Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

reeso Z" explain why he eats his daily
nssals or says his daily prayers will
gsiusay. and the Tisies with It's accutc
l~gal eonc-p,iss could have readily seen
lad il wassea, the duty Of the
school board i not only to make RE
port to shesssaie board Of education by
the 10Th u November in every year. =
bat they. ma-t also during the month Of
November pshlish annually in such
form andinAnnPf as they may prescribe.
- statempnf q their receipts aud dis
hussemensa. and ior~ard coey Of tks
pans so.the State hoard Of cdac.tisa.
IL a,wesd. they arc required to do four
separate snd. distinct ihibgs: First they
muAt make report to the State board Of
sdbsasios b. the 18th Of November Of
every year; Secondly. they must publish
Rseparaie aud distinct statement Of their
receipts snd disbursements. of laeucys
resolved and expended; Thirdly. that
statement must be made in the month Of
November, and fnurthly. a copy of the
sYme must be forwarded 20 the State
board If educatinn n violation Of any
cns Of which plain requirements Of the
hw is q teehnicasl misdemeanor. and
The school board if guilty is as liable to
prosecution and punishment as the
County Commissioners who were tried
sad indicted for Jumping in the annual
levy, the expenditures for roads and etc,
IN disregard OF the law commanding
diem to publish detailed statement.
The law is mandatory and no discretion
IL left the school commissioners in any
Of the four distinct requirements. Now
hsve they substantially complied With
t'is law as eontcnded for by the Times
II It's absiruse article on this subject
They have complied with the first
eInuas Of thia seetion BY sending re-
port to the State bard of eduetion by
The i5tSof November, but the remain-
ing three eIanses have been violated
int. They have published a state
rent in the month Of November it is
true. but that is voluntary act Of their
uro lou 'An tq pii!nb'I lou 81 Pus 'uAo
II be argued that that is in compliance
With the lsw requiring it 70 be done in
November. Time is partly The essence Of
NJ ssaSiT1IEaS Tscanl rs vii be areScd
si.At the legislature. which By virtue Of
the constitution is required To meet on
The first Wednesday of January can
meet on the first Wednesday Of the
ALLOWING month. and comply with this
express provision. We did not assert
nr do VIZ contend, that the publication
laust be made, IN nrwsprper-that
idea originated in the futile imagination
afthe Times, so redundent, and with far
fetched conclusions; but we do contend
that publication in the month of Nov.
must be made. the mode and manner of
which Is within the province of the board
tn devise 1t may be by post
ing on the Court Fl ouse.
or at public places. pr possibly il
might be competent to post it on the
door Of the Times office u where direct
ly under the scrutinizing eye of the
Times any error tIiat existed therein
might be detected aud ground work CIV
Gu it for more plausible gush.
But according to our views it must be
made in accordance wis5 the usual mode
Of making publications in the county
As to the excuse offered by the Times.
for argument it is not. that the school
board substantially complied with this
.l.pse If The law when their statement
,.hI;.hsa ,bronob the mcdium ,f the
.nsu.I rrnO,, made by the State Board.
un., s.v ,b,t .xcn.e. ara No, the or.
der Of the day in dealing With the con
d., a. nuhi;e of5ci.l. from The stand.
-.;,, of the T;m,, The rrpor. the
srho.l Commissioner. are Obliged ia
4s,s az NV 10 tho Stat.
--v,r, 4, ,urno.e Il en.bl;ng ,ba,
-. :. -i.n,b rs annaal report,
--h;sh !, i re,s,,ired ID do by section II,
~ the ..me .fticls. That report. which
!. nubl;.hed shtouch the channel Of III,
State BOARD ;s.tor the b.nef. of the Stat
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