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ALLEGANY COUNTY.

as the trustees, or a majority of them, may deem most advisa-

To be col-

ble to make engagement; which tax to be levied upon the taxa-

lected by
the con-

ble property of said school district, predicated upon the data-of

stable.

the next approaching county assessment, to be collected in the

usual way of collecting the county tax, by the agency of a

constable in said school district, who shall be known as col-

His com-

lector of school tax, and shall receive as compensation for said

pensation.

service, a commission equal to that received by the county

collector, for collecting the county tax.

Levy list.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

trustees of school, or a majority of them, to furnish to the col-

lector of school tax, a list of the names of persons so taxed,

together with the sums due by each, annexed to their respec-

Collection

tive names, and it shall be the duty of the said collector of

and pay-
ment over.

school tax, to collect and pay over monthly, to the treasurer of

said school district, all moneys so collected, and shall complete

his collection and returns, within the space of three months

from the time of receiving said list.

Employ-
ment of

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That any two of the trustees of

teacher.

school, or a majority of them, shall be competent to engage and

employ a teacher, for a term not less than six months, nor more

than one year ; Provided, the said applicant as teacher, shall

first have undergone an examination by, and received the writ-

Compensa-

ten approval of a majority of the trustees of school ; And pro-

tion limited
$300.

vided also, that the pro rata allowance of three hundred dollars

per annum, be the extent of salary given, except in the town of

Except in
Cumber-

Cumberland, in which place the amount of salary is hereby left

land.

unlimited.

Meetings of

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That a majority of the trustees of

trustees.

school, shall have power to call a meeting of the board, by giv-

ing notice thereof to each member of the board, at least one day

prior to such meeting, whenever the public good would seem to

require it.

Four

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the said board of trustees of

meetings
annually.

school, shall hold four regular meetings in each year, at the

school-house in their district, in the months of January, April,

July and October.

Special

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained

meetings.

shall be so construed as to debar the trustees of school, from

holding special meetings of their body at pleasure, for the pur-

pose of regulating all matters of order in the school, and all

matters of concern between the teacher and the school.

Secretary;

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the trustees aforesaid, shall

hts duties.

elect one of their number secretary, whose duty it shall be to

attend all meetings of the trustees, and shall record all proceed-

ings had at all meetings thereof, and shall keep an account,

and make a statement to the county commissioners, at the end

of his term of service, of the affairs of the school, including a