The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06


treasurer. The county treasurer shall pay
to said commissioners actual travelling ex-
pensee aforesaid when collected by the
Improved April .. 1871
CHAPTER 1oS.
AN ACT to Amend Section Eighty-esht of
Chapter Fifteen Of the Revised Statutes.
AS Amended by Chapter Forty eight of
the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
Five, as amended by Chapter Forty-eight
of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
Seven. as Amended by Chapter One Hun
dred Ninety of the Public Laws of Nine
teen Hundred Nine. as Amended by Chap
ter Twenty-three of the Public Laws OF
Nineteen Hundred Eleven, Relating to
School Holidays.
Be it enacted, etc:
Section lightweight of chapter fifteen OF
the revised statutes. as amended by chap
ter forty-eight Of the public laws of nine
teen hundred five. as amended by chapter
forty-eight OF the public laws of nineteen
hundred seven. as amended by chapter one
hundred ninety Of the public laws OF nine
twenty three of the public laws of nineteen
hundred eleven, Is hereby further amended
by striking out the words New Years
day. January one In the second line there
cil'' In the eighth line thereof the words
and provided, further, that Lincoln day
shall be observed by devoting some part
Of the day to the study OF 1.-THE the NE na ana no
striking out the words ION the days above
mentioned in the thirteenth line thereof
and by striking out the words upon those
days" in the fourteenth line thereof and
substituting In place thereof the words on
any of the following days: Patriots day.
April nineteen; Memorial day, May thirty;
Independence day, July four; r, Labor gay aay'
December twenty-five; Thanksgiving day,
as appointed by the governor and council
and by striking out all Of said section after
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thereof and substituting in place thereof
the following: in addition to the foregoing
each of the days hereinafter named shall,
upon vote Of the superintending seho DOL
teachers and pupils of the public schools
of said town by an exercise appropriate
thereto, such exercise to be held during
such part of the school session as the
teacher of each school may desi gnate. The
exercises so held shall aim to impress on
the minds of the youth the important les
be learned from the lives of American
leaders and heroes and from contempia-
ton of their own duties and obligations to
the community. state and nation OF whicn
they constitute a part In the absence OF
any vote of the experimenting school com
mittee said days, hereinafter designated
shall be observed as legal school holidays
with the closing of schools. The days thus
of the experimenting school committee OF
any town shall be as follows: Washing-
toms birthday, February twenty-five; GO,
lumbus day, October twelve SO that said
section when amended, shall read as tol-
lows
section 49, The following days shall be
observed as school HOLIDAYS, n taaety.
two. Patriots day, April nineteen: Memo
rial day. Nav thirty; Independence day
July four: Labor day, first Monday IN sep.
Christmas day. December twenty ;five;
and Arbor day as appointed n,
by the governor and council Provided
however, that Arbor day, shail not De rec &c
served by teacher and pupils Tor the pur-
pose for which 1t Is designated by the gov
ernor and council. And PROVIDED. lurther'
that Lincoln day shall be observed by de.
voting some part of the day to the study OF
the life and character OF Abraham Lin
coin. All teachers OF public schools In the
pay the same as II their schools had been
Patriots day. April nineteen' Memorial
day, Nav thirty; Independence day, July
four; Labor day, first Monday in Septem-
Der; Christmas day, December twenty 1--WE:
day, rs appointed by the
governor and council. When any one OF
the above named holidays falls on Sun
day. tine Monday following shall be OBJ
privileges applying to any of the days
above named. In addition to the foregoing
each of the days hereinafter named shall,
upon vote of the experimenting school
committee of any town, be. observed by
teachers and pupils of the. public schools
of said town by an exercise appropriate
thereto. such exercise to be held during
such part Of the school session as the
teacher OF each school may designate. The
EXERCISES so held shall aim to impress on
the MINDS OF the youth the important les
SONS OF character and good citizenship to
be learned from the lives OF American
leaders and heroes and from a contempla-
ton of their own duties and obligations
10 the community, state and nation Of
which they constitute a part. In the abb
sence of any vote OF the experimenting
school committee said days. hereinafter
shall be observed as legal
school holidays with the closing OF schools.
The days thus designated for school OBJ
serva nee upon vote of the experimenting
school committee Of any town shall be as
follows; Washingtons birthday. February
lwenty-two: Columbus day. October twelve.
Improved April 9, 1918.