Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-02-04

i Nerve are indebted to J. F. GARDNER,
Esq, for copy of the bill reported by hin in
the, Senate "to amend and modify the present.
Primary School System. in Charles County,
We here lay it before our readers: Il
Sec. 1. That so much of section first Of The
act passed March 10th, 1854, entitled "anact
to modify and amend the present Primary School
System of Charles County," which authorizes
the Board Of School Commissioners created by
said act to fill their own vacancies, is herebyre-
pealed; and the said power Of filling vacancies in
said board is hereby vested in the Orphans
Court of said county, whose duty it shall be to
ill any vacancy or vacancies that may occur in
said board.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of said Board
OF Commissioners to prescribe rules and regula-
tons for the management and governance of
said schools, setting forth the course of studies
to be observed, the character and kinds of books
to be used, and likewise the number of hours to
be taught day in said schools, and further to
prescribe such additional rules and regulations
as may in their judgment best promote the eff
cheney and usefulness of the same.
Sec. 3. That each primary school teacher
shall be required to make oath before some COM
petent authority in said county that he has, in
observed and fully complied with all the rules
and regulations prescribed by the said Board of
Commissioners for the management and COVER
nance Of said schools; and further, with such
other duties as may have been imposed upon
primary school teachers by the several acts of
Assembly to which this is supplement; and
the said Board of Commissioners are hereby au-
thorized and required to withhold payment from
any teacher who refuses or neglects to comply
with this act.
Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of the trea-
surer of the school fund of Charles county, and
he is hereby requested to furnish each primary
school teacher with a copy of such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by said sc4bol
commissioners
Sec. s. That it shall be the duty of each and
every primary school teacher to give into the
Board of School Commissioners list of the
names of the children of such INDECENT parents
attendant on his school, as are unable to furnish
the necessary school books for the use of said
children, whereupon it shall be the duty Of said
school commissioners to provide such necessary
books for the use Of said children; and the said
school commissioners shall keep an account of
the amounts so expended, and annually, at the
time the levy is made for county purposes, re-
port to the Commissioners of said county the
amount necessary to be levied for the year to
carry into effect the provisions of this act; and
the County Commissioners are hereby authoriz-
ed and required to levy the same; provided,
however, that the said school commissioners
shall not cause to be levied for the purchase Of
books an amount exceeding six dollars annually
for each primary school in said county.
Sec. g. That the school commissioners ofsaid
county be and they are hereby authorized tode-
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compensation for their services, not exceeding
two dollars per day for every day they may be
engaged in the discharge Of their duties school
commissioners; provided, however, that nopne
of said school commissioners shall receive 4ay
for more than ten days in any one year.
Sec. 7. That the provisions of the ac4 to
which this is supplement- as well as the TO
visions of the several acts now in force in e ere
ence to the primary schools Of said COUNT M
consistent with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.