Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11
f'RfDaY, january ffia, 1881
ANOTHER TECHNICAL MISDE-
MEtNOR.

s"'tff IN W utiolt the Hi'Frtth dtt 81 NOvem-
Yer Ia every year, tD,ke report to thr Stale
board Of .dnctlios, such form rs may be
prescribed by the latter. Of the schools and
all matters affecting the educational interests
Of the county ihct shall also publish annu-
ally, in the month Of November, in such
tsrm aud manner rs they NAV deem prorer. =
statement OF their receipts and disbursements
including the money received aud expended
On account Of Textbooks, and a statement =
The Indebtedness of the humrf ut the close ~
the hscal year, aud forward a copy to the
State board Of education"
From the plain letter Of this law.
which no man having sufficient power of
Tcsso t" explaiA Why be cats his D lily
Svvsls OF says his daily prayers will
g~insay. and the Times with its accutc
legal conception could have readily seen
had it wanted, the duty Of the
school board il not only to make a ire
port to the State board Of education Ivy
the 18th of November in every year, !"
hut they must also during the month Of
November publish annually in such
form and manner as they may prescribe,
"a statemenhof their receipts and dis
hursements. and forward copy Of the
same to the State board OF educstiou ="
il word, they are required to do four
separate and distinct things: First they
aust make report to tho State board of
education by the 18th Of November of
every year; Secondly, they must publish
Q separate and distinct statement Of their
receipts and disbursements, Of moneys
received and expended; Thirdly, that
statement must be made in the month Of
November. and fourthly, a copy Of the
asme must be forwarded to the State
beard Of education "a violation of any
enc Of which plain requirements Of the
Law is TECHNICAL misdcncanor. and
the school board if guilty is as liable to
prosecution and punishment as the
Hsanty Commissioners who were tried
Ind addicted for Jumping in the annual
Ivy the expenditures for roads and etc. i,
n disregard OF the law commanding
them to publish detailed statement.
The law is mandatory and no discretion
~ left the school commissioners in any
ceihe four distinct requirements. Now
have they substantially complied with
t'is law as commended for by the Time,
IN its abstruse article on this subject
They have complied with the first
clsuse of this section by sending a re-
port TO the State board Of eduction hy
the 18th Of November, but the remain
1ng three clauses have been violated
int. They have published a state.
A.snt in the month Of November il il
rue, but that is voluntary act of thci
uso 100 AR. 80 p"l!nb'I lou 81 puu 'uA,
il be argued that that is in complianc,
With the Law requiring it to be done ii
hovembeC. FINE is partly the essence d
the recruitment Il can, as will be argue,
tat the legislature, which by virtue o
she constitution is required to meet OF
the first Wednesday Of January cal
meet on ehe first Wednesday Of tn,
fSilowing month. and comply with thi
express provision We did not ASST
nsr do We contend, that the publication
must be made in a newspaper --tha
idea originated in the futile ina .inutiol
If the Times, so redundent, and with IA
frtched conclusions; but we do contrn,
that publication in the month Of Nov
must be made, the mode aud manner q
which is within the province of the boar
tn devise 1t may be by post
ing on the Court II ouse
or at public places. Or possibly
might be competent to post it on tn
door of the Times office CO where direct
" under the scrutinzing eye Of III
Times any error that existed therei
might be detected and ground work Civ
on it for more plausible gush.
But according to our views it must b
R.ade in accordance with the usual mod
of making publications in the county +
As to the excuse offered by the Tinc,
hr argument it is not. tina, the schoo
board substantially complied with TIL
clause of the law. when their statemer
is published through the medium Of tn
annual report made by the State Bosrc
we must say that excuses are not the OF
der of the day in dealing with the cor
duct Of public ofseisls from the stand
point Of the Times The report III
AoSuVwt =. COMMISSIONERS are uhltEtN
make BY the 18th Of Nov. to the Stat
Board, Is for the purpose of enabling tn,
Board to publish its ANIMAL rcpor
which il is required to do by section |
Of the ssme article That report, w,ic
Is published through the channel Of til
State Board, is for the heuo6' of the Stat
st large. The other which i. .eparat
aad des,inct publication. is in additio
20 the former is Of u local character, an
r. for the benefit Of the different counts
in their individual capacity if may it |
so expressed; so thai by the former. II
people of the State may see how til
State taxes levied for school purposes Ii;
been appropriated, and by the latter ii
people of the different counties may VI