Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-10-06
ARTICLE. VIII.
EDUCATION.

Section 1.-The Governor shall, with-
in thirty days after the ratification by tie
people Of this Constitution, appoint, sub
iect to tie confirmation Of the Senate, at
its first session the, CATER State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, who shall
hold his Office for four years and until his
successor shall have been appointed and
shall have qualified. He shall receive an
annual salary of twenty-five hundred dol
lars, and such additional sum for travel
ing and incidental expenses as the Cen
cral Assembly may by 'aw allow; shall
repor, TO the Genera! Assembly within
thirty days after the commencement of
its fist session under this Constitution, q
uniform system of Flee Public Schools,
and shall. perform such other duties per-
tanning to his Office as may from time to
time be presuibed by law.
Section = There. shall be State
Board of Education, consisting of the
Governor, tho Lieutenant Governor, and
Speaker OF the House Of Delegates, and
the State Superintendent Of Public In
struction, which Board shall perform
such duties US the General Assembly may
direct.
Section 3.-There shall be in each
County such number of School Commits
sioners as the State Superintendent of
Public instruction shall deem necessary,
who shall be appointed by the State board
of Education shall hold Office four years
and shall perform such duties and receive
such compensation as the General As
sembly or State Superintendent may di-
rect the School Commissioners Of Balti-
more City shall remain as at present con-
stituted, and shall lie appointed, as at
present, by the Mayor and City Council,
subject to such alterations and amend
ments as may be made from time to time
by the General Assembly, or the said
Mayor and City Council.
Section 4.-The General Assembly.
at its first session after the adoption of
this Constitution, shall provide uniform
System of free public schools. by which a
school shall be kept open and supported
free of expense for tuition in each school
district, for ut least six months in each
year and in case of failure on the part
of the General Assembly so to provide.
the system reported to it by the State
Superintendent of Public instruction
shall bccoms the system of Free Public
Schools of the State: Prorided. That the
report of the State Superintendent shall
be in conformity with the provisions of
this Constitution, and such system shall
be subject to such alterations, contorma-
bic to this Article. as the General AS
sembly may from time to time enact.
Section 5--The General Assembly
shall levy at each regular session after
he adoption of this Constitution an an
nual tax of not less than ten cents on
each one hundred dollars of taxable prop
erty throughout the State, for the sup
port of the free public schools, which tax
shall be collected at the same time and
by the same agents as the general State
levy; and shall be paid into the Treasury
of the State, and shall be distributed un-
der such regulations as may be precribed,
by law. among the Counties and the City
Of Baltimore, in proportion to their re-
spective population between the ages of
FIVE and twenty years: Prorided, That
the General Assembly shall not levy any
additional school tax upon particular
Counties unless such County express by
popular vote its desire for such tax the
City of Baltimore shall provide for its
additional school tax as at present, or as