Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-12

expended for common school purposes by each
town school district maintaining such free high
school schools: the number of weeks which such
school or schools have been taught the wages paid
each teacher: the number Of pupils registered the
average attendance; the number of pupils in each
branch OF study pursued and the amount received
for tuition. If the superintendent OF common
schools shall be satisfied that the provisions of this
act have been complied with, he shall certify to the
governor and council the sum which each town or
district is entitled to receive from the state under
\ this chapter. II any town or district is dissats
fed with the decision of the superintendent of com
mon schools such town or district may appeal ID
the governor and council. The governor and
council shall issue certificate 10 the treasurer Of
the town agent of the district for such amount
they may adudge such town district is entitled
to receive from the state treasury. Any person
persons connected with the management Of snch
free high schools, either teacher, school agent
school committee supervisor. who shall in
any way aid sbet in detrauding the state in
10 the payment in support of said schools of more
than is Contemplated by the spirit and this
act. shall be punished by fine of not less than five
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county
jail for not less than year
SECT. ,. Section ninety-two of chapter eleven Of
the revised statutes is hereby amended SO as TO read
follows:
SECT. 81. The treasurer shall Immediately after
the first day of July, apportion to the towns all
state school funds for the year according to the list
OF children furnished by the superintendent OF
mon schools, provided in section seventy -four
The number of scholars belonging TO town from
which either the school committee the municipal
turns required by law, shall be reckoned by taking
the number used the basis of the last apportion
ment and deducting all scholars set off to other
towns or Incorporated into new town within a
year, and one-tenth of the remainder, and the resi-
due shall be the basis Of new apportionment
Immediately after making the apportionment the
treasurer shall notify each town of its proportion
which shall not be paid TO any town until its re-
turns are made to the superintendent of common
schools tApproved February II, 1921
Chapter $50.
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for violation of the fish and game laws.
/ Be L enacted &c, as follows:
4 SECT. l. All fines and penalties hereafter recov-
cred for the violation of chapters fifty and seventy
five of the public laws of eighteen hundred and
seventy-eght and all acts amendatory thereof, ana
ofall laws in force in this state for the pro-
lection of fish and game shall be paid one-haf to
the complainant and one half to any game and fish
protective society or other sportsmens association,
which shall have been organized under the laws OF
F.. Maine, and which may be located in the county
where the said fines and penalties recovered ;
PROVIDED me SAID society or ASSOCIATION snail ex-
pend the same in the propagation and cultivation
/ of trout and salmon for the fresh water lakes and
ponds Of Maine, to be done under the directionan
supervision of the fish commissioners. In case
there may be more than one such society assoca-
/ ton located in the county where said fines and
penalties recovered, the fish commissioners
shall designate which society the money shall be
paid to. or they may cause the same to be divided
between them. If there is no such society
ties recovered then such fines and penalties
shall be paid to the state fish commissioners, who
shall appropriate the same they may deem
proper.
SECT q All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed
SECT. 5. This act sh all take effect when ap-
proved. (Approved February IL, 1881
Chapter 1871.
AN ACT to amend section twelve of chapter eighty
three of the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred
and seventy.one, relating to the duties of trial
justices.
Be IL enacted, &C., as follows:
That the words sis unable to- in the first line
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