The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08

teen t hundred and five IS hereby amended d ID
the word Counties" the following SEN
tence: No county commissioner shall pc
interested directly or indirectly IN the
purchase Of any such supplies or In any
contract therefor made by the board Of
which and while he Is member tnereoi:
and all contracts made in violation hereof
ar 1 yNld , SO that said 1o secmeh iouf -
Section 4. The county commissioners
OF the several counties shall, without
extra charge or commission to themselves
OF 10 any other person, procure al nee
essary supplies, including necessary 1000,
Iuei, bedding and clothing for the JAMS
and the prisoners therein to be furnished
and purchased under their direction ana
ty commissioner shall be interested d.
rectly or Indirectly in the purchase of any
such such supplies or in any :ontraef
WHICH, sta1or ann made @b,a by he the is 0aafd me@
Der thereof, and all contracts made
IN violation hereof are void suitable
person shall be employed TO prepare the
Iood Of the prisoners in each county at
the expense of the county, and the ser
vice of the food to the prisoners shall be
under the general direction of the Jaller,
to prepare the food of the prisoners shall
be appointed by the sheriff IN each county
subject to the approval OF the county
commissioners. The county commission
dlrect specific ratiops or articles or 1000,
clothing, soap, fuei or other necessarles
to be furnished and served to the prison
ers. The bills End accounts for supplies
furnished and the items of expense IN
Cured in preparing and serving the same
shall be andited quarterly by some com
petent person appointed by one OF the
judges of the supreme judicial court and
paid by the county treasurer For ser
vices in auditing said account said judge
shall allow reasonable compensation to be
from HOnntV
forty-three and forty-four OF chapter
eighty-two of the revised statutes are
hereby epealed.-(Approved March 26)
Chapter 146.
An Act to amend Section forty-two Of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by Chapter one hundred
one of the Public Laws of nineteen hun
dred and seven, relating to payment. of
superintendents 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 public laws
of nine teen hundred and seven, is amend
ed by striking out, after the word
Schools in line nine of said section the
words, 'and presentation to the governor
and council, warrant shall be drawn
upon the treasurer of the state for the;"
and by inserting, after the word pay
ment" in the eleventh line of said section
the words shall be made out of the sum
appropriated fol superintendent Of
towns, comprising school unions and out
of any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated SO that said section as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section AZ. 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 a union has been maintained and
superintendent employed as provided in
sections forty and forty-one of this
chapter, which certification shall be made
quarterly, Oh 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 appro-
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 conpris-
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
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 chapter eight OF
the revised statutes as amended by chap
ter one hundred and ffty-siX of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and seven,
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 SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 80. 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
annual excise tax for the privilege of
exercising its franchises in the state,
receipts from business done wholly in
the state, for the year ending June thtr-
tieth next neutrality-suspicious. March
26.)
Chapter 14s
An Act to amend section tifty-sx of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
relating to the conveyance of pupils In
secondary schools.
hereby amended by inserting between the
word town and the word towns" in
the sixth line thereof the following any
town may, in addition to the sums raised
for the support of high and common
schools, raise and appropriate 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 S. 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 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 eN-
penditure for q 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
so misapplying said money forfeits double
the sum SO misapplied, to be recovered
in an action of debt, in the name and to