Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-13


secretary of the meeting shall make a
II cord thereof. The chairman of the
board, if present. or in his absence
any member of the board. or if no such
member is present any citizen qualified
to vote at municipal elections in said
city may call the meeting to order, and
preside until the election of moGer-
ator. The meeting shall Immediately
proceed, by ballot or otherwise, to the
choice of a moderator and d secre-
tary. The moderator shall preside
with the power OF roderators of town
meetings. and together with the secre-
tary shall De duly sworn by any justice
of the peace of said city. A record Of
such oaths shall be made by the
secretary At such meeting the board
of education shall submit printed re-
port, the edition whereof shall consist
OF not less than fifteen hundred copies,
Of the affairs and condition of the
city schools for the year ending on the
| first day of April next preceding the
meeting. together with an estimate of
the amount needed for school purposes
| for the current year. The said cleo
| tors present shall have power to raise
| by vote for the support of the public
| schools in said citE, for the current
year ending on the first day of April
such sum, not less than the amount
required by the general laws of the
| STATE, as they may deem necessary 70"
| that purpose. The secretary shall
! forthwith, or within the time pre-
| scribed by the meeting, certify the
| amount thereof to the assessors OF
said city, and it shall be included with,
| ana assessed like other city taxes, and
all the provisions OF law relating to
| the assessment and collection OF taxes
| shall be applicable to such tax. Said
| meeting shall also have the power o.
borrowing money to build school
| houses, set forth in section 81 Of
| chapter II OF the Revised Statutes OF
| 1888, relating to school districts, and
50 far IS applicable the provisions Of
sections 81 70 81 inclusive of chapter
II Of the Revised Statutes of 1888
| relative thereto shall be in force in
said city.
Sect. 3. The fifth sentence of section
Of the charter of said city is hereby
amended by striking therefrom the
words experimenting school commit
| tee and the words land except as
herein otherwise directed" so that
| said sentence as amended, shall read as
| follows:
Except as otherwise provided by
law, all officers shall be chosen and
vacancies supplied for the current year
OF whom the assessors, city marshal
chief engineer Of fire department, col
| lector, overseer OF the poor, street ell
gineer, street commissioners, and
| treasurer, shall not be members of the
city council
Sect. 6. This act shall be submitted
for acceptance to the qualified voters Of
said city of Augusta. at an election to
| be specially called for the purpose and
held on the second Monday of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and seven, said election to be
called, advertised, held and conducted
IS provided by law relating to
municipal elections in said city The
question of the acceptance of the act
snail be submitted to said electors in
the following form: "Shall AN act to
establish a board of education in the
city Of Augusta, and to provide for a
uniform system of schools therein be
|
pare the ballots to be used at said
election in such form that the elector
may plainly indicate by cross placed
over the word yes or mo his
| opinion upon said question. Should
| said question receive more affirmative
| than negative votes at said election.
this act shall be deemed to have been
accepted. The result OF said election
snail be declared by the municipal
| officers of said city, and duly certified
Ivy the city clerk to the secretary OF
| State. a printed copy of the pro-
visions of this act shall be posted at
| the time and places specified by law
| for posting notices of such election.
and III at least two conspicuous places
| in each voting place during said cleo
| ton.
| Sect. I. In case this act is accepted.
| as provided in the preceding section,
| Immediately upon the election Of the
| members Of the board Of education at
the ward meetings held on the first
| Monday Of June, 1907, the terms of
| office of all then existing members of
| the experimenting school committee,
| directors, officers and agents of school
districts, and of all other school COM
| mttees, officials or agents in said city
of Augusta, shall thereupon cease; and
all school districts in said city arc
| hcreupon abolished, their property,
| real and personal, vested in the city of
Augusta. and their liabilities assumed
| by said city.
| Sect. s. Upon the acceptance of this
act, as hereinbefore provided, Chapter
349 Of the Private and Special Laws Of
| 1929, Chapter s of the Private and
| Special Laws of 1s41, Chapter 100 OF
| tho Private and Special Laws OF 1S4S
| Chapter 2l2 Of the Private and Special
Laws OF 1Si9. Chapter % of the Private
and Special Laws of 1883, Chapter &c
of the Private and Special Laws of 1917
and Chapter 10 of the Private and
SpeciaI Laws of 1887 are hereby re-
pealed; and all other acts or parts of
acts. public or private, and all ordi-
nances Of the city of Augusta, incon-
sistent with the provisions Of this act
upon such acceptance are hereby re-
pcaled, 50 far as relates to the city OF
Augusta.
sect. 9. Except as otherwise hereir