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SAINT MARY'S COUNTY.

school-houses, and to employ some person of correct moral
deportment and well qualified and competent to teach the ele-
mentary branches of an English education, such as spelling,
reading, writing, arithmetic, English grammar and geography,
as a teacher for said school districts respectively.

Apportion-
ment of
school funds

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of Saint
Mary's eounty, shall annually hereafter apportion the sum
they shall be entitled to receive from the treasurer of the
western shore, under this act, equally among the several
school districts who shall have substantially complied with
the provisions of this act, and they are hereby authorized to

Payment
directed.

pay over such distributive share to the trustees of any school
district, whenever such trustees shall certify to them, that
they have employed a teacher qualified as above mentioned,
and kept their school open for at least six months of such year,
free for the instruction of all white children in such district ;
Provided, nothing herein contained shall prevent the trustees
of any school district from dismissing any pupil from said
school, for misbehaviour.

Quorum.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That a majority of the commis-
sioners of primary schools, of any election district, and also a
majority of the trustees of any school district, shall be compe-
tent to transact any business or duty devolved upon them by
this act.

Case of
vacancy of
school com-
missioners

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the commissioners for
Saint Mary's county, be, and they are hereby empowered to
fill by appointment of some qualified person or persons, any
vacancy or vacancies occurring at any time hereafter in the
commissioners of primary schools, from death, resignation, re-
fusal to serve, or removal from the district, and the commis-
sioners of primary schools are hereby likewise empowered, to
fill by appointment of some qualified person or persons, any

Case of
vacancy of
trustees.

vacancy or vacancies occurring at any time, by death, resigna-
tion, refusal to serve, or removal out of the school district, in
the trustees of any school district in their respective election

Visit of
inspection.

districts, and it shall be the further duty of said commissioners
of primary schools, at least once a year if not oftener, to visit
and inspect the condition of the schools in their respective

Annual re-
port to
county com-
missioners.

election districts, and to report annually to the county commis-
sioners, on or before the first day of January, in each and every
year, the condition of the several schools in their respective
election districts, and the number of pupils taught therein,
together with such remarks, suggestions and recommenda-
tions, as they shall in their judgment think conducive to the
interest and promotion of education in their respective dis-
tricts, and the said commissioners for Saint Mary's county, are
hereby required to report to the legislature annually, on or