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

dayton each aud every day they are
engaged in the performance of any re-
quired duty under this Act. The said
Surveyor shall perform all such(ur,her du-
les as ar" hereinafter imposed upon him.
SEC. 81. And be il enacted, That the
Board OF Education shall meet at the
Cour, House. in the town of EIklon. ON
the second Monday of September next,
after the passage OF this Act, for the pur-
pose of receiving the report Of the Coun.
~ Surveyor, and shall proceed to examine
aud confirm the same, or take such action
thereupon as may, under the provisions Of
this Act, be required. Any person or per-
sons conceiving himself, themselves, VI
their ncghborhooGs aggrievel by any of
the divisions made by, or any of the acts
OF The Surveyor, may appeal to the Board
OF Education, setting forth in writing the
grievance complained of, and the parllcu-
lar modification desired. Whereupon
the Board Of F lucaion shall examine
into the matter complained of, and if they
deem it necessary or proper, may require
the Surveyor to re-eXamine the localities
in question, and repor. whether the modi.
icalinn desired can be adopted without
detriment to the public interest, and upon
said report, the Board of Education shall
determine the matter finally. When the
Surveyors report Of the division of the
county into school districts shall have
been examined and adopted. or mortified
and finally ratified and confirmed, il shall
be distinctly made out by the Surveyor
under the supervision Of the Board Of
Education, AMI published in each of
the newspapers published in the said
county, and in hand bills set up in at
least two of the most public places in
ench of the said school districts.
SEC. 4lh. End be il enacted, That the
persons residing in the several school
districts, entitled to vote for delegates to
the General Assembly, shall BE- deemed
and considered school voters. That the
Board of Education shall within five
days after the confirmation Of the Survey
or'S report, proclaim school election,
giving at least three weeks notice, by adj
verlisemcnl inserted in each Of the news
papers printed in the said county, and in
hand bills, set up in at least three of the
most pubic places in each of the said
school districts, Of the time aad the place
in each school district at which said cleo.
ton shall I've hrld at Which said time
and at the places in the several school
districts so named, the school voters o!
the said county shall assemble in their
respective districts, and when so assem-
blrd shall appoint chairman and Score.
tarv, who shall also be Judge and clerk
OF the election, and said voters shall pro-
coed to elect nv ballot three school Trus
tees for each district, and to vote for one
person as Superintendent of common
schools for the whole county, whose du-
ties are hereinafter defined and after the
closing of the polls, which shall be open.
ed at one, and closed at four O'Clock, P.
NJ of said day, the Chairman and Secrc-
ta'y of each district meeting shall care
fully examine the ballots cast, and shall
certify unde. their hands and seals the
names of the three persons receiving thr
highest number Of legal votes for district
Trustees, who shall be declared duly
elected Trustees for said districts, and
shall serve until the first Saturday in
March 1851, AMI until their successors
are duly elected, and qualified The
said Chairman and Secretary, in each of
the said several school districts, shall al
so carefully examine and ascertain the
number of ballots cast for Superintendent,
aud the names of the persons for whom
they were cast, and the number Of ballots
which each received, and shall transmit
report thereof to the Board Of Eluca
ton, who shall assemble in the town Of
EIkton, on the seventh day after said
election has been held, for the purpose of
receiving said election returns, which
said returns they shall then and there
carefully examine, and they shall ascer-
tain and certify under their hands and
seals the number Of votes cast for Super
intendent, as reported to them. with the
names of the persons Er whom they
were Cast, and the number Of votes re-
celved by each person voted for, and he
that has the highest number of legal votes
Tor Superintendent IN the whole county,
shall be declared duty elected TO said
office, and shall serve until the first Salur-
day in March 1853, and until his sue
cessor is duly elected and Qualified. In
case Of tie, or any other failure to elect
either Superintendent or district Trus-
tees, the Board Of Education shall pro-
claim new election, giving three weeks
notice rs before mentioned.
Sec S. And be it enacted, That after
the first election, as provided for in the
preceding Section, all subsequent cleo :
tons under this Act shall take place on
the first Saturday of March, annually, of
which it shall be the duty Of the Board
of Education always TO give at least three
weeks notice in the manner before pre-.
scrlbed That ON the first Saturday IN