The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
FREE SCHOOL BOOKS.
Draft of Bill That May be Pre-
scented to the Maryland Legis-
lature.

The question OF free scho oil books is
ested in our great public school system
and efforts tending to the accomplish
meut of legis lation TO that important
end is daily on the increase. The AS.
so citation of School Commissioners and
the Examiners of the State of Mary
land held meeting in Baltimore on
November 26th 1895, and special con-
yention made report of their investi-
CATION of the ACCESSIBILITY of having
free books for the public schools of
Maryland. Alter going into eXhaus-
tive details the committee proposes the
following for the consideration of the
Legislature at the approaching session
and believe that it will receive mere
than Que vote:
A BILL, ENTITLED
An Act to repeal sections fifty nine,
sixty and siXty-one, of Article seven
ty-seven of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws of the State of Maryland i,
title Public Education," and to re-
enact the same with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assemby Of WdryldI,d, That
sections fifty-nine. sixty AMI siXty-one,
of Article seventy-seven of the Code
of Public General Laws of the State of
Maryland, title Public Education,n be
aud the same ale hereby repealed and
re-enacled so as to read follows:
80. Each Board of County School
Commissioners shall adopt and pur-
chase Textbooks and other necessary
schools supplies for use in the public
school of their respective counties, as
such new textbooks and supplies are
required, in additions to those at pres
ent in use in the hands of pupils or
owned 10y the Board of County School
Commissioners out of the funds deriv-
ed from the State School Tax, and
when So procured, The necessary text
books and school supplies shall be fur
nlshed, free of cost, Tor Use it, the pub
lie schools of the several counties, sub
ject to the order OF said Boards of
County School Commissioners on or af-
ter the list day of August neXt succeed
ing the passage of TINS Aci; prOUiIed
that teXt-bO Ks shall be furnished un-
der the provisions of this Act To the
several grade, III tie SCHOOLS, success
lively, beginning With the fist grade
and prOUiied that the several Boards
of County School Commissioners Shall
not be required to eXpeGd during any
school year tor said textbooks and
ph I.a,l nf
the amounts paid to said Boards re-
spertively by the State Treasurer out
OF The Slate school Tax; ard prOUided,
that parents or pupils may purchase
their own books when they may think
proper; and provided that free text
books shall be furnished to INDECENT
pupils OF all grades as under the exist
ing provisions of law.
60. The several Boards of County
Scho i commissioners shall authorize
the delivery q! t~Xt-b ,oks and school
supplies to the vdtiuus schOOis IA their
respective counties, aud shall provide
ioi The issuing, sale Keeping, care and
return of thu same, under such rules
and regulations as they may adopt
81. The several Boards of County
School Commissioners shall keep an
account of all moneys expended under
the provisions of this ACT, and report
on or after the lst day of August uext
succeeding the passage IF this Act, III
the annual financial accounts as re-
CURED by law.
SEC. ,. ind be it enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts Inconsistent with
the PROVISIONS oi this act, be and the
same are hereb., repealed, and that this
act shall take effect from the date of
passage.
Your Committee respectfully recon-
mend, If This report be approved, that
your Legislative Committee be in
structed to present the accompanying
Oil to the proper committees of the
next General Assembly, and use all
proper means to fleet its passage"
The committee was composed of the
following: +. b. Pret'ynlan, John f.
Dawson, Ex-senator OF Caroline Coun-
ty; Townley r.. Wolfe, Assistant Ex-
anliner of Baltimore County; f. 5.
Everist, President Board of School
Commissioners of Cecil County: VIM.
ii. Dashiell, Examiner of Somerset
County; III. G. Weimer, Examiner of
Aiiegany County; |. 5. Wilson, School
Commissioner of Prince Georges
County; Ephraim l.. B,bltz, Exam-
ner of Frederick County.