The Republican journal., 1903-04-09
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hundred and sixteen Of the Public Laws
9T hY Two hggreI
eighty-SiX Of the Public Laws OF eighteen
| hundred ninety-seven and Chapter two
| hundred and six OF the Public Laws Of
nineteen hundred one, entitled An Act
| to provide for the Schooling of Children
in unorganized townships"
Section l. Chapter eighty-nine of the
public laws OF eighteen hundred and nine
ty-nine as amended by chapter two hum
; dred and six of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and one, is hereby further amend
i ed in section one by substituting for the
vision thereof, the words forty cents SO
| that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section /. Whenever in any unorgan-
lied township in this state there shall be
two or more children between the ages Of
four and twenty-one years. the state super
Grafton of said children to be made, and
returned to him, and shall provide for the
schooling of said children, either by eStab-
fishing a school in the township or by
sending the children to schools i'll adjoin-
| ing towns or plantations or both, as
Shall by him be deemed expedient In
case any OF said children are, by the state
Superintendent, sent to schools in ad]oln-
ing towns or plantations, said children
so sent shall have the same rights in such
school as children resident in said town
in case the interest on the reserve fund
in any unorganized township together
| with the amount arising from the per
capita tax called for in this act, is not
Sufficient to provide schooling for the
| children of said township for at least
| twenty weeks in a year, the remainder of
the expense. shall be paid from the fund
appropriated by section four OF this act,
| provided, further, that no money shall be
expended under this section for the bene-
tit OF any township until the inhabitants
| OF said township shall pay to the state
treasurer a sum equal to forty cents for
| each inhabitant thereof.
Section 2. 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 10 supply
school books the following: Said agents,
in the collecting of the per capita tax
aforesaid, shall have the same powers
and may use the same methods as col
lectors of taxes in towns, are authorized
personal and poll taxes committed to
them; said agents are further authorized
| to act truant officers in their several
| townships, and may, in their discretion,
compel the regular daily attendance al
school OF every child in their township
between the ages OF seven and Htteen
years by arrestlng and taking to school
| any such child when absent therefrom
| and any parent or guardian OF any such
| child or children, Wi1ully refusing to al
low said children under mis- control to at
| tend school. or opposing said agent i'll ar
! resting and taking said children to school,
may be prosecuted by said agent i'll The
name of the state before the nearest trial
justice, and, if found guilty, shall forfeit
a sum not exceeding twenty dollars Tor
| the use of the schools in the township
wherein said children are resident, OF
shall be mprisonedl tor IN not saatian eXfeeuins ~
amended, shall read:
| Section 3. The state superintendent OF
schools sha IL have power to appoint agent 5
for the several townships in which schools
| shall be established under this act, whose
duty it shall be under the direction of lht
state superintendent to enumerate the pu-
pills, assess and collect the per capita tax
employ the teacher and attend to all nee
| esSary details in connection with Sttlc
schools; for which work he shall be pHiC
d sum not exceeding two dollars pes Ga,
when actually employed i'll this duty any
actual necessary travelling expenses. sac
| agents in the collection of the per capita
tax aforesaid, shall have the same powers
| and may use the same methous as col,
| lectorS of taxes in towns are authorize
to exercise and use for the collecting OF
personal and poll taxes coInmtted tt
them; said agents are further authorized
to act as truant officers in their severa
townships and may in their discretion
compel the regular daily at attendance al
school of every child i'll their townships
between the ages OF seNcn and hlieei
years by arresling and taking to schoo
any such child when absent thcreireni
and any parent on guardlah ol any sucI
child or children, Wilfuliy refusing to al
low said cnidren under his control TO III
tend school, or opposing said agent IN az
resting and taking said children TO school
may he prosecuted by SAID agent IN tf'
name uf the state before the 'a1ts. tina
Justice, and if found guilty, shall forfeit
sum not exceeding twenty dollars Ion
the use of the schools III the township
wherein said children are resident. OF sAal
be imprisoned for not exceeding lihf1A
days. The state sup@rinte ndent shall have
power to supply school books iof IN,
schools established under this act under
such conditions as to the purchase ane
care thereof as he may deem proper
| Section 3. Section four OF sad act as
amended is hereby further amended tt
read as follows:
Section 4. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of tnis act, there Is
sand dollars annually which sum slEtl
be deducted and set aside therefor by Tho
treasurer Of state from the annual scho"
funds OF the state.
| Section a. This act shall take effec,
when approved.
[Approved March 24l
| Chapter 1923.
An Act to repeal so much of Section five
| of Chapter forty-tWO of the Publlc Laws
OF eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, as
prohibits fishing in the inlet stream OF
Suuaw Pan Lake from Thibadaau's
landing to the source of said stream.
Section /. So much of section five. sc
called. of chapter forty-tWo of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety nine
as prohibits the taking, catching or kill
ing of any fish in the inlet stream ol
streams of Sluaw Pan lake, in the county
of Aroostook, from Thibadeau's landing t
the source of said stream or streams, sa1l
stream or streams being in township
eleven, range four, is hereby repealed
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved
IApproved March 24.]
Chapter 1870.
An Act regulating the sale or exchange
of Mortgaged Personal Property.
Section /. NO consent by the mortgaSeG
of personal property to the mortSaSor lol
the sale or exchange of the mortSaSed
personal property shall be valid or be
used in evidence in civil process unless III
writing and signed by the mortgage oi
his assigns.
Section g This act shall take effect
on January one, nineteen hundred five.
[Approved March A.]
Chapter 1871.
An Act amending Section one of Chapter
two hundred eighty four of the Public
| Laws of eighteen hundred ninety-three
in relation to Ways.
The words mot within" in the third
line of said section one are hereby strick-
en- out and the words outside of the thick
ly settled portion Of are substituted In
their place. so that said section as amend
ed, will read as follows:
| Section l. When it is necessary for any
person or persons, by themselves. men
| or teams, to cross or enter upon any
tract of land outside of the thickly set
| of for the DllrDOSg