Year: 1865

Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.


A BILL.


Entitled An Act to add new article to the


Code of Public General Laws. to be entitled


Public Instruction, providing uniform


system Of Free Public Shoots for the State


Of MARYLAND, and to repeal all existing


laws inconsistent Herewith"


Section /. Be IL anactei by the General As
sen,Jly of Maryland, That there shall be a
uniform system of Free Public Schools, accor-
ing to the provisions of this act. in each coun-
~ of the State and in every city now corpora
ted or which may hereafter be Incorporated:
And the provisions of this law shall be added
10 the Code of Public General Laws under
the title d" Public Instruction"


TITLE l. OF SUPERVISION.


Section l. The supervision and control OF
Public instruction shall be vested in the State
Board Of Education, consisting of the Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the
House of Delegates, and the State Superin-
tcndent of Public instruction.


Section 9 In state Superintendent Of pub
lie instruction appointed by the Governor,
subject to the confirmation of the Senate.


Section B. In Boards of School Commits
sioners for the city of Baltimore and for each
county.


OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.


Section /. The state Board Of Education
for the purpose of promoting the interests of
Public instruction shall hold regular meetings
on the first Wednesday in March. June, Sep
tember and December of each year, and spe-
cial meetings as often as the Governor may
direct.


Section l. The Board shall supervise all
Colleges aud Schools that receive any State
donation, or are incorporated by Act of the
General Assembly and require annual reports
which shall be referred to the State Superin-
teudent.


They shall select uniform series of text
books for use in every Public School and
High Schools established or aided under this
act.


They shall ssue uniform code of bylaws
for the government of all the county schools
boards, and the schools and high schools un-
der their charge,


They shall appoint the Professors of the
State Normal School and determine their sala-
rics


They shall have power to remove any Coun-
ty school Commissioner whenever it shall have
been proven TO their satisfaction that he has
been guilty of any wilful violation or neglect
Of duty under this act, or wifully disobeying
any decision, order or regulation OF the State
Superintendent


Section g. The Board of Education may
take and hold to it and its successors, in trust
for the State, for any city or county, for any
school district or for any particular school
within the State. any grantor devise of lands
and any donations or bcqucsts Of money or
other personal property made to it for cduca-
tionsl purposes and shall pay over to the
State Treasurer for safe keeping aud invest
ment all money and other personal property
so received The Treasurer SHALL on the
warrant of the Comptroller, pay from time to
time, the income Of such investment to the
school authorities of the city county, or dis
trict f,r whose benefit the bequcst or donation
was made.


Section 9. The incidental expenses of the
Board and the expenses of the members there
of incurred in the discharge Of their official
warrant of the Comptroller and certificate Of
the Governor. but shall not exceed the sum of
five hundred dollars per annum.


GeCtl0n y. Iuc ScCTctnJ VI NV D'1ec Eu-
perintendent shall act when necessary as clerk
Of the Board.


CHAPTER III


STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION


Ills POWER AND DUTIES.


Section l. The Office of the State Super
intendent of Public instruction shall be loca-
ted in the city Of Baltimore, and he is hereby
authorized to appoint secretary, at an annu-
al salary of twelve hundred dollars, payable
quarterly by the Treasurer on tie war
rant of the Comptroller and the certificate
of the Superintendent.


Section 2. The State Superintendent shall
have the supervision of all the Public Schools
in the State He shall visit each county an
nually. for the purpose of conference with the
school Commissioners, inspecting the schools.
holding Teachers Institutes, awakening an
interest in the cause Of education, and diifu-
sing by public addresses. such information as
will tend to improvement in government and
the instruction of the schools.


Section 8. He shall from time TO time ad-
dress circular letters to Commissioners and
Teachers. giving advice as to the best man
ncr of conducting schools constructing school
houses. furnishing the same, and on all other
topics which impart aid and encouragement
to Universal Education.


Section T. He shall on the fifteenth day Of
December Of every year, report to the Cover
nor,


Ist. The condition of the Schools and COL
legcs of the State, aud of all institutions under
his supervision and subject to his visitation.


3D. Estimates and accounts of expenditures
of school moneys, and a statement OF appor-
tionment of money to the counties and city
of Baltimore.


Sd. An abstract of all the reports received
by him from the School Commissioners and
the Presidents of Colleges


4th. All such matters relating to his office
and all such plains and suggestions for the
improvement of the schools and the advance
,nent of public instruction in the State as he
shall deem expedient.


5th. A statement of his trav els in making
officially visits during the past year.


Section 5. He may, on the Recommendation
of an authorized Examiner or ON other evil
dencc satisfactory to timself, grant a certif-
cate of qualification which until revoked, shall
be conclusive evidence that the person to


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