Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

reCted. ProVldeu, however, that any a.
perintending school committee OF n ,o 81
dissatisfied with the change in the cossa
bination proposed by the State super,s
dent OF public schools to include tha'
town may appeal to the governor a.
council who shall make the final AZ
cision relative thereto.
II. Any school supervisory unio,
formed under the provisions OF this 49,
ton shall include not less than THU,
nor more than nifty schools unless ~
State superintendent OF public schooS
shall find upon representation OF az
school committee that owing to g.osSss
phical situation or other reasons Il "a !,
the advantage of the State and Of sa,S
towns that a union shall include few.-
than thirty or more tnan fifty schools
Section >. Section fifty-siN OF chan,..
sixteen of the Revised Statutes is her.
by amended by striking out all Of saIs
section and inserting in place thereo.
the following, so that said section whss
amended shall read as follows.
Section st. The experimenting schoO,
committees of the towns composing
union shall form a joint committee snI
for the purposes of this section and m.
four following sections. said JOINT com.
mittee shall be held to be the agents 4,
each town composing the union, mr.
vided, however, that the superintendir,
school committee OF any town may an
thorize one of it's members 10 act for n,
committee i'll the meetings of the joip,
committee. and in such case, the men
Der so authorized, may cast the yot.
for the full membership OF his COMM.
tee. Said joint committee upon nOt,N
cation by the State superintendent a.
public schools shall meet before the FRS,
day of July. nineteen hundred eighteen
and in June annually thereafter, at
day and place agreed upon by the chair
man of the committees of the several
towns composing the union, and shall or
ganize by the choice OF a chairman an
a secretary. Said joint committee sha
determine the relative amount OF srrytof
to be performed by the superntendest
in eacn town, including the minimum
number of visits to be made each tern
to each school, fix his salary. appurtion
the amounts thereof To be paiu by Tie
several towns. which amounts shah bs
certified to the trcaSurerS or said towns
respectiyely and to the state superip.
tendent of public schools. together with
the amounts apportioned To each towt
provided, that the amount so certified
shall be in proportion TO the amount o.
service performed in the several towns
Said joint committee. at the time of Is
organization, or as soon thereafter a
possible, and whenever a vacancy shal
occur, shall choose by ballot superb.
tendent of schools for u term OF not less
than one year nor more than five wears
provided, however, that said committa
by a two-thirds vote OF its full member.
ship, after due notice and lnNesiieaiioE
may for cause discharge u superinterd.
ent of schools before the expiration "
the term for which he was elected ari
after such discharge the salary ot SAID
SUPERINTENDENT shall cease.
Section 3. Paragraph one Of section
ffty-seven of chapter sixteen or the Re
vised Statutes is hereby amended b
striking out the words Annually upuI
the first day of April in the NTH line
thereof, and substituting in place there
of the words ON or before the first da
of August, nineteen hundred eighteet,
and annually thereafter. ana 10y suik.
ing out the words and out Of an
moneys in the treasury not otterWss
appropriated' in the tenth and eleventh
lines thereof, so that said section ~Gel
amended shall read as follows
Section 81. /. The chairman and
secretary of said joint committee. shal
upon the election of superintendent o.
SCHOOLS as provided by the preceding
section, certify under oath to the stat
superintendent OF public schools, upon
the forms prescribed by nm. al iac
Of a Superintendent. on or before the
first day Of August. nineteen huhdre
eighteen, and annually therealter anu
whenever a new superintendent Is enc
en- said chairman and secretary shal
make return of u similar Ccrtihean
ITpon approval of said certificate The sa-
perintendent so employed shall. on pres
entation of proper vouchers, receive
monthly out of the sum appropriated Tor
superintendent of towns COMPOSING
school unions sum equal TO twice he
aggregate sum paid by the towns con-
posing the union, provided. that We
amount paid for the benent OF slh,
gle union of towns shall not eAceeo
eight hundred dollars in one year; ara
provided further, that the annual ap-
preparation for payments hef'uhae
shall be deducted from state school
funds ..,o.
Section 4. Paragraph two Of section
fifty-seven of chapter sixteen OF the ne A.
vised Statutes is hereby amended D.!
striking out all of said paragraph o.
said section. and substituting therefor
the following:
III. The superintending school com
mittee OF a city or town having uhue.
it's care and custody an aggregate W
more than fifty schools may employ
SUPERINTENDENT OF schools. without UNI
ing with other cities or towns TOT tn ne
purpose. Said superintendent
schools shall be chosen in the same
manner and for the same term ana ND!
be discharged under the same condltioh.
as superintendent employed under vac
provisions of section fifty-siX Ahnuaf
~, in the month of December the cnan
man and secretary of said conmi,ts =.
shall certify to the state superlntenden5
OF public schools, upon forms prescfipeu
by him, all facts relative TO the empty
ment Of a superintendent including tne
amount OF his salary received, theh uPo'
the approval Of said certificate ny INC
State Superintendent of public schooi,
and presentation to the governor ehu
council, a warrant shall be drawn upo.
the treasurer of state for the pafH'en,,
to the treasurer of that town or CITY, ",
a sum equal to two-thirds the amour,
expended by said town or city TOT say n
superintendence, provided thai tnp
amount so paid for the benefit or SUI,
gle town or city shall not be at raw
exceeding eight hundred dollars Tor QUO
year tan.
Section 5. Section ffty-eight Of CHAP.
ter sixteen of the Revised statutes y
hereby amended by striking out an -
naragraph one of said section and SUI.
stituttng in place thereof the folloWihs
Towns shall appropriate for the saiaI &,
Of the superintendent of schools tner.
proportion of the sum paid said sup,
intendent to the amount certihed py Wy
Joint committee to the town treasure,.
and said proportion to be paid by an'
town may be paid out of an appropr'aa-.
ton for the salaries OF town officers ..
out Of special appropriation Tor vi n
purpose or out Of both, but X shai
not be paid from any approptms.
ton made for the support or mal'i n,sh
ance of common schools or ny"
schools so that said section WIG"
amended shall read as follows, o-o.
Section IS. l. Towns shall appry.
pirate for the salary of the superintenLu,
emit Of schools their proportion OF w
sum paid said superintendent 10 w
amount certified by the joint commltte'
to the town treasurer, and said propoitI
tion to be paid by any town may be lH ~
out Of an appropriation for the saiaries
of town officers or out OF a speciai ap
preparation for the purpose or OUT v.
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