mitted to the State Lunatic Hospital, from any town wherein he has not a legal settlement, and such town shall pay the expense of his support at said hospital, such town may recover from the town in which he has a legal settlement, the full amount of all expenses so paid to said hospital. St. of 1841, ch. 77.

7. Either of the justices of the supreme judicial court, or of the court of common pleas, at any term held within and for the county of Worcester, or the judge of probate of said county, may on application in writing for the discharge from said hospital of any lunatic who shall have remained there a sufficient time to make it appear that he is incurable, cause such lunatic to be delivered to the agents of any town in which he may have his legal settlement, or to the friends of such lunatic, when, in the opinion of either of said justices, or of said judge of probate, it would not be to the injury of the person so confined, and when it shall be made to appear that such person would be comfortably and safely provided for, by any parent, kindred, friend, master, or guardian, or by any town or city in which he may have a legal settlement. St. of 1839, ch. 149, 1.

8. If at any time after the discharge of an incurable lunatic, as above provided, it shall be made to appear, on complaint, by any person under oath, to the judge of probate for the county in which such lunatic has his legal settlement, or shall be placed, that he is not comfortably supported, or that the public safety is endangered by him, it shall be the duty of said judge to order his recommitment to said hospital. Ib. § 2.

9. The Trustees of the Hospital may remove any idiot or other patient to the town, where the judge or court committing him shall certify that he resided, whenever, in the opinion of the trustees, he shall cease to be dangerous, within the intent of the law, and shall not be susceptible

of mental improvement, by remedial treatment at the hospital; provided, that such town, after reasonable notice, in writing, from the trustees, shall not remove such idiot or other patient. See R. S. ch. 48, § 14.

10. If, at any time, the lunatics in the hospital shall be so numerous that they cannot all be suitably accommodated therein, and in the opinion of the trustees, it shall be proper that some of them should be removed therefrom, the trustees may remove, to the jail or houses of correction in the respective counties, from which such lunatics were sent, so many of them as may be necessary, in order to afford suitable accommodation for the remainder of them. Ib. § 15.

11. For reimbursing any expenses, incurred by the city of Boston, the town of Nantucket, or by any county, for the support of any lunatic, removed as is provided in the preceding section, the said city, town, and county, respectively, if such lunatic had any legal settlement in this State, shall have the like remedy against the town or city, where his settlement is, as towns have against each other, to recover the expenses of supporting paupers, and subject to the like conditions and limitations. Ib. § 16.

12. Persons who are idiots or lunatics, or insane, but not furiously mad, may be confined in an apartment provided for that purpose in the house of correction in each county. The order for confinement may be made by any two justices of the peace, one of whom shall be of the quorum, or by any police court. See Stat. of 1836, ch. 223.

13. Where an insane person who is not able to pay for his own support, is confined in a house of correction, under St. 1836, ch. 223, the town in which he has a settlement is liable for his support in such house, if he have no parent, master, or kindred, liable by law to maintain him. Ib. 5 Met. 54.

The sum to be paid is to be determined by the county commissioners. St. of 1836, ch. 223, § 2.

SCHOOLS.

1. WHAT SCHOOLS TO BE SUPPORTED BY TOWNS.

1. What Schools shall be provided by every town.

2. What schools by towns of 100 families.

lies authorized to maintain schools I mentioned in 5th section.

7. Schools of 50 scholars to have female assistants unless, &c.

8. Towns may raise money for support of schools.

9. Extent of this power.

10. Towns and cities authorized to maintain schools for the instruction of adults.

11. Money for,-how assessed, levied, collected, and paid over.

1. In every town in this Commonwealth, there shall be kept, in each year, at the charge of the town, by a teacher or teachers of competent ability, and good morals, one school for the instruction of children in orthography, reading, writing, English grammar, geography, arithmetic, and good behavior, for the term of six months, or two or more such schools for terms of time which shall together be equivalent to six months. Stat. of 1839, ch. 56, § 1.

2. In every town, containing one hundred families or householders, there shall be kept in each year one such school, for the term of twelve months, or two or more such schools, for terms of time that shall together be equivalent to twelve months. R. S. ch. 23, § 2.

3. In every town, containing one hundred and fifty families or householders, there shall be kept in each year, two such schools, for nine months each, or three or more such schools, for terms of time, that shall together be equivalent to eighteen months. 1b. 3.

4. In every town, containing five hundred families or householders, there shall be kept in each year, two such schools for twelve months each, or three or more such schools, for terms of time, that shall together be equivalent to twenty-four months. Ib. § 4.

5. Every town, containing five hundred families or householders, shall, besides the schools prescribed in the preceding section, maintain a school, to be kept by a master of competent ability and good morals, who shall in addition to the branches of learning before mentioned, give instruction in the history of the United States, book-keeping, surveying, geometry and algebra; and such last mentioned school shall be kept for the benefit of all the inhabitants of the town, ten months at least, exclusive of vacations, in each year, and at such convenient place, or alternately at such places in the town, as the said inhabitants at their annual meeting shall determine; and, in every town containing four thousand inhabitants, the said master shall, in addition to all the branches of instruction, before required in this chapter, be competent to instruct in the Latin and Greek languages, and general history, rhetoric and logic. Ib. § 5. St. of 1840, ch. 76. St. of 1848, ch. 223.

6. Any town, containing less than five hundred families or householders, may establish and maintain such a school, as is first mentioned in the fifth section, for such term of time, in any year, or in each year as they shall deem expedient. R. S. ch. 23, § 6.

7. In every school in this Commonwealth containing fifty scholars as the average number, the school district or town to which such school belongs, shall be required to employ a female assistant or assistants, unless such school district or town shall, at a meeting regularly called for that purpose, vote to dispense with the same. Stat. of 1839, ch. 56, § 1.

8. The several towns are authorized and directed, at their annual meetings, or at any regular meeting called for the purpose, to raise such sums of money, for the support of the schools aforesaid, as they shall judge necessary; which sums shall be assessed and collected in like manner as other town taxes. R. S. ch. 23, § 9.

9. The power of towns to vote and grant money for the support of schools is not restricted to the amount that is necessary to support the schools, which the first five sections of this title require them to support, but they have power to vote and grant money for the support of other town schools, for instruction in branches of knowledge which those sections do not require to be taught. 10 Met. 508.

10. In addition to the grants of money for common schools which cities and towns are now, by law, authorized to make, any city or town may appropriate such further sums of money as it may deem expedient, for the support of schools for the instruction of adults in reading, writing, English grammar, arithmetic and geography. Stat. of 1847, ch. 13, § 1.

11. Such moneys shall be assessed, levied, collected and paid into the treasury, in the same manner that other town or city taxes are, and shall then be at the disposal of the school committee of the town or city, to be expended by them for the purposes aforesaid, in such manner as they may deem expedient. Ib. § 2.

II. SCHOOL BOOKS.

1. Authority of committee as to school books.

2. Scholars to be supplied by their parents, &c., with the books prescribed.

3. Books may be provided by school committee.

4. What constitues a compliance with the requisitions of the last

section.