St. Mary's gazette., 1867-05-23
LAWS-GENERAL-
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARY
LAND
At the January Session, 1867.
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.

An Act to repeal section four Of chapter
three of the act Of eighteen hundred and
sixty-fve, chapter one hlndred and
sixty entitled School house sites,
aud @sc:sion of chapter one. entitled
Sources of Income" ofthe act Of ei5h
teen hundred aud sixtyfve, chapter
one hundred and six; entitled an act
to add new article to the Code of Pub
lie General Laws, to be entitled Putic
instruction. providing unltorm
system Of free public schools for 'he
Safe Of Maryland, abd to repeal all cS
is.ue laws Inconsistent Herewith, aud %
rc-.l.ac. III same, with amend :ucuts
Sectiou ! BE it enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That section four
of chapter three Of tae act of cightcen hnn-
dred aud sixty five, chapter one hundred
ana sixty, eutitled "School-house sites,
and section one Of chapter one, enitled
Sources . Income" o; the act o. eigh cen
hundred and Sky five, chapter one han-
drrd ard Sky, cutit!cG an act to ald new
article 10 he Co.ie OF Geueral Puohc Laws,
10 Dc entitled "pubIic Instruction, pro-
vilin. a uutJrm system Of free pa3ilc
schools for he State 0! llarrland, and to
pal a existing laws lutoueio'e't
tnerewltb DC nd the Same 81 hereby re-
pcaied, aud r,-,naclcd to read as tulio"s:
S ,. Be It cuac.cd, Ia ali cases waen
school house sites are thus purchased or
ccadcmutd, the cost thereof >ha!t be pali
by ,hc School LonniissIo a. othcrp .ollc
school property is paid for, aul iii case.
where uew school houses are rtqlIrca u
E.e erected, and where public SCHOOL fund
* ste ! p:or to January. eighteen hnudred
ana -iXly i've, they may, at thGE ul9crc-
,ipr, pqc oot Of aaii f4ud, III whole or IL
part. The cost Of such buillug. Oh the cca-
dition, however, that the interest o. tae
account SO Eaij ever shah be charged 70
The a9nual accoun; of The school VI schools
occup> ing ,he tulldlng, o. sehool-Aols"
erected III the Iiauuer Aforesaid.
Sec 8 AID D. it enacted. That State
tax ot fifteen cents on each Que hunGred
LciArS of taxable property thrJus hout the
State sEl! oe l,vlcd annually f1r toe sup
p.rt of,h free pubHc scuonis, wnl"h tax
ehI.i a. e,l 'cted at the same tue ans. by
the sane agent vs. the ge;,e; a. STATE levy,
aud sAa!, be uad INTO The Treasury of to-,
Sac, to Be jistIio9;ei hy the ir, a-urer to
the Boa ds Of School Commissioners of
the citr Of Baltimore ana the s. vcrAl cour3-
ties IL pr portion to th>ir re pc lve ? p
uia,ion brlWceu the ages Of five and TWEEN
ty years, but nothing herein contained
sh4l! be so construed as 20 prevent the
County Commissioners # the several coun-
ties Of the State from lcvying aud cnltec-
tug IN thv same mauner, auy additional
tay Or taxes for the building Of school
houses, or for paying for such school -hou
ses As have been built since January, ei igh-
teen hundrcd and sixty i've in auy school
provided ula;nrity of the votes in such
dtstr.ct OF sub-iisi7lct shal! SO determine
aud require. by najority OF it, voters, az
either a regular or special election held
tor the purpose, ci which election notice
o al least h:tcen days shall be given by
lie President OF the Bor,t of school Conn
missioners of the county or the Prts>d Ut
Of he Board Of County Commissioners.
Sec / And be .atzenactcd, That this
act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
We certify that the aforegoing is true
copy Of an act which passed the General
Assembly Of Maryland, January session,
1867
v. r. COLE.
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.