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

clare any diploma issued by the State Norma
school ineffective and null within the State
and he may consider and reverse his action il
any such matter; provided, that such annul
ment shall not take effect or be in force unit
approved by the State Board of Education.
Section 6. He shall prepare suitable form
for registers, blanks, forms and regulation
for making all reports and conducting al
business under this act, and shall cause tn,
same with necessary instructions to be trans
nitted to the school Commissioners, who shal
distribute the same.
Section 7. The State Board of Education
shall IN axe such contract for text books for the
use of the schools established by this act, a.
in their judgement they may deem advisable
and the State superintendent shall superin
tend the issuing of the books so contracted
for to the several Boards Of city and county
school Commissioners, as they may require
them. But nothing in this section shall bt
taken to prohibit the several Boards of city
and county school Commissioners or parents
of pupils from purchasing text books of the
uniform series, selected by the State Board O
Education from other parties or in procuring
them in any other manner.
Section &. lie shall decide subject to ap.
peal to the State Board of Education and with.
out cost to parties all controversies or disputes
that may arise under this law, the facts of
which controversies or disputes shall be made
known to him by written statements by the par.
ties thereof, verified by oath or affirmation
if required and accompanied by certified cop.
les Of all documents necessary to full un.
derstanding of the question in dispute.
Frorided. That nothing contained in this
section shall be construed as preventing any
questions that may arise under this law fronl
being subject to the jurisdiction of, and being
tried in, the courts of law OF this State, and
provided further, That nothing herein con-
tained shall be constructed so as to give him
jurisdiction in matters relating to money,
property or vested rights
The Superintendent shall file and arrange
in the order of time, and keep in his Office all
proceedings Oh every appeal to or from him,
including his and their decisions and orders
founded thereon.
Section 9. 1t shall be the duty of the State
superintendent to collect in bis Office such
school books, apparatus, maps and charts as
can be obtained without expense to the State
and also to purchase at an expense not to ex-
cced one hundred dollars year, rare and
valuable works on education to be used as
books of reference for the benefit of teachers.
He may also subscribe to such school journals
and journals of education as he may consider
valuable, file the same for reference, and have
them bound at the end of the year at an annual
cost of not exceeding Fifty dollars. and the
said sums are hereby annually appropriated
to be paid by the Treasurer upon warrant of
the Comptroller.
Section 10. The State superintendent shall
be Principal. er ofcio, Of the state Normal
school.
Section IL. He shall furnish from time to
time list of books suitable for school Dis.
trct Libraries and shall prescribe rules and
regulations for the arrangement Of such H.
braries.
Section IL Hc shall provide seal with
suitable devices for the use of the Office of
Public Instruction, by which copies of papers
deposited or filed therein and all official acts
and decisions may be authenticated
Section l3. The State Superintendent shall
be allowed the amount expended for travelling
and personal expenses in making official visits
as required by law; also all necessary contin-
gent expenses for books, postage and station
cry, fuel and light, printing of blanks and
other matters. essential to the organization of
his Office. and not otherwise provided for in
this law, said amounts to be paid by the State
Treasurer Quarterly upon the warrant of the
Comptroller, the Superintendent to furnish a
bill accompanied with his affidavit that the
money hns been expended. but not to exceed
eight hundred dollars per annum.
cHApTERR ".
pIsTIcT COMMISSIONERS.
Section On the first Monday in June,
1865, the State Board of Education shall ap-
point, to hold Office four years, such number
of school Commissioners in each county as
the State Superintendent may direct. Each
Commissioner shall have the special charge of
such number of school Districts. not less than
fifteen. as the State superintendent may ap-
point, which shall constitute and be designa-
ted Commissioner District Nor 4, No. 2, &c.
er. and of each President of every Board of
school Commissioners, shall be determined BY
the state Board Of Education, and be paid by
the County Commissioners as other county
officers are paid.
Section 2 The persons so appointed and
their successors are hereby declared to be a
body polite and corporate. by the name and
style Of the Bord of school Commissioners of
or county, and by that name shall
have perpetual succession, and shall be capa-
BILE to sue and be sued, and to have and use
common seal, and the same at their pleasure
to alter or break, and to exercise all the
powers and privileges hereby granted to or
vested in them.
All property, estate and effects. all money.
all funds, all claims. all State donations now
vested by law in any County or school Dis
trct. any Board Of school Commissioners
any Board of County Commissioners, any
Board of Inspectors Of Primary Schools, or
any other body or persons whatever. for the
use and benefit Of Public Primary, Free or
High schools in the several counties. or any
of them, are hereby vested in and transferred
to the Board Of school Commissioners of the
County.
And it shall be the imperative duty of all
the parties aforesaid, to convey. transfer and
pay over all such property, estate and effect
all money, all funds. all claims, all State do
nations to the said Board of school Commits
sioners except such grant or devise of lands
donations and bequcsls Of money or other
personal property. designed as or now con-
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