions herein contained, as far as the
city of Portland is concerned, hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect when ap-
nroyed