LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1825.

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or which shall appertain to his office; and generally to execute
all concerns in relation to the administration of his department ;
and before entering upon the duties of his office, he shall take
an oath or affirmation for the diligent and faithful execution of
the duties of his office.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the justices of the levy
court in each of the several counties of this state, in the month
of April, or at any special meeting for that purpose to be
called, shall annually appoint nine of the inhabitants of their
respective counties, to be commissioners of primary shools for
the said county ; also a suitable number of discreet persons,
not exceeding eighteen, who, together with the commissioners,
shall be inspectors of primary schools for the said county,
which said commissioners and inspectors, shall hold their offices
for one year, and until others shall be appointed in their places ;
and in case any of the said officers so appointed or to bo ap-
pointed as aforesaid, shall refuse to serve or die, or remove from
the county, or become incapable of serving, the same shall be
supplied at the next meeting of the levy court.

Levy courts
to appoint
commis-
sioners and
inspectors;
vacancies.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That each of the said officers, so
to be chosen, or appointed as aforesaid, shall, before he enters
upon the execution of his office, and within fifteen days after
his election or appointment as aforesaid, take and subscribe an
oath before some justice of the peace, in the form following ;
that is to say, 'I —— —— —— , do solemnly and sincerely
promise and swear, or affirm, as the case may be, that I will
in all things, to the best of my knowledge and ability, well
and truly execute the trust reposed in me as commissioner
or inspector, as the case may be, of primary schools for the
county, without favour or partiality,' and every justice of the
peace before whom such oath shall be taken, and subscribed as
aforesaid, shall, without fee or reward, certify the same in
writing the day and year when the same oath be taken, and
subscribe his name thereto, and then deliver such writing to
the person taking such oath, who shall within eight days
thereafter, transmit, or deliver the same to the clerk of the

Oath of said
oflicer —
certificate.

county for which such officer so taking such oath, was elected
or appointed and if any such officer, so chosen or appointed, as
aforesaid, shall not take and subscribe such oath as aforesaid,
and transmit or deliver the same as aforesaid, within the time
for that purpose limited as aforesaid, such neglect shall be
deemed a refusal to serve in such office ; and if any person so
chosen or appointed to such office as aforesaid, shall refuse to
serve in such office, or shall serve therein before he shall have
taken and subscribed such oath as aforesaid, then, and in
every such case, such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of
ten dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit, before any justice

Penalty for
serving
without.