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

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
| A BILL
Entitled AN Aor to amend Article Fifteen,
Sections 81, 80, So, 81, IS, IS, 81, 3d. SO,
60, 81, 90, 60, ca and e5, Of the Public Lo-
cal Laws, relating to Schools in Montgome-
ry county, and substituting therefor, the
following, which is now n law:
ARTICLEI.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That b. b.
Crawford for the first election district,
Leonidas Wilson for the second election
district, Isaac Young for the third cleo
ton district, Robert w. Carter for the
fourth election district, and William II.
Farquhar for tho fifth election district,
| are hereby appointed, who shall collec-
lively be entitled, The Board Of Commits
sioners of Public Schools of Montgomery
county, and shall hold their Office for two
years from the first Thursday after the
first Monday Of March, eighteen hun
dred and sixty.
Sec. 2. And be il enacted, That the
Judges of the Orphans Court of said
county, shall on the FIRST Thursday after
the first Monday of March, eighteen
hundred and sixty and every two
years thereafter, appoint one discreet in
telligont citizen of each election district
of said county, to succeed the commits
sioners heretofore appointed by this act,
who shall take charge of the public
schools as herein provided the said court
shall give notice Of at least two weeks in
7 all the newspapers of the county of such
appointment; the said judges Of the said
court are hereby required to fill all va
cancies that may occur in said board Of
, commissioners whenever the same may
take place at their first meeting after
such vacancies occur, and each commits
sioner Of public schools, before he shall
proceed to act as such, shall take an oath
Of affirmation to faithfully and impartial
ly discharge the duties Of their Office
9 and To- support the 'n lion and laws
Of this State, the oath q .fnnstieTl 10 be
administered by the clerk Of the Circuit
Court of said county.
G Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the
] board Of commissioners of public schools
of Montgomery county as hercinbefore
+ provided, and their successors, be and
7 they are hereby incorporated and con-
q. stituted body polite and corporate by
0 the name and style of the Board Of Com
missioncrs of Public Schools of Mont
gomery county, and by that name shall
have perpetual succession and shall be
capable in law to sue and be sued, plead
and be implicated, in any court of law or
equity or before any judge or justice of
the peace, and have and use n common
seal and the same to alter or break ut
pleasure, and to exercise all the powers
and privileges granted to or vested in
them by this act as fully to all intents
and purposes as any other corporate may
or can lawfully do.
Sec A. And be it enacted, That the
said commissioners Of public schools ap-
pointed as provided for by the first Sec
ton Of this act, shall assemble on the
FIRST Monday of April after the passage Of
this act at the town of Rockville, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, for the
purpose Of organizing, at which meeting,
or at some subsequent meeting held by
special adjournment, they shall proceed
to tho election of President, who shall
be chosen by majority of the whole
board, who shall hold his Office for the
term Of two years or until his successor
shall be elected if the Office Of President
shall become vacated either by death, re-
signation or otherwise, it shall be the
duty of the board TO Gil the same at the
earliest practicable day by new cleo
ton, and it shall be the duty Of said
President to keep an accurate record Of
the proceedings of said board in a well
bound book; it shall be the duty Of the
county commissioners for said county TO
provide for said board Of school com
missioncrs suitable room wherein to
hold their said meetings.
Sec. 5. And be il enacted, That the
board Of school commissioners shall at
their first meeting appoint Treasurer
of the board Of commissioners Of public
schools, who shall give bond 10 the State
Va A""t INV ~ btSu oAil IN bufu DOdIu
may determine with at least two securi-
ties to be approved by them; the said
Treasurer shall annually on some spcci-
fed day render an account 10 said board,
thereby exhibiting statement Of all
moneys on hand and received, and all
disbursements made by him with his
vouchers thereof, and which said settle
ment shall be entered upon the records
Of said board upon the termination Of his
term Of Office, or upon bis death, resig-
nation or removal, II shall be his duty or
that Of his persona. representatives, 10
pay over all such funds, vouchers, books
and papers, pertaining TO said Office To
his successor, who shall give proper
acquittance therefor the said Treasurer
shall be entitled TO and receive from tho
general school fund 2 per cent. on all
monies coming into bis hands, as com
pensation for his services.
Sec. 0. And DO il enacted, That all