The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-30
General.

schools Tor the Stale OF Maryland and TO re-
peal all laws inconsistent herewith, and to re
enact the same with amendments be and III,
same are hereby repealed and the following
sections enacted in lieu thereof;
Chapter Two-Section One. The Governor
by and with the advice aud consen, OF the SEN
ate, shall appoint at every regular session Of
The General Assembly, from among the presi-
denis and examiners OF the several county
boards, four persons, lone of whom shall be a
resident Of the Eastern Shore,) who together
with the Governor and the Principal Of the
State Normal School shall constitute the State
Board of Education.
Chapter Two-Section Three. The board Of
district school trustees shall be composed OF
three persons, who shall be appointed by the
county school commissioners on the firsi day Of
May, or at their first meeting thereafter in each
year, and who shall meet within thirty DAYS az.
ter their appointment, and enter upon the du-
ties assigned them in chapter Eve Of this act
at their first meeting they shall appoint chair
man, to hold Office for one year, aud shall give
notice OF the appointment to the secretary Of
the board OF county school commissioners.
Chapter Three - Section Four. The State
Board OF Education shall, TO the best Of their
ability, cause the provisions Of this law TO be
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tute legal proceedings for that purpose, with
the direction and advice of the Attorney Gen.
eral they shall enact bylaws for the admins
tration OF the public school system not at vari.
ance with this act, and shall have the power to
suspend or remove any examiner or teacher
who may be found inefficient in or incompe.
tent for the discharge Of the duties assigned
him, or guilty OF such moral delinquency as
may have untitled him for the Office he holds,
they shall explain the true intent and mean.
ing Of the law, and they shall decide, without
expense to the parties concerned, ali contro-
versies and disputes that may arise under it.
Chapter Five-Seciion One. The board Of
district school trustees shall have the care of
the houses and lands connected Herewith in.
tended for school purposes; also the furniture.
apparatus and other school property: thew
shall attend to all repairs, and charge the coat
among the incidental expenses of The school.
TO be paid out Of the tax levied upon the rs.
sessa6le property Of the county as herein pro-
yided for; Prorided, That when repairs are TO
be paid out OF a county school tax, the amount
10 be expended for said repairs shall be deter.
mined by the board OF county school commits.
sloners before the repairs are made; the board
shall employ teacher or teachers, subject 10
confirmation by the board of county school
commissioners, from among thuse persons who
hold the certificate required by this act; they
snail exercise general supervision over their
respective schools, and visit them frequently.
and shall cause instruction to be given for ten
months in the year, If possible.
Chapter Fiye--Sec,ion Five. In case of neg.
lect of duty or refusal TO act on the mart cf the
members OF the board Of trustees, their places
shall be declared vacant by the board Of coup.
y school commissioners, who rhall fill the
iame by new appointments bu, il il be found
impossible 10 secure competent persons who
VIII act IN this capacity, then the duties Of the
board Of district school trustees for the partic.
ular district shall devolve upon the board of
County school commissioners.
Chapter Subsection Two, The board of
county school commissioners NAV receive do
nations OF such sites or locations for school
houses or Of houses already built ADAPTED to
school purposes or suitably located, or NAV
purchase the same but in no case shall any
site he built apon, 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 commissioners, In |
cases where, however, the properly owned by |
the board Of county school commissioners In |
any school district proves unsuited for school |
purposes, the board is authorized TO cell or
lease the same and TO appropriate the amount
obtained by such sale or lease to the pur.
chase or lease OF proper school house at a
suitable location for the said district.
Chapter Eight-Sectiou Three. Teachers
shall enter into their quarterly reports an ae.
'nrate account OF the attendance Of pnpils. of
textbooks used. and branches taught, and such
)ther statistics as may be required, and make due
'eiurns thereof TO the board of county school
at the end Of each term and no.
eacher shall be entitled 10 receive payment lnr
erviecs until the quarterly report, properly
illed up ard completed, be 80 returned. The
quarterly reports shall be filed BY the board of
ouniy school commissioners for the pnrpose of
making the annual return to the State Board
II Education.
Chapter Ten-Section Two. Each board of
ounty school commissioners shall adopt and
nay purchase the textbooks for the pnblic
chools IN their respective counties.
Chapter Eleven-Seclion Two. The eer,;6.
ate issued BY each county examiner shall h.
numbered and registered in a book Rent Inv
he board Of county school commissioner. and
e delivered to their SUCCESSORS in Office. and
hall be denominaied first or second grade "A
he case may be, and tue State Board of Edu.
alton shall keep book in the same manner
the county examiner. Certificates Of Tho
Tst grade shall embrace orthogtaphy, reading
'rlling, arithmetic, geography, history, enc,
sh grammar, bookkeeping. algebra and nal.
rel philosophy; and those Of the second grade
hall embrace photography. reading. writing
rithmetic, geography, history and english
rammer, but the State Board Of Education
lay add additional requirements TO those in.
ieated for either grade, whenever the same
lay seem necessary. Such certificate shall.
owever, not continue in force for more than
months, unless the person receiving The
'me shall satisfy the examiner Of Lis fitness
II governing school and his ability 10 i'm.
art instruction in the various branches taught
the public school, but when the examiner I
lall have satisfied himself upon these points
shall be empowered 10 issue certificate
Inch shall continue in force for three wears
ON the date of issue. '
Chapter Twelye-Section Two. The session.
the State Normal School, until otherwiso
divided by the State. shall b. held in sncb
hiding as the State Board Of Education NAV
lect; Pforided, That the rent be moi create,
an thirty-fye hundred dollars, which amonn,
so much thereof as is necessary. Ia berehv
'propriated annually for that purpose.
Chapter TwelSe--Seclion Eight. The nm.
lal sum OF ten thousand five hundred dollars
hereby appropriated for the support Of The Sc
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