Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05

inserting in place thereof the word
thirty. SO that said section. as amended.
Section II: The school moneys of every
town shall be so expended as to give as
nearly as practicable the same aggre-
gate annual length of terms in all its
vision for the maintenance of all it's
schools for not less than thirty weeks an
nually; Any town failing to maintain
its schools as provided in this section,
shall be debarred from drawing it's State
school moneys till it shall have made
suitable provisions for so maintaining
them acknowledgements March Is,
1850
Chapter 80.
An Act to amend Section six of Chapter
one hundred lightweight of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred eleven, re-
lating to industrial courses in evening
schools.
Section six of chapter one hundred
Lightweight of the public laws of nine
teen hundred eleven is hereby amended
by striking out all of said section after
the word in in the seventh line there
OF and substituting in place thereof the
following: the commercial branches, the
domestic and manual arts or the ele-
subject to the approval of the State su-
perintendent of public schools and no
town shall be entitled to receive a reim-
bursement under the provisions of this
a
ance in said courses shall equal to not
less than twenty-five per cent of the
average attendance of the school, so
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section s. Whenever the superintend-
ing school committee of any town shall
have maintained during the school year
an evening school as provided by section
twenty-five of the Revised Statutes said
town shall be reimbursed by the State a
sum equal to two-thirds the amount paid
for instruction in such evening school
provided there shall have been offered, in
addition to the subjects elsewhere pre-
scribed for evening schools, courses in
the commercial branches, the domestic
and manual arts or the elements of the
trades, said courses to be subject to the
approval of the State superintendent of
public schools, and no town shall be en-
titled to receive reimbursement under
the provisions of this section unless the
total average attendance in said courses
shall equal to not less than twenty-five
per cent of the average attendance of
the school. '-tApproved March l., 1851
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section one hundred
ten of Chapter fifteen of the Revised
Statutes. relating TO the course of study
in the State normal schools.
Section one hundred ten of chapter
fifteen of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words sub
ject TO the approval of the governor and
council in the third line thereof and by
inserting after the word same" In the
fifth line thereof the words and they
may give such credit as they may deem
advisable for successful teaching eX-
perience:' so that said section, as amend
ed. shall read as follows:
Section 10. The course of study shall
occupy two years with suitable vaca-
tons: and with the terms of admission
shall be arranged by said superintendent
The trustees may arrange for course of
study, occupying three or four years, for
such students as elect to pursue the
same, and they nay give such credit as
they may deem advisable for successful
teaching experienced. '-(Approved March
-, 1917
Chapter 90.
An Act to amend Section one of Chapter
two of the Public Laws of one thousand
rire hundred eleven. providing for a
close time on sCallops.
Section one of chapter two of the pub
nc laws OF one thousand nine hundred
eleven is hereby amended BY adding at
the end of said section the following:
But this act shall! not apply to any OF
the waters of Penobscot bay. lying be-
tween lines running south from Naskeag
point on the east, and from Dice's Head
by the eastern shore of Isesboro. on the
west, and including the waters of Baga-
duce river: where sCallops may be taken
between June fifteenth and September
fifteenth of each year. II shall be un-
lawful to ship scallops taken out of
the state and the same penalties for such
unlawful shipment shall apply as are
succeeding section of this act-(Ap-
proved March Is, 1851
Chapter SO.
An Act additional to Chapter thrty-two
of the Revised Statutes as amended nv
Chapter two hundred and six of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred thir-
teen. relating to the protection of fish,
game and birds on the southerly point
of Swan Island, in the town of Perkins,
in the county OF Sagadahoc.
For a period of five Years from the
time this act takes effect. no person shall
fish for, take. catch or KILL at any time.
any kind of fish: or hunt. chase. catch,
XII or destroy. at any time. any wild
bird or any wild animal. within the fol-
lowing described territory. situated on
town of Perkins, in the county Of Saga
dahoc: All of the territory situated
southerly of the land formerly owned by
Robert Reed to high water mark on the
IN possession. at any time. any kind of
fish or any wild bird or wild animal taken
IN violation of any provision of this act.
Whoever violates any provision of this
act shall pay fine of ten dollars and
costs for each offense: and in addition
thereto one dollar for each fish or will
animal or wild bird taken, caught. killed
or had in possession in violation Of anv
provision of this act.-(Approved March
Is, 1850
Chapter 90.
An Act to regulate the construction of
mausoleums or tombs to be used for
permanent burial.
Section l. Before any person. firm or
corporation, shall build, construct or
erect. any mausoleum, vault or other
burial structure, entirely above ground
or partly above and partly by excavation
with the intention and purpose that when
so built, constructed and erected the
same may contain twenty or more de-
ceased human bodies for permanent in
terment. the person, firm or corporation
shall present all plans for such construc-
ton to the State board of health of the
ten approval of said board of such plans
before proceeding with the construction
and erection of said mausoleum, vault, or
other burial structure.
Section .. All crypts or catacombs
placed in a mausoleum, vault. or other
burial structure, as described in section
one of this act, shall be so constructed
that all parts thereof may be readily eX-
amlned by the State board of health, or
any other health officer, and such cryrts
or catacombs, when used for the perma-
nent interment of a deceased body Or
bodies, shall be so Theoretically sealed
that no offensive odor or effluvia may
escape therefrom.
Section 3. Should any person, firm, or
corporation, build, construct. or erect a
ture, as specified in section one of this
act, before obtaining the approval of the
State board of health, as required in sec
ton one OF this act or should any per-