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FREE SCHOOL Law.
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Passed 1farek ~, 1871
i. Be 4 entcie7 81 ne General A,..,.k,.. =,
on The frst Thursday 81 Juns next 4, Sn.,i &.
the duty ofthe officers now anthorize a 5000,
elections for members Of The Genersl A.-sJss,.,
to open poll Al the Court House. srl Il ~ 49,
fal precincts 10 The Codiites f Fre1er;ck IA RI.
Iersnn. IN which two coiukiis shili & lent 5.a!r
headed Free School, " and lie Other HesSs5 ~,
Free School" And the question shan s. pr6;p6sed
ed by the said officers % the voters ,aii-
led - hereinafter mentioned Do YOU role RAJ lbe
District Free School, OF a,lil;st Il r. The nauies
Of the voters shall Be rscorde3 ia tia coinmn ~.
niIied By their answers TIE electors nav, ANAL
fed % vote under the present. c6dstiihiion. and
all other white male ciiizens or the said counties
over the ageof 81 years, who were assessed with
any portion Of the state revenue, or with the
county levy and poor rates Of the preceding wear
and have actually paid the same. shall be entitled
to vote for the adoption or rejection Of District
Free School System forthc counties Aforesaid
And IL il shall appear from the poll Aforesaid, tina,
two thirds OF those whose votes are recorded are
in favor Of District Free School System and q,
adopting this act then the regulations hereinafter
mentioned for the Introduction and maintenance
Of District Free Schools within the counties Of
Frederick and Jefferson shall be and the same ara
are hereby adopted. The officers taking said poll
shall certify the same % oath Or affirmation, and
deliver the same 70 the clerk Of the county court
% De by him filed and preserved as part Of the
records Of his Office.
.. Beaifrfher enacted, Ths, the School Com.
tissiehets Of the said counties, shall proceed. q
soon as practicable, 70 lay or he counties into
districts, so that each district will contain sufi.
cient humberof children to make up school and
be OF such convenient size that al the ciildreR in
each district can daily attend the. school therein
The districts shall Be Numbered, and SHAH be
separated from each other BY designated lines
and the s&id divisions With the bcundatIes Of the
districts, shall be recorded ia book kept by The
said School Commissioners afid d copy thereof re.
turned to the Clerk Of the County Court, who
shall enter the same upon the minutes Of ,be
Court, and file the report among the records OF
his Office. And the said divisions shall remain
unaltered until the increase Or decrease Of the in
habtants. or any other good and sufficient cause
ii the opinion efjthe Board Of School Commission,
ers hereinafter meRtionea, shall render ali aitefa
ton necessary The said School ConirffssIoiers
shall receive out Of the fund hereinafter provided
sum not exceeding $50 forthe division and re,
Pofi Aforesaid: and the Clerk Of the County Courl
shall Be allowed for any services required Of him
by this act the same fees that are how received by
him for similar sersices; to be paid BY the Board
Of School Commissioners, hereinafter mentioned
2. Be further enacted, Thar the said School
Commissioners SHALL as s6oh altst the division q
liza Countyjnto districts Is d practicable. appoinI
iifse and place for holding an election ID Each
81 the said Districts and tse ii least tel DAYS no.
tee thereof bb taystsi pasted Il the front
f,or Of the Court fiodsa q TIE County, and also
Aa the most public place Within each district
And the citizens OF each district qualified to vote
BY the provisions Of the FIRST section Of this act
shal at the time and place appointed, as Aforesaid
elect resident Of each district being the head OF
family, School Commissioner thereof. The
said School Commissioners shall also appoint
thee psrsons in each district to superntend
the election lhsten who shall certify that the polls
Of said elections we're fairly taken and correct.
II kept, and return The same 10 the said School
Commissioners, who shall enter the names of the
persons % elected Oh TIE minutes and file the said
report among the papers 81 said Board Of School
Commissioners. The persons receiving the high
est number OF vQ'es.in each district, shall be de-
clared duly elected School Commissioners there.
OF; and the persons 50 declared elected shall col
lectively constitute the Board Of School Commits
sl1ners Tor the counties Of Frederick and Jeffar.
son. and shall continue ID Office until the first an
nual election hereinafter mentioned. There shall
be an annual election held III the Month Of March
IN every year, at the school touse Of each dis
t.lct, o. at such place e the Board Of School
Commissioners shall appoint and at such time in
said month As they shall appoint, for a School
Commissioners in each district, who shall contn.
ne tpotce for one year from the time Of his cleo
ton The said elections shall be conducted in
the game manner that the first election for School
Commissioners is directed TO be- conducted bv
this section. Prorided, That if from any cause
the said annual election shall not be- held. he
School Commissioners Tor the preceding vear
shall continue in Office until the nert animal 8
lection: and prorided also, That ali yacancies oc.
curing otherwise than By failure 10 hold, am
annual election, shall Be filed bv The Roard or
School Commissioners al IL first raee,;Hr ,f,a,
such vacancy occurs. -
4. Be Il furthef eracied That The Read n
School Commissioner shail. Il +. ;r., n,sss;na
after every election, elect one of their numbe1
President thereof; and tRst sEsil 81 4 body en-.
borsie, under the name Of he President IA IA
81 School Commissioners ofthe Coupties AZ Frede-
rick and Jefferson: andsshalI have nawsr Il 81.
skd Be sued. 10 purchase receive and hold ~
selves ind tbeir suecsssrs IA osr. y y, -
Wv real and Ders6siI 1870 lf scSssi ,ns,,ss.
II The counties sfore.i N - a. any d;s,r!r, ,6,
IN: and 10 have All The riohfT and nriy;egss 81
Corporate BODY Ior the p.,o-e Of stnblsh;nr snn.
porting and PROTECTING tie schools n The several
districts Of the counties of Frederick ana Jefsr-
son. .-r-..
Is. Be 4 g;,r.Ser enae,e5 Thai he IA ~, =
Sshool Commissioner sbal: hold an snnn.l ,,ss,.
i6e ii Ire month IF March Is each ivear a ~
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