Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

>" rasidence from said voting lists or
OF tanv error in the same, unless such
lot and residence are correctly en-
he'd in said general register of vot-
NS hut on the day of election said
yard shall be In session, and shall
1--WE NV. to any voter whose name at said
sn.svjous session has been erroneous
p stricken from said general register
y omitted from said voting list, or
~ whose name or residence as placed
IN said voting list a clerical error
rs" majority of the board, giving the
erected name and residence of such
eosrson and directed to the officer pre-
ssiding over the election; such officer
shI on receipt of such certificate,
s SLOW the person therein named to
s"te and shall check his name on said
sartiticate, and securely attach said
ce,tillcate to said voting list.'--(Ap-
oroyed April ID
CHAPTER I72.
an Act TO Amend Chapter Two, Sec
ton Eighty-one of the Revised Stat
utes, Relating to- the Election of
inc State Auditor.
chapter two, section -eighty-one of
,bc revised statutes is hereby amend
~ by Inserting between the words
auditor" and shall" in the first line
n said section the words who shall
he competent accountant and by
striking out all the words in the third
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows
be Competent accountant shall be
elected by the electors OF the state
qualified to vote for governor, bien-
nially, on the second Monday of SEN
tember; he shall hold his office for two
wears from the first day of January
next succeeding his election. He shall
give to the treasurer of state a bond
for the faithful discharge of his
duties in an amount and with sure
ties, or with a surety company auth
orized to do business in the state, as
surety. to be approved by the gov
ernol, with the advice and consent of
the council. In case vacancy oc-
ours. the governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the council
may appoint person to fill said va
cancy for the uneXpired term-(Ap-
proved April 81
CHAPTER I73.
An Act to Establish the State School
Fund and to Provide for the APP
poitionmcnt of the Same.
See, l.. ~ tax OF three and one
third mills on d dollar shall annually
be assessed upon all the property in
the state according to the value
thereof and said tax shall be assessed
and collected in the same manner as
other state taxes and be paid into
the state treasury. To the fund re-
sultinE from said tax the treasurer
of state annually shall add sum
equal 10 six per cent of the pcrma-
nent school fund, az provided by law,
ard a SUM equal to- one-half the
amount received by the state from
the tax on the franchises of SAVINGS
banks and on the deposits of trust
and banking companies, rs provided
by law. The sum total of the amount
SO assessed and collected shall be
DESIGNATED the state school fund and
uft 1,,a LODI ifn has e ,,fI
funds and appropriations which the
treasurer of state is authorized by
law to deduct, the balance shall be
distributed among the several cities.
towns and plantations of the state in
the manner provided for by this act
to be expended by said cities, towns
and plantations for the maintenance
and support of elementary and sec
ondaly schools established and con-
Sec. .. For the purposes OF this
act the. following terms are de-
fined:
The term elementary school" shall
be understood to include that part of
the school organization Of a town in
which is offered a program of studies
preceding that offered by n Class a
high school as defined by section
sevcnty-threc OF chapter sixteen of
the revised statutes.
The term secondary school" shall
be understood to- include that part OF
the school organization of a town
Offering a program of studies as in
GUIDED in Class a high schools or any
part thereof as defined by section
seventythree of chapter sixteen of
the revised statutes and as arranged
for by the establishment and main
tenance of free high school, a
union high school or by contract
with the experimenting school com
mittce of an adjoining town or wit
the trustees of an academy within
no nj N
provided for by section eighty-fo
Of chapter sixteen of the revised
statutes.
The term teaching positions" shall
be understood to mean positions in
elementary and secondary schools
filled by classroom teachers, assistant
classroom teachers. school principals,
school nurses, supervisors, assistants
to supervisors and teachers of special
subjects except when any such posi-
ton is used as a basis for payment
of state aid under the provisions of
the laws encouraging industrial, vo-
cational and physical education or
when any such position is filed by a
person devotine less than half of the
school day to the duties of such posi-
tons. Provided. however. that the
secondary school shall be reckoned
in such ratio to the actual number
Of such positions as the aggregate
attendance of pupils residents of the
Town is TO 1np aggregate 6NJenddntt
Of all pupils regularly enrolled in the
school and provided. further, that a
teaching position in an elementary
or q secondary school maintained for
any part of the school year shall be
feclonod in such ratio to a complete
position as the number of weeks
which the position was maintained is
TO the number of weeks schools of
The town were maintained.
The term school census" shall be
Understood n
persons between the ages Of five and
twenty years as provided for by
section forty nine of chapter sixteen
of the revised statutes.
shall be understood to include, the
total number of days of attendance
for. any one school year of each regu-
larry enrolled pupil resident of the
schools; provided that the attend
nnce of each pupil present on the day
preceding shall he counted for each
school holiday within any school
when there is no session of school
because Of absence of the teacher in
attendance on teachers meetings. as
provided by law and for not more
man one day in each term when
there is no session of school be
cause Of the absence of the teacher
In visiting other schools when so
authorized by the experimenting
school committee.
See. g. on the first day OF July.
nineteen hundred twenty-five. and an
Wally thereafter. the state auditor
snail report to the state superintend-
eht of public schools the amount. Of
me state school fund and all de-
auctions therefrom provided for by
law, and the state superintendent of
puhlG schools shall apportion said
state school fund to the several cities,
towns and plantations in the manner
provided for by this act and shall