SCHOOL COMMITTEE, (Continued.)

to use their influence that youth shall attend school, 339.

to examine into qualifications of instructors, 340.

to give certificate of same, 340.

to decide on admission of scholars, 340; to visit all district schools, 340.

to direct what books shall be used, 341.

may supply school books, &c., 341.

to furnish books at expense of towns, in case, &c., 341.

to give notice of same to assessors, 341.

price of such books to be added to tax, 341.

may be omitted, if parents are unable to pay, 341.

not to use books which favor any particular sect, 341.

to select and contract with teachers, 342; to keep records, 342.

to make returns to secretary of commonwealth, 342.

to ascertain number of scholars between 5 and 15 years of age, 343.

to report the same to secretary, 343; form of certificate, 343.

to make annual reports of the condition of schools, 344.
where report shall be read, and deposited, 344, 345.

such report may be printed, 345.

to state in returns the amount received from school fund, 345.

to keep copy of abstract of returns, &c., 346.

compensation of, may be withheld in case of neglect, 346, 347.

where vacancies occur, the remaining members may make returns, 347.
to receive and appropriate moneys forfeited by towns, 348.

additional sums assessed, to be at disposal of, 348.

to elect school teachers, 350; to determine their salaries, 350.

to remove instructors, 350.

to execute powers of school committees and selectmen of towns, 350.
to distribute sum appropriated for salaries of instructors, 350.

SCHOOL FUND, of what it shall consist, 342.

how invested, 342.

to be apportioned among towns, according to number of scholars, 345.
proviso, in certain cases, 345.

SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS, to inculcate moral and religious principles, 339.

qualifications of, to be examined, 340.

not to be paid unless committee certify, 340.

to be selected and contracted with by committee, 342.

may be dismissed by committee, 342.

not entitled to pay, until register is completed, 347.

to be examined in physiology and hygiene, 349.

school committee to elect, 350; to fix salaries of, 350; to remove, 350.

SCHOOL LIBRARIES, money may be raised for, 349.

SCHOOL REGISTERS, how transmitted to clerk, and committee, 345, 346.
form of, to be prescribed by board of education, 347.

to be faithfully kept, 347.

teachers not entitled to pay, until register is completed, 347.
SCHOOL RETURNS, board of education to prescribe form of, 343.
secretary to forward the same, 344.

SCHOOL RETURNS, (Continued.)

school committee to return the same, 344.

to state amount received from school fund, 345.

secretary of board of education to transmit al stracts of, 345.

abstracts to be made up by him, 345.

SCHOOLS, shall be under care and superintendence of school committee, 18.
land at South Boston for school house, 40; fuel for, how provided, 142, 143.
what schools shall be provided by every town, 337.

what assistants in schools of 50 scholars, 337.

what schools by towns of 100 families, 337.

what by towns of 150 families, 337; what by towns of 500 families, 338.
additional school in towns of 500 families, except, &c., 338.

in towns of 4000 inhabitants, 338.

exemption of towns of less than 8000 inhabitants, on condition, &c., 338.
towns of less than 500 families may maintain high school, 339.

ministers, selectmen, &c., to use their influence, 339.

towns may raise money for schools, 339.

parents, masters, or guardians to supply school books, 341.

to be taxed for books supplied, in case, &c., 341.

such tax may be omitted, if parents are unable to pay, 341.

attendance of scholars under 5 or over 15 not prohibited, 345, note.

provisions of Revised Statutes not to affect powers of corporations for sup-

porting schools, 347, 348.

forfeiture, if towns neglect to raise money for, 348.

how the amount so forfeited shall be appropriated, 348.

towns may appropriate further sums, 348.

physiology and hygiene to be taught in, 349.

punishment for disturbing, 349; remedy for exclusion of child from, 349.
provisions respecting truant children, 402, 403.

general laws respecting, 349, note.

See School Committee, School Fund, School Instructors, School Libraries,
School Registers, School Returns, and Truants.

