The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-05-12
CHAPTER XVII.
Hgh SeAeal..

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CHAPTER XVII.
High lSeBeol..
Sec l.. II shall be the duty Of the Board o
County School Commissioner, when any elee.
tion di,trict or any contiguous election dis
tricts, shall presents building for high schoo
in said district or districts to the Hoard n
County School Commissioners, to accent tbs
same, (if, in the judgment Of the Board there
Is any necessity therefor and thereafter pro.
vide for maintenance Of high school in said
district or districts, and the salary OF teacher
out Of the general school fund.
Sec. 2. IL the high school be established b,
4 district or districts, the Board Of Count,
school Commissioners shall appoint three per.
sons, who shall constitute q Board of High
school Commissioners, and exercise like ar.
thorily over said school az hereinbefore pro.
vided for Boards Of District School Gommis
sioners, but high schools established by m,
county shall be under the direct control Of IN
Board Of County School Commissiouer,.
Sec. ). Each high school shall be visited
ana examined annually by the Principal Of Ii,
State Normal School or a Professor thereof,
such high school shall also be visited al le,.i
unce in each school term, by the County Er.
snminer, Who shall report quarterly 70 tLs
Board Of County School Commissioners the re.
suit OF bis observations.
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form department 10 every high school.
CHAPTER XVIII.
coiorsd Population.
See. l. The tesal amouHt Of taxes p,;d 70,
school pgrposas BY the coiored people Of An,
county, OF In the City Of Baltimore, toeethe,
with any donations that mar be made for m,
purpose, shall be set aside for maintsipine Al.
schools for coiored children, which sc6ool,
shall be conducted under the direction AZ ~,
Board Of County School Commissiouers. or thr
Board Of Commissioners Of Public schools oi
the City Of Baltimore, and shall be subject &
such rules asd regulations ss said respective
Boards shall prescribe,
missioner. TSs .Ss .a. Gssn School Con-
such additional sun as, x iheir judsmepsip he,
may deem proper to fur ther assist the school
for colored children.
Sec. 3. The Board Of County School Com
missioners shall have paEer 70 appoint IRON
among the patrqps OF tie colored schools. thre
persons Tor each school TO act as Board o
District School Commissioners.
CHAPTER XIX.
Sources Of Iscoms.
See. ]. A State tar OF ten cent, ON zach nm,
hundred dpllars OF taxable propsrtv throuoh
out the State. shall be leyied annusjIr Tor III,
support OF the free Public Schools, and Ii,
ot@to &9tmAi SCHOOL. which
shall be eqlleeied at the same time and by IL,
same agents as the general State lew. ant
shall be paid into the Treasury OF the State
20 be distributed BY the Trcasurer 10 N,
soards Of Schqql Commissioners Of he CITY q
baltmors and the several counties.
i, Sec J. The Treasurer, on the warrant O
the Comptroller shall pay a. heretofore 70 eact
proportion Of the free School Fund 10 vhiei
such city or county 10 entitled under the bro
visions OF the laws and resolutions existing a
the time this Act Is adopted, and he shall "a,
the same TO the Treasurer Of the Board 4,
school Commissioners Of Baltimore city, and
ci the several counties. Add tho several col
isges and academies shall respectively reoeiv,
the donations granted TO them by sny laws o,
resolutions OF the General Assembly. subject /,
the conditions annexed thereto. 'T
sec. = keal and persepai estate granted
conveyed, devised or bcqueathed for lie use q
any particular county or any school district
shall be held 10 trust by the Board Of Count,
school commjssicners Tor the benefit Of sucf
sqany 81 sehgol districti and sssb grants ant
ssasssr sea shall bs exempt from al State ans
See. I. Moneys Invested prior 10 the psssar.
o. thi. Act, 10 trpstfor the benefit Of t6s Pub,
iie schools for any county or city, shall Be az
empt from State, county or local tax.
Sec h. A. soon as the Comptroller shsl
naFe fecetscu tfom tne Cfty OF Baltimore anf
The several counties, returns Of the amount 3
state School tax levied in each county and III.
CITY OF Baltimore, be shall Immediately there.
after apportion the amount Of the whole lev,
70 the several Counties and the CITY Of Balti
more, in proportion to their respective popu.
iation, between the ages Of Eve and twenty
years.
Sec. 9 On the ls,h day Of Juns, ths hrs
DAY o. October, the first day Of January, ans
the dftccnth dnV Of March In a.cb x.sss ~
Comptroller shall apporfinn the amount y
school tar received BY the Treasurer, amone
the several counties and the City Of Baltimore
In pr portion TO the whole amount apportiuned
70 each by the Comptroller; and he 81 All motif,
the Board Of State School Commissioner and
The Treasurer Of each Of the several Rosrdr \
County School Commissioners Of the countie,
and the city qf B4ltmore, Of the amounf 5
tar due to each county and the City Of Bslti
more, on the several days aforesaid, and tb,
Treasurer shall pay Ihs several snounis witE
n ten Gays after said notification. rpon III.
dram Of The Presidspt and Secrefarf Of 81,
several bosrds of Gqlnsy School Commisslon
ers Aforesaid provided, also, tbat II IL a.,
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