The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-10

one of said Revised Statutes. and in
sorting in place thereof the following:
The remuneration of the officer ap-
pointed to attend the superior court for
the county of Cumberland shall be three
dollars a day for such attendance tap
proved April 4, 1917
Chapter 1870.
An Act to amend Section tifty-one of
Chapter fifty-one of the Revised Stat
uteS i'm relation to certificates of safety
granted by the railroad commissioners
Section tifty-one of chapter ffty-one of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by inserting after the word travel in
the fourth line thereof the words and
a copy of said certificate. attested by the
clerk of the board. shall be furnished the
corporation operating said railroad so
as follows:
Section al No passenger train shall
be run over any new railroad. or over
any railroad in process of construction
made an inspection of such railroad and
granted a certificate OF its safety for
publlc travel: and a copy of said certifi-
cate; attested by the clerk OF the board.
operating said railroad. Any person or
CORP ration, violating the provisions of
TINS section. forfeits to the State one
hundred dollars for each offense to he
recovered in an action on the case, or
by complaint and Indictment and the
attorney general shall institute proceed :
ihSS 10 recover the same. -tApproVed
Chapter 1871.
An Act to amend Section sixteen Of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Stat
utcs. as amended, relating 10 the with
holding of State school funds from de-
linQuert towns
Section sixteen Of chapter fifteen of
the Revised Statutes. as amended by
chapter fifty nine Of the public laws Of
nineteen hundred nine is hereby fur
hnt ft,,l t,.i1y
further payment to such town from
the State school fund and mill tax uatil
such town satisfies them in the tenth
and eleventh lines thereof ana by sub
from the apportionm"nt of State school
funds made to that town such amount
as they. may deem eXne'lient and the
amoHnt 50 withheld Shall not be pans
ernor and council and by adding after
the word "schnpis in the last line
thereof the following: and whenever
such town shall fail, Within the year for
satisfy the governor and council the said
am ount withholden shall be forfeited
and shall I've added to the permanent
school fund for the year next succeed
ing. 50 that said section when amend
ed shall read rs follows:
Section Is. When the governor ana
council have reason To holi"ve that Il
town has neglected to raise and cxpeud
.
employ teachers certified as required by
law. or to have instruction given N III"
subjects prescribed by law. "g 10 pro-
vide suitabl textbooks in the Subjects
prescribed by law. or faithfully t. OK
pend the school money received from
the State or in any way, to comply wiz
the la" prescribing the duties of towns
in relation to public schools, they stet't
direct tho treasurer of STATE To VT H.
hold from the superintendent of Sta"
school funds made to that town SIC.
amount as they may deem rNp"di"1j
and the amount 50 withheld snH'l n.
he paid until such town sh1H Stiar''
said governor and council thai il Ma,
expended the full amount nr school
money as required by law and that it
has complied in all ways with the law
prescribing the duties Of towns in re
laton to public schools. and whemcvcr
such town shall fail, within the vra,.
for which the appointment is made.
50 to satisfy the governor and CONNECT
tn" said amount withhnldea shall ~.
forfeited aId shall he added to the per
m:nn"nt school fund for the year nnxt
succeeding. -(Approved April l. 19I3D
cb,,+er 400
h,I1,I1 i'', ,,'.., y" .''
~ ~ ''u1'S,'.u 'io ,','''H It! -u, ~
~ .+''c 80, VI ati''tr' i.""". 80
nit", as atiehG"a' rel"tlns TO th'
i 49, ; od; t''.l't'' w iiUii'i'
XXI i.l,le'S -elsn. OF thc puonc 11MS -.
"a I'u','ic u H,'e % .iH''hutu pH
u'ic iIu''Hitp anu ,'iotS l"p o'
We i"';lt 4hH Inh't'h nu{''i -
I.,Nci' - hti'pE lpl tilti diiit!.''cn
saIih.IS wv Inc Woru H!tVeh M WE
in place thereof The word 'thirtnon ., nj
by striking out the words "twent y-scv-
en- thousand five hundred in the third
and fourth lines thereof and hv suhsti-
t.ting in place thereof the words .(oYtr
thousand and hy adding 10 said 500
tion the following. provided. that the
rate of taxation hereinbefpr,, named for
tho purposes Of thjs act SHALL be- re- X
oned ON the basis of the amount actual
X r,isad bv taxatinn nv Tho towr fnr
tho sunnort of cnrnrnon schools evr,u.
Sive of any amounts received from the
state, so that sud section when amend-
"a snail reg" a7 Ioli""S: r.
section J. IN" treasurer Of State
SIhall lmm"dlaieiE after me iiFSt day "i
JfiE nineteen llhdfed ihli1t"h- 3''d an
nltiiE th"f"1it"r d"d"ci ~" I'm ~
inf'% tnphSahd dpllftfs lHrm ~" Sl'n"
seh""l fund5 ana tn" same snail be scr
aside ana dcnnmlnated the Sch""' "'iua i
izatl"n fund winch shall be used !" the
manner F"rein1ft"r designated for the
purpose of aiding those towns wherein u
rate of taxation considerably in "Nrc-'
of th" average rate for the state fails
to produce school revenue sufficient
to secure reasonable standard q: edu-
ra,@' 'ln'e,ey provi'@, ',n' f, =,
thc nll,1oses Of his nct shall b. rock
onnd on tho h,si. Of H.. amnlnt actual
" raised b,, tax,tjol- ~ the town for