Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

the word counties" the following sen
tence: No county commisssonte,r sha'i the be
purchase of any such supplies or III any
contract therefor made by the poaId %
which and while he is member thereois,
and all contracts made in violation hereol
are void so that said section four as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 4. The county commissioners
of the several counties shall. without
extra charge or commission to themselves
or to any other person procure all nee
essary supplies, including necessary 1904,
fuel, bedding and clothing for the JAMS
and the prisoners therein 10 oe IulIisdi ,, y
and purchased under their direction ana
at the expense of the counties. No coun-
ty commissioner shall be interested a.
rectly or indirectly in the purchase OF any y
Which and while he is a mem
Der bsiio' thereof, and all contracts made
in violation hereof are void. A sulta PIE
food of the prisoners in each county at
the expense of the county, and me ser r.
vice of the food to the prisoners shali pc
under the general direction OF the Jstilei
master or keeper. The person employed
to prepare the food of the prisoners snail
be appointed by the sheriff in each county
commissioners. The county commission
ers shall have authority at any time 10
direct specific rations or articles OF 1000,
clothing SOAP fuel or ofhep nee nsson
ers. The bills and accounts Tor supplies
furnished and the items OF expense IN
CURED in preparing and serving the Same
shall be audited quarterly by some com
petent person appointed by one or the
judges of the supreme judicial court ana
paid by the county treasurer. FOR ser
vices in auditing said account said Judge
shall allow reasonable compensation to be
paid from the county treasury. Sections
forty-three and forty-four OF chapter
eighty-two of the revised s statutes 81 are
hereby epealed.-(ApproVed March w.
Chapter 146.
An Act to amend Section forty.tWo or
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by Chapter one hundred
one of the Public Laws of nineteen hun.
bred and seven, relating to payment OF
SGperintendentS OF towns comprising
School Unions.
Section forty-two of chapter fifteen of
the revised statutes as amended by chap-
ter one hundred one OF the pu 10 Law, laMs
ed by striking out, after the WORD
schools in line nine of said section the
words, land presentation to the governor
and council, a warrant shall be Drawn
upon the treasurer of the state7 for the;
and by inserting. after the word pay
ment" in the eleventh line of said SECTION
appropriated fol .superintendence OF
towns, comprising school unions and out
of any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated so that said section as
Section A. Whenever the chairman
and secretary of said joint committee
shall certify under oath to the state SUI
perintendent of schools, according to
form prescribed by the state superintend-
ent that union has been maintained and
a superintendent employed as provided in
sections forty and forty-one of this
chapter, which certification shall be made
quarterly, on the first days of January,
April, July and October of each year.
then, upon approval of said certificate by
the state superintendent of schools, pay
ment shall be made out of the sum appfo-
priated for superintendent of towns,
comprising school unions and out of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated to the superintendent so en-
ployed of a sum equal to twice the ag-
gregate sum paid by the towns compris-
ing the union, provided that the amount
so paid for the benefit of single union
of towns shall not exceed eight hundred
dollars in one year.'-(ApproVed March
26)
Chapter 147.
An Act to amend Section thirty
two of Chapter eight of the Revised
Statutes as amended by Chapter one
hundred and fifty-six of the. Public
Laws of nineteen hundred and seven,
relating to excise tax on palace or
other cars, for which extra compensa-
ton is charged for riding therein.
Section thirty-two of cnapter eight of
the revised statutes, as amended by CHAP
ter one hundred and fifty-siX OF the pub
is hereby further amended by striking out
the words -four and one-half' in the
sixth line and inserting in place thereof
the word six that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 3D. Every corporation or person
owning or operating palace or other cars
for which extra compensation is charged
for riding therein over any of the rail-
roads of the state shall annually on the
first day of September, pay to the treas
urer of state for the use of the state an
exercising its franchises in the state.
equal to six per cent of it's or his gross
receipts from business done wholly in
the state, for the year ending June thir-
26.)
Chapter 14s.
An Act to amend section fifty-six of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
Section tifty-six of chapter fifteen is
hereby amended by inserting between the
town may, in addition to the sums raised
for the support of high and common
schools, raise and appropriate a sum for
the payment of conveyance Of pupils at
tending secondary schools said sum to be
expended under the direction of the SUI
perintending school committee; so that
said section, when amended, shall read as
follows:
Section IS. Any town may establish and
maintain not exceeding two free high
schools and in such case shall receive
the same state aid as if the expenditures
of both schools had been made for one.
Two or more adjoining towns may unite
in establishing and maintaining a free
high school, and both shall receive the
same state aid as if such school had been
maintained by one town. Any town may,
in addition to the sums raised for the
support of high and common schools,
raise and appropriate sum for the pay
ment of conveyance of pupils attending
secondary schools, said sum to be ex-
pended under the direction of the super
intending school committee. Towns shall
receive in trust and faithfully eXpend
gifts and requests made to aid in the
maintenance of free high schools. and
shall receive aid in sucn cases to the same
extent and on the same conditions as if
such schools had been established and
maintained by taxation; and any town
shall receive such state aid on any eX-
penditure for free high school or
schools. made from the funds or pro-
ceeds of the real estate of an academy or
incorporated institution of learning, sur
rendered or transferred to such town for
educational purposes. but if any part of
the money so paid by the state. is ex-
pended for any other purpose than the
support of such free high schools as pro-
vided by this section. then each person
misapplying said money forfeits double
the sim so miSapplied to be recovered