The Republican journal., 1911-04-06
Chapter 81.

as amended by Chapter forty-eight of
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
and five relating to Free High Schools.
!, section siXty-two of chapter fifteen of
the revised statutes as amended by chap
ter forty-eight of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and five is hereby repealed
and in place thereof the followins, is SUBJ
stituted
Section g. Any town which does not
MAINTAIN free high school OF standard
grade may, from year to year, authorize
Its superintending school committee to
contract with and pay the experimenting
school committee of any adjoining town
or the trustees of any academy located
within such town or in an adjoining town.
Tor the tuition of scholars within said
town in the studies contemplated by the
seven preceding sections. When such
contract has been made with the trustees
of an academy joint committee for the
selection of teachers and the arrange
ment of the course of study in such
academy shall include the experimenting
school committees of the contracting
towns with an equal number of meunbers
of the board of trustees of such academy
when such academy has less thar ten
thousand dollars endowment. The ex-
penditure of any town for tuition as pro-
vlded in this section shall be subject to
the same conditions and shall entitle such
town to the same state aid us IT it had
made such expenditure for a. free; high
school. Improved March 25)
Chapter 80.
An Act to amend by adding to Section
thirty-siX of Chapter ninety-forlr of the
Revised Statutes, relating to abe Crea-
ton of ponds for cutting and harvest
ing ice for the market
Section thirty-six of chapter ninety
four of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding to said sec ton the
following: and this section shall not be
construed as authorizing any persons or
corporations to cut ice on amy pond
created as provided herein over any area
the soil of which such persons or corpora
tionS do not own or lease or possess, as
tenants at will, by reason of valid
agreement with the owner or lessee or
is not the state and the pond is not Il
great pond SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 30. In order to create ponds
for the cutting and harvesting Of. ice for
the market any persons or corporations
may erect and maintain on tn cir own
land dams on streams not navlgabie or
tloata BILE. but cnptYing into It'd o waters
uaviga bic i'll the winter, and may flow the
lands above during November, December,
January. February. March and April
but they shall draw off the water to its
natural state by the twentieth day of
May yearly: and if any lands ar injured
by such flowing. the owners thereof have
the same remedies as in case OF lands
flowed by dams erected and maintained
for mill purposes; but no right is granted
by this or the preceding section to flow
any mill dam or any mill privilege mn
proved or unimproVed,- TINS section
shall not be construed as authorizing any
persons or corporations to cut ice on any
pond created as provided herein over any
area the soil of which such persons or
corporal tons do not own or lease or
possess as tenants at will, or by reason
of a valid agreement with the owner or
lessee or tenant thereof When said owner
or lessee is not the state and the pond is
not a great pond.'-tApproved March 25.)
Chapter go.
An Act relating to the Protection of
Smells along the Coast of Name from
Casco Bay to Penobscot Bay.
Section l. No Smclts shall be taken or
fished Tor in the tidal waters along the
coast of Maine within one-half mile of
the coast line at mean high water mark
starting from Cape Small Point on the
vest bank of the kennebec river and
Maine to Owls head in I'eno'oscot bay,
except by hook aud line OF weirs or set
nets through the ice, under penalty of
not less than ten nor nor more than hfty
Section > Any person convicted of fish
ing catching smelts within one-half
mile of said coast line at mean high
water mark starting from Cape Small
Point on the west bank of the kennebec
river and continuing eastery along thu
coast of Maine to OWLS Head in Penoh-
scot bay. in any other way than hook
and line WeirS or set nets through
the ice shall be punished by q fine of not
less than ten nor more than fifty dollars
by complaint or Indictment, one-half 10
to the county where the proceedings are
commenced. Full jurisdiction to impose
said fine is hereby conferred upon munic-
ipal and police courts and upon trial
justices.
Section 3. All acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed-(Approved March 80
Chapter 81.
An Act relating to the change of loca-
ton of the tracks of Street Railway
Companies.
Section l. Upon a petition of ten or
more citizens and taxpayers Of any city
or town, setting forth that the tracks of
any street railway company operated IN
said city Or town are located inconve IN
iently for the public, the municipal off
GERS if in their judgment public con-
venience, or street Improvement, re-
puires it. may change said location with
i'll the limits of any street, but not to an
other street and order the company
operating the same to make the altera
lions. and make such decree as to the
expense of the same as between the rail
way and the municipality as they may
deem equitable, subject to appeal as
hereinafter provided: and said alterations
shall be made i'll accordance with the
directions of the municipal officers.
Section .. The municipal officers shall
hold d public hearing on said petition,
and give rea sonable notice to all parties
interested.
Section g. Either the petitioners, or
any street railway, affected by the decis-
ion of the municipal officers, may appeal
to the board of railway commissioners,
who shall upon notice hear the parties,
and finally determine the questions raised
by said appeai.-fApDroved March 20
Chapter 90.
An Act to amend Section forty of Chapter
fifteen of the Revised Statutes as
amended relating to the union of two
or more towns for the employment of
d Superintendent of Schools.
Section forty of chapter fifteen of the
revised statutes as amended by chapter
tifty-five of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and seven and by chapter one
hundred and twenty-five OF the public
laws of nineteen hundred and nine is
further amended by adding to said section
as amended the following: Provided fur
Their in any case where it shall appear to
the state superintendent of public schools,
upon the representation OF the school
committees of certain towns that, owing
to geographical situation or other rea-
sons it is to the advantage of the state
and of the said towns that union shall
include fewer than twenty or more than
fifty schools said state superintendent of
public schools shall have authority to
approve the certificate of such union,
and a union SO formed shall, except for
the number of schools, be governed by
the conditions herein prescribed for
unions of towns so that said section
when amended shall read as follows:
Section 49, The school committees of
two or more towns having under their
care and custody an aggregate of not
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