Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-26

Mr. COLBY Of Somerset: Mr.. Presi-
oent' House Document SO, An Act addi-
.iohai TO and to amend Section Of
Chapter 80 Of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Chapter 2o6 Of the Public
Laws OF 1913. relating to fishing in Ken
neoago lake. Little Kennebago and the
outlet Of said lake, passed this morning to
Dc engrossed. I will say that the chair
man OF our fish and game committee that
tnere may be an error in the printing
we are quite sure there is, and 1 move
that we reconsider the vote whereby we
passed that bill to be engrossed.
Inc motion was agreed to, and on fur
ther motion by the same senators the bill
was tabled and assigned for tomorrow.
Mr.. sCAMMON of Hancock: Mr.. Pres
ident. I understand the printed amend
ment House COL. tabled by me for print
Ing, has been returned to the Senate. 1
move that we take it from the table. It
Is an Act authorizing the towns of Mex
leo and Rumford. in the county of Ok
| FORD, to purchase the toll bridge between
said towns. erected and owned by the
Mexico Bridge Company
The motion was agreed to.
The question being on the adoption of
Senate Amendment A.
Mr. THURSTON Of Oxford: I move
| that we adopt Senate Amendment A.
The motion was agreed to and the bill
as amended by Senate Amendment A was
passed to be engrossed and sent down
for concurrence.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair has
been Informed that the venerable mes
senger Of the Senate, Uncle Charles
LovJoy, has. been taken to his home
with pneumonia l hope the senators
will bear it in mind and render him
all the comfort they can.
On motion by Mr.. Murphy of Cum
berland, Senate 1926, An Act to amend
Section / Of Chapter 1873 Of the Pub
lie Laws Of 1909, as amended, relating
to the amount of the school equaliza-
ton fund, was taken from the table.
Mr.. Walker of Somerset presented
Senate Amendment A and moved it's
! adoption
Senate Amendment A to Senate
Document No. 20. Senate Document
No. 20 is hereby amended by inserting
| after the word amount" in the 21st
line of Section /, the words actually
| raised by taxation by the town for
the support" and by adding after the
word state in the 22nd line thereof,
| the words provided further that no
| town shall receive an apportionment of
the school equalization fund unless its
| municipal tax rate for all purposes
| shall be in excess of the average of
such rates for all the towns of the
| state, so that said section when
amended shall read as follows:
Section 1. The treasurer of State
| shall Immediately after the first day
| of July, 1913, and annually thereafter,
deduct the sum of $4,000 from the
State school funds and the same shall
| be set aside and denominated the
school equalization fund which shall
| be used in the manner hereinafter des-
| lgnated for the purpose of aiding those
towns wherein a rate of taxation con-
| Slderably in excess of the average rate
for the State fails to produce school
| revenue sufficient to secure a reason
I able standard OF educational etficien-
| cy; provided, that the rate of taxation
| hereinbefore named for the purposes
| OF this act shall be reckoned on the
basis of the amount actually raised
| by taxation by the town for the sup
| port of common schools, exclusive of
| any amounts received from the State;
| provided further that no town shall
| receive an apportionment of the school
| equalization fund unless it's municipal
tax rate for all purposes shall be in
excess of the average of such rates
for all the towns of the State.
! Mr.. WALKER: Mr.. President: This
| amendment relates to a correction and
an addition in Senate Document Num-
Der 40. In printing this bill some i'm
| portant words were omitted and this
amendment supplies these words. The
amendment also includes provision
which all the members of the commit
tee on education have carefully con-
sidered and unanimously agree ought
to be included in the measure in order
to insure the most just method Of dis
tributing this school equalization fund.
The question being on the adoption
| Of Senate Amendment A, the amend
ment was adopted, and the bill was
passed to be engrossed as amended.
On motion by Mr.. Cole of York.
Adjourned.