Year: 1865

the direction of tho State superintendent of
Public instruction to take and report to him
the testimony in any case Of appeal.


Section g. They shall examine any charge
affecting the moral character of any teacher
within their district, first giving the. teachers
a reasonable notice of the charge, and an op-
portunity to defend himself therefrom, and if
the charge be sustained shall annul the TEACH
er's certificate, by whomsoever granted. and
declare him unfit to teach, and if the teacher
hold certificate of the State superintendent
or o diploma of the State normal school, shall
notify the superintendent forthwith of such
aunulment Provided. always, that the
teacher shall have the right of appeal to the
Board Of school Commissioners.


Section II. It shall be the duty of each
District Commissioners to collect from each
teacher and report in tabular form the condi-
ton of the schools in his District, at each
Quarterly Meeting of the Board. These re-
ports shall be filed by the secretary and pre-
served for the use of the President Of the
Board of school Commissioners in making up
his anual report to the State superintendent.


Section II. Whenever the number of chill
dren between the ages of six and eighteen at
tending school, in any school District, is
greater than one hundred, then the Commits
sioner may, instead of dividing the district
proceed With the consent of the Board, to es-
tablish schools of different grades and to de-
tcrnine into which school each pupil shall be
admitted.


Section 13. The Bord of Public school COM
missioncrs shall publish annually in one of
the papers of the county or otherwise, state
ment of the moneys received and expended, !,
setting forth all the financial operations Of
each district and if there be no newspapers
within the limits Of tho county, then they
shall publish the same in such other form as
may be ordered, and forward copy to the
Office of the State superintendent.
TITLE II. THAT WHICH IS TO be SUPERVISED.


CHAPTER I.


SCHOOL DISTRICTS MEETINGS.


Section | For the purpose Of providing
schools in sufficient number, and convenient
of access, the several counties shall be divided
Us hereinbefore provided.


Section Q. The resident voters Of each dis.
trict shall assemble at the school house on the
first Monday of May in each year, at four
o clock in the afternoon, to discuss questions
relating to the condition of the school house.
its site and furniture, and to take such action
as may tend to the improvement of education
and make school as good as in the exercise of
a sound discretion they may deem expedicnt.
The meeting shall be organized by the ap-
pointmcnl Of Moderator, who shall preside,
and Clerk, who shall keep q minute of the
proceedings.


Sections 8 A copy of all the proceedings
of the district meeting shall be made by the
Clerk and certified by the Chairman, and for
warded to the District Commissioner, by him,
to be reported to TIE Board of school Com
missioners at the next quarterly meeting.


CHAPTER II.


SCHOOL HOUSES.


Section l. The District Commissioner shall
have the care and control of oil houses and
lands connected Herewith within the limits
of his district; also Of the furniture, appa-
ratus, and other property belonging to the
district. He shall attend to all necessary re-
pairs, and charge the cost among the inciden-
tai expenses Of the school, to be paid as such
incidental expenses are provided for.


Section 3 Every school house shall be
built and furnished according to plans and
drawings issued from the Office of the State
or according to plans from
County Boards, submitted to and approved by
him, that proper regard may be had to light
and ventilation and other matters that con-
duce to the comfort, health and good order Of
the pupils.


Section 8. Every school house site must be
provided with suitable outbuildiugs for conve-
nience and decency; also for the protection of
fuel and other articles needed for the good or
der of the school, but not proper to be placed
in the school room.


Section 4. 1fany person shall wilfully in
jure any school house, or the buildings and
fences connected Herewith, or disGgure the
same with paint or otherwise, or mark there
on any obscene words, figures or devices, or
post thereon any. paper or other materla!
bearing such words, figures or devices he shall
on conviction thereof in the Circuit Court of
the county where the offence was committed, CO
or in. the Criminal court Of Baltimore, if the
offence be committed in the city Of Baltimore,
be punished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars
or by imprisonment in the county Jail not ex-
ceeding thirty days, or both. in the discretion
of the court The fine shall be paid one-half
to the informcr, and one-half to the school
house fund for the school District.


Section 5. Whenever in the opinion of the
voters of any school district, as expressed at
at the annual school meeting, the location of
q school house ought to be changed it shall be
the duty Of the Board of school Commissioners
to inquire into the facts of the case, and if they
deemit expedient they may sell and convey
the said school house and lands and appropri
ate the avails to the erection of another school
house upon such site as they may select.


Section 6. No school house shall be used
for any other than Public school purposes and
school District meetings without the consent,
first obtain, of the District Commissioner.


The location of school houses in the city of
Baltimore and all matters connected with the
building and furnishing thereof, are to be de-
cided by the Mayor and City Council or by
the Board Of Commissioners for schools in the
city of Baltimore, if the Mayor and Council
80 direct.


CHAPTER III.


SCHOOL HOUSE SITES.


Section 1. 1t shall be the duty of the Dis
trict Commissioner, with the consent of the
Board, to select suitable school house site in
zach school District.


Section g. The Board of school com mission
,rs may receive donations f.such sites or loca-
t;oo. s.. ..hoo1 houooe ,roy bo Jo.;co.xoI