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

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such revision or alteration as may be
necessary to accommodate the popula-
ton, aud increase the efficiency Of the
schools; a full description of such
changes and alterations shall also be
made and recorded as aforesaid.
Sec. I. The Board Of County School
Commissioners shall, on or before the At
teenth day Of November, in every year,
make report to the State Board Of EducA'
ton, in such form as may be prescribed BY
the latter, Of the schools and all matters
affecting the educational interests Of the
county; they shall also publish annually, in
the month Of November, in such form and
manner as they may deem proper, state
ment Of their receipts and disbursements,
including the money received and expended
on account Of textbooks, and a statement
Of the Indebtedness ofths Board at the close
Of the fiscal year, and forward a copy 10
the State Board Of Education.
Sec. s. In ense ofthe death ofany Conn-
ty School Commissioner, or his resignation
or removal from the county, or disquali6.
cation from any legal cause, the judges Of
the Circuit Court Of the Judicial District
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to appoint a qualified person to hll the va
caney; in case ofineheiency, refusal to act,
or breach Of trust, the Board may By q vote
Of q majority Of its members, declare the
Office vacant, and give notice 70 the party
concerned; an appeal may be taken 70 the
State Board oil Education whose decision
shall be fnal, bat Il no appeal be taken
within ten days, the vacancy shall be flled
as hersinhefore provided.
See. 9. No teacher in actual employ.
mentassu such shall 6ll the position OF County
School Commissioner.
CHAPTER V.
Dates cftAe District School Trustees.
Sec. ]. The Board Of District School
Trustees shall have the care Of the houses
and lands connected Herewith intended for
school purposes; also the furniture, apara
tus aud other school property; they shall
attend 10 all repairs and charge the cost
among the incidental expenses ofthe school,
to be paid out Of the tax levied upon the
assesseble property Of the county, as herein
provided for; provided, that when repairs
are TO be paid out Of county sehoo tax,
the amount 10 be expended for said repairs
shall be determined By the Board Of County
School Commissioners before the repairs are
made; the Board shall employ teacher
from among those persons who hold the
certificate required BY this law; they shall
exercise @ general supervision over their
respective schools, and visit them frequent
~, and shall cause instruction to be given
for ten months in the year if possible.
Sec 2. The Board of District School
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site is provided with suitable out. buildings.
Sec. 3. No school house shall be used
for any other purpose than public school
purposes and school district meetings, uu-
less by consent of the Board Of County
School Commissioners, or majority Of
them.
Sec. 4. Contiguous portions Of two or
more school house districts may, with the
consent of the Board Of County School
Commissioners, combine and form new
school house district, and when thus formed
the said new school house district shall be
invested with all the rights and powers
hereipbefore set forth as pertaining to such
districts, provided, that the new school
house district thus formed, or said district
from which it may be formed shall not con
tain less than thirty.hvelegal resident voters.
CHAPTER VI.
School Houses and Sites.
Sec. !. 1t shall be the duty the Board
Of County School Commissioners to select
a suitable school house site in each district
whenever the necessities Of the Public
Schools demand change Of site or sites
already built upon, or a new school house
to be built.
Sec. .. The Board of County School
Commissioners may receive donations of
such sites or locations for school houses or
Of houses already built adapted to school
purposes or suitably located, or may pur.
chase the same; but in no case shall any
site be built upon or any house be occupied
until good and sufficient title shall have
been obtained for the same in the corporate
name Of the Board OF County School Goa.
missioners.
Sec. 8. When the lands shall be required
for the site Of aschool house, or for enlarg.
ing a school house lot, and the Board OF
County School Commissioners shall, from
any cause, be unable to contract with the
owner thereof the Board of County School
Commissioners may apply for n writ of dd
quod ddHnuns 10 the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court for the county, who shall forthwith
issue the same, and the Sheriff shall execute
the said writ, and return an indlisi.ion
describing the land and stating the amount
Of damages to be paid TO the owner, and
the Judge OF the Circuit Court for the
county, may at any time after the return of
the inquisiiiou in term during recess, h ear
q motion to confirm such inquisition on slch
notice to the parties as he may direct, and
confirm or quash the same, and if he
quashes the inquisiIion he shall order q
new one forthwith TO be taken, but no LOT
so taken OF enlarged shall exceed in the
whole one acre, including the land occu.
pied by the school building.
Sec. 4. In all cases when school hous
sites are thus purchased or condemned
the costs thereof shall be paid as other
school house property is paid for.
Sec. 6. Every school shall be built and
furnished according to the plans and draw,
ing issued from the office Of the County
School Commissioners.
CHAPTER VII.
Schools.
Sec. /. The schools under the charge
ofthe Board Of County School Commission
ers Tor each county shall respectively be de
signated School number one, two, three, and
so forth, oftheir respective election dis
triets.
Sec. 2. In every school house district
in each county, established as hereinafter
provided, there shall be kept for ten months
in each year, if possible, one or more
schools, according to population, which
shall be free to all white youth over siz
and uader twenty-oue years of age.
Sec. 8. In every district school there shall
be taught orthography, Reading, Writing
English Grammar, Biography, Arithmetic
History Of the United States and Goo,
Behavior, Algebra, Book, keeping, Natural
Philosophy, the Co Institution Of the Unitet
States, the Constitution ofthe State OF Mary
land and The History OF Mary Vocal Nh
SIC, Dsz ing, Physiologv, the Laws Of Health
Domestic Economy shall also be taugh
whenever the Board Of District Schoo
Trustees shEll deem Il expedien.; and il