The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-04-23

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collect such a tax upon the assessable
property Of such county as the Board
Of County School Commissioners shall
designate as sufficient 10 make good the
deficiency, ,.aud to pay quarterly, on the
days fixed for the payment Of the St.t
school fund to the several counties, tho
amount so levied and collected over to
the treasurer of the said Board Of Coun.
~ School Commissioners, in order that
the schools of such counties may be
kept open for the time herein set forth,
aud said tax shall be levied aud collec
ted as other taxes. II shall also be in
the power Of the legal voters OF any
county to deci,le upon the impositiod
OF atax for the erection and maintenance
Of county high school, or for any other
educational purpose affecting and con.
corning the county generally; said tax
TO be levied aud collected US aforesaid,
aud to be paid TO the treasurer OF the
Board Of County School Commissioners
as aforesaid.
Sec. 5. For the purpose Of ascer.
tanning the sense Of the people Of coun-
~ in regard to any proposition intend.
cd to affect public education in said
county, the Board OF County School
Commissioners shall cause such promo.
sitiob to be submitted to the voters OF
said county at the general election next
ensuing; provided said proposition aud
notice OF election be published 10 oil tho
newspapers Of said county once a week
Tor four successive weeks next prior 10
the day Of said election and said Board
Of County School Commissioners shall
cause 10 be printed and place at each
poll IA said county, on the day Of said
election, before the opening OF said poll
a sufficient number Of ballots lilying on
thcin For or Against" the PROPOSE.
tion, in words accurately describing
the same And the judges Of said gen.
cral election shall receive. deposit count.
aud make returns of ~ the ballols east
for and against the proposition to the
clerk Of the Circuit Court Of said coun
~. in the same manner aud subject to
the same regulations as arc provided by
law 10 case of general election for
members al the General Assembly
aud said clerk of the Great Coart
shall return the same 10 The Board Of
Eouu,y Commissioners aud to the Board
of Conpiy Schmpl Commissioners at
then" tirst meeting respectively bell ~
ter said election. Aud ,he Ceunly
Commissioners of said county shah lcsy
on the property in said county, and
collect the same as other taxes are lcr.
led anl collected i sun sun disnt Ia a.,
fray the expenses of said election aul
publication. as certified 10 them b, the
Board ofCoanty School Commissioner
Soc. G. Ia all cases whore the county
has nci boon properly divided iolo
school districts, aud full records Of lhc
boundaries thereof have not been made
aud recorded, the Board Of County
Scb1ul Commissioners shall appoint q
committee, il in their opinion they deem
IL Deeessary. consisting Of three persons
of intelligence aud sound judgment.
members ofiheir own body or otherwise,
who shall divide the county into suita.
bic school districts, define aud describe
the boundaries of each; provided, that
no school district shall contain a great.
cr area than four rules square, unless
a part Of IL be lsc,ted IN ihinly settled
region in the formation Of the school
districts, the committee shall take into
consideration the nosL suitable place
for the schoolhouse, the general feature
of the coanpy, aud shall make each
school district Of such size aud form as
will best accemmodaic the population
within IFS bounds The committee
shall make an accurate description oil
the bounds Of the school districts, ac.
companied by plat, aud shall report
the same to the Board Of County School
Commissioners, who shall thcreupon
give notice IN oil the newspapers Of tho
county at what time they will meet to
hear applications for change Of boun,
darics, which applications shall be made
10 writing, aud within tSo months from
the date OF the fret publication Of such
notice. When the applications shall
have been made and considered, the
Board Of County School Commissioners
may then change the boundaries Of the
school districts, and revise the desorip
.'ion, or they may, without application.
make such change as may be deemed
important, o. they may ratiiy and con.
firm the report Of the committee. The
description of the boundaries Of school
Districts shall 'bc recorded n a book
kept for that purpose, by the Secretary
Of the Board OF County School Commis-
sioners, In those counties where no
newspaper is published, the notice Of
application for a change oil boundaries
shall be published in such manner as
the Board Of County School Commits
sioners may decide. ' henever it may
be necessary, the Board of County
School commissioning shall employ a
surveyor 10 aid the committee ia the
performance of such ddty; and they
shall allow each member Of the commit
tee,and tho suveyorsuch compensation
for their services as may be just ans
proper. The cost Of dividing the couu-
" shall be paid by the School Compiis.
sioners out Of the school fund Of the
county II a county has already been
divided into school districts, apd it may
be necessary TO revise the same, the
Board of Connty School Commissioners
shall have fulfpower to make such re-
vision or alterations as may be necessary
to accommodate the population and iu-
crease the efficiency of the schools. A
full desnription Of such changes and