Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-13
A new DRAFT.
Bill Changing Augustus
School System.
II Provides for a Board Of Ed
ucatIGn for City.
Full Tex! Of Bill Showing Changes
Since Introduced.

ton i'll the City az augusta, introduced
into the Legislature ~ Representative
EcvEcrt has aroused much interest
among our citizens The Importance nf
the measure is such as t. call for a
large representation Of the people Of
tie city at the hearing 70 be held be-
fore The committee on education,
Thursday afternoon. The act will be
presented 10 tie committee: in 4 new
draft t;nDodyirg certain minor changes
as compared with The bill originally
printed. T''Iat the now draft may lie
understood ard the changes duly not-
cd, the text of the same is herewith
given III full.
Sect. l. \ board Of education is here
by created in the City Of Augusta, ~
consist Of nine persons. one from each
Of the eight wards of said city. elected
rs hereinafter provided. and the presi-
dent OF the trustees of the Cony Female
Academy in said city, who shall be ex-
officio a member If said board and en-
titled to participate in its drii5erat tons
and serve upon any committees of its
own appointment, but who shall vote
only in case of q tie.
Sect >. On the first Monday of June
evening, the electors of the several
wards in the city Of Augusta. qualified
10 vote at municipal elections therein,
and without regard to their political
| affiliations, shall meet in such pace in
| the ward as the mayor and aldermen of
said city may designate i'll their war
rants, for the purpose of clecting, in
| each ward, one member of the bOarl
I ~, r,Ny l.
called by the mayor and aldermen by
d 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 tee
| day of the meeting and in at least two
public and conspicuous places in the
ward. The marshal or said constable
shall cause the original warrants, with
a return of his Goings thereon. to be
delivered to the chairman of said res
pective ward meetings, on the date
| thereof. and the secretaries Of said
| meetings a!i2ll respectively make re-
| cords thereof The city clerk shall also
cause a notice of such meetings to be
published in at least two newspapers
in the city Of Augusta, representing if
possible different political parties, be
tween the time Of issuing the warrants
and the time appointed for said meet
| ings. Said ward meetings shall be
respectively organized by the choice OF
| a chairman ana IL secretary by ballot
or otherwise. ana shall thercupon, by
ballot or otherwise as may be detcrmin-
el at the meeting. proceed to the cleo
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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 Mon
day of juno. 1908: those from ward four,
! FIVE ard six. until the first Monday of
June. 1903. and those from wards seven
and eight, until the first Monday OF
June. 1917: ana in each instance. until
others are elected in their places. On
each first Monday Of June thereafter,
at nalf-past seven O'Clock in the eve
ming, commencing with the year 1908,
ore member of said board shall be
chosen Ivy each Of those wards whose
members terms are about to expire
ana the term of Office shall be three
years. and until others shall be elected
rose shall be called and conducted in
lie manner prescribed for the meet
irgs Of 1907. In case of vacancy, a
member may be chosen by the ward in
which the vacancy exists to fill the I'M
expired term, at Il meeting specially
called for the purpose by the mayor
ana aldermen, and conducted like other
similar meetings.
Of
elected as hereinbctorc provided shall
perform all the duties and be invested
with all the rights and powers o. super
intending school committees of towns,
inciuIing the right to direct the ex-
peniiture Of all school moneys. The
board shall elect a chairman annually,
ANA appoint some suitable person. not
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 rs are not IN
consistent with the laws of the State.
| The superintendent shall he the ser
retary ana executive agent Of he
board. which shall fix his salary. 10 h
! paid from the city treasury as sala-
| ries Of teachers are paid. and may r.
| move nm ana appoint Il successor. / lS
members Of the board shall receive no
compensation for their services as
such. The members elected by the sew
eral ward; shall not be members Of
! the city council
Sect A. On the second Monday
/ of May at half past seven o'clock in
the evening. annually. commencing
with the year 1908. a 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
I: 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
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