Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-05-04

in quarterly instalmcnts, commencing on the
first day of October. 1865, (by the Treasurer
on warrant of The Comptroller and to be dis
tributed By the state superintendent as the
Board of Educatian may direct but only for
teachers salaries, and the purchase of educa-
tional apparatus. :,
The cost of text books, stationery, fuel
light and cleaning the room shah 1e charged
to the incidental expenses of the school and
paid on the first day of January and the first
day Of July in each year by the Treasurer
upon warrant Of comptroller and certificate
of state Board Of education, provided such sum
shall not exceed one thousand dollars.
Section o. All donations or requests or
money or other personal property and all
grants or deviscs of lands for the benefit of the
state Normal school shall be held in trust by
the state Board Of Education.
Section 10. Tho sum of two thosand dol
lars, or 80 much thereof as may be necessary
is hereby appropriated to purchase furniture
for the Normal School;to be paid by Treasurer
on warrant Of the Comptroller and certificate
of state superintendent Of Public Instruction.
Section II. All male students Of the state
Normal school ahall be taught military tao
tics embracing the manual for infantry, the
school of the company and battalion, to quail
fy them to introduce proper system of mil!
iiary instruction in the Primary schools and
High schools of the state.
Section II. The Adjutant General CT the
state shall upon requistion from the state
Board Of Education furnish to the state Nor
nal school such arms and equipments as are
needed for the use of the srudcnts.
AIDS AND ENCOURAGEMENTS TO
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION.
CHAPTER !.
Section /. Cheap educational tracts, docu-
meuts and periodicals shall be issued to teach
ers and others by the State Superintendent,
as he shall deem expedient. Also, tracts ex-
plana,ory of the school system of the State,
containing such information as may be impor-
tant to the advancement. Of sound instruction
and good discipline.
Section For the purchase, printing and
distribution of such documents. the annual sum
of one hundred dollars is hereby appropriated
from the surplus revenue fund.
CHAPTER IL.
Section /. For the further encouragement
of universal education, district libraries ought
to be established in each school district under
the care of the teacher as librarian. For this
purpose the sum of twenty dollars per annum
is ordered to be paid to any school district as
library money, as long as the people raise the
same amount annually.
The books must be selected by the District
Com missioner from the library listauthorzed
by the State Board Of Education. The amount
required for library money is appropriated from
the surplus revenue fund.
TITLE IV-MISCELLANENUS.
CHAPTER |.
COLORED POPULATION.
! Section |. The total amount Of taxes paid
for school purposes by the colored people OF
any county and the city of Baltimore, togetl-
er with any donations that may be made,
shall be set aside for the purpose Of founding
schools for colored children, which schools
shall be established under the direction of the
School Commissioners, and shall be subject to
such rules and regulations as the Board oil
Education shall prescribe.
Section 1t shall be the duty of the city
and county School Commissioners to visit such
schools at least once in each quarter and to
make special report of the progress OF the
pupils. They shall suggest such modes OF
teaching as may be specially adapted to the
need of this class Of children. and advise the
teachers so that they will be able to impart
to them knowledge by such means as are best
suited to their wants.
CHAPTER II.
REPORTS FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS
AND ACADEMIES AND COLLEGES
Section l For the purpose of collecting ac-
curate statistical information relative to all
the facilities for education within the State
it is requested that every teacher conducting
private school or academy in the city OF
Baltimore or any of the counties and the pro-
prietor of any boarding school, shall, on or
before the first day of July in each year re-
port to the President Of the school Board
of Commissioners of the city or county in
which his school is located the average num-
Der Of scholars, male and female, tho number
of months that the school has been in session,
the aggregate cost af tuition and board, thu
course of study and such other information as
will enable the said President to present to
the State Superintendent statement Of the
condition of such private seminarlcs OF learn
ing.
Section 2. The President of each College
in the State, established by private or dcnom
national enterprise, is requested to report
annually, on or before the first day of July, to
the State Superintendent the condition of
such College, the value of its property, amount
of endowment, number of students, cost of
board and tuition and all other informason
that will enable the Superintendent to present
to the General Assembly an accurate state
mont of the condition of the Colleges OF the
State.
Section g. To secure uniformity and COM
plcteness in these reports, the State .Superin-
tcndcut is directed to prepare suitable blank
forms, and to distribute them, when request
cd, to parties concerned.
cuApTER1 Ill.
Section 1 No member of Board of school
Commissioners shall be interested, directly or
indirectly, in any contract for building school
Houses or furnishing articles purchased for
schools under his charge, whether for perma-
nent use or immediate consumption.
SOURCES OF INCOMES.
CuAPTR I.
Section I. A State tax Of fifteen cents on
each one hundred dollars of taxable property
the State shall be levied annually
for the support of Free Public schools, which
). - Oh, bn collected M tho Sona tiun md