Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-02-11

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sioners of the city of Baltimore shall have
the charge ana supervision Of the schools in
The city Of Baltimore and the several coun-
tty Boards shall have charge and supervision
of the public schools; they shall have pow,
er TO establish and number the school dis
tricts and to organize schools in numerical
order; they shall have power to contract fol-
stationery and for all other necessary sup
plies for the same they shall examine, APP
point and remove teachers at their discre-
ton; and shall superintend. generally and
particularly all the interests and operations
Eof the schools under their Charge. s,5s p9l.H
/ Sec. s enaets that the Board of Commits
sionerss of Baltimore city and the several
county Boards shall hold in trust all the
property set apart for purposes Of public ed
ueation belonging to the State or the city,
or to the respective eounties, and apprepfiis
ate the same to the use Of the public schools,
but they shall not have power to dispose Of
said property neither by sale, exchange OF
otherwise, without the consent Of the Legis-
lature of the State or the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, or of the County
Commissioners of the county in which such
sale or exchange, or other disposal may be
deemed advisable !; and in! case of disagree
ment between the Board of School Commits
sioners of the eitylof Baltimore and the sew
eral counties and the Mayor and City Coun.
ell and the County Commissioners respec-
itively, the Legislature shall determine the
same.
| Sec. 9 enaets that the Commissioners
| shall have. power to make such rules and
regulations for their own government as
| they may deem proper, and to revise, alter
and amend the same at pleasure.
Sec. 10 enacts that after careful and pro-
lper examination, the Board of Commissions
crs. Of the city of Baltimore and the several
county boards together with the county
superintendent, certificates of proficiency
shall be given to, such teachers as they may
approve, after due examination oftheir quail
Iifcations sais 80
Sec. II enaets that the Board Of Com
missioners Of the city Of Baltimore and the
boards of the several counties, shall report
annual on or before the first ednesday
Iof October Of each year To- Che geAeral ,gq-
t;s:yt
| the schools Under their sc.l.lg. me-
teachers employed, the number Of pupils in
structed. the amount of money received and
the sources whence it was obtained, .togeth-
er. with an account of the expenditure Of the
may give as to enable him to present to the
Legislature at each biennial session, and to
! the Governor, in the year in which there
| shall be no session Of the Legislature, a
clear and succinct account Of the same in
accordance with section second of article
first of this act. hs9 ~,is zaa -
! Sec. II, 2,enacts7 that the commissioners OF
the several counties shah Hreceive as con,pen-
sation for their services two dollars per day
for every day they shall be occupied in the
performance of duties required by this act,
land mileage at the rate Of FIVE cents per
mile. r.. s.5} - 9.,,
ARTICLE III.-oF CITY AND COUNTY sUpERIN-
/ Sec / enacts that the Board Of ,Commis-
! sioners of the Public Schools of the several
counties may in their discretion appoint q
lefty and county superintendent; they shall
also prescribe the duties and compensation
Of the same, provided that no duties shal
be required of the superintendents which
may in any manner interfere with the du
ties of the general superintendent, and the
said county and city superintendent shall
report annually to the State superintendent
on or before the first day of October Of eacl
4 year. II s.4s54sszz "a
ARTICLE Iy.-oF TIE GRADES OF SCHOOLS.
4 Sec .enacts that the grades of the pub
lie schools throughout the State shall b
primary, grammar and high school; gram
mar and, high schools both male and female
Fmay be established by the Commissioners
whenever the same may be considered ne
cessarysssa "a central high or1normal schoolfel
i the State. may be established -twhenevel
deemed expedient, in which board and tut
9 Etion may be furnished to pupils who maj
Ipass a requisite examination after. not less
,fethan5 three years attendance upon the gram
] aamar and primary schools unless the Boare
: of School Commissioners shall deem propel
to make exceptions for special cases; tht
central high or normal schooliof4 the State
twhen established shall be under the man.
'fagenent.of' a board to be chosen By th'
Boards from their own members, one from
leach county, and two from the city Of Balti
|more, who shall have. the entire supervi
'1visiofl Of the school and shall determin.
1what pupils from the other schools shall b
tadmitted, what shall be the price of board
sutton. &ess free or otherwise, and shalire
Iportsannually asithe other boards; they shall
]also receive such compensation as is herein
4 before provided for the Commissioners Of tht