The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

the time of his death did not reside in the
state, such property shall be assessed IN
the town in which said executors or ad-
ministrators live Before the appoint
ment of executors or administrators the
property of deceased persons shall be as
sessed to the estate of the deceased IN
the town where he last dwelt. il in the
state, otherwise in the town where the
property is on the first day of April, and
the executors or administrators subse-
quently appointed shall be liable for the
tax so assessed. This act shall apply
not only in the future bur also to the pei.
sonal estate of all persons who have died
since the first day of October. nineteen
hundred and three, upon whose estate
no appointment of any executor or admin
istrator had been made prior to the first
day of April. nineteen hundred and four.
and upon which personal estate no tax
has been paid since the death of such per-
son.
Section q This act shall take effect
when approved.
Approved March 9. 1861
Chapter 48.
An Act to amend Chapter fifteen Of the
Revised Statutes of Maine, relating to
Education.
Section i. Section thirteen of chapter
fifteen of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding after the word zap
portioned," in the last line of said section.
the words but nothing in this section
shall be so construed as to annul. or rem
der void, the provisions made i'll section
eighteen of this chapter for the establish
ment and maintenance of union. schools
as amended. shall read as follows:
Section 13. Every town shall raise and
expend, annually. for the support of COM
mon schools therein. exclusive of the in
any grant from the revenue or fund from
the state, or of any voluntary donation,
devise or bequeSt, or of any forfeiture
aecruing to the use of schools. not less
iSy nn1otS fnr nah iro1, it.a,
according to the census by which repre-
sentatives to the legislature were last
apportloned. under penalty of forfeiting
not less than twice nor more than four
all moneys provided by towns or appor-
toned by the state for the support of
common schools, shall he expended for
the maintenance of common schools eS-
tablished and controlled by the towns by
which said moneys are provided, or to
which said moneys are apportioned; but
nothing in this section shall be so con-
structed as to annul. or render void the
provisions made in section eighteen of
this chapter for the establishment and
maintenance of union schools by adjoin-
ing towns
Section >. Section fifteen of said chap
ter fifteen is hereby amended by adding.
after the word items in the last line
of said section, the words, THE uneX-
pended balance of all moneys raised by
towns, or received from the state. for the
payment of wages and board of teachers.
fuel, janitors' services, conveyance or
tuition and hoard of scholars. shall be
credited to the school fund # the town
and shall be brought forward in the item
of resources for the year following that
in which said uneNpended balance oc-
r carGd This clause, relating to unex
cities so that said section as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section Is. No money appropriated by
law for public. schools shall be paid from
the Treasury of any town, except upon the
written order of its municipal officers:
and no such order shall be drawn by said
officers except upon presentation of d
properly avouched bill of items The I'M
expended balance of all moneys raised by
towns, or received from the state for the
payment of wages and board of teachers
fuel. Janltors services, conveyance or
tuition and board OF scholars. shall be
credited to the school fund of the town
and shall be brought forward in the item
of resources for the year following that
in which said unexpended balance &C.
carfed III ms ae elaus use, relating to unsS
Section 3. Section sixteen of said cnap-
ter fifteen is hereby amended by inserting,
after the word state" and before the
word they" in the sixth line of said sec
ton, the words or in any way, to COM
ply with the laws prescribing the duties
OF towns in relation to public schools so
that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
council have reason to believe that a
town has neglected to raise and eXpend
the school money required by law, or to
examine teachers as prescribed by law, or
to have instruction given in the subjects
prescribed by law, or to provide suitable
textbooks in the subjects prescribed by
law or faithfully to expend the school
money received from the state, or, in any
way to comply with the laws prescribing
the duties of towns in relation to public
schools, they shall direct the treasurer of
state to withhold further payment to
such town from the state school fund and
mill tax until such town satisfies them
that it has expended the full amount of
school money as required by law
Section 4. Section nineteen of said
chapter fifteen is hereby amended by in
sorting after the words towns SHALL in
the first line of said section. the words
'expend the entire amount of the school
fund and mill tax received from the state,
together with the amounts arising from
the eighty cents per capita, as provided
in section thirteen of said chapter fifteen
and the funds arising from the various
sources enumerated in the first four lines
of section thirteen of said chapter and the
funds arising from the provisions of sec
ton fourteen of said chapter, for the pay
ment of teachers wages and board. fuel,
janitorS' services, conveyance of scholars
and tuition and board of scholars, as pro-
Vlded in section two and section fifty of
said chapter fifteen and SHALL so that
said section nineteen, as amended, shall
Section 10. Towns shall expend the en-
tire amount of the school fund and mill
tax received from the state, together with
the amounts arising from The eighty
cents per capita, as provided in section
thirteen of said chapter fifteen and the
funds arising from the various sources
enumerated in the first four lines of sec
ton thirteen of said chapter and the
funds arising from the provisions of sec
ton fourteen of said chapter for the pay
ment of teachers wages and board, fuel.
janitors' services, conveyance of scholars
and tuition and board of scholars, as pro-
vided in section two and section fifty of
said chapter fifteen and shall provide
school books, apparatus and appliances
for the use of pupils in the public schools,
including all free high schools, at the eX-
penSe of said towns; and shall also pay
for the necessary repairs of school build
1ngs and insurance on same. ii any, i'm
provement and maintenance of school
yards and Fairgrounds out of 4 sum or
sums of money raised and appropriated
for that purpose which shall be assessed
like other money and shall be in addition
to and independent of the amount which
towns are required by law to raise, as
sess and eXpend for the support of COM
mon schools; provided, however, that any
parent or guardian of any pupil in the
public schools may, at his own expense,
procure for the separate and exclusive
use of such pupil, the textbooks req uired
to be used in such schools
Section 5. Section thirty-flve of said
chapter fifteen is hereby amended by