The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-03-23
CECIL COUNTY SCHOOL BILL.
AN ACT


provide for the support ofthe same.
SECTION LIST. BE it enacted By the
General assembly IF Mrytnnd, That
George S. Bryan, Richard C. IIolyday
aud William Waring, Of Cecil county, be,
and they are hereby created, made and
constituted body polite and corporate,
under the name, style and title of "Thr
Board OF Education for Cecil county,"
one OF whom shall serve until The first
Saturday in March, 1851, one until the
first Saturday in March, 1852, and the
other until the first Saturday i'll March,
1853, and until their respective success
sors shall be duly elected and qualified
They shall assemble in the town of Elk
ton within twenty days after this act,
shall gointo operation, and shall then and
there decide by lot, their respective terms
Of service, and shall certify the same
when ascertained, under their hands and
seals to the Register Of Wills or Orphans
Court Of Cecil county. They shall each
take and subscribe the following oath, or
affirmation: 81, A. Is, do swear, { or
"solrmnly, sincerely, and truly declare,
Sand affirm } that will well aud faithfully
"eXecule and perform the several trusts
"and duties r"posed in, and imposed up
con me, by law. as member of the
"Boari Of + lucalIon for Cecil county,
"withoui par'Iallty or prejudice; and that
81 will faithfully aud invariably, to the
''bcst Of my skill ana ability, hear, adj
"Jndse. and determine. upon any and all
"mitlers of controversy lE,a, may be sub.
emitted to my consideration, AS IA member
sol the said Board, under the provisions
'.nf this act, without fear, favor, or ailrc-.
''tion." Which said oath or affirmation
shall he taken before any Justice of the
peace of the sal county, aud filed with
the Register Of Wills for said county,
within ten days thereafter and the said
above named persons and their Successors
dull ~ elected and qualified, according to
the provisions %! his Act, rs members OF
the said Bo ,rd OF L ucation for Cecil
county, Shal have and exercise the fol-
lowing powers, and perform the follow
ing GuIrs: They Shall compose B Yard
ol Examination of all applicants for the
situation o[1'eachrr, III any of the Schools
herein to be provided Tor They siall
carefully examine INTO the character and
qualifications of every such applicant,
who must he a person of good moral
character, qualified so govern as WILL AS
,o teach, aud Will qurhsd to imparl in.
sIrucIinn in at least the following bran.
chrs Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, En-
gIl-i Grammar, and Geography. They
shall give to every applicant whom they
shall find qualified, Il certificate ;hrreoI
in writing, which mus, be signed by at
least two of the members of sal Board.
They shall exercise general superInien-
drnce over the business of laying of the
county into school districts, shall hear
and determine upon appeals and com
plants arising therein, and shall exrrcis"
such further powers, aud perform such
further duties rs are hereinafter conferred
upon or required of them. Tiny shall
be enlllrd To receive one dollar each for
each and every day they shall be n"crssA.
rlly III session, To perform any duty I'M
posed upon them by this Act. The first
vacancy shall br ii ted at the election
take place in March, 1851, and SO annu-
ally as they occur. II a vacancy shall
happen before SAID election, or at any
time thereafter, during The lime !or which
the las, incumbent shall have been appnn.
ted or elected, the rcm ,nDng two members
OF the said Board of Education, by their
appointment OF some c"mprtrnL person,
shall I'll such vacancy until the next reg
uar school election. when the school vu-
tors ut the county shall choose a compe
tent person TO serve for the unrXpirph
term TT the asst incumbent. For refusing
to perforn any required duty after hav.
ing accepted an ll,'li ii each member
OF SAID Board or their successors, shall hr
liable to Il fine of ten dollars, to be rpcov-
cred by indictment in the county Court,
to be applied Tor school purposes.
SEC. I'd. And be IL eaucieh, That the
County Surveyor Of Cecil County, be
and he IS hereby authorised aud re-
qnlrrd TO divide and lay off the said
county inlo school districts, without
reference To election district lines. III
laying of the said school districts he
shall avoid the expense and delay OF ac-
tual surveys. except in Cases where they
are Indispensable, and shall adopt as the
outlines of said several districts. natural
boundaries and farm lines. Tie shall
consult and advise with the voters and
Inhabitants of each neIshborhood which
lie shall consider proper t" be embraced
in school district lines, having regard il,
all cases to the awarding of equal faciIi-
ties 10 the several school districts and
to the inhabitants Of each district as far
as the same may be practicable. lie shall
have due regard 10 economy in the num-
Der of school districts, so as no, 10 in.
crease The expense Of the system beyond
what is absolutely necessary, 10 bring