The Republican journal., 1911-04-06

domestic and mechanic arts. Whenever 1l
shall be made to appear to the governor
and council, from returns made as herein
provided, that in any free high school or
academy instruction has been furnished dur.
ing the preceding year in the principles g
agriculture the mechanic arts or domestic
science the said governor and council shall
direct the treasurer of state to pay to the
town supporting such free high school or to
the treasurer of such academy in addition
TO other state aid If any, a sum equal to
two-thirds the total expenditure for instruc-
ton in each of said courses. provided, how
ever, that no school shall receive d total il
excess of five hundred dollars in any one
year for the support OF said courses. and
provided that state aid shall not be allowed
for any course which has an average at
tendance of less than twelve students and
provided further that such aid shall not b.
granted unless the course of study equip
ment and qualifications of instructors shall
FIRST have been approved by the state super
intendent of public schools
Section 5. Chapter one hundred and two
of the public laws OF nineteen hundred and
nine is hereby repealed.
Section G. Whenever the superntendins
school committee Of any town shall have
maintained during the school year an eve
ming school as provided by section twenty
two of The revised statutes said town shall
be reimbursed by the state a sum equal
To two-thirtis the amount paid for instruc-
lion in such evening school provided there
shall have been offered. in addition to the
subjects elsewhere prescribed for evening
schools courses in free hand or mechanical
drawing. domestic science or manual train
ing or the clements of the trades.
Section Z. The experimenting school
committee OF any town when authorized by
vote of the town shall establish and main
tain as part of the public school system
of such town general industrial school for
the teaching of agriculture household sci
ence, the mechanic arts and the trades.
Such general industrial schools shall be
open to pupils, who have completed the cle-
mentary school course or who have attained
the age of fifteen years. The authority and
duties of the experimenting school COM
mittee and of the superintendent OF schools
in relation to such industrial schools shall
he The same as in the ease of the cummo,
and high schools, but the support of such
schools shall be derived from funds raised
in addition to any Suits appropriated for
Whenever it shall be made 10 appear to the
governor and council thai any town has
provided instruction in the trades and in
dustries in a general industrial school main
tanned therein for period of thirty-six
weeks during the school year. and employ
ing at least one teacher whose work is de-
voted exclusively to such Instruction and
having an average attendance OF at least
twenty pupils the governor and council shall
direct the treasurer of state to pay to the
treasurer of such town a sum equal TO two
thirds the total amount spent for instruc
ton in said school provided that not more
than two thousand dollars shall be paid by
the state 10 any one town in any year.
Section S. For the purposes of this act
there Shall be deducted annually by the
treasurer of state from the school and mill
fund the sum of twenty thousand five
hundred dollars and any of this amount SO
deducted that is not apportioned during the
financial year shall at its close be added 10
the permanent school fund. All reports le-
quired under this act shall be filed annually
with the. state superintendent of public
schools on or before the first day of July
and state aid shall be payable during the
month of december next succeeding.-(Ap-
proved March SD
Chapter 1879.
An Act defining the main trunk line of
highway through the state.
The following route shall be known as
Maine and upon said highway the state
commissioner of highways is hereby
directed to expend such moneys IS may
be available from time to time for the
of highway; said reconstruction work
shall begin at the Kittery end of said
trunk line and shall be carried on contin-
uously towards thu northern end This
of the bridge between Portsn outh, n. H.,
and kittery, Maine, and run through Kit
terry. York, Wells. l<ennehunil. Kenne-
hunkport. Biddeford. Saco, s'carboro
Cumberland, Gray. New CLIQUE ster, Au-
burn, Lewiston. Greene. Wales. Mon
mouth. Winthrop, Mancheste:: augusta
Vassalboro, Winslow, Watervi|e, Fair
field. PALMYRA. Newport. Etna Carmel
Hermon. Bangor, Neazic. Orono, Old
Town, Milford, Greonbusi. Passadum-
keag. enfield. Lincoln. Winn. Mattawaun-
range five. Benedicta, sherman. Stacy,
vile plantation, Patten, Crystal. Island
Falls, Dyer Brook. Oakhcld. Smyrna
New Limerick. Ludlow. Houlton, Little
ton. Monticello, Bridgewater, Blaine
Mars Hill. Westtield plantation. Pressure
Isle, caribou, Conner plantation, Cyl
plantation, Van Buren. Grand Isle
which will be the northern terminus
The following route, is considered OF
equal Importance and is designated as a
part of the main thoroughfare:
Beginning at Portland and running
through Falmouth. Cumbcrland, Var
mouth, Freeport Brunswick. Topsham
Bowdoinham. Richmond, Gardiner. Farm;
ingialc, Hallowcll and Augusta. SAID
with the first designated route Approved
March 81
Chapter $780,
An Act to repeal Chapter one hundred
arl, fortv-tyo OF the Public Laws OF
nineteen hundred and five relating to
support Of Alien Paupcrs.
Chapter one hundred and forty-two OF
the public laws Of nineteen hundred and
five is hereby repealed. = approved March
Chapter 1871.
An Act TO amend paragraph one of Section
forty-two of Chapter fifteen of the Re
vsed Statutes as amended providing fol-
the payments from State School Funds
OF amounts paid on account of union
Superintendent.
Paragraph one Of section forty-two OF
chapter fifteen Of the revised STATUTES is
hereby amended by the addition after the
word year in line fifteen of said section
the following: and provided further thai
the annual appropriation for payments un
der thi; act shall be deducted from state
sob
amended shall read as follows:
Section A. /. Whenever the chairman
and secretary of said Joint committee shall
certify under oath to the state supcrln
tcndent of schools, according to form pre-
scribcd by the state superintendent that
Il union has been maintained and a super
intcndrnt employed as provided in sections
forty and fortN-one of this chapter, which
certication shall be made quarterly, OF
the first days of January, April, July and
October of each year, then, upon approval
of said certificate by the state superin
tendent of schools. pay ment shall be MADE
out Of the sum appropriated Tor superln
tcndcnce of towns comprising school unions
and ont of any moneys in the treasury moi
otherwise appropriated to the Supcrinten
dcnt so employed of Il sum equal to twice
the aggregate sum paid by the towns com
prisng the union, provided that the amount
50 paid for the benefit of ii single union OF
towns shall not exceed eight hundred dol
lars in one year. and provided further thai
the annual appropriation for payments
under this act shall be deducted from STATE
school fundS.-(Approved March BIZ
Chanter 1872