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CHAPTER VI. District Libraries.
SECTION V. For the further encouragement of education district libraries ought to be established in each school house district, under the care of the teacher as Librarian. For this purpose the sum of ten dollars per annum is ordered to be paid by the County School Board out of the State School Fund, to any school house district, as library money, as long as the people of the district raise the same amount annually. The books must be selected by the School District Board and teacher. CHAPTER VII. The City of Baltimore.	District libra- ries.
SECTION 1. The Mayor and City Council of the city of Baltimore shall have full power and au- thority to establish in said city a system of free Public Schools, under such ordinances, rules and regulations as they may deem fit and proper to enact and prescribe. They may delegate super- visory powers and control to a Board of School Commissioners; may prescribe rules for building school houses and for locating, establishing and closing schools, and may in general do every act that may be necessary or proper in the premises.	City of Bal- timore.
Sec. 2. The Board of Commissioners of Public Schools of Baltimore city, or by whatsoever name the body may be known that has supervisory powers and control over the Public Schools of Baltimore city, shall have power to examine, ap- point and remove teachers, prescribe the qualifica- tions, fix the salaries and select text books for the schools of said city ; provided, such text books shall contain nothing of a sectarian or partisan character. The Board of Commissioners of Public Schools of said city shall annually make a report to the Principal of the State Normal School of the condition of the schools under their charge, to include a statement of expenditures, the number of children taught, and such other statistical in- formation as may be necessary to exhibit the oper- ation of the schools.	Commission- ers of Public Schools.
Sec. 3. The said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall have power and authority to make	Authority of Mayor and City Council.