The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-25
AWs---GENERAL,
lr . PASSED BY THE
[CHAprER 4o7.ls 3%ag orb I'll li}ui'a5e
M. 'n' t. jtif AN ACT ''4-ai rps
AT the Jan,aig Session, 1868.


,.' }[tr,, AN ACT .'1t-, 1,. ',3.'
TO add new Article to the Code of Public Gen.
eral Laws to be entitled "Public Education"
providing general system of Free Public
Schools for the State of Maryland, and to re-
peal all Laws inconsistent Herewith. .a.a-
Section l BE it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, That there shall be through
out the State Of Marylanda general system of
free public schools, according to the provisions
of this Act. |.1 'I,- H' G..i.
T. Sec. Q. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
be added to the Code Of Public General Laws,
under the title "Public Education and that all
existing laws inconsistent herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed. a ra ~ te'
q TITLE I.--SUPERVISI0N.-CH /.
X Section /. Educational matters affecting a
county shall be under the control Of Board of
County School Commissioners, one of whom
shall be chosen as the President of said board,
and person not a member OF said board shall
be elected to serve as secretary and treasurer.
Sec, q. And school district boards, composed
{ + three persons, one of whom shall be the
school Commissioner Of the election district in
tshich the school house is situated. ',-,,.-,
COW THE OFFICERS ARE DESIGNATED
ga g.gA AND REMOVED--CHAPTER H,Iia,l
County Boards. u! 10 f..a..
l:n Sec l. The Board of Comfy School Commits
sioners shall be composed Of one commissioner
for each election district to be elected by the
ipeope thereof at each general election for mem
bers of the General Assembly, to serve for two
years from the first day of January next sue
rceeding said election, and until their successors
shall qualify, and for, the time intervening from
the passage of this Act until the LIST day of Jan
-uary next succeeding the next general election,
said School Commissioners shall be appointed by
the County Commissioners of the respective coun'
lies, ;44..l r1.. -i.r,.,hs |ftt. t,e~t,Y il,-r,r
Sec. 2. The two school district:trustees shall be
elected by the legal voters Of the school-hopse
district. at such time and in such, manner as
hereinafter set forth. .,,,,t I'm u. ,-,i..ri ,,'f
-; hsuGf.t
..tfi County School Commissioners r.a,
Sec. /. The schools under the charge Of the
boards Of County School Commissioners for
each county, shall respectively be designated
and constitute school district No. /, No. 3, &C.,
of the respective election districts of such county
The county board shall hold four sessions a year;
each session shall continue not longer than two
days, and each commissioner shall receive three
dollars per day for each day of his attendance
and shall be paid by the School Commissioners
out of the school fund. All thelproperty, estate
effects, money, funds, claims and donations now
vested by law in the school authorities of any
coanty for the use and benefit of public pri-
mary, free or high schools are hereby transferred
to and vested in the Board of County School
Commissioners and their successors in Office
And 1t shall be the duty of the school authors
ties aforesaid to convey, transfer and pay over
all such property, estate, effects, money, funds,
claims and State donations to the said board of
County School Commissioners. If any of the
parties aforesaid shall refuse to comply with the
provisions of this section, the Board Of County
School Commissioners shall Immediately apply
to the Judge of the Circuit Court for the writ OF
8'GildamuS to compel obedience hereto provided
nevertheless, that the titles to all schoo-houses
and lots, and all personal effects now held by
the aforesaid school authorities shall pass TO the
said Boards of County School Commissioners
without any formal conveyance. w gft..,.. Ja.
Sec. 2. The Board of County School Com
mssioners shall have the general superintend-
ence. of all the schools of the county, and of
school houses and district libraries they shall
pay the salaries Of teachers Of the counties, dis
tribute the school books, and perform such other
duties as may hereafter be enumerated. The
county Examiner shall be secretary Of the Board
of County School Commissioners, and shall keep
the minutes Of their proceedings
Sec 3. The Treasurer Of the County Board
shall give bond to the State of Maryland, with
at least two sureties, to be approved by the
Board of County School Commissioners, in such
penalsum as the Board of County School Com
missoners shall determine, with the condition
that he will faithfully perform the duties OF
Treasurer, pay over and apply all moneys that
shall come to his hands Or care as Treasurer, to
such persons and in such manner. as the said
Board of County School Commissioners may,
under the provisions of this Act direct; and
that he will keepe full aceoun Of y moneys re-