The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-25
CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER VIII.
High Schools
Section 1. Every school house district, or
any two or more school house districts or
any county, shall, jointly, seyyerally and re-
spectively have the power 70 levy taxes upon
their respective assessable property for the
purchase of sites and the erection of school
houses for the improvement of the schools
within their boundaries, for the increase of
the teachers salary beyond the amount here
in prescribed, for the purchase of superior
school apparatus, for the establishment of
grammar and high schools, or for any other
purpose that may tend to the increase Of ed
ucational facilities.
If any grammar OF high school be estab-
lished by one school house district alone, then
the trustees of such district shall exercise the
same control over such grammar or high
school as hereinbefore provided for primary
schools but if such advanced school be es-
tablished and maintained by more than one
school house district, then the several boards
of trustees of the respective districts shall
Jointly constitute the board of trustees for
such advanced schools, and shall in their
Joint capacity, exercise like control over
such advanced school as in their several ca
pacities they exercise over their respective
primary schools and If the advanced school
is established by a county, then the Board Of
County School Commissioners shall exercise
control over such advanced school
Sec. g. Whenever the Boards of School
Commissioners of any two or more counties
shall deem it expedient, they may unite their
funds and establish at some convenient and
central location, high school or other ad-
vanced school which shall be open to the
youth of both counties
Sec. 8. Such high school shall be governed
by board composed of the several boards of
the counties establishing said school, and
shall be subject to their visitation, and such
board shall be styled the High School Board
of - counties.
Sec. 4. The funds for suitable buildings for
high schools shall be provided by the Boards
of County School Commissioners, to be paid
to and be applied by the said High School
Board provided, however, that before pro-
ceeding to locate the high school, the High
School Board shall advertise and receive Of
fers from the citizens of any district or town
who may be inclined to provide suitable
buildings, apparatus, &C., in order to secure
the location Of the high school in their neigh
borhood.
Sec. s. These buildings shall be kept in re-
pair by, and the title thereof be vested in the
High School Board Of counties. In all
particulars concerning text books, course Of
study and mode of discipline the high school
shall be under the control of the High School
Board.
sec 6. Each high school shall be visited
and examined annually by the Principal of
the State Normal School or q Professor there
of; such high school shall also be visited at
least once each school term by the President
of the High School Board Of counties,
who shall report quarterly to the board the
result of his observations.
Sec Z. The principal Of each high school
shall report annually to the High School
Board of - counties
&c., 8. If practicable, military tactics may
form department in every high school and
college of the State.
| Sec. 9. Whenever the joint High School
Board of any two or more counties Or school
house districts is composed of six, eight, ten
or any other even number of persons, the
High School Board shall appoint one addi-
tional member.