The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-04-23
WESTMINSTER, ND. THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1868.

ubu " bhc cHaFke DC sustained. shall
annul the teachers certificate granted
in the county in which he is teaching,
by whomsoeyer granted, and shall give
notice thereof TO the principal Of the
State Normal School. Ia all case.
where the trustees, from any cause. re.
fuse or neglect to exercise theif func.
tions and keep in operation the school
committed to their care the Board Of
County School Commissioners shall be
vested with all the rights oftho dercIic.
trustees, aud shall take charge Of and
manage the School until trustees arc
elected who will act, or until the in.
eumbents give assurance Of return TO
their duty.
Sec. g. IL shall be the duty ofteach.
ers to report in tabulr form the condi.
tion OF his school to the Board OF Conn.
~ School Commissioners at each of i,s
quarterly meetings. These reports
shall be filed aGd preserved by the
board, and used by the President Of
the board 10 making up his snnual re.
port to the principal Of the State Nor
nal School.
Sec. .. Whenever the number Of
children attending school 10 any school
district is greater that one HUNDRED
then the Board Of County School Com
niissioners may. with the consent OF the
trustee establish schools Of different
grades and determine into which school
each pupil shall be admitted or the
school district may be divided. And
whenever the average attendance ia any
school for any two consecutive quarters
is less Than ten papils.thcn said school
may be closed By the Board Of County
School Commissioners provided Tia,
tho trustecs Of the district may. keen
tho schvol open In part az the expense
ofthc district, nnd shall receive tbeir
1 proportion Of tho school fund for said
school rating full school at twenty.
Eve scholars
See. 10 The Board of County School
Commissioners shall publish annually,
u all Of the papers or tho county, .
statement Of the moneys received aud
expended, setting forth all the financial
operations OF each district; aud IL there
be 10 newspapcrs within the limits OF
the county, then they shall publish the
samc u such other iora a. aay be dc
termlncd aud forward copy To the
/ principal of the State Normal School
cnArrra -,
I The Boari n SrhDoi Honsr District Trustee.
Sec | For the rurprne Of olccting
t.o trustees ofthe school house district
snd deciding such other questions A.
asay aslse, Aasola.tion sy .hslls,t slsall be
held in every such district on the iifst
) tnf'lay Of tho mouth Of sIsy. at 8 r..
VI, in the year eighteen handred aud
sixty eight, aud on the first Saturday
20 May IN every yesr thereafter, at
which every registered voter having
legal residence therein pball.bc entitled
TO vote, Aud the School Commission.
era for the several coualica shall give
at least ten days pnblis notice Of such
elections BY advertisement in the news.
papers Of the county or Baltimore eiiy
II no election shall be had on the day
aforesaid then the Boafd Of Conniy
School Commissioners shall appoin.
said trustees.
See. 2 The School District Board,
shall haye The cars aud coBtrol OF ali
houses and iadds conheeted Herewith.
Intended for school purposes, within
the limits VI their respective districts,
also of the furniture, appsraius, aud
other school property belonging 10 the
district They shel ailcnd 10 All nee.
essaty repairs, and charge the cost
among the incidental expenses Of the
school, 70 be paid out OF the tax levied
upon the assesable property OF ibs
county as h'reiu provided fr; provided
than when repairs are TO be paid for
out of a coun ) school tax tho amount
TO be expended for said repairs shall be
determined by the Board Of School
Commissioners before the repairs are
made. The Buard shall employ d teach
er from among those persons who hold
the required certificate; they shah OK,
ercise general supervision over their
respective schools and visit them fre
| qucntly, aud shall cause instruction to
be glseu for ten months in the year
Aod the County Commissioners shall
provide by general county taxation for
school-lIouscs in the several districts to
be paid from the school fand OF the
county.
See 3. Every school house shall be
built and furnish d according to plans
aud drawings issued from the Office of
the Principal the State Normal School.
or according To plans from the Board Of
County School Commissioner, that
proper regard may be had TO light aud
ventilation, aud other matters that con.
I dncc to the comfort, health aud good
srder Of the pupils.
See. a. Every school house site must
be provided with suitable outbuilainps
See. 8. No sehool.house shall be used
for any other than public school purpo
ses aud school district meetings,
See, O. Contiguous portions of two
or more school house districts may,
With the colseotaof the Board of Coun
| ~ School Commissioners, copbins aud
torm new school,house district, and
when thus formed the said now school
house district shall be invested with all
the rights aud powers herein before set
iorth as pertaining to such districts /;
provided that the new school house dis,
trlet thus formed, or said district from
which it may be formed, shall no. con.
tam less than thirty FIVE legal resident
voters. .s,,...
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