The Portland daily press., 1901-02-08
The Bills Relating TO Terms OF
Court.
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss.l

ESPECIAL TO THE PREssl
Augusta, February THE attempt to
provide a system by which the State shall
extend aid TO the academies has take form
in a bill which was reported by the COM
mittee ON education today. IL Is along
the lines suggested at the recent bearing
upon the matter, but the bill has been re-
drafted and is a new measure, 1t Is as
follows:
Section 1.-whenever 1t shall be made
to appear to the governor and council,
from returns made as hereinafter pro-
vided, that any Incorporated academy IA
the state is prepared to give instruction
eouivAlent TO that required by law to be
given in free high schools, that the pupils
attending the said academy are quallneu
to receive sach instruction, ana tnat tne
teachers in the said academy nave tne
qualifications fitting them TO give In
struction in secondary school studies,
suoh academy shall be entitled to receive
annually from the state sum not ex-
oeeding five hundred dollars In case II
maintains an English secondary school
course of study as prescribed by the edu.
cationaI department. of the state, and has
an average attendance from towns anu
oities other than the municipality or
jurisdiction In which said aoademy 10 TO-
GATED OF at least ten students, or sum
dollars in case 1t maintains In addition
to an English course, college prepare
tory course. and has an average attend
ance from towns and cities other onan sne
municipality or jurisdiction IN WnIon
said academy Is located OF az as isss. sweny ny
Thousand dollars IN case 1t maintains an
FnvIish course, college preparatory
course and training course Tor teaoners,
and has an average attendance from
han "a
pality or Jurisdiction in which said
academy is located OF at least forty
students; provided, the courses OF study
herein named shall be subject TO the ap-
prevail Of the educational department Of
the state; and provided, that the amount
paid by the state to any academy under
this act shall be expended by the said
academy for Instruction during the year
for which payment is made, and shall not
exceed the total income OF the said
academy from all other sources; and pro-
vided further, that in addition TO the
amount received from the state, a su m
equal thereto shall bs expsnded for In
struction and maintenance OF the academy
during said year; and provide, further,
that every academy receiving money from
the state under this act shall provided In
structlon as contemplated by this act Tor
not Iess than thirty weeks in each year;
and provided, further, that no academy
shall he credited with maintaining a
course of study under this act unless the
said academy shall have an average OF
not less than twelve students In said
course.
Section 2.-The treasurer of state is
hereby authorized and directed to pay
annually TO the legal represen tatiyes Of
such academies as shall be entitled to re-
ceive money from the state under this
act, at the times and In the manner pro-
vided by law for the payment Of money
In aid of free high schools, the amounts
to which they shall be severally entitled
under this act; provided. that no pay
ment shall be made to any academy until
the state educational department shall
all the facts which by this act are made
necessary to entitle an academy to receive
money from the state under this act.
Section 3.-Any town or precinct pro-
viding free tuition for its high school
scholars in any academy, shall receive
state aid to the amount OF one-hah the
sum expended for such Instruction, pro-
vided, no town shall receive TO exceed
two hundred and tfty dollars In any
given year; and provided, further, that
no town shall receive state aid under this
act If q tree high school OF standard grade
is maintained In said town.
Section No academy shall receive
state aid under this act unless incorpo-
rated prior to the da:e OF approval OF said
act,
state aid under this act unless the aver
age attendance in said academy for the
year preceding shall exceed thirty
students, and no academy shall receive to
exceed tive hundred dollars unless the
average attendance in said academy for
the year preceding shall exceed sixty
students.
Section 6-No academy shall receive
state aid under this act II said academy
has an annul income from invested funds
exceeding sixteen hundred dollars, and
no academy shall recaive state aid to ex.
coed f1ve hundred dollars in any given
year provided the Eaid academy has an