SCHOOLS,
in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, and to keep an

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account of all drafts given by said court to the trustees of any
of said district schools, the same to be open to the inspection
of all persons, free of charge.

Books
opened.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That so much of the school
funds of said county as may not be annually required to carry
into effect the provisions of this act, shall be by the orphans
court aforesaid, left on deposits in the Farmers' Bank of Mary-
land.

Surplus
funds de-
posited.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That in case of any vacancy in
any school district by refusal to act, or otherwise, the remain-
ing trustees or trustee, as the case may be, shall be authorized
to supply the same.

Vacancies.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts in-
consistent with this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the trustees, or a majority
of them, of the district schools in any election district in said
county, may before they proceed to erect any of said school-
houses, so to alter, change or amend the limits of said school
districts, as theyr or a majority of them may believe in their
judgment will comport with the interest and convenience of
the residents of the same ; Provided, that the limits thereof
shall not be less than five miles square, and further to lay off

Acts in-
consistent
herewith
repealed.
Change of
district
lines.

in any such election distiict, an additional school district,
should the public convenience require the same ; Provided
further, that all such alterations shall be reported by said trus-
tees to the orphans court aforesaid, and by the register thereof
recorded as herein before mentioned.

Additional
districts.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the trustees herein named,
shall be trustees in the several districts in which they may
reside, and be authorized to supply the vacancies occasioned
by the alteration in the change of the limits of any school dis-
trict, or the addition of any other school district.

Trustees;
location.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the register of the orphans
court of said county, under the direction of said court, shall
annually, on or about the first day of January, report to the

Vacancies.

legislature, the number of district schools in operation in said
county, the number of children instructed therein, the ex-
penses thereof, and all other matters and things which said
court may believe calculated to advance the prosperity of said
schools, and further, that the levy court of said county, levy
upon the assessable property of said county, annually, for the

Register of
wills to
report
annually.

use of said register, a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, as a
compensation for the services required of him by this act.

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Levy $50.