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

estAUHsneu IN each ScfOol.hOuSe district,
under the care Of the teacher as librarian -
Fer this purpose the sum Of ten dollars per
annuHl Is ordered 10 be paid BY the County
School Board out Of the .Sfate school fund
to any school hOirse district, ms library mon.
ey, as long as the people Of the district raise
The same amount Annually The books
must be selected by the School District
Board and teacher
J, eHArrgs yy-sThe ciiy ef Baitis,orc.
section !. The Mayor and CITY Council OF the
city OF Baltimore shall have ful power and
authority to establish in said city system Of
I'ss pubic schools under such ordinances, rules
ana regulations as they may deem fit and pro-
per TO enact and prescribe. They NAV delegate
supervisory powers and control TO a Board Of
Scnooi commissioners; may prescribe rules for
oun,.a,ng school houses, aud for heating, cs.
laplish,ng and closing schools, and may in
general 90 every act that may be necessary or
proper Id the premises
:, SEC; = The Board Of Commissioners Of Pub
lie schools af baltimore city. or by " vbatsocver
name the body may be known that has super-
'tspty powers ana control over the public
SCHOOLS OF baltimore city, shall have power To
examine, appoint and remove teachers. nrc-
scfiDe the qualifications, FIX the salaries and
select text books for the schools OF aid CITY.
provided such text books shall contain nothins
o. aectarian or partisan character. The
Board of Commissioners of Public Sehools ~
said city shall annually make a report 10 Tho
principal Of The State Normal School Of the
condition OF the schools under their charge. tn
inciude statement qf expenditures. the mum
pcr ot children n.iaught, and such other statisti-
81 81 ihlormatioa - may be necessary 70 exhibit
the operation n the schools.
Sec. .. The said Mayor and City Council of
baitlmore shall have power and authority 10
make all ordinances for the protection Of the
school honscs and School property, and TO
punish any person who may dis,aFb the sessions
III n cal
Sec. 4. And the said Mayor and CITY Council
are Hereby authorized end cmpowcd to levy
Hnd collect upon tho assessable proneffy In said
citI, - other taxes are levied and collected.
@ saen amount o. tax as may be necessary to de-
tray al the expenses incurred Tor eJueationaI
parposcs BY said Mayor and City Council.
VltrfKR vIIr.-zHigA school,.
See. j. Every schooi- house distric. ar anv
TWO OF more schooishouse districts, or any conn
", shall, Igipily, scyerally and respectively
nave ine power to levy ta4es upon their rospce-
i've asscssable property for TIE purchase OF
sites and sbe efection of school hoiisea for ms
improvement Of the schools within their bonn-
daries, for the increase Of the teachers salary
bey snd the amount herein preseribcd, for the
purehase Of mPctior schoofa apparatus, for the
catabiRhmcnt Of grammar and high schools or
Tor any other purpose that may tend 20 the In.
crease of educational facilities. is@a
u any grammar or high schdol DC established
by one sehuol house distfict alone, fhcn the
trustees Of such district shall exercise lls same
control OTer such grammar or high school as
bcfeinbe'orc provided for primary schools. bn,
" such advanced school bo established asd
maintained by more than one school house dis
triet, then the several boards Of trustees Of tho
respective districts shalt jointly constitute She
o2srd oi trustees Tor such advanced schools,
and shall IN their print capacity exercise like
control over such advanced school as In their
several capacities firuy exercise over their
primary sehnels; aud u the advanced school is
estabiished BY connty then the Board OF
County Schppi Commissioners shall cxerciss
control over such advanced school.
sec. ? Whenever the boards Of School Com
mtssinners u any two OF more counties shall
deem itsxpedens. they may mite their funds
and establish at some euayenieni and central
location, high school Or othsr advanced school
gbteh shail bcoPrn 70 The youth, ofboth coun-
See. 3 Sneh high school shall be governed
by board composed uf the several boards OF
the counliee establishing said school, and shall
b. subject 70 their visitation, and such board
shall be styled the High School Board of-----s
countie-.f
Sec. :, The funds for suitable buildings for
high schools shall b. provided by the Boards OF
Comfy sehool Commissioners 20 BE- paid to and
be applied BY the said High School Board; pro.
sihed however, that before proceeding 20 10
cate the high school, the High school Board
2hall advcrtise and receive offers from the citi-
xens ~ any dstfict or towh who may be in
ciiaed 10 provide suitable buildings, apparatus,
Ae.s IN ordas 10 secure theIocation of the high
sehDOi 10 their neighborhood.
