LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1825.

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within the space of five years after the passage of this act, es-
tablish a system of public education within said city, then this
act to be in full effect within the city of Baltimore.

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
commissioners of primary schools of the several counties in this
state, on or before the first day of July in each year, to make
and transmit a county report to the clerk of their county, em-
bracing the same matters as shall be contained in the report of
the trustees of school districts to the said commissioners, and
the clerks of the several counties shall, on or before the first day
of December annually make a county report, embracing all the
matters contained in the several county reports aforesaid, and
transmit the same to the superintendent of primary schools,

Annual
county re-
port to
county
clerk.

whose duty it shall be, annually, on or before the first Tuesday
in January, to make a report to the legislature, embracing all
the matters contemplated by this act.

To legisla-
ture.

SEC. 23. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of pri-
mary schools in each county, shall be enabled to hold any pro-
perty which may be granted to them for the use and benefit of
the primary schools in their county; and such property, whether
real or personal, shall be to them and their successors in office,
in the same manner as if they were a body politic, and corpo-
rate in law; and such property shall be deemed to be vested in

Commis-
sioners to
hold pro-
perty as a
body politic.

the trustees of the several school districts, for the use and bene-
fit of their school, in the same manner as if such property had
been granted to them for that purpose, and the said trustees of
any school district, shall be enabled to hold any property which
may be vested in them for the use and benefit of their school ;
and such property, whether real or personal, shall be to them
and their successors in office, in the same manner as if they
were a body politic and corporate in law.

Trustees
also.

SEC. 24. And be it enacted. That as soon as the revenues
which may be assigned and appropriated to the encouragement
and support of public instruction, shall be sufficient for com-
mencing the munificent purposes of this act, the same shall be
apportioned and distributed to each of the several counties of
this state and the city of Baltimore, for the use and benefit of
primary schools, as is herein before provided.

Revenues
to be dis-
tributed.

SEC. 25. And be it enacted, That the funds accruing under
the act, entitled, 'an act to incorporate a company to make a
turnpike road leading to Cumberland, and for the extension of
the charters of the several banks in the city of Baltimore, and
for other purposes,' and its several supplements, and the acts of
assembly, passed at December session, eighteen hundred and
seventeen, chapters sixteen and ninety-three, according to the
provisions of the said acts, shall be considered as included in,
and composing a part of the revenues to be assigned and appro-

Present
school
funds ap-
propriated
as part.