Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-03-16

any trustees of schools, or school COM
missioners, or any other persons by what
ever name designated, or by virtue of
any act or acts Of the General Assembly
passed in relation to public schools. and
all moneys, property, estate and effects,
now vested by law in any of the said
parties hereinbefore mentioned, respee-
lively for the use and benefit of said
schools or any of them, and by law made
payable to any Of the parties hereinbefore
mentioned. are hereby transferred and
vested in the board of commissioners Of
public schools of Montgomery county.
Sec. 7. And be It enacted, That the
said board of commissioners shall have
power to employ teachers and fix their
salaries, to prescribe the course of studies,
and the books to be used; they shall su-
perintend, generally and particular, all
the interests and operations of the schools
under their charge, and shall make all
such bylaws for their government, and
rules and regulations for the management
of schools not inconsistent with the laws
Of this State, as they may deem expedi-
emit, and the same to modify or repeal at
pleasure PROVIDED, that no teacher
shall be paid more than three hundred
dollars per annum.
Sec. s. And be it enacted, That the
said board Of commissioners shall have
power to use all the public school houses
now erected in said county, aud also to
lease or rent suitable buildings for school
purposes until said county shall be dis
trictod and laid off into suitable school
districts. and houses erected thereon, as
hereinafter provided; they shall have
power to contract for and purchase furni-
ture, books and stationery, and all ne
ccssary supplies, and to furnish the same
to such pupils, free Of charge, if in their
discretion they think their parents or
guardians unable to purchase the same.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That
whenever the board Of commissioners Of
public schools may deem it necessary TO
dispose Of any property which they ma
hold for the use and benefit of the public
schools, they shall have power and are
hereby authorized to dispose Of sad
property by sale, lease or otherwise, and
to give a good and sufficient title for the
same to the purchaser thereof. and the
proceed arising therefrom shah be ap-
piled to the school fund Of the county
and appropriated to such purposes as are
authorized by this act.
! I Gee. 10. And be it enacted, That
the said board of commissioners shall
meet quarterly OF Ntener if necessary,
i at such time as may be agreed upon /;
j P,optded, the quarterly meetings shall
| if possible, be held within the first ten
days of January. April, July and Octo-
Der, Of each year, it shall require ma
jority of the whole board to constitute a
quorum for the transaction Of any bust
ness the school commissioner Of each
district shall exercise general super
vision over all the schools in his district,
and shall visit and examine into the con-
dition Of the same at least once in each
quarter, and report thereon to each quar-
terly meeting Of the board in writing.
Sec. IL. And be it enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the board of school
commissioners for Montgomery county,
to publish annually full and complete
statement Of the condition of the schools
under their charge, the salaries Of the
teachers, number Of pupils in each school
in each school district, cost of books and
stationery, with the general and particu-
lar expenses of the system, and such
other information as may be Of public
interest in connection with said schools.
Sec. IL. And be it enacted, That the
said commissioners, any three of them
appointed by the board, shall constitute
board Of examiners, whose duty it shall
be 10 examine or cause to be examined
in their presence all persons Offering
themselves as teachers, and If they shall
be found qualified and Of good moral
character TO give certificate to that Of
feet free Of charge, and no person shall
be employed without such certificate.
Sec. 10. And DO il enacted, That
the members Of the board Of commits
sioners of public schools Of Montgomery
county, shall receive the following com
pcnsation for their services : President
of the board four dollars. aud each Of
the other members three dollars per day
for every day they may be occupied in at
tending the meetings Of the board, and
the same compensation shall be allowed
10 committees of the board when in at
tendance upon such duties as the board
may assign them.
Sec. H. And be II enactad, That II.
W. Owen and Il. M. Muncaster for
the first district, Benz. Il. Hughes and
Washington Waters for the second dis
strict, X. w. Williams and III. w. Trun-
die for the third district, Joseph T. Bal
ley and II. l.. Moore for tho fourth dis
trict, and francis Valdcnar and Caleb
Stabler for the fifth district Of Montgo-
merry county, are hereby appointed dis
trict commissioners, who shah have power
and they arc hereby directed on or Boz
fore the LIST day Of April, or as soon
thereafter as practicable 10 divide the
said districts into convenient school dis
tricts, and said board Of district commits
sioners shall divide said districts without
reference to tho lines Of the election dis
tricts Pyovided. they act in conjunction
and concur with the commissioners Of
the election district with which they may
como in conflict; they shall report said
division to tho commissioners Of public
schools as soon as practicable, who shall
have power 10 change or alter any school
district for good and sufficient reasons af-