Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-29


on such attachments of scholarship al
snail pe liked by the committees having
s snpsrof .n Thereof and inserting in lieu
smcn eos h s,H i9,HoWing words. who have
them to attend such schools with profit.
ana the superintendent or superintendinn
School school COMMITTEES having supervision
snereof shall make such examination of
candidates for admission to said schools
as they consider necessary SO that said
section thirty-one when amended, shall
read as follows:
Section 81. The course Of study in the
free nigh schools. shall embrace the ordi-
nary English academic studies which are
thhusnt In secondary schools. especially
70 mechanics, manufactures and agricul-
ture; but the ancient or modern languages
ana music shall not be taught therein
sah py direction Of the superintending
tnereof. such schools. when established
Dy any town or union OF towns, shall be
Tree Tree to an the youth in, such town or
ments as will hit them to attend such
schools with profit. and the superintend-
ent. or experimenting school committee,
having supervision thereof shall make
sGch examination of candidates for ad-
mission to said schools as they consider
necessary.
When such school is established by any
precinct or union of precincts, 1t shall be
free in the same manner to the scholars
within such precincts and open also to
scholars passing the required examina-
ton from without such precincts. but
within the towns in which said precincts
are situated. on payment to the agent of
the precinct in which such school is
located. OF such tuition, to be fixed by
committees having supervision of the
same, as is equivalent to the cost "a
scholar of maintaining such school, after
the n t aid extended by the state
intending school committees having the
supervision OF any free high school or
schools, the number of pupils in the
same may be increased without detriment,
scholars from without the towns directly
interested in such school or schools may
be admitted to the same on passing the
required examination and paying such
tuition as may be fixed by such commit
tee. TO the treasurer of the town in which
the school is kept, when the school is
maintained by Il town or union of towns,
or to the agent of the precinct in which
the school is kept. when such school Is
maintained by IL precinct or union of pre-
cincts. (Approyed March 26)
Chapter 300.
AN ACT to amend Section fifty-five of
Chapter thirty EIGHT of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by Chapter one
hundred and seventy-four of laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, in
relation to sale of Pressed Hay.
Section fifty-five of chapter thirty-eight
of the revised statutes. as amended by
chapter one hundred and seventy-four of
eighty-nine, relative to the pressing of
hay is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following; no person who has re-
ceived hay not marked as provided in this
section shall defend any action for the
price thereof upon that ground, unless
he shall prove that before the delivery of
said hay to him, he requested the person
from whom he bought the same to COM
ply with the provisions of this section
approved March 49,
Chapter 3O1.
AN ACT to amend Section six OF Chap
ter one hundred and eleven of the Re-
vised Statutes, as amended by Chapter
seventy-three of the Public Laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-oRe, relat-
ing to the recording of Assignments Of
Section six of chapter one hundred and
eleven of the revised statutes, as amended
by chapter seventy-three of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-ene.
is hereby amended by inserting after the
word wages in the fourth line. the
words and If said assignor is commorant
in an unorganized place while earning such
wages, said assignment shall not be valid
against any other person than the par
ties thereto unless said assignment Is re
ing town, provided there be am incorporat--
ed town adjoining such unincorporated
place, and if there be no such adjoining
Town such assignment shall be recorded
in the Office of the register OF deeds for
the registry district in which said unin-
corporated place Is located: so that sad
section, as amended. snail read as fo'-
Section 6. No assignment of wages is
valid against any other person IMAM the
parties thereto unless such assignment *
recorded by the clerk of the city. town or
plantation organized for any purpose in
which the assignor Is commorant While
earning such wages. and If said assignor
is commorant in an unorganized place
while earning such wages said assignment
shall not be valid against any ether per-
son than the parties thereto unless said
assignment is recorded by the clerk of the
Oldest adjoining town. provided there be
an incorporated town adjoining such I'M
such adjoining town such assignment
shall be recorded in the office of the reg
lister of deeds for the registry district in
which said unincorporated place is 10
five cents. and no sucn assignment OF
wages shall be valid against the employer
approved March 26)
Chapter 3O2.
AN ACT to amend clause twenty,six OF
Section six of Chapter one of the he
vised Statutes. as amended by Chapter
one hundred and forty-one of the Pub
lie Laws of eighteen hundred and nine
ty-five, relating to Corporations.
Clause twenty-siX of section six OF
amended by chapter one hundred and
forty-one Of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-fve. is hereby
amended by striking out ene Wora in plaee
thereof the word two. so that sald
clause shall read as follows:
'XxVI. Acts of incorporation SHAH pc
regarded in legal proceedings as puDiic
acts, and be in force of the date OF their
approval. All acts of incorporation
granted since January one. eighteen hun,
bred and ninety-three. become nun anu
void in two years from the day when the
same take effect unless such corporations
shall have organized and commenced act
uaI business under their charters inc
organization of any corporation when
may be hereafter organized under any
general law of this state becomes null
and void within Two years from the gay
when it's certificate of incorporation mas
been filed in the office of the secretary OF
state unless such corporation shall nave
commenced actual business under IT'S or
ganization. CApproVed Marcn zo.l
Chapter BOB.
AN ACT to amend Section twenty-nine
= of Chapter twenty-fOur of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by Chapter thirty
one of the Public Laws of eighteen nun
dred and eighty-Seven. relating TO uhe
Support of Paupers in unincorporated
b. Section /. Section twenty-nine of chap
ter tWenty-four of the revised statutes.
as amended by chapter thirty-one OF the
public laws of eighteen hundred ara
eighty-seven. is hereby further amended
by adding thereto the following words:
and the reasonable expenses ana ser
vices of said overseers relative to sucn
naupers shall be included in the amount
10 he On reimbursed by the state, so that