LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1826.

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faithfully applied according to the true intent and meaning of
the act entitled, an act to provide for the public instruction of
youth in primary schools, throughout this state. —— —— ,

—— —— , —— —— j trustees.' And all moneys which shall
be apportioned by the commissioners as aforesaid, and which
shall remain in their hands unpaid for the space of one year
thereafter, either from the omission or neglect of the trustees to
apply for, and make the necessary certificates to entitle them to
the same, or from any defect in such certificates, shall, after the
expiration of such year, be added to the moneys next thereafter
to be apportioned by them, and shall be apportioned and paid,
together with such moneys as aforesaid ; and in case any mo-
neys, which shall come into the hands of the commissioners
aforesaid, for the use of the primary schools for their counties,
shall not be apportioned by them as aforesaid, for the space of
two years thereafter, by reason of the non-compliance of all the
school districts in such county, with the provisions of this act,
all such moneys so remaining, not apportioned for the space of

Money not
applied for
in one year.

two years as aforesaid, shall be returned and paid by the com-
missioners to the treasurer, and be apportioned and distributed
by him, together with the other moneys next thereafter to be
apportioned, and distributed by him in pursuance of this act.

In two

years.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That if any trustee appointed
under this act, shall make a false certificate or report, by means
whereof any moneys shall be fraudulently obtained from the
commissioners aforesaid, or unjustly apportioned by them, such
trustee, signing such certificate or report, shall forfeit and pay
double the amount so fraudulently obtained, to the commission-
ers of the county in which such trustee shall be appointed or
chosen, to be recovered, with costs of suit, by action of debt,
before any court of justice or any justice of the peace having
cognizance thereof, in the name of the said commissioners; and
such sum, exclusive of the costs of suit, shall be applied, when
recovered, to the use of the primary schools of such county.

Penalty for
false report.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted. That it shall be the duty of the
inspectors of primary schools, to be appointed under this act, to
examine all persons, who shall offer themselves as candidates
for teaching primary schools in the county for which such
inspectors shall be chosen or appointed ; and in such examina-
tion it shall be the duty of the inspectors aforesaid to inquire,
and so far as they shall be enabled thereto, to ascertain and
inform themselves as to all the qualifications mentioned and
contained in the certificate herein after specified and given in
form; and if they shall be satisfied as to the sufficiency of such
qualifications, they .shall certify, in writing, under their hands,
and deliver such certificate to the person so examined by them
as aforesaid, in form or substance following, viz: 'We, the

Qualifica-
tionn and
certificate
of teachers.