Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
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OFFICE OF
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
January q, 1913

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
January q, 194S
Following is a proposed ordi.
nance on private educational insti-
buttons in Montgomery County. II
is the wish of the Board of County
Commissioners that interested citi.
zens study carefully the proposed
ordinance and be prepared to give
constructive suggestions at pub
lie hearing to be held in the Com
missioners' Hearing Room, Court
House, Rockville, Maryland at
IL o'clock A. M. TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY "a, 1913:
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE INSPECTION, Ii
c E N ST N G., REGULATION
AND LIMITS AS TO LOCA-
TON WITHIN MONTGOM-
cry COUNTY OF PRIVATE
EDUCATIONAL THU
TIONS AND ESTABLISHING
LICENSE FEES FOR THE
OPERATION THEREOF AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EN-
FORCEMENT OF THIS OR
DINANCE AND REPEATING
ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the
County Commissioners for Mont
gomery County, Maryland, pursu-
ant to the authority vested in it by
virtue of Chapter 900 of the Pub
lie Local Laws of Montgomery
County (1939 Edition) that in or
der to safeguard the public health,
safety, morals and welfare:
% That the schedule of fees
providing for the operation of pri-
vate educational institutions with
in Montgomery County in the Or
dinance of April II, 1916 set forth,
be and hereby is repealed.
(2) That the words "private
educational institution" as in this
Ordinance used shall mean any
educational institution within
Montgomery County which is not
wholly supported by funds provid-
ed by public taxation.
(3) No private educational in
stltution shall be operated within
montgomery County until license
snail have been procured therefor
from the County Commissioners
for Montgomery County to operate
the same, nor shall any such insti-
tuition be conducted or operated
after said license shall have ex-
pired or have been revoked or sus-
pended during the period Of such
revocation or suspension, and nc
such license shall issue unless the
application therefore is accompa-
MED by:
(a) If the premises upon which
said private educational institution
is to be conducted is within the linn
It's Of the Maryland Washington
Regional District, then by the GER
tificate of the Building Inspector
within whose jurisdiction said
premises lie or if said premises lie
without said regional district then
by the certificate of some compe-
tent person to be appointed by Che
County Commissioners to examine
SAID premises certifying that the
buildings on said premises pro-
posed 10 be used for such private
educational institution are struc-
turally safe for the operation of
such private educational institu-
ton therein;
(b) A certificate of the Chief of
the FIRE Department of Montgom-
cry County whose fire house is
nearest to said premises certifying
that the building or buildings on
said premises are subject to only
normal fire hazards and can safely
be used for the purpose of such
private educational institution in
sofar as fire risks are concerned
and that such buildings comply
with all existing rules and regula-
tons which may have been or shall
hereafter be adopted by the Coun-
ty Commissioners for Montgomery
County as a Fire Code for the dis
trict in which said premises lie;
(c) A certificate of the Sanitary
Inspector for Montgomery County
certifying that said premises have
adequate and sanitary toilet facili-
ties for the purpose for which said
buildings are proposed to be used
and that the water and sewerage
facilities in the kitchens and dormi-
tories of schools having boarding
students are sufficient, suitable and
safe for the purpose of such insti-
tuition.
(4) No license for such private
educational institution shall be is.
sued except upon assurance that
there shall be at all times when
such school is in operation upon
said school premises, an adult per
son or persons in charge thereof
and not less than one such adult
person for each - children at
tending at such institution.
(5l When such application i:
made, the person or corporation
applying for said license shall STATE
in writing the number Of student.
it expects to have enrolled in its
student body for the year fol-
which such license is requested anC
any license issued shall be for al
enrolment of not to exceed tn,
number so specified and the hcens,
fee hereinafter provided for shall
be based upon the number of stu
dents so specified in the estimat,
furnished the County Commission
ers, but in case the number of stu
dents attending said private edu
cational institution shall at an,