Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-05-26

re Corporate cams e q bid of
county school commissioners.
See 3 When the lands shall sbc re-
quired for the site o. school house, or
for charging a school house lot. and the
Board Of county school commissioners
shall, from any cause, b. unable 10 con-
tract with the owner thereof, the Board
Of county school commissioners may ap-
ply for writ OF al qaod d.mauas to the
clerk of the Circuit Court for the couni u
who SHALL forthwith issue thessame, an
the Sheriff shall execute the said = ~
return an inquisition in term or 0ds@Hs
reccs, hear motion to confirm such in.
QUESTION on such no'ice to the parties ~
may direct, aud condrm or quas!i the
same, and il he Ytashes the iuquisition
he shall ordcs~a new one forthwith to be
taken, but no lot so taken or enlarged
shall Exceed in whole one acre, includ-
ing the land occupied BY the school build
ing.
Sc 4 In all cases when school house
sites are thus purchased or condemned,
the costs thereof shall be paid rs other
school house property is paid for.
Sec Every school house shall be
built aud flushed according to plans and
drawings issued from the Office Of county
school commissioners.
CHAPTER VII.
Schools.
SIC The schools under the charge
of The Board Of county school commission
ers Cor each county. shall respectively be
designated school NJ. l, >. 3, &C., OF
their respective election districts.
Sec , In every school house district
in each county, established rs hereinafter
provided. there shall be kept for ten
months in each year, one or more schools,
according to population, which shall be
free to all white youth oyer six and un-
der twenty-onc years Nfage. 2 ?
Sc 3 Inevcry district schoo; tkere
shall be Taught OrthoSraphy, Rcaing,
Writing, Eng!isht Gramnar. Gcoyrphy,
ARITHMETIC, History of the United States,
the Constitution Of the United States, tle
Constitutional the State of Maryland. and
Good BchaviS~tAlgebra, Book Keeping.
Natural Philosophy, Vocal Music. Draw
ing. Physiology, the Laws of Health and
of Dom site f 'onomy, shall also be thu sht
whenever the Bard of District school
commissioners shai! dem it expc licnt.
SEC. 4 Whenever a school numbers
more than forty .fivc children in average
attendance, an a'sissant may be employed
by the Board of county school commits
si"ners, and for every additional forty
children one teacher may be appointed,
and the Board of county school c,mmis-
si"ners shall direct the division of the pu-
pills So rs to form graded school.
Sec 5 Whenever the number Of chill
dren attending school in any school dis
trict is greater than one hundred, then
the Board of county school commissioners
may, with the consent of the Board al
District school commissioners, establish
schools of different grades, or the school
district may be divided, and whenever the
average attendance in any schoo. for any
two consecutive terms is less than tea
pupils, then said school may be closed by
the Is lard Of county school commission
ers; provided, that the b GARD Of District
school commissioners may keep the school
open IN part at the expense of the district,
aud shall receive their proportion Of the
school fund for said school, rating \ full
scho i at twenty scholars.
Sec 3 Public examinations shall be
hell in each school twice year. of which
due notice shall DE given. that the parents
and others interested in education may
attend.
See ! Schools shall be kept open each
week day except Saturday., for six hours,
and the hours for teachise shall be regu-
lated by the several B1ards Of county
school commissioners.
Sec 8 Any per>ton who shall disturb
any district schoo. in session, shall, upon
conviction thereof before Justice of the
Peace, forfeit and pay twenty dollars. to
be collected ~ other fines, to. be paid to
the Board of District school com mis- SION
ers for the benefit of the schol hous, dis
rie'. or said offender shall Do imprisoned
H. i the penalty and costs be- paid, no,
Hc>, ling. however. thirty days.
/ 49, The school year shall be divi.
viie,o ~ AIR terms, which shall be
desigu.. : $40 Fall term. winter term
spring ser... aud summer term. aud the
time of beginning and closing each term
shall be regulated By the Board .fccus,y
school commissioners provided. that the
financial reports II the schools Of the
, State shall be made up and rendered t.
the shir,ie,h day of September. inclusive
of each aai every year f; aud provided
further. thar there -ssst &c no ichange in
or encEoacameus upon the holidss aud
vacation set forth and established in she
following paragraph:
Tue mcnth of Angus, shall be vacation
throughout the whole State, aud the fol-
lowing days shall be holidays, viz: -
Thanksgiving Day, from CHRISTMAS Eve
to the FIRST day % January inclusive,
Wasai"g'On's Birthday, the fourth day Of