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balance in his hands, specifying each township and tract from which it was 
received. 
61 Me. 447, 448; 97 Me. 336. 
Sec. 19. Treasurer also to keep account. R. S. c. 7, § 16. The treasurer 
shall keep a separate account with the reserved land in each township, in 
which account he shall enter all sums by him received and paid on account 
thereof; and the balance shall remain in the treasury until such township or 
tract is by law authorized to receive it; and thereupon it shall be paid to the 
proper officers thereof. 
61 Me. 447, 448; 97 Me. 336. 
Sec. 20. Money to constitute school fund. R.S. c. 7, § 17. The money 
arising from the sale of timber and grass or from trespasses on reserved 
lands, paid into the treasury of the county in which the township is situated, 
or into the State treasury, constitutes funds for school purposes, of which the 
income only shall be expended and applied as is by law provided. 
61 Me. 447, 448; 97 Me. 336. 
Sec. 21. Management of fund. R.S.c. 7, § 18. 1915, c. 114. The in- 
terest shall be added to the principal of such fund, until the inhabitants of 
such township or tract are incorporated into a town or organized as a plan- 
tation, and establish in such plantation one or more schools, and until the 
first day of January next preceding the date upon which the treasurer of said 
plantation shall call for such interest, unless previously expended according 
to law. When any such township is incorporated as a town, said funds 
belonging to it shall.be paid by the treasurer of State to the treasurer of the 
trustees of the ministerial and school funds therein, to be added to the funds 
of that corporation, and held and managed as other school funds of that town 
are required to be held and: managed. If such township or tract is organized 
as a plantation, the interest of said fund shall be paid annually by the treas- 
urer of State to the treasurer of such plantation to be applied toward the 
support of schools according to the number of scholars in each school. Said 
interest shall be cast up to the first day of each January, by the treasurer of 
State. The State superintendent of public schools shall file a list of such 
plantations with the amount due for interest for the preceding year accord- 
ing to a record of such amounts to be furnished to him by the treasurer of 
State, in the office of the State auditor, who shall thereupon insert the name 
and amount due such plantations in the first warrant drawn in that year. 
The State superintendent of public schools shall be satisfied that all such 
plantations are organized, and that schools have been established therein 
according to law, that assessors are sworn and qualified, and that the treas- 
urers of such plantations have given bonds as required by law. 
61 Me. 447; 97 Me. 336. 
Sec. 22. When school lands revert to State, land agent shall exercise con- 
trol of lands and funds. R. S.c. 7, § 19. When the incorporation of a town 
is repealed, the care and custody of the school lands therein reverts to the 
land agent and he has the same powers in relation thereto which he would 
have if such town had never been incorporated; and the school funds of such 
town shall be collected and transmitted to the treasurer of State and by him 
made a part of the permanent school fund belonging to such township or 
