The Democratic advocate., 1874-05-30
Laacs--General.

Schools lor the State OF Maryland, and 10 re-
real all laws Inconsistent herewith, and 10 re-
enact the same with amendments" be and the
same are hereby repealed and the following
sections enacted in lieu thereof;
Chapter Two--Seclion One. The Governor,
by and with the advice and consent OF the SEN
ate, shall appoint at every regular session Of
the General Assembly, froH among the presi-
denis and examiners Of the several county
boards, four persons, tone Of whom shall be a
resident Of the Etstern 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 oi
three persons, who shall be appointed by the
county school commissioners on the inst day OF
May, or at their first meeting thereafter in each
year, and who shall meet within thirty days af'
ter their appointment, and enter upon the du-
ties assigned them in chapter five OF this act
at their FIRST meeting they shall appoint chair
man, 10 hold Office for one year, and 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
carried into effect and may, II necessary, insll-
tute legal proceedings for that purpose, with
the direction and advice Of the Attorney Cen
eral they shall enact bylaws for the admins
tration Of the public school system not at yari-
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, all contro-
ycrsies 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; they
shall attend to all repairs, and charge the cost
among the incidental expenses of the school,
10 be paid out Of the tax levied upon the as.
sessable property Of tie county as herein pro-
vided for; Proridcd, 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
sioners before the repairs are made the board
shall employ teacher or teachers, subject to
commissioners, from among those persons who
hold the certificate required BY this act; they
shall exercise general supervision over their
respective schools, and visit them frequently,
and phall cause instruction to be given for ten
months in the year, If possible.
Chapter Five-Section Five. In case Of neg
lect OF duty or refusal to act ON the part cf the
members Of the board Of trustees, their places
shall be declared vacant by the board Of coun-
ty school commissioners, who shall fill the
same by new appointments bat il il be found
impossible 10 secure competent persons who
will act in this capacity, then The duties Of the
board of district school trustees for the parlic-
ular district shall devolve upon the board Of
county school commissioners.
Chapter Six--Section 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 be 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 unsuted for school
purposes, the board is authorized to sell or
lease the same and TO appropriate the amount
obtained by such sale or lease 10 the pur-
chase or lease oil proper school house at
suitable location for the said district.
Chapter Eight-Section Three. Teachers
shall enter into their quarterly reports an ac.
curate account OF the attendance OF pupils, Of
textbooks used, and branches taught, aud such
other statistics as may be required, and make due
returns thereof TO the board of county school
commissioners at the end Of each term, and no
teacher shall be entitled 10 receive payment for
services until the quarterly report, properly
llled up ard completed, be 30 returned. The
quarterly reports shall be filed by the board Of
county school commissioners for the purpose of
making the annual return to the State Board
Of Education.
Chapter Ten-Section Two. Each board OF
county school commissioners shall adopt and
may purchase the textbooks for the public
schools in their respective counties.
Chapter Eleven--Seclion Two. The ccrtifi.
cate Issued by each county examiner shall be
numbered and registered in a book Kept by
the board of county school commissioners, and
be delivered to their SUCCESSORS In Office, and
shall be denominaied first or second grade a.
the case may be, and the State Board Of Edu.
cation shall keep book in the same manner
as the county examiner. Certificates OF the
first grade shall embrace orthograrhy, reading,
writing, arithmetic, geography, history, eng.
lish grammar, bookkeeping, algebra and mai.
ursl philosophy; and those Of the second grade
shall embrace orihosraphy, reading, writing,
arithmetic, geography, history and english
grammer, but the State Board of Education
may add additional requirements to those in
dicated for either grade, whenever the same
may seem necessary. Such certificate shall,
however, not continue in force for hore than
six months, unless the person receiving the
same shall satisfy the examiner Of his fitness
for governing school and his ability 10 i'm
part instruction in the various branches taught
in the public school, but when the examiner
shall have satisfied himself upon these points,
he shall be empowered to Issue certificate.
which shall continue in force for three years
from the date of issue.
Chapter Twelve--Section Two. The sessions
Of the State Normal School, until otherwise
provided by the State. shall b. held in such
building as the State Bard Of Education NAV
select; Provided, That the rent be not greater
than thirty-ive hundred dollars, which amount
or so much thereof as is necessary, Is hereby
appropriated annually for thar purpose.
Chapter Twelve Section Eight. The nm.
nnal sum OF ten thousand five hundred dollars
Is hereby appropriated for the support of the