Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

line thereof and substituting in place
thereof the following: in addition to
the foregoing each of the days herelh-
after named shall. upon vote of the SUI
perintending school committee of any
town, be observed by teachers ana
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 lessons OF
character and good citizenship 10 be
learned from the lives Of American lead
efs and heroes and from 4 eontempiatlol
of their own duties and obligations to the
community, state and nation of which
they constitute a part. In the absence
of any vote of the experimenting school
committee said days. hereinafter desis-
mated, shall be observed as legal school
holidays with the closing Of schools.
The days thus designated for school OBJ
servanee upon vote of the experimenting
school committee OF any town shall be
las follows: Washington birthday, Feb
rtiary twenty-five: Columbus day. Ooto-
Der twelve, so that said section, when
amended, shall read as follows
Section SIS. The following days shall
be observed as school holidays, namely:
Washington's birthday, February twenty
two: Patriots day April nineteen; Me-
mortal day May thirty; Independence
day, July four; Labor day. first Monday
in SeptemheE; Columbus day. October
twenty-fve; Thanksgiving and Arbor
day, as appointed tby the governor and
council. Provided,s however. that Arbor
day shall not be recognized as q school
holiday unless observed by teacher and
pupils for the purpose for which il is
designated by the governor and council.
And provided, further. that Lincoln day
shall be observed by devoting some part
OF the day to the study of the life and
character of Abraham Lincoln All
teachers of public schools in the state
may close their schools and draw pay
the same as If their schools had been in
session on any of the following days:
Patriots day, April nineteen; Memorial
day. May thirty; Independence day, July
four; Labor day, first Monday in Sep
tember Christmas day, December
tweuty-iive Thanksgiving day, APP
pointed by the governor and council.
When any one of the above named E@i.-
days falls on a Sunday, the Monday fol-
loWlng shall he observed as school
holiday with all the privileges applying
10. any of the days above named. In adj
dition 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 pu-
pills. of the public schools of said town
by an exercise appropriate thereto, such
exercise TO DE held during such parr 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 lessons of
character and good citizenship 10 be
learned from the lives Of American Load
ers and heroes and from contempla-
lion of their own duties and obligations
To the community. state and nation Of
which they constitute part In the ah-
sence 81 any vote of the experimenting
school committee said days. hereinafter
designated, shall be observed as legal
school holidays with the closing of
schools. The days thus designated for
school observance upon vote of the SUI
town shall be as follows: Washington's
birthday. February Twenty-Five; Column
bus day, October twelve. '-(Approved
April 9. 1871
Chapter 1876.
An Act creating State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections and prescribing the
powers and duties thereof
Section /. The governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the council,
snail appoint five persons. at least one
of whom shall be a woman. who shall
State Board of Charities and
Corrections, to serve without compensa-
ton, except their travelling and other
necessary expenses which shall be au-
dited by the State auditor and paid by
the State treasurer upon the certificate
Of The State auditor issued therefor, as
provided by law. One of these persons
rs selected by the governor upon the first
appointment shall serve for FIVE years,
one for four Years. one for three years,
one for TWO years and one for one year,
and upon the expiration of the terms of
each, his or her successor shall in like
manner be appointed for the term of
five years. Any vacancy arising before
the expiration of a term of office shall
be filled by appointment by the governor
for The residue of the term. The board
shalt be non-partisan politically. Regu-
lar meetings of the board shall be held
quarterly, or oftener, il required. and a
suitable room shall be provided in the
state House for its use. The board may
elect president, appoint secretary
and agents. all subject to approval and
removal by the governor and make such
rules and orders for the regulation of its
proceedings as 1t may deem necessary.
All rules and regulations governing the
administration of state institutions must
be approved by the state board. and no
superintendent. agent or other under
official shall have any discretionary pow
er TO change such rules and regulations.
Section q The board shall appoint a
secretary, who shall not be chosen from
their own number and who shall be
qualified by special knowledge and ex-
tperience in charitable correctional and
institutional work, and who shall re-
eeiye for his services, in addition to his
travelling and other necessary expenses.
such salary as may be agreed upon by
the board, with the advice and consent
of the governor and council. The ae-
counts of such secretary for his travel
ling and other necessary expenses shall
be approved by the board. audited by
STAT anu, together With t0t
salary of such secretary. not exceeding
twenty-five hundred dollars shall be
paid out of the state treasury upon the
certlilcatei OF the state auditor issued
thereof. The expenses of the board aud
the salary and expense of the secretary
or OF anygagent empioyed by the board
not exceeding in all the sum of six thou
sand dollars shall he paid pro rata by
all institutions coming within the scope
OF tins act which receive state aid in the
following maflner.a wiz: Each of such in
situations snail pay such proportion of
said total expenses for any one year as
its own appropriation for that year bears
to the total amiunt appropriated for that
year for the benefit of all such institu-
Section 3. The board Shall investigate
and inspect theMhole system of public
charities and correctional institutions in
the state and the work OF any depart
nent Of the same. examine into the con-
dition and management of all prisons,
Jails reform schools, Industrial schools
oil 4 charitable or correctional nature.
childrenS homes, hospitals. sanatoriums,
almshouses, orphanageS. hospitals for
the insane, schools or homes for feeble
minded and any and all other institu-
lions of such nature which derive their
support wholly or in part from State.
county or municipal appropriations, but
not including any institution of a purely
educational or Industrial nature ana amy
private Institution of charitable or
correctional nature may upon applca-
ton ana request in writing made to the
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