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

Commissioners may receive donations
Of such sites or locations for school
houses, or Of houses already built, adap
ted TO school purposes, or suitably 10.
Gated, or may purchase the same; but
10 no case shall any site be built uron.
or any house be occupied until a good
and sufficient title shall have been OBJ
taine,l-for the same, in the corporate
name Of the Board of County School
Commissioners.
See. 3. When land shall be required
for the site Of a school house, or for On.
larging school house lot, aud the School
District Board shall from any cause be
unable TO contract with the owner thc-e-
ois the Board Of County School Com.
rnissipncrs may apply for writ of ad
| qaod 'laBIHHm TO the Clerk OF the Cir.
cult Court for tie county, who shall
forthwith issue the same, and the Sher.
~ shall execute the said writ and re.
turn an ihguisition describing the land
aud stating the amount Of damages To
be paid TO the owner; aud the Judge OF
the Circuit Court fDr the county mas
II any time after the return Of tho ia.
QUESTION, 10 term or during recess, hear
motion 70 confrin auch inguisition on
such notice 20 the parties as h.. may
direct, and conhrm or qnash the same !,
aud IL he quashca the inquisiiion he
shall order new Que forthwith 10 be
taken; but 10 lot 80 taken or enlarged
shall exceed in the whole one acre. ia.
Guiding the land occupied by the school
buildings.
Sco. 4 Ia all csscs when school.
house sites are thus purchased Or cor.
dcmued, the cost thereof shall be paid
as other school house property is paid
Cor,
rnAiTEe yI..Schools.
Section | Ia cyoty sehoofhouss dia
ifict in each county. established herein.
before provided. there shall be kept fsr
ten months 10 each year ope or more
schools, according 10 population, which
shall be free 10 all white youth over six
and under eighteen years 1l age.
See 2 In every district school there
shah be taught photography, reading.
writing, English grammar. geography,
arithmetic, history Of tl,c uaited States;
the t'anrtitutio8 or the Lnited States
aad the Constitution Of the ststc Of Ma
ryla q, and good behavior, algebra,
Bookkeeping, natural philosophy. vocal
music, drawing, Physiologyi tho laws Of
health aud of domestic ceDnasny shall
alro be taught whenever the School Dis.
srici Boarils shall deems Il expciieut.
See 3 WhcneYJa school numbers
over -xty ebiIdrca "a assistant teacher
shall be employed; snd thea for evssy
additional forty children one additional
teacher shall be appointed; aud the
liVard of coantY Schooi Commissioners
shall aireo, the disisish Of the people
40 as TO form q graded schosl.
See I. publie examinatioasi sh N bo
held ia each hopl, once in each term.
ol which due notice shall be given, tbs,
parcats aDd others Interested 10 public
rdDration may nllcnd
Sec 8 Schools shall be kept open
each week day except Saturday, for ais
houFs, aud tho hours for iesching shall
be regulated BY the several tphool dis
irici boards.
See.G Any person who shall disturb
any district school IN scs ion ihall, upon
eensie ie,ion thereof before . justice Of
the pcsee, forfeit aud psy twenty dol
lars, 20 be collected as other zines. aud
to be paid 10 the School District Board
ioT the benefit Of the school house dis.
iric,, or said offender shall be imprison
cd Wp,il the penalty aud epats be paid
not txeeeding, however, thirty dlys.
See. 7 The school year shall DC III.
yided into four terms, which shall be
designated the fall term, winter term,
spriag term aud summer term, aud the
time Of tho beginning aud closing Of
each term shall be regulated by the
Board Of County School Commissioners.
provided lha, the laanc& reports of ths
schools OF the State shall b. made en-
and rendered 10 The thirtieth day OF
September, inclusive, Of each aud every
year. aud provided further, that there
shall be no change 10 OF eacroaehncns
upon the holidays anl vacation SO, forth
and established ,a the following para.
graph. The month OF August shall be
vacation throughout the whole State.
and the following days shalt be holidays,
viz: Thanksgiving day, from Christ.
mas eve to the hsst day Of January. IN.
elusive, Washington birthday. the
fourth dsy OF July, from ihe Friday be.
fore Easter TO the Monday after Faster.
inclusive, and the Monday OF Whiisan.
tide, aud the remaining month OF the
vacation shall be fixed and designated
by the Board OF County School Com.
iuissioners TO subserye the convenience
aud advantage Of their respective coun.
ties. fD case it may be necessary 10
opcn school fora fraction OF term. il
shall close at the end Of the term. and
all accounts shall besetlled ut the meet.
ing Of the County Board held at the
end Of the term.
a CRATER yI.
Section |, No person shall be employ
ed as teacher under this law unless
such person shall hold certificate Of
qualification issued BY The examiner Of
the county 10 which he proposes to
teach, the principal Of the State Normal
School or 1 diploma as graduate Of said
Normal School
See. 2. Tcachers shall beg appointed
by tho School District Board, aud nay
be removed at any time Said board may
think proper, after thirty days notice.
See 3. Teachers shall. enter into