The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12
GIFAPlJtN ISS.

Az Act to Amend Sections FIFTY
five, Iifty-siN, Fifty-scvcu. Fifty
eight. Fifty-pine, SiNty-one and
Sixty-two of Chapter Sixteen OF the
Revised Statutes. to Provide for the
Formation of Unions for the En-
ployment OF Superintendent Of
Schools.
Be It enacted. etc;
Section /. Section nfty-fve Of
chapter sixteen of the revised stat
utes Is hereby amended by STRIKE Ing
out all of said section and inserting In
place thereof the following, 80 tina:
eaid section when amended shall read
a. follows:
Section rs. /, 1t shall be the duty
OF tho state superintendent of public
schools on or before the frst day Of
January, nineteen hundred eighteen
to combine all the towns OF the state.
except as herein provided, into unions
for the purpose OF employing superin-
tendents of schools. Such supervisory
unions as shalh have been formed
prior to said date may be dissolved by
the state superintendent of public
schools for the purpose OF more ad
outrageous combination. Provided,
however, that any experimenting
school committee of a town dissatis-
led with the combination proposed by
The state superintendent of public
schools to include that town may APP
peal to the governor and council who
shall make the final decision relative
thereto. The unions formed under the
provisions of this act shall be effec-
1--we July first, nineteen hundred
eighteen. Whenever, upon the repre-
school committee of any town. II shall
appear to the state superintendent OF
public schools to be to the advantage
of said town and of the state to
chango tho combination of towns
composing the union of which said
town Ia a part, the said state superin-
tendent of public schools shall have
authority to direct the dissolution and
organization OF unions SO that n moro
advantageous combination may be eff
footed. Provided. however, that any
experimenting school committee of n
town dissatisfied with the change in
the combination proposed by the state
superintendent OF public schools to
include that town may appeal to the
governor and council who shall make
the final decision relative thereto.
II. Any school supervisory union
formed under the provisions of this
section shall include not less than
thirty nor more than fifty schools I'M
less tho state superintendent of pub
Ito schools shall find upon representa-
ton Of any school committee that ow-
ing to geographical situation or other
reasons II is to the advantage of the
state and of said towns that 9 union
shall include fewer than thirty or
more than fifty schools
Section 2. Section ffty- six of Chap
ter sixteen of the revised statutes 10
hereby amended by striking out all of
said section and inserting In place
thereof the following, 80 that said
section when amended shall read As
follows:
Section So, The superintsndins
school committees OF the towns oom-
posing a union shall form q joint
committee. and for tho purposes OF
his section and the four following
sections. said Joint committee shall be
Aeld to be the agents Of each town
imposing the union. provided. how
yer, that tho experimenting school
committee of any town may authorize
nne of It's members to act for the
committee In the meetings of the
Joint committee, and in such case, the
member so authorized may cast the
votes for the fun membership of his