Sec. 5. These bGildings ShaI be kept In re-
pair hy and ,le tile thereof BE- vested IN tho
High school Board Of counties. In all
particulars concerning text books, course nf
study and mode ~ drcspline, the high school
shall b. rnder the control OF the High School
Board.
See. 6 Each highsciiool shaii be visited and
examined annually by the principal Of the State
Normal School or a professor thereof; such
high school shall also be visited at least once
each school term by the president Of the High
School Hoard ~ f--------' 'enuntIes ,,ho shall Re-
port quarteriyto the board the result Of his
observations. sk-f.t4st
Sec. 4 The principal II each high school
shall report annually 20 tho fIigl School Board
OF ------@ .canntiesf Hhf Mhei
Sec. :. II pracacabge, military tactics NAV
iorm department. in every high school and
See. 0. whenever The Joint High School
Board OF the joint Advance School Board Of
any two or more couniies Or sehooI.house dis
trc,s i composed ~ six eight Ten or any other
aeyen number pf persons, lhe High School Board
seail appoint one additional mcmber.
cmArrgR Ix.LS Catered Population.
Section l. The total amnnnt oftaxus paid for
school purposes BY the colored people of any
county, or In the city Of Baltimore, together
with any donations that NAV hc made for the
the schools Of colored ehildrep, which schools
shall be conducted under the direction Of tho
Board Of County School Conmissioncra, or the
Board Of Commissioners of Public Schools OF
the city OF baltimore, and shall be subject To
such rules and regulations as said respective
Boards shall prescribe. 90 neh Z
Ip cHtFrEH x.---SoWcss NJ Iscoms
Section ], state tax of ten cents on each
one hundred dollars oftaxable property thro'-
out the State shall be levied annually for the
t.f.l. r.. III.
land State Normal School, which lax shall be
collected al the same tame Rndby thesatne agents
as the general State Levy and shall be paid
into the Treasury OF the State, to be distributed
bl the Treasurer 20 the Boards Of School Com
missioncrs OF the city Of baltimore and the sew
cfal counties. And the Comptroller in making
The distribution 6f'tbc several items OF the free
school fund shall apportion TO Wicoiaieo coun-
" such portion of said fund as it, win be enti-
tied @ according 70 the several laws regulating
the distribution o. said fund, and the County
Ccmmissioners Of Wioomico are hereby author
ixed and required 10 provide for taking tho
census 0f said county, and such census shall be
certified % by the Comptroller on or before
the 2sth day of June, 1868
/, 4 Sec, 3 The Treasurer, N,the warrant of the
Coinptroiers shall pay as heretofore 10 each Of
tic counties and 10 the city nf Baltimore the
proportion Of the free school fund 10 which
such city or county Is entitled under the provi-
sions gt the laws and resolutions existing at the
time this actls atiopteds and he shall pay the
same TO the Treasurer Of the Board of School
Commissioners Of Baltimore city and the seye-
raj counties. ~ ts47i
Sec. B. The several colleges and academies
shali respectively receive the donations granted
them by any laws or resolutions of the General
Assembly, subject 10 tho conditions annexed
thereto. 10 w hs8 1
See. 4. Real and personal cslatc granted, con-
yeyed, devised or bequeatlfed for use Of any
particular c0unty or amy school district, shall
be held In trust by the Hoard Of County School
Commissioners for the benuft Of such county
or school district, and such grants and henuesfs