The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-05-12
4 .IAWS--CENERAL
PASSED nj rHE
General Assembly of Maryland
At Me January Session, 1870.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
JCHlPrER sii.l
AN ACT

PUBLISHED BY AurHoRirY.
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ICHLPTER BILL
AN ACT
To repeal an Act passed at the January
session of 1868, entitled Public Education,
providing a general system Of Free Pub
lie Schools for the State of Maryland. and
to repeal all laws inconsistent Herewith,
and to re enact the same with amend
ments.
Sec. |. Be il enacted by tn General
Assembly of Maryland, That the Act passed
at the session of 1868, entitled Public Ed
ucation, providing system OF free public
schools for the State Of Maryland, and to
repeal all laws inconsistent Herewith, be
and the same is hereby repealed and re.en
acted so as to read as follows.
Sec 2. And be it enacted, That there
shall be throughout the State Of Maryland
general system Of free public schools &c.
cordng to the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall be added to the Code Of Public Gene.
raj Laws, under the title Public Education,
and that al existing laws inconsistent here.
with be and the same are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER l.
Supervision.
Sec /. Educational matters affecting the
State and the general care and supervision
ofpublic education, shall be entrusted to a
Board Of State School Commissioners.
Sec 2. Educational matters affecting n
county shall be under the control of a Board
of County School Commissioners.
Sec 0. Educational matters affecting a
school district shall be under the snpervi.
sion Of a Board of District School Commis.
sioners.
CHAPTER II.
Formation Of boards.
Sec /. The Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall ap.
point at the present session of the General
Assembly of Maryland, and at every regular
session thereafter from among the Pres.
dents and Examiners Of the several County
Boards four persons, Tone of whom shall be
resident Of the Eastern Shore,) who, to.
geiher with the Principal of the State Nor.
NAL School, shall constitute the Board of
State School Commissioners
Sec. 2. The Board of County School
Commissioners shall be composed of three
persons, appointed by the Judges of the
Circuit Courts. to serve for two years from
the first day ofJanuary next succeeding said
appointment and until their successors shall
qualify; provided, that in counties having
over one hundred schools five per sons shall
be appointed.
Sec. 8. The Board Of District School
Commissioners shall be composed Of three
persons, who shall be appointed by the
County School Commissioners on the first
day Of May, or at their first meeting there.
after in each year.
CHAPTER III.
Dutis' Of the State School ComH.i.,ioner,.
Sec. ]. The Board of State School Com.
missioners shall hold regular meetings on
the last Wednesday in May, August, No.
Vem6er and February Of every year, and
special meetings as occasion may require.
Sec. 2. The office of the Board shall be
in the State Normal School.
Sec. 3. The members Of the Board sball
receive no salary but actual expenses in.
Cured in attending meetings of the Board,
and they are authorized to employ clerical
assistance when necessary. The Treasurer.
upon the warrant of the Comptroller, is
hereby authorized to pay to the President of
the Board snch amount not exceeding one
thousand dollars per annum as be shall
show TO be due for these necessary expenses.
Sec. 4. The Board of State School Com.
missioners shall, to the best of their ability,
cause the provisions of this law to be car
ried into effect, and may, il necessary, in.
sttute legal proceedings for that purpose
with the direction and advice of the Attor
ney General, they shall explain the true
intent aud meaning of the law, and they
shall decide without expense to the parties
concerned. all controversies and disputes
that may arise under It.
Sec. 8. They shall have the general care
and supervision of the pubic school inter.
ests OF the State; shall act as the assistants
and advisers Of the various County Boards,
and shall, from time to time, issue circular
letters to teachers and commissioners on
topics connected with the administration Of
the public schools.
Sec. 9. In order to insure uniformity in
the statistical reports of the public schools,
they shall issue uniform series of blanks
Tor the use OF teachers and Of County Boards,
ana snail require all accounts to be kept
ana returns TO be made according to these
forms.
Sec. 7. They shall, when reouested bv
the Board Of County School Commissioners,
examine candidates for the Office of Comfy
Examiner, and give certificate of qualif.
tion.
Sec. 8. They may grant to teachers of
long experience and established reputation,
professional certificates, which shall be valid
until revoked for cause.
Sec. .. The Board of State School Com.
missioners shall be exofficio trustees of the
State Normal School, and the Princ,pal of
the State Normal School shall be ex ofieio
trustee OF the State Agricultural College.
Sec. 10. All schools and colleges receiv.
ing any State donation, shall make n report
on or before the fifteenth day of November
an each year, of such matters and in such
form as the Board Of State School Commits.
sioners shall require, and said reports or an
abstract therefrom shall be published by the
President OF the Board in his annual school
report.
CHAPTER w.
DHti,s cf&s County School Comn,i.,ios.r,
Sec. l. The Board of County School
Commissioners shall meet for Organization
on the first Tuesday in January next sue
ceeding their appointment or as soon there.
after as may be, and elect person moi n
member Of the Board, who shall serve az
Secretary, Treasurer and Examiner. and
notice of such election signed by the Presi-
dent Of the Board shall be transmitted 10
the Comptroller; provided, that in counties
having more than eighty.fve schools, the
Board may, at their discretion, appoint an
assistant Examiner and fix his salary. The
Board shall meet once in every school term,
and at other times il necessary for the trans.
action Of business. Each commissioner
shall receive per day for each day of his at.
tendance at the Board or on committees
appointed by the Board, such pay as is al
lowed the county commissioners in the sew
eIai counties Of the State; provided, that the
aggregate amount paid in one year to com.
mIEAI0UAfr n rla. A
pensation, shall not exceed an average of
one hundred dollars for each eomm;ss;onar