The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-05-01
WHOLE No 5 |
REPORT
OfMe Committee on Educnfion

less interested IN matter Of this kind,
we publish below an extract from the
bill recently reported into the House Of
Delegates. The first twelve sections
provides for the election of three School
Commissioners in each county, specifics
their duties and lays down rules for the
Government Of the Schools. The Sec
lions which we.pubIish relate principal.
ly to the modus operanIi, and will be
read with interest.
SEC. ID. find be 1t enacted, THAI the
Board OF School Commissioner, Of the
several counties, and the Committee on
Finance Of the Board of Commissioners
of the city of Baltimore, are hereby au-
thorized to apply for and receive from
the State Treasurer, that PORTION OF the
State school fund which now is, or NAV
hereafter appor'ioned among the sever.
al counties, and the city of Baltimore,
and apportlon the same among the school
within their jurisdiction, according to
the regulation hereinafter prescribed:
and the treasurer aforesaid, is autho ris.d
and hereby directed, to withhold from
any county or the city of Baltimore, as
the case may be, that portion of tn.
school fund to which said county or
city aforesaid may be annually entitled,
until the Board Of Commissioners of
said county or city report to the Secre.
taly OF State, according to the provis-
ions of the th,rd section of this act
Sec. IA. lind be it enacted, That the
count" Commissioners Of the several
counties, and the Mayor and City Couu-
Gil of the city of Baltimore, shall, bien-
n,ally, at the election Of delegates, or
oftener, if they see proper, at any gen.
eral election, take the sense OF the PEG.
pie in the several counties and city
aforesaid, in order to ascertain what
amount they shall be authorised to levy
annually, for the support of the public
hools; they shall publish a statement,
at least thirty days previous to said cleo
SION, setting forth the existing school
tax, and stating distinctly, the addition.
al per cent. to winch they te;re to in
crease it. The votes at such election,
shall be endorsed: "For the Increase of
the School Tax" or Against the in
crease of the School Tax" and if ma.
jority OF the votes cast, be in favor of the
increase, the County Commissioners and
the May or and Li'y Council aforesaid,
shall be authorized to levy the addition
al tax, but If a majority of the votes
cast, be against the increase, then the
existing tax only, shall be levied: and
if, at any time, the sense of the PEG. IL
shall be taken to decrease the school tax,
the ballots shall be endorsed: ''For the
decrease Of School Tax" or, Against
the decrease of the School Tax" and it
a majority Of the votes cast, be in favor
Of the decrease, then tn County Com.
missioners and the Mayor and CITY
Council aforesaid, shall make the deduc-
ton in the levy indicated by said vote;
but, if a majority of the votes be again /
the decrease, then the existing tax, or so
much thereof as may be Necessary, shall
be levied, but in no instance, shall
greater amount be levied in any one
year, for the support ofthe public schools
than may be necessary for their support;
and the County Commissioners and the
Mayor and City Council afoaesad, shall
abolish the school tax in any OF the sew
eral counties, or in tn. city aforesaid,
if they shall be so required by tn. quail.
fled voters thereof.
Sec. IL. find be 1t enacted, That the
school Tax, ordered to be levled in the
several counties and the city aforesaid,
shall be collected like any other county
or city tax, and shall be deposited m
whatever place the county taxes OF the
several counties, and the city taxes of
the city of Baltimore may be deposited,
subject to the order Of the School Com.
missioners Of the counties, and the city
of Baltimore, respectively.
Sec. l6. find be 1t enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Board of School
Commission Of the several counties
and the city OF Baltimore respectively,
to furnish annually, to the county Com
missioners of the several counties, and
to the Mayor and CITY Council of Bal
timore, an estimate OF the probable
amount necessary for the support of the
public schools for the ensuing year, and
it shall be the duty OF the said county
Commissioners of the several counties,
and of the Mavor and City Council
aforesaid, to levy on the taxable prop
erty of the counties and city aforesaid,
except on the property OF ersors of
color, for the amount named in said es-
innate, or such rarts t eof, if any, as
may have been authorised BY the legal
vote of the people.
SEC. II. ind be it era"tcd, That
one-halt of the aggregate mount raised
by taxation in the several counties, for