Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-29


solidating the school system of Au-
gusta and establishing one board in
the place of four as at present. This
matter is one of great Importance to
our city and should be thoroughly I'M
| derstood. Its aim is uniformity,
| fairness and economy The Journal
again publishes the fun text of this
| bill and urges that it be carefully read
| by our citizens.
| Sect l. A board of education is
| hereby created in the City of Augusta,
to consist of nine persons, one from
each of the eight wards Of said city,
| elected as hereinafter provided. and
the president of the trustees of the
| Cony Female Academy in said city
who shall be eX-of1icio a member of said
board and entitled TO participate in its
deliberations and serve upon any COM
mitteeS of its own appointment, but
who shall vote only in case of a tie.
Sect. =. On the first Monday of June
| 1907, at half past seven o'clock in the
| evening the electors of the several
wards in the city Of Augusta, qualified
| TO vote at municipal elections therein,
| and without regard 10 their political
| affiliations, shall meet in such place in
| the ward as the mayor and aldermen
| of said city may designate in their
warrants, for the purpose of electing,
| in each ward, one member Of the board
! of education. Said meetings shall be
called by the mayor and aldermen by
| Il warrant for each ward under their
| hands, stating the time, place and pur-
poses of the meeting, true and attested
| copies whereof shall be posted by the
| city marshal or any constable of the
| said city at least seven days before the
| day of the meeting ard in at least two
public and conspicuous places III
ward. The marshal or said constable
shall cause the original warrants, with
| Il return Of his doingS thereon, to be
| delivered to the chairman of said re-
spective ward meetings, on the date
| thereof, and the secretaries of SAID
| meetings shall respectively make re-
| cords thereof. The city clerk shall
| also cause Il notice Of such meetings
to be published in at least two news
| papers in the city of Augusta, repre-
senting if possible different political
| parties, between the time of issuing
| the warrants and the time appointed
| for said meetings. Said ward meet
! ingS shall be reSpectiI ely organized by
the choice of a chairman and secre-
| tary, by ballot or otherwise, and shall
| thereupOn, by ballot or otherwise as
may be determined at the meeting,
proceed to the election of a member of
| said board Of education, who shall be a
resident Of the ward where elected.
| The tenure of office of the members so
| elected shall be as follows: Those
| from ward one, two, and three, until
| the first Monday of June, 1908; those
| from ward four, five and six, until the
| first Monday of June, 1909; and those
| from wards seven and eight, until the
| first Monday of June. 1910; and in each
| instance, until others are elected in
| their places. On each first Monday of
| June thereafter, at half-paSt seven
o'clock in the evening, commencing
| with the year 1908, one member of said
| board shall be chosen by each of those
| wards whose members terms are
| about to expire, and the term of office
| shall be three years, and until others
| shall be elected in their places. Meet
| ings for the purpose shall be called
| and conducted in the manner pre-
scrhed for the meetings of 1907 In case
| of vacancy, member may be chosen
| by the ward in which the vacancy eX-
| lists to fill the unexpred term at
meeting specially called for the pur-
| pose by the mayor and aldermen, and
conducted like other similar meetings
Sect. 3. The board of education,
elected as hereinbefore provided, shall
perform all the duties and be invested
| nd re
| experimenting school committees Of
towns, including the right to direct the
| expenditure OF all school moneys. The
board shall elect Il chairman annually
and appoint some suitable person. not
q member of the board, superintendent
Of schools, and may adopt such rules
and regulations for the management Of
| the schools and the conduct Of the
business of the board as are not in
| consistent with the laws of the State.
The superintendent shall be the sec
rotary and executive agent Of the
| board. which shall fix his salary, to be
| paid from the city treasury as sala-
| rieS OF teachers are paid, and may re
| move him and appoiht successor The
| members of the board shall receive no
compensation for their services as
|
cral wards shall not be members Of
the city council
Sect. 4. On the second Monday
of May at half past seven o'clock in
the evening, annually, commencing
with the year 1908, q general meeting
of the citizens Of said city. qualified to
vote at municipal elections therein,
and without regard to their political
affiliations, shall be convened in the
City hall of said city. Such meeting
shall be called in the manner pre-
scribed for calling ward meetings in
Section Of this act. except that there
shall be but one original warrant, true
and attested copies whereof shall be
posted by the city marshal or any con-
stable of said city at least seven days
before the day of the meeting, and in
at least two public and conspicuous
places in each ward. The marshal or
said constable shall deliver the
original warrant, with a return of his
doings thereon. to the moderator of