The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-02-09

fund, provided that hound dogs kept for
the purpose of destroying noxious ami
mails. shalt be taxed only twenty-five
cents per head.
Rcsolred.-That the donations from the
State to the Academies in this County
should be withdrawn and applied TO the
common School fund.
The moment the reading Of these reso-
lutions was concluded, there was a mo-
ton to lay them on the table, and there
they were laid as hastily as the motion was
made.
The motion 10 read the Report of the
committee as above stated having been
agreed to Mr. Ellis the chairman proceed
ed to preface it Observation-Disclosures
following remarks
The committee, Mr.. President, it will
be remembered, had a double duty to per-
form. 1t was made their business to draft
system Of Free schools for this county,
and also TO attend the State School Con-
vention called in the city Of Baltimore.
1t may be proper, before proceeding to
read the plan we have drawn up to sub
nit here to-day, to give some account OF
the proceedings there.
Twelve Of the committee, as delegates,
attended that Convention. The LIST and
7th districts were not represented After
it had been day in session proposition
containing plan for a State system was
submitted, which he, together with most
OF the delegates from the county did not
think proper one, and transcending in its
design the object for which the conven-
ton was called. 1t was general system
which would supcrcede and destroy the
systems now in operation in number Of
other counties. After much debate, low
ever, it was carried. With one excep-
ton, the delegates from Cecil opposed it,
but to part of ahe plan they had no OBJ
lection. They were not opposed to State
Superintendent specially appointed, but
could not sanction any interference with
other counties whose systems were salts
factory to them, and appeared to be work
ing well.
There was another reason why they re-
sisted the plan N question. BY it the
Poor school fund was to be divided among
the counties according to population,
and as Baltimore county contained
also the city, it would, in this view,
draw one third of the whole fund,
and thus the annual amount received by
this and other counties would be much
diminished. This difficulty was not ex-
planned. There was no time 10 digest
system and the one agreed to was adopt
ed with too little consideration. 1t was
to be submitted to the Legislature, but
the presumption was it would not re-
celve its sanction. II was long and COM
plicated and we was not prepared TO
give synopsis of it.
Mr.. Ellis here proceeded to read the
plan Of the committee, inserspersing it
with explanatory remarks 1t was mere
ly skeleton, he said, their aim being
not to confuse by details, but 10 give the
Convention sketch OF the leading fea-
lures. We are indebted to him for the
following abstract its several PROPOSE
tons.
LIST. Proposition.-Suggests the APP
pointment OF Board of Education for
the County to be composed OF three gen
tlemen to be named in the act--one TO
serve one year, one two years, and the
other three years, from the date of their
qualifications. To assemble in Elliton
within 20 days after the passage OF the
act, decide their respective terms of SER
vice by lot and proceed to quaIily.-The
st vacancy to BE- filled at the School cleo
ton in March 1851 and annually as
they occur.
Duties Of this Board, to examine all
teachers, (Thelr certificate OF qualifca-
ton nee essary to admission into anv
School as teachers1 and to perform all
other duties hereafter imposed on them.
Pay 81 each Tor every day they are
necessarily in session.
end. Prop. The County Surveyor to
be authorized and required to lay off the
county into School districts without ref
erence to Election District lines. To
consult the interest and convenience of
every neishborhood, awarding equal ia
cilitIes to all as far as practicable, shall
ascertain the number Of children in each |
district between the ages offs and 1S-
Shall state what districts want new
School Houses and the size and character