The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-15
CHAPTER 135.

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS 50,
60 AND 81 OF ARTICLE II OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS
OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
TITLE PUBLIC EDUCATION" AND
TO RE-ENACT THE SAME, WITH
AMENDMENTS.
Assembly of Maryland, That sections 50,
60 and 81 of Article II of the Code of Pub
nc General Laws of the state Of Mary
land, title Public Education" be, and the
same are, hereby repealed and re-enacted
SO as to read as follows:
s. The Board of Public School Com
missioners of Baltimore City and each
board OF county school commissioners
snail adopt and purchase textbooks for
use in the public schools of said city and
OF the several counties in the state as
sucn 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 1rst 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-
W ION OF this Act to the several grades
ming with the first grade, and provided
that said boards shall not be required to
expend during any school year for said
textbooks more than the several a amounts
OF money received by said boards, re-
spectively. under the provisions Of this
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
pet1tive bidding, as far as is practicable.
and at the lowest possible price; and pro-
chase their own textbooks when they
may think proper; and provided further.
that the several school boards of school
the State Board Of Education the title e.
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.
So SO The e. said several boards shall au-
various public schools under Their super e
vision, respectively, and shall provide for
the issuing. safekeeping, care and return
lations as they may severally adopt
81. The said several boards shall keep an
account of all moneys expended under the
provisions 10 3. Of this Act and report the
required by law; and no money SO re-
other other purpose than for the purchase Of
ceding SECTIONS.
Section 2. And be 1t enacted, That the
sum Of one hundred and fifty thousand
.,
priated to be paid by the State 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 It 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
mediately thereafter notify the treasurer
of the several boards of county school
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 commissions
ers and the city of Baltimore aforesaid.
+. Section 4. And be it enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the
provisions OF this Act be, and the same
are, hereby repealed.
WILLIAM CABELL Bruce.
President Of the Senate.
SYDNEY e. MUDD,
Speaker OF the House Of Delegates
We hereby certify that the aforeEoinx
- correct copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, passed January
]. ROGER McsHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
M. M. HIGGINS,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.