The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28
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of Rel resentatives in Legislature assem-
| blcd, as follows:
Section l. Cities and towns may raise
| end appropriate money for the supper,
of manual training schools i'll addition to
the sum they raise for the support o!
| public schools.
Section 2. Said manual training schools
shall admit such persons between the age
Of six and twenty-ore years. and shall
| give such courses of instruction as tho
local school board may determine.
Section 3. Said manual training schools
shall he under the control. direction and
supervision Of local school boards.
Section l. Pupils in such schools shall
I be subject to the same conditions, rules
and regulations as are provided for pub
| lie schools.
Section ). Cities and towns may receive
gifts ard bequests for the use mainte-
nance and support of manual training
schouls.
Section 6. This act shall take effect
;, Chapter 233.
AN ACT to provide for the transfer of
Patients in Insane Hospitals.
| BE it enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives in Legislature assem-
| bled, as follows:
| The trustees of insane hospitals are
| hereby authorized to transfer from one
insane hospital to the other, any patients
that are now or may hereafter DC com
nittcd to either of said hospitals, when
| ever. in their Judgment the welfare CT
the patients or the institution will be
| promoted thereby. cory of the rerti-
superintendent of the hospital il which
| said patient has been confined, with a
| certificate signed by the secretary of the
trustees, showing that such transfer has
been voted by the trustees, shall author
| ize the superintendent of the hospital to
which such patient is transferred to
| receive and letain him in custody in the
committed TO such Institution. The ex-
pcnse attending such transfer shall be
paid out Of the funds of the hospital
receiving such patient and shall be Il
| charge upon the person or municipality
| liable for the board of such patient and
| if the board of such patient is paid in
whole or in part by the state the expense
| Of such transfer shall be paid by the
| state out of the appropria ton for insane
state 5caeiiciaries.
| Approved March 2l.l
| Chapter 2"6.
AN ACT to amend Section one of Chap
| ter seven of the Public Laws of eight
zen hundred and eighty-seven, relating
| 10 The Salary of the Clerk OF Courts
! for the County of York
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House
| bled, as follows:
Section one Of chapter seven of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and
eiyhly-seven is hereby amended by strik-
irg out in the first and second lines
,htr eof the words "eightecn hundred anG
eighty seven and substituting therefor
| Inc words lslnetcCD nuHufeu anu one.
and by adding after the word .'preceding"
in the sixth line the following and III
addition thereto he shall be allowed to
retain from the fees of his office sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars an
nualv. TO be applied to the payment OF
clerk hire in his office so that said sec
| ton, as amended shall read as follows:
Section l. From and after the first day
of January. nineteen hundred and one.
| the salary of the clerk of courts for York
county shall be fifteen hundred dollars
Yer annum payable ap IVA lSt from n. the ne
January, April, July and October of each
year, for the quarters preceding. and in
addition thereto he shall be allowed to
retain from the fees of his o!icc sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars an
nually to be applied to the payment OF
! clerk hire in his office, to be in fun OF az
| services as clerk of the supreme judicial
court, and of the county commissioners
| court: and he shall account under oath
| for all fees received by him. or which he
is entitled to receive by virtue h OF IN, ms
! treasurer on the first days OF JANUARY
4 and July of each year.
| LApproved March 2l.]
| Chapter 237
AN ACT to amend Chapter. one hundred
| and forty-tWo of the Revised Statutes,
| relating to the Maine Industrial School
| for Girls.
he ii enacted by the Senate and House
| of Rep eS6ntatlVeS IL Legislature assem-
bled, as follows:
Section l. Section twenty OF chapter
| one hundred and forty-two OF tire revised
| statutes is hereby amerdeI, 50 that stilo
section, as amended, shall read as fol-
iows:
section 20. The board of trustees OF
said school shall have all the powers az
tc the. person, properly, eaimngs a .,o
| charge Of said trustees. during the tern
of her commitment, which guardian
has as to his ward, and all powers "hlch
hEir- M
discretion of said board any such girl
during her commitment, may be kept at
said school, or intru.ited to the care Oh
any suitable person and may be requlre';
to work for such person, or may be
bound by deed of ndenture to service or
apprenticeship for Il period not exceeding
the term of her commitment, on Such
conditions as said board may deem r@ii,,
scn;sb.e and proper Such irdenture snail
specify the conditions, and shall require
the person to whom such girl IS bound
in three months the conduct ard behavior
of such girl, and whether she remains
under such master or mistress, ana IL NOT,
where she is. Said trustees shall take
care that he terms of SuCn lndcntur' arr
| fulfilled. land the girl we'll treated, ard II
they believe that by reason of her mus
conduct, vicious inclinatlois or Surr"uAu-
ings she is in danger OF fallins inlo
| hahlts of vice or INN oraity or that he'
welfare is in any way imperiled, they
may cancel such indenturc ana resume
!
as before the inderture was MADE Inc
| powers IF said ard with respect to any
girl ntruste'l. as herein provided, 10 IN.
care Of 4 suitable person are not aiiecte'
thereby, nor by her being bound to ser
! vic" or apprcntio eship, except as cN,
| pressed in the bond Of indcnturc. SAT-
trustees, master or mistress and apprcn
tice shall have all the rights and be sub
ject u al, tbs duties and penalties pro
| vidcd in case Of children apprentice
by .jvcrseers of tie poor. Any mcmbel
| If said board may execute such liiie,!,
t,lrc decd in behalf of the board u
authorized by u vote of said board. Sa"
| beard may. by VOC in any case, or by :
general bylaw. authorize Il mentoef "'
COMMITTEES OF said board, or the principa
of said school 10 ntrust said girls to the
care AMI service of a suitable person OF
| persons. without indcnture, to see to theli
| welfare during such service ana 70 re-
q..lre their return to said school at ulscrc-
[ yion.
SECTION . Section thirtv-one OF sait
chapter is hereby amended, so thnt Sii'
section, as hereby amcnoeu, shali rca'
as follows: ~ .,a,,ao,.
aids III ,lbetS any girl Comrnltled To ln'
charge or guardianship of said trustees u
escape from the school, or from the Gus
toby Of amy person to whom sucli ~
has been bound or intrCstcd by SAi'
trustees or by their authority. or know
| inwlX harbcrs or secretes any girl wiz
has ESCAPED fir I'M said school, or from tn'
custody, authority or control OF sal.
i trustees Of from amy person TO Wnon
such CIR! has been bound or lntrls,t ny
| csfid tru.taes or bV their authority, ol