The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-03-23

third year. Three district Trustees shall
be chosen annually by the voters of each
of the said districts, and ia vacancy shall
occur in the Office of Superintendent. by
death, resignation or otherwise, during
The Time for which he was elected, it
shall be the duty of the Board Of Eluca-
ton to ill the said vacancy by their ap.
ponlment of some competent person To
serve until the next annual school cleo
ton, when the school voters shall choose
some person to serve as Superintendent
Tor full term of three years; provided
that il the said vacancy shall not occur
in lime for the Board of Education to give
the regular three weeks notice thereof,
previous To the first school election there
alter, The person who may be appointed
by the said Board to fill said vacancy,
shall hold over until the annual school
election for the next year, when said va
can:y shall be duly filled by election as
aforesaid, due notice thereof having been
previously given by the Board OF Elura-
llon.
SIC. 9th. And be ii enacted, That the
person elected as Superintendent in con-
iormlty with the provisions of the pre-.
vlous Sections ofthis Act, and his success
sors in office, shall have and exercise the
following powers, and perform the fol-
lowing duties, viz: He shall have gen.
eral supervision over all the schools es-
tabIlsIed Or provided for in this Act. He
shall visit each district school at least
twice III every year without notice 10 the
school shall make careful examination
into the general condition Of the school :
the character of discipline, the proicren.
cy of the pupils, The character and value
"i the books, maps, &c, in use in said
school, the character and condition of
the school buildings and fixtures, the gen
eral conduct of the pupils, and the Tea
cher's mode of imParting instruction in
the various branches laug lit in each school
and shall make to tile Teacher or to
the district Trustees, such suggestions
with regard to any or all of these subjects
as he may judge proper, and calculated
to lead 10 any improvement or additional
efficiency therein. lie shall also prepare
blank forms of reports for District Trus-
tees, and suitable instructions and forms
for conducting the various details OF the
system, and shall furnish them to the Lo-
cal Boards OF Trustees. He shall act as
Register to the Board Of Education, and
shall enter Their proceedings in book to
be procured for tina, purpose. lie shall
have Charge of all returns of school cleo
tons, reports Of school districts, and all
the papers of the Board OF Education con
necled witt, the school system, proper to
be filed and preserved, and shall file the
same, and shall enter in book to be
kept by him for This purpose, memoran-
dun, index, or record thereof. lie shall
be es -oilico Treasurer Of the county
school funds, shall receive from the Or
phans' Court Of the county all monies and
evidences Of debts, bonds, mortgages, GER
tifcales of stock, books, papers, and ac-
counts in the hands of the said Orphans
Court, or orany of the officers thereofb be
longing to the existing poor school fund
"l The county, excepting so much of the
current fund in the hands of their Treas
urer as may be necessary to meet the reg
u!ar demands upon it for the tuition OF
poor children, until the system to be es-
tabIished Ivy this Act, shall 60 INTO oper.
alton. lie shall also receive from the
Treasurer OF the State, all contributions or
monies which may from time to time be
made, or become due to Cecil county, for
and on account of the school fund of the
Slate. He shall also receive from the col.
lector or collectors of county taxes, all
monies or taxes levied by the commissions
ers of the said county, and collected under
the authority Of this Act for chool pur-
poses, and he shall disburse the said mon.
les, taxes, Sc, TO the order of the Board
Of Education or of any Board of Trustees
as the case may be IN the manner herein
after specified. AS Treasurer he shall
keep his books and accounts regularly
posted up every month, and always open
TO the inspection of the Board Of Eu-
cation or Of any Of the District Trustees
He shall open an account with every
school district in the county, credi'ing
each district with the annual allowance
from the county funds, and charging each
order that may be accepted and paid on
district account. He shall annually enter
into bond to the State OF Maryland, with
not less than four securities, and in a
penalty Of not less than twenty five thou.
sand nor more than forty thousand dol
lars, to he prescribed and approved by the
Orphans Court Of the said county, con.
dtioned for the faithful discharge of the
duties imposed upon him as Supernten-
dent Of Common Schools in Cecil coun.
tv, aud for the safe keepng and faithful
distribution ofaIl monies intrusted to his
charge as Treasurer Of the said school
fund. He shall also before entering up
on the duties of his said office, take AM
subscribe before some justice Of the peace
Of the said county, the following oath O