The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
Chapter 1928.

An Act to amend Chapter cighty-nine of
the Public Laws OF eighteen hundred
ninety nine amcndatofy of Chapter one
hundred and sixteen oil the Puuhe Laws
OF eighteen hundred ninety-nYe as
amended b. Chapter TWO hundred and
elghty-siN Of the ruDllc Laws OIL eighteen
hundred niuc,y seven and Chapter two
hundred ana s!N of the Public LAWS OF
nineteen hundred one, entitled An Act
to provide for the Schooling of Children
in unorganiZcd townships
Section l. Chapter eignty-nine of the
public laws Of eighteen hundred ana nine
ty-nine as amenued by chapter two hGn-
ured and six OF the puzzle laws of nineteen
hdud1 81 and one, Is hereby further amend
Ell IN section one b. substituting Tor the
woros twenty-five cents. IN the last pro-
vision thereof, the words forty cents, so
that said section as amended, snail read
az follows:
Section l. Whenever In any morgan
lied township III this state there Shall be
two or more children between the ages OF
four and tWenty-one years, the state super
intenGent of schools 3naH cause an cnum-
Grafton Of said children 10 pe made, aud
returned to him, anu shall provide Tor the
schooling Of said children, either by estab-
hsniug school ia the township OF BY
sending the children To schools IN adJoln-
Ing towns or plantations, or both, as
Shall b. him be deemed eNpedient. In
case any OF said children are, by the state
uperlnteGdent, sent to schools In ddJon-
ing towns or plantations said children
50 sent shall have the sumo rights III such
school as children resident in said town
or plantation. Provided, however, tnat
in case the interest on the reserve fund
in any unurganiZed township together
with the amount arising from the per
capita tax called for IN this act, IS not
suInclcnt to provide schooling Tor the
children oil SAID township Tor at leas
twenty weeks IN a year, the remainder OF
the expense shall be paid from the fund
appropriated by section -FOUR OF TINS act,
pIoVlded, further, that 10 money snail be
expended under this section Tor the bene-
ht Of any township until the inhabitants
OF said township shHil pay to the state
treasurer a sum equal To forty cents Tor
each iuhabitant thereof.
Section ,. Section three of said act as
amended Is hereby further amended by
inserting before the last provision thereof
beginning with the words the state super
intendent snail have power 70 supply
scnool books, the following. said agents.
in the collecting oil the per capita tax
aforesaid, small have the same powe4 5
and MAJ use the same methous as col
lectors oil taxes in towns are authorized
to exercise and use Tor the collecting OF
personal and poll taxes committed Il
theni said agents are further authorized
to act as truant o1ncefs i'll their several
townships. and may. in their discretion
compel the regular daily attendance al
school CT every child i'll their township
years by arrcStins and taking To school
any such child when absent thefeffom
and any parent or guardian OF any sucf
child OF cniidlen, wluuilS refusing TO al
low said children under his control TO at
tend school or opposing sald agent In ar
resting and taking SAID chliuich 10 school
may be prosecuted by sald agent III IN
name OF the state before the nearest ira
justice, and II found guilty, shail tofiell
a sum not exceeding twenty dollars foi
the use OF the SCHOOLS IN the to~hsmi
wherein SAID chldreh are resident OF
| snail be imprisoned for not eNceedint
thirty days; so that sald section al
amended, shall read: -,.,zz.-
Section 5. The state superintendent o
| schools shall have power TO appoint aseht'
for the several TOWNSHIPS IN when sehooi'
| shall be established nnder TINS act, "hoS'
| duty 1t shall be under the direction oil tn
state surerntendent To ehutnerale the pu
( pills, assess ana collect the per capita tax
! employ the teacher anu attend 10 all nee
essaiy details in connection, with san
| schools, Tor Wnicn work ne shaI be pal'
| a sum not exceeding Two dollars per ia.
| when actually employed IN TINS duty am
actual necessary tfaYehhs expenses sal'
| agents IN lie collecuon OF the per capt.
| tau aforesald, SNAIL nave the same power
and laay. use the same methods as col
| lectors OF taxes III towns are aetHofl%e'
to exercise and use for the collecting o