SCRIP, 418-421. See Water.

SEAL, of the city, 22, 98, 99.

of the municipal court, 88; of police and justices' courts, 94.

SEALERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, 431-439. See Weights and

Measures.

SEARCH WARRANT, to search for gunpowder, 149.

SECOND HAND ARTICLES, dealers in, may be licensed, 351.

place of dealing to be designated in license, 351.

license to contain conditions and restrictions, 351, 352.

penalty for dealing without license, 351.

suspension or adoption of the act of legislature, 351; fee for license, 352.
keeper of shop to keep a book, 352.

to put up sign, &c., 352.

to keep open only at certain hours, 352.

not to deal with minor or apprentice, 352.

penalty, 352, 353.

SECRETARY OF COMMONWEALTH, duty of, as to school returns, 344,

347. See School Returns.

SEGAR, lighted, forbidden, in streets, &c., ropewalk, barn, stable, &c., 130.
SELECTMEN, to divide town of Boston into wards, 3.

duties of, transferred to mayor and aldermen, 13.

powers and duties of, in relation to apprentices, 238-242.

SENATORS, election of, 19, 20.

licensed houses, spendthrifts, &c., 258,

259.

porters, 302-304.

railroad crossings, &c., 314-320.

offering rewards, 328, 329.

suppressing riots, 330–335.

schools, 339, 348; sewers, 354-356.

steam engines and furnaces, 362–365.
the laying out of streets, 367.
appointment of sealers of weights and
measures, 431.

SERPENTS, fireworks not to be sold or set fire to without license, 141.
SEWERS, vaults may be connected with, 203.

superintendent to give permission, 203.

waste water to be conveyed into, 205.

may be laid in public lands by joint committee, 311.

mayor and aldermen to lay, maintain, repair, &c., 354.

persons entering particular drains into, to pay proportional part of expense,
354; assessments to be a lien on real estate, 354.

estate may be sold for payment, 354.

any person aggrieved by assessment may appeal to C. C. Pleas, 354.
city, &c., may pay a part of the expense, 355.

city of Boston to pay one quarter, 355.

South Cove Corporation to carry out drains, 355.

city may lay drains under land extended by Boston and Roxbury Mill
Corporation, 356.

sewers to be laid near centre of street, 356.

manner of construction, 356; size, 356.

drains entering into same, to be built as mayor and aldermen direct, 356.

size of same, 356.

mayor and aldermen may cause owners of land to make drains, 357.

shall make same, at owner's expense, in case of neg-
lect, 357.

rain water from roofs may be carried into, 357.

penalty for entering drain into, without permit, 357.

fee for permit, 357.

mayor and aldermen to deduct one quarter of expense, 358.

manner of assessment, 359; manner of collecting assessments, 359.
assessments to be made for sewers heretofore constructed, 359.

general provisions respecting, 355, note.

when repaired, a fence and lights to be put up, 384, 385.

SEWERS, (Continued.)

Superintendent of Sewers, to be chosen, 358.

to grant permits for entering drain into common sewers, 357.
to have supervision of common sewers, 358.

to ascertain dimensions, &c., 358; to keep same in a book, 358.
to keep account of expense, &c., 358.

to report to mayor and aldermen, 358.

to enter assessments, in books, 359.

to make out bills and deliver to treasurer, 359.

to render other services, 359.

SEXTON, to make returns of deaths, 323, 324.

compensation of 324, 328.

SHADES AND AWNINGS regulated, 387, 388.

SHEEP, not to go at large in streets, 391.

SHELL-FISH, act not to be construed to prevent taking of, 155.

SHERBURNE, inhabitants of, may use water of Long Pond for certain purposes,

422.

SHERIFF, or his deputy, to proclaim adjournment of municipal court, in absence
of judge, 86.

powers and duties of, in relation to jails, 227-233.

to riots, 330-335.
treasurer and collector may issue his warrant to, 397.

duties of, as to collection of taxes, 397, 398.

