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

the same in the corporate name of the Boar,
of school Commissioners for the county.
Section 8. Where lands shall be required
for the site of a school house or for enlargin.
school house lot, and the Commissioner O
the District shall from any cause be unable t,
contract with the owner thereof. the Board 0
school Commissioners may apply for writ o
at quod aamnum to the Clerk of the Circui
Court for the county or the Superior Cour
for Baltimore City, as the case may be, wht
shall forthwith issue the same. and the sheriff
shall execute the said writ and return an in
QUESTION describing the land and stating thu
amount of damages to he paid to the owner
and the Judge of the Circuit Court for tbt
county or of the Superior Court of Baltimore
City, may, at any time after the return o.
the inquisition, in term or during the recess
hear motion, to confirm such inquisitiou or
such notice to the parties he may direct, and
confirm or quash the same, and if he quashc,
the inquisition he shall order a new one forth
with to be taken. But no lot so takeu or en-.
larged shall exceed iu the whole, one acre, in.
cluding the land occupied by the school build.
ngs.
Section a. In all cases when school house
sites are thus purchased or condemned. the
cost thereof shall be paid by the school Com
mssioners as other public school property is
paid for.
CHAPTER ".
SCHOOLS.
Section /. In every school Dist rct in each
city and county established as here in before
provided, there shall be kept for at least 81.
months in each year, onePrjmore schools. &C.
cordng to populations, which shall be free to
all white youth over six and under nineteen
years of age.
Section 2. In every District school there shall
be taught Orthography, Reading, Writing,
English Grammar, Geography, Ari.hmatic,
the History of the United States and good be-
havlor; Algebra, Bookkeeping. Natural Phi
losophy, Vocal Music, Drawing Physiology,
the Laws of Health and of Domestic Economy
shall also be taught whenever the District
Commissioners shall deem it expedicnt
Section 3. Whenever school num- bers
over sixty children an assistant teacher shall
be employed, and the Commissioner shall d.
rect the division of the pnpiIs SO as to form
graded school, the principal teacher instruc-
ting the higher school
Section 4 Public examinations shall be
held in each school once in each term of
which due notice shall be given, that parents
and others interested in public instruction
may attend
Section S. Schools shall be kept open six
hours each day except Saturday, and the
hours for teaching shall be regulated by the
several District Commissioners.
Section 6. Any person who shall wilfully
disturb interrupt or disquiet any District
school in session, or any persons assembled
with the permission of the District Commits
sioner in any District School House for the
purpose of giving or receiving instruction in
any branch of education or learning, shall for
felt twenty dollars for the benefit Of the school
District
Section 7. IF any person convicted of the
SAID offence DO not Immediately pay the pen
atty with costs, the party so convicted shall be
committed to the Jail of the county, there to
be imprisoned until the penalty and costs be
paid, but not exceeding thirty days
Section 8. The school year shall be divided
in to four terms, which shall be designated
the fall winter, spring and summer terms.
The fall term shall commence on the first day
Of September and close on the fifteenth day
Of November. The winter term shall commen-
ce on the sixteenth day of November and close
on the thirty-6rst day of January The spring
term shall commence on the first day of Feb
ruary and close on the fifteenth day of April
The summer term shall commence on the
sixteenth day of April and close on the thir-
tecnth day of June.
The months of July and August shall be
vacation, and the following days shall be half
days viz:-Thanksgiving Day, from Christ
maseve to the first day of January inclusive,
Washington's Birthday, from the Friday be-
fore Easter to the Monday after Easter inclu-
sive, and Monday after Whit Sunday.
These divisions of the year shall be strict
10 adhered to throughout the State, and in
case it may be necessary to open a school for
a fraction of term, it shall close at the end
of the term and all accounts shall be settled
at the meeting of the School Commissi oners
held at the close of the term.
CHAPTER v.
TEACHERS.
Section 1. No person shall be employed
as u teacher under this law unless holding
the certificate of qualification issued by an au-
thorized examiner or the diploma of graduate
of the State Normal School
Section 2. Teachers shall be appointed by
the District Commissioner, and may be re-
moved at any time said Commissioner may
think proper
Section 3. Teachers shall keep, prepare and
enter into registers provided for that purpose
an accurate account of the attendance of pu-
pills, text books used, and branches taught,
and such other statistics as may be required
aud make due return thereof to the District
Commissioners at the end Of each term; aud
no teacher shall be entitled to receive pay
ment for services until the register properly
filled up and completed, be so returned.
Section 4. 1t shall BE- the duty of all teach
els i'll schools of every grade, to impress upon
the minds Of youth committed to their instruc-
ton the principles ofpiety and justice, loyalty.
and sacred regard for truth, love of their
country, humanity aud ben cvolcncc. sobriety,
industry and chastity AMI those virtues which
are the basis upon which republican Consti-
tuition is founded; aud it shall be the duties of
such Instructors TO lead their pupils into
clear understanding Of the tendency of these
virtues to preserve the blessings of liberty,
promote temporal happiness. and adsALco
the greatness Of the An-ricln nation
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