Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1896-05-15

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS 90.
60 AND 81 OF ARTICLE u OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL. LAWS
OF THE STATE or MARYLAND.
TITLE PUBLIC EDUCATION" AND
TO RE-ENACT THE SAME. WITH
AMENDMENTS.
Section ]. Be it enacted By The General
Assembly o. Maryland. That seatlons 50.
90 and 81 Of Article a OF the Code of Pub
He General Laws Of the state 81 MARI
land, title Public Education. b" be- and Inc
same are, hereby repealed and re-enacted
80 as e Fetl as fullgEs-
y. The Board o. Public School Com
inissloneEs OF Baltimore city and each
board Of county school commissioner
shall ADOPT an4 purchase te1i-b books FOR
use IN the public schools OF said city and
OF tue several counties ln the state as
sulh new textbooks are required. and
~aen So procured the necessary TEXT
books shall be furnished free o. cost for
use ia the public schools Of the state. SUBJ
lect % the order Of said boards on or after
TO The passage Of this Act hut SAID boards
shall have the right at any time 10 change
any series Of textbooks already IN use
or hereafter adopted. provided that text
books shall be furnished under Inc pro-
visions OF this Act to the several grades
~ the punic schools. successfully, begin
.ts win me frst grade. and provided
mat sala boards shall not be required to
eApend during any school year for said
textbooks more than the seVe-l.l amounts
81 money received by said boards. re-
Act and provided that INDECENT pupils Of
all grades snail receive text books free
y cost, as provided under the provisions
OF existing laws. and provided the said
respective board shall adout such raeans
TOT the purchase Of textbooks hy com
peQtFe bidding. as far as Is practicable.
ana az {he lowest possible price; and pro-
stlea that parents or pupils may Dur-
chase their own Textbooks when ihey
may think proper; and provided. further
S ma ne several school boards Of school
commissioners shall furnish annually 10
the state Board Of Education the title.
the name Of the publisher and the net
price paid Tor each textbook so pur-
CHASED. which Information shall be set
forth in full In the annual report made
BY the Stata Board OF Education
~ The said several boards shall au-
various public schools under their super-
VISION, respectively, and shall provide FOR
we issuing, safekeeptng, care and return
q ne same, under such rules and regu-
htons as they may severally adopt
81 The said several boards shalt keep an
ecconnt OF all moneys expended under the
pfoVisions OF this ACT, and report the
required by law; and no money so re-
ceiFed by them shall ever be used for any
otner purpose than for the purchase OF
cedtng sections.
Section 2. And be It enacted. That the
sum OF one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars be, and the same Is, hereby appro-
priated 70 be paid by the State Treasurer
upon the warrant Of the Comptroller on
the nrst day Of August, 1896 and annually
tneredileri and to be expended or so
much thereof as may be necessary, for
the purchase Of textbooks as provided
in this ACT.
Section g. And be It enacted, That the
Whole Of said sum shall be apportlOned
py the Comptroller in the month OF July
% eaen and every year. as the state school
odx Is now apportloned, and he shall I'M
mediateiy thereafter notify the treasurer
Of the several boards Of county school
commissioners Of the counties and CITY
Of Baltimore OF the amount thus found 10
De due 70 each, and the same shall be
paid to the treasurer OF the Board OF
School ComHissi oners OF Baltimore city
and the several counties upon the draft
OF the president and secretary Of the sew
eral boards OF county school commissions
ers and the city OF Baltimore Aforesaid.
Section 4. And be II enacted, That all
acts and parts OF acts Inconsistent with the
provisions OF this Act be. and the same
are. hereby repealed
Approved April 4th, 1896
LLOYD IlOWNDES, Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President OF tho Senate. 4
SYDNEY u. MUDD,
Speaker Of the House OF Dalegatess
We hereby certify that the afoteroins
Il a correct copy Of an Act Of the General
SAsssanlply OF Maryland, passed January
J. ROGER AIcsHERRY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
Chief Clerk OF the House Of Delegates.