See House of Correction.

SHIPS. See Harbor and Vessels.

SHOW BILL or show board, not to project into street, &c., 388.

SHOWS, PUBLIC, 13, 31.

SICKNESS. See Health, Infectious Diseases and Nuisance.
SIDEWALKS, 373-375, 391-395. See Streets.

SIGNS, not to project into street more than one foot, 376, 388.
SLEDS, regulated, 61-76.

coasting on, in streets, forbidden, 386, 387. See Carriages.

SLEIGHS regulated, 61-76, 110–117.

See Carriages and Faneuil Hall Market.

SMALL POX, 197-199, 210, 211.

SMOKING, in F. H. Market, forbidden, 116.

in streets, &c., ropewalks, barn or stable, forbidden, 130.
SNOW to be removed from sidewalks by abutters, 393, 394.
to be spread only when thrown into streets, 394.

SNOW BALLS, not to be thrown in streets, 386.

SOLE LEATHER, 252-254. See Leather.

SOLICITOR, for city to be chosen, 360; to be a resident citizen, 360.

to be an attorney and counsellor, 360.

not to hold any other office under city government, 360.

to draw all legal instruments for city, 360.

to commence and prosecute suits for city, 360.

to defend suits against city, 361.

to appear before legislature, and committees thereof, 361.

SOLICITOR, (Continued.)

to furnish legal opinions, 361; salary, 361.

expenses to be paid, 361; to retain taxable costs, 361.

debts due the city to be put into hands of, for suit, 122, 123.
SOLITARY IMPRISONMENT, how executed, 223, 224.
SOUTH BAY, branch railroad across, 309.

SOUTH BOSTON, annexation of, 40; boundaries of, 40.
lots of land set apart for public use, 40.

streets to be laid out in, 41.

provisions respecting damages for land taken, 41.

decision respecting streets in, 41, note.

wooden buildings in, regulated, 57, 60; fare for carriages to and in, 67.

institutions at, excepted from ordinance respecting fuel, 142.

digging of graves at, 213.

land connected with public institutions at, not to be sold, leased, &c., 312.
included in ward No. 12, 407.

SOUTH BOSTON BRIDGES, 46-52. See Bridges.

SOUTH COVE CORPORATION, to carry out common sewers, &c., 355.
SPECTACLE ISLAND, fire not to be built on, without, &c., 156.
SPENDTHRIFTS, sale of spiritous liquors to, forbidden, 258.
SPIRITOUS LIQUORS, 200, 217, 218, 227, 228, 229, 257-259.
See Liquors, and Licensed Houses.

SQUARES, to be under care and custody of mayor and aldermen, 81.
regulations respecting common and public squares, 81-83.

See Streets.

SQUIBS, not to be sold or set fire to, without license, 141.

STABLES, livery, not to be erected within 170 feet of any church, 55, 56.
lighted pipe, segar, lamp, &c., forbidden in, unless, &c., 130.

keepers of, not to wash horses or carriages in streets, 209.

not to permit manure to accumulate, 209.

of city, superintendent of streets to have care of, 384.

STAGE COACHES, regulated, 62.

See Carriages.

STATE LUNATIC HOSPITAL, removal of lunatics from, 269.
recovery of expenses incurred at, 270.

general provisions respecting, 270, note.
See Lunatics.

STATE PAUPERS, 293-295.

See Paupers.

STATE REFORM SCHOOL, 248, note.

STEALING, punishment of, 217, 218.

STEAM BOILER, 364, 365. See Steam Engines and Furnaces.

STEAM ENGINES AND FURNACES, for melting iron, planing, &c., not to

be erected without license, 362.

license to designate place, construction, &c., 362.

mayor and aldermen to prescribe rules, &c., for furnace or engine, pre-
viously in use, 362, 363.

if erected without license, to be deemed a common nuisance, 363.