Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-07-06
ROCKVILLE CMdl FRIDAY MORNINo, JULY 8, 1855

ter w, title District Commissioners. It de-
clares that tthe annual salary Of each School
Commissioner and Of each President Of every
Board Of School Commissioners, shall be de-
term;ned by the State Board Of Education,
and paid by the County Commissioners, as
other officers are paid. This Is too plain TO
require comment. With reference to the other
item, the same chapter, sections, declares That
the School Commissioners shall report the
entire cost of dividing the county, and the
publication of the notices aforesaid, to the
Comfy Commissioners, aoho shall lety The
anaoantds other county expenses arc lcpisd, and
shall pay the same to the Treasurer OF the
Board Of School Commissioners, BY whom I.
shall be paid 10 the parties to whom II may
be DUE This, it seems to me, Is equally
clear. Both are mandatory leaving no qnes-
ton with the County Commissioners as to
what they may deem expedient. They mny
not like the law, and 1t is unfortunate that
when pressed, as we now are, by national tax
alton, additional State taxation should be re-
quired but there is the law, and see not how
you are to avoid the duty Of oheying It.
These quotations from the new law, not re-
ferred to by Mr. Bouic, in bis communication,
relieve the second and third requests Of the
School Commissioners from the dilemma in
which he has inadvertently placed them.
In deciding on The expedency Of the ten
centleyy, If the County Commissioners con-
slider that imperative and unused law Of 1861,
binding upon them, it will be for them to re-
fleet upon the inprobabillty Of our Board OBJ
tanning teachers for the Schools ii their re-
spectiye districts, with prospect, from in
sufHciency Of funds, Of not keeping them en-
ployed during the whole school year. Are
teachers likely TO engage under such eircum.
stances? Will they not leave our schools
closed, and go where there is certain prospect
Of continued employment? In other words,
is it expedient 10 levy this tax, or better TO
close the schools
Further on this question Of expediency, Mr..
Bouic says, 81 may create great conf fusion, and,
perhops injury, 10 our people, should ne Conn-
" Commissioners refuse to make the Levy But
This The County Commissioners must determine for
HsensselUes.o have italicsed this, because II
seems to ME II must settle the question When
to refuse the levy may create great confusion,
and, perhaps, injury to our people, while to
make the levy will provide new school houses
where needed, renovate old and dilapidated
buildings, and continue the schools In opera
ton during the whole year, instead Of d part
Of it, cannot see why the Commissioners
should hesitate In a matter SO clear.
With reference to the supervisory power of
the County Commissioners over the proceed
ings Of the School Board, as asserted by Mr..
Bouic, must view it as assertion only, uutf
he shows where, IN the existing school law
such power exists. have read the lave
fully without seeing it. Our amenabilf
elsewhere. Annual statements are maf
moneys received and expended byu
forth the financial operations Of the
As to 'sextravagsnt salaries TO the
upon respectful application of Mr.
can ascertain the annual salary ,
Commissioner, and of the
Board, as determined hv
Education: h