Section 3
SEC. 3. Whenever a province or subprovince, being in condition to make one or more allowances as herein provided, shall determine to grant them subject to the needs of the public service in such province or subprovince, it shall determine the profession or professions to the preparation for which such allowances shall be devoted, and shall advertise a general convocation, to which it shall give the widest publicity throughout its territorial jurisdiction, during the first fortnight in the month of April in the year in which such allowances are to be granted ov renewed, in order that applicants therefor may make application in writing to the provincial board or lieutenant-governor, within thirty days following such first night of the aforesaid month of April. Application forms. The application, the blanks for which shall be prepared, printed, and distributed, subject to the reimbursement of the cost thereof, to the provinces and subprovinces by the Director of Education, shall be accompanied by the requisites exacted by section two hereof, and subscribed and sworn to by the applicant and his father, or, in default thereof, his legal guardian.