The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

does have such a four years course and
to which he may gain entrance by per-
mission by those having charge thereof,
provided said youth shall attend the
school or schools of standard grade Which
are approved by the state Superintendent
of public schools, and provided also, the
said youth shall have satisfactorily
passed an examination conducted by the
superintendent of schools of the town in
which he has residence, papers for said
examination having been procured from
the state superintendent of public schools.
In such case the tuition of such youth,
not to exceed thirty dollars annually for
any one youth, shall be paid by the towns
in which he resides as aforesaid, SO long
as such youth maintains good staholnS
in such school. and said tuition so paid
Shall be made a part of the high schooi
fund of the town receiving the same; and
towns shall raise annually, as otheI
school moneys are raised sum suff1c1ent
to nav such tuition charges.
March 20)
Chapter 117
An Act to regulate the taking OF WHITE
Perch, -
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for any
one person in any one day to take, catch
or kin. or have in possession more than
twenty pounds of white perch: IL s!all
also be unlawful for any transportation
company to accept for transporla,lodh OF OF
to transport more than twenty pounds OF
white perch in one day as the property OF
one nerson. This section shall not apply
to white perch in tide waters.
Section g. In all prosecutions under TINS
act, municipal and police courts and trial
justices, within their respective countess
shall have, upon complaint original anu
concurrent jurisdiction with the supreme
judicial and superior courts, and all nnes,
forfeitures and penalties received for any
violation of this act shall be PAID 1orth-
with by the person receiving the same
to the state treasurer, and credited TO
fines and license fees for the protection
of birds and game.-(Approved March 2o.)
Chapter 11S.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
and eighty-three of the Public Laws of
nineteen hundred and seven. relating to
time of payment of members of the
government
Section one of chapter one hundred and
eighty-three of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and seven is hereby amend
ed by striking out the word fifty in the
twenty fifth line and inserting therein the
words one hundred SO that said section.
beginning at the twenty first line Thereon
shall read as follows:
Each member of the senate and house
of representatives shall receive three hun
dred dollars for the regular session Oh
the legislature, and two dollars for every
ten miles travelled from his place of
abode once in each session. He Is en-
titled to mileage on the first day of the
session. and one hundred dollars of his
salary on the first day of each month
thereafter, during the session. and the
balance at the end thereof; but two dol
lars shall be deducted from the pay OF
every member for each day that he is
absent from his duties, without being ex-
cused by the house to which he belongs
-(Approved March pa
Chapter f19.
An Act to amend Section sixty of Chap
ter four of the Revised Statutes. relat-
ing to Dangerous or Vicious Dogs.
Section sixty of chapter four of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
adding after the word keeper" in the
twelfth line, and after the word keeper
in the fourteepth line, the words, or any
police officer or constable appointed in
said city, or town so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section sixty Whoever is so assaulted
or finds a dog strolling outside of the
premises or immediate care of its owner
or keeper, may, within forty-elght hours
thereafter, make written complaint be-
fore the municipal or police court having
jurisdiction in the city or town where the
owner or keeper resides, or in case there
is no such court, before a trial justice in
said town, that he really believes and has
reason to believe that said dog is dam
gerous or vicious; whereupon said court
or trial justice shall order said owner or
keeper to appear and answer to said
complaint by serving said owner or
keeper of said dog with copy of said
complaint and order reasonable time
before the day set for q hearing thereon
and if upon hearing, the court or trial
justice is satisfied that said complaint is
true, he shall order said owner or keeper
or any police ice, officer or constable a a.
twenty-four hours thereafter either to
kill, or confine said dog, or remove and
keep the same beyond the limits OF said
or said police officer or constable ap-
pointed in said city or town, neglects TO
comply with said order, he shall forfeit
to the use of the city or town aforesaid
mot n ton
lars, to be recovered in an action on the
case.'-(Approved March 24)
Chapter 1920.
An Act additional to Section forty two
and amendatory to Section forty -four Of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
relating to Appropriations in aid of
School Superintendent.
Section 1. Section forty-tWo of chapter
fifteen of the revised statutes as it APP
pears in its amended form in the laws of
ed by inserting in line one before the
word whenever" the figure T., and oy
inserting after the word year" in line
fourteen, the following: IL. Whenever
the chairman and secretary of school
committees of towns and cities having
under their care and custody an aggre-
gate of more than fifty schools, shall
certify under oath to the state superin-
tendent of schools, the form of certificate
to be determined by said state superin..
tendent that superintendent Of
for one year, and the salary that
he received, then upon the approval of
said certificate by the state superintend-
ent of schools and presentation to the
governor and council. warrant shall be
drawn upon the treasurer of the state
for the payment to the treasurer of that
town or city, of sum equal to three
fifths of the amount expended by said
town or city for said superintendent,
provided that the amount so paid for the
benefit of a single town or city shall not
exceed eight hundred dollars in one
year. so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
and secretary of said joint committee
perintendent of schools, according to
form prescribed by the state superintend-
emf that a union has been maintained anT
a superintendent employed as provided II
sections forty and forty-one of this chfoadP
ter, which certification shall be H.
quarterly, on the first days of JAM Yea i y y
April, July and October of each Titica +,
then, upon approval of said ceT snhooi
by the state superintendent ofnnor on,
and presentation to the goveEawn mo, %i,,
council, a warrant shall be DR. tba u uo,,
the treasurer of the state fso e.'n1a p" y,
ment to the superintendent he aesra ~, :,
of a sum equal to twicss comnosine ~
sum paid by the towpeS amo,Int ', sn r sii'
union, provided that tHale nnion of ~ to nal,
for the benefit of a sit hundred dol,ers i" ~ =,
shall not exceed Gig N-'1i' Il
one year. .h,,
IL: whenever tommittees of towns ant