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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1625.

fying the length of time a school has been kept in such dis-
trict ; the amount of moneys received by them ; the manner in
which the same hath been expended by them, and as nearly as
may be, the number of white children taught in such district,
and the number of white children residing in such district, be-
tween the ages of five and fifteen years inclusive.

Commis-
sioners to
receive and
apportion
moneys —
application
'thereof.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
commissioners of primary schools for each county, to apply for
and receive from the treasurer of the western shore, all moneys
which shall be apportioned, and payable to their counties, as
soon as may be after the same shall be so apportioned and pay-
able as aforesaid ; and it shall be the duty of the commissioners
aforesaid, to apportion all moneys which shall come into their
hands for the use of the primary schools, as soon as may be
after such moneys shall be received by them, amongst the seve-
ral school districts, lying within their counties, which shall
have substantially complied with the provisions of this act,
according to the number of children between the ages of five
and fifteen years, as aforesaid, living in each such district, and
all moneys so to be apportioned by the commissioners as afore-
said, shall be paid by them according to such apportionment, to
the trustees of the district to which such moneys shall be ap-
portioned as aforesaid, whose receipts therefor shall be good and
sufficient evidence of such payment; which moneys so to be
received by the trustees as aforesaid, shall be applied and ex-
pended by them in paying the salary of the teachers to be

Proviso.

employed by them, and for no other purpose; Provided, that
no moneys apportioned as aforesaid, shall be paid by the com-
missioners aforesaid, until the trustees of the district to which
such moneys shall be apportioned as aforesaid, or at least two

Certificates
required of
trustees.

of them shall have certified, in writing, under their hands, and
delivered such certificate to the commissioners aforesaid, or
some one of them, substantially in the words following, viz.
'We, the trustees of the —— school district, within the county
of —— , do certify that a school hath been kept in said district,
for at least three months during the year last past, from the date
hereof, by an instructor duly appointed and approved in all re-
spects according to law, and that all moneys received during
the said year, from the commissioners of primary schools, have
been faithfully applied in paying the salaries of such instructor,
dated, &c, —— — — , —— —— , —— —— , trustees.' And
all moneys which shall be apportioned as aforesaid, shall be
paid by the commissioners aforesaid, to the trustees, on their

Other
certificates.

making and delivering to them a certificate, substantially in
form following: 'We, —— —— , —— —— , —— —— , the

(*trustees)

trustee* of ———— , do hereby certify that all moneys heretofore
received from the commissioners of primary schools, have been