Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-04-23

counties. and to provide school books and
stationery for the children Of the State.
IT, however, in apportioning the said
State school fund among the different
counties and the city Of Baltimore, the
share Of any county should prove made
quate for the purposes aforesaid then the
County Commissioners Of such county are
hereby authorized empowered directed
and required to levy and collect such a
tax upon the assessAble property Of such
county as the Board Of County School
Commissioners shall designate as sufh-
cient to make good the deficiency, and to
pay quarterly, on the days fixed for the
payment Of the State school fund to the
several counties, the amount so levied and
collected over to the treasurer Of the SAID
Board e County School Commissioner
in order that the schools Of such counties
may be kept open for the time herein set
forth, and said tax shall be levied and col
ected as other taxes. It shall also be in
the power Of the legal voters of any coun-
" to decide upon the imposition of a tax
for the erection and maintenance Of a
county high school, or for any other edu-
cational purpose affecting and concerning
the county generally said tax to be lev
ief and collected as aforesaid, and to be
paid to the treasurer of the Board of
County School Commissioners as afore-
said
Sec 5 For the purpose Of ascertain
ing the sense Of the people Of a county IN n
regard to any proposition intended to af-
feet public education in said county, the
Board Of County School Commissioners
} shall cause such proposition to be sub
mittcd to the voters of said county at the
general election next ensuing provided
said proposition and notice of election be
: published in all the newspapers of sald
county once a week for four successive
weeks next prior to the day of said elec-
ton; and said Board of County School
Commissioners shall cause to be printed
and placed at each poll in said county, on
the day of said election, before the open
! ing of said poll, sufficient number Of bal
, lots having on them For or Against
, the proposition, in words accurately de-
] scribing the same Aud the judges o
said general election shall receive, depos-
! i, count, and make return Of all the bal
: lots east for and against the proposition te
: the clerk of the Circuit Court of said coun-
: ", in the same manner and subject to the
e same regulations as are provided by law II
e case ola raj election for members OF tha
General Assembly. And said clerk o.
: the Circuit Court shall return the same
: to the Board of County Commissioner:
and to the Board of County School Com
mis,.ouurs at their first meeting rcspec-
: lively held after said election And the
! County Commissioners Of said county
t. shall levy, on the property Of said county
and colect the same as other taxes are
levied and collected, sum sufficient t'
dctray the expenses Of said election anC
publication, as certified to them by th'
c Board of County School Comm mssionerS
: See. s. In all cass where the count,
! has not been properly divided into schoo
y districts, and full records Of the bounda
e rics thereof have not been made and re
c corded, the Board of County School Com
1 missioncrs shall appoint committee,
i in their opinion they deem 1t necessary
/ consisting Of three persons of intelligence
II and sound Judgment, members of thai
c own body OF otherwise, who shall divid
If the county into suitable school districts
' define and describe the boundaries Of each
d provided, that no school district shall con
e tam a greater area than four miles square
z unless part of it be located in thlnl,
VI settled region Ia the formation Of tn
II school districts. the committee shall tax
ii into consideration the most suitable plac
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