SCHOOLS.

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then it shall be the duty of the commissioners for Saint Mary's
county, at their first regular meeting, or at any special meet-
ing thereafter, to appoint one or more persons as the case may
be, friendly to the cause of primary schools, residents of the
respective election districts where such vacancy occurs, who
shall in their stead act as commissioners of primary schools.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the trustees of the respec-
tive school districts, as soon as they shall have qualified by
taking an oath, or affirmation, that they will well and truly

Directions
to trustees.

perform the duties of trustee, shall procure by purchase, gift,
or donation, a sufficient lot, or parcel of land, at or near the
central situation selected by the commissioners, and in case it
should be necessary, they are hereby empowered to condemn
a lot of land not exceeding one acre, for the purpose of erect-
ing a good and substantial school-house, suitable to the present
and prospective wants of the district, and for the purpose of

Lot for
school-
house.

building such school-house, they are authorized to receive
contributions and subscriptions from well-disposed persons,
and to draw for any sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty
dollars, on the commissioners for Saint Mary's county, who are
hereby required to pay over' the said amount to the trustees, or
their order, of any school district, as soon as they shall have

Receive
contribu-
tions.
Draw on
commis-
sioners
$150.

certified to them (the commissioners) that such lot of land has
been acquired and secured to them and their successors in
office, by a good and sufficient deed, to be recorded as other
deeds are, and a school-house erected thereon in compliance
with the requisitions of this act, and that at least fifty dollars
have been received, or guaranteed from other sources.

Pre-requi-
sitcs.

SEC. 5. And be if enacted, That the commissioners for Saint
Mary's county, be, and they are hereby substituted for and in-
vested with all the powers of the commissioners of the free
school fund of Saint Mary's county, and the treasurer of the
western shore, is hereby required to pay over to the said com-
missioners for Saint Mary's county, or to their order, annually,
such proportion of the school fund as said county may be enti-
tled to receive.

County
commis-
sioners sub-
stituted for
commis-
sioners of
free school
fund.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of the
free school fund of Saint Mary's county, be, and they are
hereby required to deliver and pay over to the commissioners
for Saint Mary's county, all their papers, books, accounts, and

Delivery
over of
books snd
papers.

money, of which the sum of two thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated to the purposes of this act, and the residue to be
applied to the education of poor children, for the present year
only as heretofore.

$2,000 ap-
propriated.

SEC.7. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
trustees so appointed, to manage the concerns of their respec-
tive school districts, keep in repair and properly furnish the

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Duties of
trustees.