THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1835.

and that the said per diem be levied and paid as other expences incident to the sittings of said court.

CHAP. 163.

CHAPTER 163.

An act to authorise the appointment of Commissioners,

Passed Mar. 18, 1836

and the division of Worcester county in School Dis-

tricts, and for other purposes therein named.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted oy the General Assembly of

Commissioners to

Maryland, That it shall be the duty of the Levy court

be appointed

of Worcester county, on or before the first Monday of

June next, to appoint three discreet and suitable per-

sons in each election district in Worcester county, to

act as, commissioners, whose duty it shall be, (or a ma-

jority of them,) to assemble in their respective election

districts at some convenient place, on or before the first

Monday in August next, and proceed to divide their re-

To lay off districts

spective election districts, into a suitable and conveni-

ent number of school districts, having reference to the

roads, creeks, and soforth, as their boundaries; it shall

be the further duty of the commissioners aforesaid, im-

mediately after the formation of said school districts,

in their respective election districts, to describe and

Description and record

number the same, and to deliver the description and

number thereof in writing, to the clerk of said county,

who is hereby required to receive and record the same

in his office, without fee or reward.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the du-

Meeting directed

ty of the commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of

them, to meet on the first Monday in December next,

in the town of Snow Hill, in said county, and report to

Report to legisla-

the next General Assembly of Maryland, the number

ture.

of school districts in their respective election districts,

with a description of the same, and the probable cost oi

erecting a school house, in each school district, the

house to be of plain and substantial materials, of such

size as the commissioners may deem necessary, toge-

ther with the probable cost of the site of each, which

report shall be signed by the commissioners or a majo-

rity of them.