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

null within the State, and he may reconsider and
reverse his action in any snch matter provided,
that such annulment shall not take effect or he
in force until approved by the State Board OF Ed
ncation. .sa ia .ftf,,, .f.7s san psiaila 81 -oi
Section s.; He shall prepare suitable forms for
registers, blanks, forms and regulations for max
ing all reports and conducting all business under
this act, and shall cause the same with necessary
instructions to be transmitted to the School Com
missioners who shall distribute the same.9n > !.
Section Z. The State Board of Education shall
make such contract for text books for the use OF
the schools established by this act as IN tneir
Judgment they may deem advisable, and the State
Superintendent shall superintend the issuing OF
the books so contracted for to the several Boards
of city and county School Commissioners, as lley
may require them. But nothing in this sectlo2
shall be taken to prohibit the several ooaros =.
city and county school Commissioners or parents
of pupils from purchasing text books Of the unl7
form series, selected by the State Boardol Eauca-
ton from other parties or in procuring them IN
Section 8. lie shall decide subject TO appeal 70
the State Board of Education and without cost
to the parties, all controversies or disputes thai
may arise under this lay the facts OF which con-
troyersies or disputes Shall be made known to
him by written statements by the parties thereto,
verified by oath or affirmation if required and
accompanied by certified copies OF, all documents
necessary to full understanding Of the question
Propided, That nothing contained in this sec
tion shall be construed as preventing any ques-
tions that NAV arise under this law from being
subject to the Jurisdiction of, and being tried IN,
the courts of law of this State; and proyided fur'
Mer, That nothing herein contained snail pe con
strued SO as to give him Jurisdiction in matters
relating to money, property or vested "
The Superintendent shall file and arrange in
The order of time, and keep in his office all pro-
ceediuos on every appeal to or from him, includ.
ing his and their decisions and orders founded
Section Q. It shah be the duty Of the State Su
nerintendent TO collect in bis office such school
| booke. apparatus, maps and charts as can be OBJ
tained without expense to the State and also &c
purchase at an expense not to exceed one nun
| drcd dollars year, rare and valuable works OF
education to be used as books OF reference Tor tn
benefit of teachers He may also subscribe tc
snch school journals and journals Of education
as he may consider valuable, file the same for ref
| erence. and have them bound at the end of tn
year at an annual cost of not exceeding fifty dol
| lars and the said sums are hereby annually ap
nropriated to be paid by the Treasurer, upon war
| rant of the Comptroller. 80 -, ..,.,s...l,.
| Section 10. The State Superintendent shall b
Principal CT o6icio, OF the State Normal School
Section H. He shall furnish from time to tim
| a list OF books suitable for School District Ii
| braries and shall prescribe rules and regulation
/ for the arrangement OF such libraries. go
| Section II He shall provide a seal with sulta
BILE devices for the use OF the office Of Public In
| struction, BY which copies Of papers deposited
| fled therein and all official acts and decision
| may be authenticated. :, 49, n,,f.,s~,-r, :,
| Section is. The State Superintendent shall b
allowed the amount expended for travelling ant
personal expenses in making official visits as re
ouircd BY law also all necessary contingent ex
penses for books, postage and stationery, fuel ant
| light printing of blanks and other matters es
sential to the organization of his office, and no
| otherwise provided for in this law, said amount
to be paid by the State Treasurer Quarterly up
| on the warrant Of the Comptroller, the Superin
i tendent TO furnish bill accompanied with hi
| affidavit that the money has been expended, bu
4 not TO exceed eight hundred dollars per annum
| - }7hs.9pia CHAPTER w. -
| la DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS. 3i'g.
| Section J. On the first Monday in June, 1865
! the State Board of Education shall appoint, t
l hold office four years, such number OF Schoo
! Commissioners in each county as the State Super
/ intendent may direct. Each Commissioner shal
i have the special charge Of such number OF Schoo
Districts not less than fifteen, as the State Super
i intendent may appoint, which shall constitut
4 and be designated Commissioner District No. !
| No. 2, &C. The annual salary of each Schoc
/ Commissioner, and of each President of ever
Board Of School Commissioners, shall be deter
| mined by the State Board Of Education, and
paid by the County Commissioners as other count
| officers are paid. -. 49,.
| Section 2. The persons so appointed and thei
| successors are hereby declared to be body poll
/ tic and corporate by the name and style of tn
| Board of School Commissioners Of $500 city o
| 49, hQ %
succession, and shall be capable to sue and b
sued, and to have and use a common seal, and tn
4 same at their pleasure to alter or break, and t
exercise all the powers and privileges hereby gran
ted to or vested in them. 90 'e ~ . - 49,
! An property, estate and effects all money, al
I funds, all claims, all State donations, now veste
| by law in any County or School District, an
I Board of School Commissioners any Board
4 CoGnty Commissioners, any Board of Inspector
4 Of Primary Schools, or any other body Of per
sons whatever, for the use and benefit of Public
/ Primary, Free or High Schools in the severa
counties, or any of them, are hereby vested /
and transferred to the Board Of School Commits
\ sioners Of the County. y. l1el.' u. nc
/ And it shall bethe imperative duty Of all til
parties aforesaid, to convey, transfer and pa
over all such property estate and effects, all mon
1 ey, all funds ali claims all State donations t
the said Boards of School Commissioners, excep
such grant or devise of lands donations and be
quests Of money or other PERSONAL property, de
signed as or now constituting such Permanen
i School Fund, as the State Board of Education
may take and hold in accordance with the pro
visions of section 3, chapter 2, Of title l, an
sections 9Th and 9Th, chapter, title A. If any G
the parties aforesaid shall refuse to comply wit
the provisions Of this section the Board Of Schoo
Commissioners shall Immediately apply to tn
Judge of the Circuit Court for the writ of man
damus to compel obedience thereto. h'''s't''Y
4 Provided, neoertheLess, That the titles to al
School taxes and lots, and all personal effects noy
held by any Board of School Commissioners, an
Board Of Inspectors Of Primary Schools, an
Board Of County Commissioners any county o
school district, shall pass TO the Board of Schoc
Commissioners without any formal conveyance
Section 8. There shall be President of eac
Board Of School Commissioners, who shall b
appointed from their number by the Board o
Education. He shall have the general superin
tendence Of all the schools of the county and o
school-houses and district libraries and he shall
perform such other duties as the Board of Edu
cation may from time to time direct And tn
Board so constituted shall assemble on the secon
Tuesday of July, 1865, for the purpose of organ
ization. They shall appoint Secretary, VIII
shall also be Treasurer of the Board and shall re
ceive such compensation as the Board may direct
i Section a. The Treasurer of each board shal
give bond to the State of Maryland, with at leas
two securities, to be approved by the Board G
/ School Commissioners, in the penal sum of tw
thousand dollars, with condition that he vii
faithfully perform the duties Of Treasurer, pa
over and apply all moneys that shall come to hi
hand or care as Treasurer, to such persons an
in such manner rs the School Commissioners ma
! direct and he will keep full account Of all mon
ey received and paid by him, and of all matter
relating to the duties Of his Office, and preserv
the same, and all vouchers relating to his Office
whenever they are required by the School Com
nlissioners, to such person as they shall appoin
to receive the same. 27lc' 4I-ili 'sl }i.tt @2d
|, Section S. In all cases where county has no
been properly divided into School Districts, AM
full records of the boundaries thereof have NO
been made and recorded, the Board Of Schoo
Commissioners shah appoint a committee, con
sisting Of two persons of intelligence and SCUM,