The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-05-04

ProvidsI, that in counties having more
than eighty i've schools, the Board may
at their discretion appoint one Assistant
Examiner and tx his salary the Board
shall meet once in every school term /;
and at other times If necessary, for the
transaction Of business each Commis-
sioner shall receive per day for each Of
his attendance at tho Board or on COM
mittees appointed BY the Board, such
pay as is allowed the Coanty Commis.
sioners in theseyeral eounties ofthe State;
provided. that the aggregate amount
paid IN one year to Commissioners as
per diem, or any other compensation,
shall not exceed an average Of one hun.
bred dollars for each Commissioner.
See. g The Board Of County School
Commissioners is hereby declared 20 be
body polite and corporate BY the
name aud style Of the Board Of County
School Commissioners Of county,
and by that name shall have perpetual
succession, aud shall be capable 10 sue
and be sued, to have and use a common
seal, aud the same at their pleasure to
alter or break and TO exercise all the
powers and privileges hereby granted to
or vested in them and every county
School Commissioner shall have power
to take afkdayits aud administer oaths
ia all matters pertaining TO public
Schools, but without charge or fee.
Sec. 3. All the property, estates,
effects, money, funds, claims aud State
donations now vested by law in the
Public School authorities Of auy county,
for the use aud benefit of Public, Pri-
mary, Free or High Schools, are hereby
transferred to, aud vested IN, the Board
of County School Commissioners aud
their successors 10 office.
See. L. The Board Of county School
Commissioners shall have the general
supervision aud control of oil schools
in their respective counties they shall
build, rspair, and furnish school houses !;
they shall FIX the salaries Of teachers !;
they shall purchase aud distribute text
books, aud shall perform such other du.
ties as may be necessary to secure an
efficient administration Of the Public
School system, subject to provision Of
this law.
See. 5. The State School Tax and
Free School Fund are primarily intend
ed under this Act, 10 pay the salaries
Of the teachers of the several counties,
and to provide school books and sta.
tionery for the children of the State
If however, 10 apportioning the said
State School Tax among the different
counties and the City Of Baltimore, the
share OF any county should prove mad
equate for the purposes aforesaid, then
the County Commissioners Of such
county are hereby authorized, empower
ed, directed and required to levy aud
collect such tax upon the asseSsable
property of such county, as the Board
Of County School Commissioners shall
Designate as sufficient to make good the
deficiency; provided, said tax shall not
exceed ten cents in the hundred dollars,
unless the County Commissioners shall
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the taxes so levied aud collected, shall
be paid quarterly on the day fixed for
the payment of the State School Tax to
the several counties, but the proceeds
from special taxes may be paid ofteuer,
upon the order Of the Board Of County
School Commissioners to the Treasurer
of the said Board of County School
Commissioners, in order that the schools
Of such counties may be kept open for
the time herein set forth, aud said tax
shall be levied and collected as other
taxes; any sums Of money which may
have been specially collected or levied
on any election or school house district
for educational purposes connected with
these districts, shall be collected for,
and applied to the purposes SO intended
originally, and shall be used Tor no other
purpose, and if said funds have been
used otherwise, they shall be returned
aud applied as aforesaid.
Sec 6. In all cases where the county
has not been properly diEidedinto school
districts, and full records Of the boun-
daries thereof have not been made and
recorded, the Board of County School
Commissioners shall appoint a commit
tee, il, 10 their opinion they deem it
necessary, consisting of three persons
ofinielligeuee aud sound judgment, who
shall divide the county into suitable
school districts, define aud describe the
boundaries Of each; provided, that no
school district shall contain a greater
area than four miles square, unless a
part Of il be located in a thiny settled
region; 10 the formation of the school
districts, the committee shall take into
consideration tho most suitable site for
the school house, the general features
Of the COUNTY, and shall make each
school district Of zach size and form as
viii best accommodate the population
within Its boands; the committee shall
make an accurate description of the
bouods Of the school districts accom-
pauied W plat, and shall report the
same 20 the Board Of County School
Commlssenen, who shall thereupon
give noLlee 40 al the newspapers Of the
county az what time They viii meet "a
hear applications fer change Of bOun-
daries, which applications shall be made
~ writing, aud sithio two moB,hs from
the date Of the 6nst publication Of such
Dotiee, when the application shall have
been made and considered, the Board Of
I -
County School Commissioners nay the1
change the boundaries Of school dis
triets, and Teyise The description, or the,
may Eitbost application make suei
change - aay be deemed important, o.
they may rstify aud eos6rm the repori
| Of the committee. the dexerfntion IL ths