Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-23
C1,nOtcr III
AN A''T 10 authorize cities and towns IT,
cslahlish M1nIIal TraL LIiut. .,tLnnls

| re IL cnacfeI by the Senate and House
| bic d. as follows:
tc"tion l. Cities AMI towns may raise
&nd appropriate money for the support
| OF manual training schools III adniiioli t.
| ne sun. they raise for the support o.
| public schools.
| Section 2. Said manual frainin-; sohorls
| snail admit such persons ctwccr the age
Of six and twcniy-ore wears. ana shall
give such courses of instruction as the
local school board may determine
Section ; Said manual training schools
shalt !c under the control, direction ard
| suDcrv1iinn Of local school boards
| section PUPILS in such schools shall
| be subject 10 the same conditions. rules
ara ~ Eu.atonS as are provided for pub
| lie schools.
Section }. Cities ami towns may receive
| gifts 1'd hcnuests for the use, mainte-
| nance and support Of manual training
| srhc c.,ls.
Section G. This act shall take checl
When approved. lApprovcd March 2Ll
Chapter 2:;5
AN ht"r to provide for the transfer OF
Patients in Insane Hospitals
Bs u enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives in Legislature assem-
hIcd az follows:
The trustees Of insane hospitals are
| hereby authorized to transfer from
| inSlnc hospital TO the other, any patients
| ih.u are now or may hereafter .je com
niittcd to either Of said hospitals. when
| ever. ~ their Judgment the welfare af
| the patients or the institution will be
/ "A
aapefIrAcndeni Of i The he hospital tai in y when m
said patient has been confined. with
certi.cBtc signed by tho secretary of the
trustees showing that such transfer has
ben voie'l by the trustees. shall author
iz.' the superintend mt of the hospital To
| ~hich such patient is Transferred to
receive and 'lct1in him in custody in the
sane manner as If he had yriSinaliy been
cJn!riii,cd 10 such Institution The cx-
i".nse attending such transfer shall b.
| n. M 20 hI r. he. k4s.t
receiving such patent and shall be Il
chhr2r upon the person or municipality
liable for the board of such patient. and
If the board of such patient II paid in
whole or IN part by the state the expense
,f stirh transfer shall be paid by tho
state out Of the appropriation Tor insHIie
tate oCIelit't1r!@s.
lAppfovcd March n
Chapter ZIG
An act I" amend Section one "f Chap
ter seven # the Public Laws Df eight
cen hundred and ciGhty-s"vcn. relating
10 rho Salary Of The Clerk % Courts
for the County Of York.
b II enacted by the Senate and linuS2
of l;-'rresenta.ives in Legislature assem-
hled. as follows;
section Dnc Of chJpt"r seven az the
public laws Of eighteen hundred and
eighty-g"vcn is hereby amended by strit-
if put IN IN" IirSt and second lines
~ repf IN. words 'oightccn hundred anc
"ias~ y-scN"r and substituting therefor
the words 'rinctecn hundred and one.
aud by adding after the word preceding
in IN, sixth line the following and in
..dIftirn thereto hC SHAH be allowed to
tain from the {. IS ot his office Il sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars an
Lu.,llt. - b. applied To the payment Of
clerk hire in hIs nfilcc. 50 that said Sec
tipu. amended, shalt read as follows:
Section l. From and after the frst day
Of January. nincteet. hundred and one.
The salary of the clerk Of courts for York
county shall hc fifteen hundred dollars
irr annum. payable quarterly from the
county treasury. on the irst DAYS ui
January. April. July and October Of each
year. for tho quarters preceding. and in
addition thereto he shall he allowed to
retain from the fees NJ his Once a sum
not exec ding three hundred dollars an
uu.lly to be applied to the payment of
cierk hire in his office. To be in iull uf all
services as clerk Of the supreme judicial
court and Of the county commissioners
rnrrt. and he shall account, under oath |
for All fees received by him, or which he |
is entitled to receive bt virtue oi his |
lc,ces and pay them over to the county |
treasurer on the first days OF January |
ana July of each year.
lApproved March I'll
Chapter :37.
AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred |
and forty two Of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the Maine Industrial Schoci |
for Girls.
Rc il enacted by the Senate and House
of Kcpi ese ntatives il Legislature assem-
Section l. Section twenty OF chapter
one hundred and forty-two of the revised |
statutes is hcr,hy men .fc,l, that SaiG |
section. as amended. shall read as fol.
i1wS:
.Se,tion p The board OF trustees Of
said school shall have all the powers a.
to thu person. property. earnings ana
ed'ca tiru OF every girl committed Ia the
charge If said trustees. during the tern
of hcr commitment, which guardian
has as tr his ward. and all powers which
pareatS have over their children. AT tht I
discretion of said board. any such cirl
during her commitment may be kept at |
said school or intruited to Inc care OF
any suitable person and may DE redulreN |
To work for such person. or may De
bourd by deed of indentnre to service o.
apprcr,i il, snip for a period not exceeding
the term of her commitment, on sucR
conditions as said board may deem Tss,
sunah.e .tnG pruper. Such irdentutA siIat. /
specify the conditions, and shan feauhe
the person to whom such girl u pune, 4
to report to said board as often as onct
in three months the conduct are ptntSfior
VI such girl. and whether she REMAINS II
under such master or mistress. ana IL not
wnere she is. Said trustees shall take +
cure that the terms Of suCn lndenturT as
fulfilled. ana the girl We'll treated. ara
thcv believe that by reason of her mrs
ccnd .tct vicious inclnatiors or Stlrr"unoTt
ngS. she Is in danger OF iallinE INTO
h4hita of vice or immortality. or tnat mel
welfare is in any way imperiied, theN
may cancel such indenture and resume
Charge Of such girl with the same powers
as before the :ndepture was made. Ihe
movers If said board with respect 70 an
girl ir.ruSte'I. a. herein provided. 70 tn
re of 4 suitable person are not aiecteh
hereby nor by her being bound to ser
vicp or apprentio eship, except as eX-
prSsed in the bond of indenturc Sald
truste, s. master or mistress ana appren-
tiee shall have all the rights and be sub
iSt 10 ali the duties ana penalties pro
yEded in case of childIen apprenticed
by .lverseerS Of tic poor. Any menoei
Of said board may execute such lndel,-
ture decd in behalf of the board Il
authorized by a vote of said board S''iu
bard nay, b. VOC in any case. or ny z
general bylaw, authorize a member g,
committee OF said board. or the prlnciltl
nf Said school to intrust said girls 10 tht
care ami service of a suitable person OF
person; without indenture. to see TO theli
welfare during such service ana I" re-
u,ire their return to slid school at dlscre-
tion. : .,
section 9 Section thirtv-o3e o: said
chanter is hereby amended. so that said
sectlon as hereby amencod. shall reau
as follows: - ;.,,,,,oo.
section ST. Whoever advises, induces.
aids or abets any girl committed 10 IN"
charge or guardianship OF s;lld trustees 10
escaI.,, from the school, or from the Gus,
tolv of any person to whom such S'Ii
has been bound or intrusted by S2id
trustees or by thait authority. or KNOW
ingiY harbcrS secrete$ any Slfi WI"
has escaped fr Dm said school. or from tnt
custody, authority or control on salu