The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

tuberculosis, under such rules and regu-
larlonS as may be made for the control
OF such work.-(Approved March "a
Chapter 1872.
An Act to amend Sections forty, forty
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
relating to the union of two or more
towns for the employment of Superin-
tendent Of Schools.
Section l. Section forty of chapter f1f.
teen of the revised statutes as amended
by chapter fifty-five of the public laws of
nineteen hundred and five, is hereby
further r. amended by adding after the
ton, the words. provided further that
such union shall not take effect until the
state superintendent of public schools
shall have approved the certificate OF
union as hereinafter provided. But the
committee of any town dissatisfied with
ahe decision of the state superintendent
may appeal to the governor and council
who shall make the final decision relative
thereto, SO that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section no., The school committees of
Two or more towns, having under their
care and custody an aggregate of not
less than twenty, nor more than fifty
SCHOOLS, may unite in the employment OF
superintendent of schools, provided
they have been so authorized by a vote
OF their towns at the regular town meet
1ngs, or special town meetings called for
s sab purpose l,uido so Proyided further, that
the state superintendent of public schools
shall have approved the certificate of
union as hereinafter provided. But the
committee of any town dissatisfied with
the decision OF the state superintendent
may appeal to the governor and council
VINO shall make final decision relative
thereto
Section 2 Section forty-one of chapter
fifteen of the revised statutes as amend
ne
the public laws of nineteen hundred and
seven is hereby further amended by add
teenth line the words but the period OF
such election shall not exceed that for
winch the union of towns has been au-
thorized,' SO that said section when
amended shall read as follows
Section Al. The school committees of
the towns comprising a union shall form
Joint committee, and for the purposes
of this section and the four following sec
dons, said joint committee shall be held
to be the agents of each town comprising
the union Said Joint committee shall
meet annually at day and place agreed
upon by the chairmen of the committees
of the several towns comprising the
union, and shall organize by the choice
OF a chairman and secretary. They
Snail determine the relative amount of
service to be performed by the superiu-
tendent in each town, fix his salary, APP
portion the amounts thereof to be paid
by the several towns which amounts
shall be certified to the treasurers of said
towns respectively and to the state su-
perintendent of schools, together with the
amount apportioned to each town; pro-
vtded that the amounts so certified shall
be in proportion to the amount of service
performed in the several towns. They
shall choose by ballot a superintendent of
schools for term not exceeding five
years, hut the period of such election
shall not exceed that for which the union
of towns has been authorized
Section 8. Section forty-four of chapter
fifteen of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
certificates" in line two thereof the
words of superintendent grade which
shall be issued upon such examination as
may be prescribed by the state supern-
tendent of public Schools and by insert
ing after the word "and'' in line three
thereof, the word they, and by striking
out in lines two and three thereof the
words under section one hundred and
five" so That saiG section when amended
shall read as follows:
Section Al. Persons employed TO serve
as superintendent of schools under sec
ton forty-cne shall hold state certificates
of superintendent grade which shall be
issued upon such examination as may be
public schools and they shall devote
their entire time to superintendence in
the towns comprising the union. The
powers and duties of said superintendents
shall he the same as those prescribed for
town superintendent in this chapter
Section f. Section forty-iVe of chapter
fifteen of the revised statutes as amended
by section ei@ht of chapter forty-eight of
the public laws of nineteen hundred and
five, is hereby further amended by strik-
ing out after the word towns in the
last line of said section the words 1.-THE
provisions of this section and of the five
preceding sections shall apply equally to
towns formed by the union of two or
more towns so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 45. No town shall receive state
aid under section furty-two unless its
appropriation and expenditure for SUI
perintendence have been exclusive of the
school purposes. If any part of the
money raised by the towns or union of
towns, or paid to them by. the state for
superintendent, is expended for any
other purposes than those provided for
in said section, then each person so mis-
approprating said money shall forfeit
double the sum so misapplied, to be req
covered in an action of debt in the napt1
and to the use of the town, by anvt. IN
habitant thereof; and no town or .lf ulllol
of towns shall receive further aidsf Inde
said section until the amount scr fnlSap
piled has been raised and eXpclShdec 10
superntendence by such town 4 OF "hlol
of .'-(Approved March ?sE4}
Chapter 1923.
An Act to amend Section tfWtert ~ 6, o
81 sde 5o or F "ss Of Sisarsft ,,,
Section twenty-five oil. SS .i tli oIl9 nun
urtu ana twenty -llllle VI Nv ;,,-,,.ti,1. - -
utes is hereby amenda, ny 1h$ Sc b ate
the words or gives i; IVA" sS,, IN the thirt
line the words 9rrng any afer way the o0 %or9
Ian 'anv a cg3rette, Sin the third and fourti
lines, the wor5 rs 'cigarette paper, SC
called or tohr,acco used for making any
,.i~arette, so that said section as amend.
Cd shall rea[.d as follows:
.eaction |25. Whoever by himself, clerk
servant tor agent, directly or indirectly
soils ofyfers for sale, has in his possession
With 1,ftent to sell, or gives away to, or in
any ay obtains for any person under the
a@e/ of twenty-one years, any cigarette
Cigarette paper, so called, or tobacco
7such as is used for making any cigarette
Z shall be punished by Il fine not exceeding
l fifty dollars or by Imprisonment not ex
ceeding sixty days. Trial justices and
municipal and police courts shall have
jurisdiction Of offruses arising under this
; section '-(ApproVed March 2i)
Chapter 1924.
An Act additional to Chapter forty-nins
of the Revised Statutes, relating to Sc
eurlties deposited with the Treasurer of
State by Insurance Companies
Section l. Any stock insurance COM
pany now or hereafter Incorporated in
the state for the purpose of writing ac-
cident or health insurance, shall make
and maintain deposit, with the treas
uref OF state. of securities to the market
value of at least one hundred thousand
dollars. to be held in trust for the benefit
OF all the policy holders in said company,