The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-06-17

t;cs ar,hrec;n0 the manual for infantry, the
school Of the company and battalion, TO
qualify them to introduce o proper system
of military instructionin the primary senooiS
and High schools of the State .flc. I,3as
Sec. II. The Adjutant General OF tne
State shall, upon reqnisition from the Stelel
Board Of Education, furnish to the state
Normal school such arms and equipments
as are needed for the use of the lBtudents@
AIDS AND ENCOURAGEMENT 10
1sIa UNIVERSAL EDUC CATION. ~
aHa l7lhaaa CHAPTER 70 tHb ls'- ~, -
Section ], Cheap educational tracts, doc
uments and periodicals shall be issncd 70
teachers and others by the State suPerln-,
tendent, as he shall deem eXpedlent. AleQ,
tracts explanatory of the school System OF
the State, containing such information as
may be important to the advancement OF
sound instruction and good discipline. 8. :.
Sec. 2. Fer the purchase, printing and
distribution Of such documents the annual
sum of one hundred dollars is, hereby sP-
lpropriated from the surplus revenue tund.
.,..'-i, oto44 CHAPTER IL lat III 10
I . Section l. For the further encouragement
of universal education, district libraries
ought to be established in each school dis
trict under the care of the teacher as lt0sa-
rian. For this purpose the sum OF twenty
dollars per AMMAN is ordered to paid to any
school district as library money, so long as
the people raise the same amount ANNUALLY.
The books must be selected blythe Dis
trict Commissioner from the library list au-
thorized by the State Board Of Education.
The amount required for library money 10
appropriated from the surplus revenue fapd.
- TITLE MISCELLANEOUS, '.fIa
CHAPTER r.. "a. .,1 i ,ii
COLORED POPULATION
Section l. The total amount OF taxes paid
for school purposes by the colored people
of any county and the city OF baltimore
together with any donations that nay bt
made, shall be set aside for the purpoBeo
founding schools for colored children, which
schools shall be established under the di
rection of the school Commissioner, ant
shall be subject to such rules. and regula
items as the Board Of Education shall pre-
scribe III a4 tf..t. 4 hfs .sg,.,y e,y,z ,,aihs
Sec. 2. 1t shall be thee duty Of the cit
and county school Commissioners to sisi
such schools at least once in each quartz
and to make special report of the progress
of the pupils. They shall suggest sue
modes of teaching as may be specially adaasa
ed to the need Of this class Of children, al
advise the teachers so that they viii be Abl
| to, impart to them knowledge ysnch mean
as are best suited to. theirdwaatss Of yrusas
a n5tx9 CHAPTEReIdsu sfli o. sldsy
REP ORTS FRO M PRIV Att
! SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES 1Al1I
/ COLLEGES. sif moli aVsTb ifDomb 7lo.
Section L. For the purpose Of collectin
accurate statistical information fslatiIe.t
all the facilities for education within til
State, it is requested that every teache
conducting private school OF academy
the city of Baltimore orianya of the c0un
ties, and the proprietor ofoauy boardin
scheOl, shall, on or before the first dayt
July in each year, report to- the Presideb
| of the school Board of Commissioners
the city or county in which his school islt
Gated the average number of scholars, NAL
and female, the number of months, that tn
school has been in session, the aggregst
cost of tuition and board, the .cOurseec
study and such otherinformation as vii
enable the President to present tothe Stat
! superintendent statement OF the cond
ton of such private seminaries Of learning
| Sec. 2. The President Of each Colleg
in the State, established by private or Dc
nominational enterprise, is requested to r.
II port annually on or before the FIRST dayc
July, to the State superintendent the COZ
dition of such College, the value Of it
property, amount of endowment, number
students, cost of board! and tuition and 81
other information that will enable the So
perintendent to present to the General As
sembly an accurate statement of the cor
dition Of the Colleges of the State. ~ q.
Sec. 3. TO secure uniformity and com
pleteness in these reports, the State supsI
intendent is directed to prepare asnitabl
blank forms, and to distribute them, Whee
| requested, to the parties concerned sdi Z
/ CHAPTER Ill. 5os1
Section /. No member Of q Board Q
school Commissioners shall be interested
directly or indirectly, in any contract 70
/ building school houses orfurnishing article
purchased for the schools under his charge
whether for permanentause or immediat
consumption. ,53 saiqqa s5as3asir 9ii l.s g.
/ al,a SOURCES OFa'INOOME.s ai ,sl
| CHAPTER /. ti1iaf al-.lot
i Section l. A State tax of fifteen cent
on each one hundred dollars of taxable pro
! perty throughout the State, shall be leVieC
annually for the support of Free Public
schools, which tax shall becollected at tn
same time and by the same agents as thu
general State levy, and shall be paid init
the Treasury Of the State, to be distribut
ed by the Treasurer to the Boards Of schoo
Commissioners of the city Of Baltimore
and of the several counties in proportion
to their respective population between the
ages of FIVE and twenty years. ms rs5,. s.a.
i Section g. The Treasurer shall pay, Q,
heretofore, to each of the counties and tbs
city of Baltimore the proportion of tbs
free school fund to which such city or coun
ty is entitled under the provision of thC
law and resolutions existing at the tins
this act is adopted, after deducting the sew.
eral amounts specially appropriated, from
the surplus revenue fund, and he shall pay
the same to the Treasurer of the Board OF
school Commissioners of Baltimore city and
of the several counties. yingo9 Sis "a s9sas
Sec. g., The several schools shall respec.
lively receive the donations granted to them
| by law or resolutions existing at the time
of the adoption of this act; subject to the
conditions annexed thereto, or until High
school shall be established in the county OF
city in which such schools are locRtsd.igd
Sec. 4. Real and personal estate granted,
conveyed, devised or, bequeathednfo use OF
any particular county, or any school dis
trict, shall be held lin trust by the State
Board of Education, for the benefit of such
county or school district, and such requests
shall be free from all Stats County and
school Taxes. Fss b.'F5,'4 -
| Sec. 5. Funds now invested and forming
a part of the public school Fund of any
county, shall be inviolably appropriated to
the support of the public schools in said
county, and such funds shall be- fnvestedi in
the States Bonds which are Hereby vested
in the County Board of School Commits.
sioners; but such, moneys as hare been in-
vested prior to the passage of this act, shall
be excepted from such REIMBURSEMENT, to be
held in trust for the beneftnof the public