Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-12-07
ANOTHER TECHNICAL MlSDE-
MEtNER


Under section -. Av'eic p Of the
K-visrd Cole IT Public aud General
laws Il this STATE. "le Board Of County
School Commissioners are required 10
pytGHsh annually in the mouth NJ Novcm-
her. in such form aud manner as they
may deem proper statement Of their
receipt. aud disbursements, including the
money received and expended On account
Of text BOOKS and statement of the in
,lsbtedness Of the boar.l at the close of
Vie fiscal year. aud forward copy to
the State Board Of Education
This il an imperative duty imposed
rpen the Board Of School Commissioners.
sad like the duty imp ,.el upon the levy
Court. requiring them to make ous and
publish annually an itrIuized or detailed
statement Of the expenses and etc, Of
the county, it is imposed for no other
purpose We presume than u inform the
public by simple, AMI satisfactory
mode how the p"opts's money pail BY
taxation has been expended and being
- imperative duly so imposed, they in
failing to comply with It, are again
Ike the County Commissioners, so re-
GENTLY tried anil convicted. guilty
Of Technical Mislemcauer. The Board
Of School Commissioners have never
70 our knowledge comp j e d
with this salutary provision Of
The hw in any manner that We are
aware Of, aHd the court in following the
precedent it has cstrblshel AMI our
heighbor in calling attention to techni-
cal violations Of the law BY public officers,
should direct the attention Of the Grand
Jury TO the fact, and have the matter
investigated We do not believe in
Furnishing public officials for technical
misdemeaners Of this kind. unless after
their attention has been directed to it
they fail TO observe it, nor do we
believe that indictment, and punishment
is the proper mode of directing their at
tention TO such technical omissions eth
er;- but as the precedent has been os alb
lished let us carry it ont. and punish all
who are guilty Of this misfeasance The
personnel Of the board School C,mms.
'neTs. like that Of the County Commits
10 'ers is Of too high standing and hold
~ high place in our estimation, for
70 TO ruthlessl J accuse them of crini-
val culpsbllty in office, and no word of
Remuneration shall emanste from our
pea casting reflection upon their integ-
Fity The politics of the two boards as
= whole. is of mongrel character,
but It matters not to Us what the pn!iti-
raj prociviiics Of public officials are. or
however. bitterly we may oppose their
opinions in this respect; SO they dis
charge their duties faithfully aud hon
rstly while holding office, is our only
and looking 10 that end
and that alone. We will assail or COM
mend Thorn when 1-ss-ion may require,
md not before. We have been silent
N the past because vc thought the pco-
pie were satisfied with the practically
carrying out Of the laws on this subject.
but as they have shown to the contrary.
BY indicting the County Commissioners.
~e shsll continue with endless purpose
% direct the public attention to every !
'uch violation. with which we shall be- {
'ome informed, regardless Of men. poll
res. or our social relation 10 them until :.
very official in the county, shall be "
made to perform his daty with the strict la
ut nicely When We know public oilici.ls r.
IRE culpably guilty OF misfeasance in o. Is
ice, We will assail them with OF
u unrelenting hand, but the char.
'eter ef person is t9fptocious ttf'ng
o be stained BY Unfounded .mpu,ation.
). that in calling public attention to this
nisfeasance on the part of the School IL
two of whom are demo- Il
traits. tone an ex-membcr of the
Democratic State Central Committee. J D
md the other a Republican, We do not
Ssh TO cast the fainte>t blush, Of -us- t,
picion upon their Invaluable reputation, )
but all We want is 10 have the error cor /
rected by the mode, the public through r
ss Grand Jury. has recently adopted O
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