The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
CHAPTER 1876.

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS So.
60 AND 81 OF ARTICLE n OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS
OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
TITLE PUBLIC EDUCATION" AND
TO RE-ENACT THE SAME, WITH
AMENDMENTS.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That sections 80,
so and 81 of Article a of the Code OF Pub
lie General Laws Of the state Of Mary
same are, hereby repealed and re-enacted
SO as to read as follows:
So The Board of Public School Com
missioners Of Baltimore City and each
board OF county school commissioners
shall adopt and purchase textbooks for
use in the public schools of said city and
of the several counties in the state as
such new textbooks are required, and
when SO procured the necessary text
books shall be furnished free of cost for
use in the public schools of the state. SUBJ
ject to the order of said boards on or after
the hrst day of August next succeeding
to the passage of this Act; but said boards
shall have the right at any time to change
any series of textbooks already in use
or hereafter adopted, provided that text
books shall be furnished under the pro-
visions of this Act to the several grades
in the public schools, successfully, begin
fbagf s Win the hrst Erade and provided
e&pend during any school year for said
textbooks more than the several amounts
VI money received Dy SAID DOdrQS, re-
spectively. under the provisions of this
Act; and provided that INDECENT pupils OF
all grades shall receive textbooks free
Of cost, as provided under the provisions
of existing laws: and provided the said
respective board shall adopt such means
for the purchase of textbooks by COM
and at the lowest possible price; and pro
vided that parents or pupils may pur-
chase their own textbooks when they
may think proper; and provided. further,
that the several school boards of school
commissioners shall furnish annually to
the State Board of Education the title,
the name of the publisher and the net
price paid for each textbook so pur-
chased. which information shall be set
forth in full in the annual report made
by the State Board of Education.
60. The said several boards shall au-
thorize the delivery of textbooks to the
various public schools under their super
the issuing, safekeeping, care and return
or the same, under such rules and regu-
lations as they may severally adopt.
81. The said several boards shall keep an
account Of all moneys expended under the
provisions Of this Act, and report the
same in the annual financial accounts, as
| ceiVed by them shall ever be used for any
other purpose than for the purchase OF
| school books. as provided by the two pre-
Section q And be 1t enacted, That the
sum Of one hundred and fifty thousand
| dollars be, and the same is, hereby appro-
PlidtSu ~ DG pdlu ny SIdlG treasurer
upon the warrant of the Comptroller on
the first day of August, 1896. and annually
| thereafter, and to be expended, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, for
the purchase Of textbooks, as provided
| in this Act.
| Section 8. And be 1t enacted, That the
whole of said sum shall be apportioned
| by the Comptroller in the month of july
OF each and every year, as the state school
tax is now apportioned, and he shall i'm
medlately thereafter notify the treasurer
OF the several boards of county school
| commissioners of the counties and city
of Baltimore of the amount thus found to
be due to each. and the same shall be
paid to the treasurer of the Board of
School Commissioners of Baltimore city
and the several counties upon the draft
Of the president and secretary of the sew
eral boards of county school commission
| ers and the city of Baltimore aforesaid.
acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the
| provisions of this Act be, and the same
are, hereby repealed.
Approved April 4th. 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES, Governor.
| WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate
| SYDNEY f. MUDD,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing
Is correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
j. ROGER McsHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
NJ. NJ, HIGGINS,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.