ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 541
surveyor, to aid the committee in the performance
of such duty, and they shall allow the surveyor
such compensation for his services as may he just
and proper, and the committee shall receive no
compensation whatever for their services; the cost
of dividing the county shall be paid by the County
School Commissioners out of the school fund of
the county ;if a county has already been divided
into school districts, and it may be necessary to
revise the same, the Board of County School Com-
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Employ Sur-
veyor.
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missioners shall have full power to make such re-
vision or alteration as may be necessary to accom-
modate the population and increase the efficiency
of the schools; a full description of such changes
and alterations shall also be made and recorded,
as aforesaid.
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May revise.
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Sec. 7. The Board of County School Commis-
sioners shall, on or before the fifteenth day of No-
vember in every year, make a report to the Board
of State School Commissioners, in such form as
rnay he prescribed by the latter, of the condition
of the schools and all matters affecting the educa-
tional interests of the county; they shall also pub-
lish annually, in the month of November, in such
form and manner as they rnay deem proper, a
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Make annual
report.
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statement of their receipts and disbursements, in-
cluding the money received and expended on
account of text books, and a statement of the in-
debtedness of the Board at the close of the fiscal
year, and forward a copy to the Board of State
School Commissioners.
Sec. 8. In case of death, resignation or removal
from the county, or disqualification from any legal
cause, the Judges of the Circuit Court or the Ju-
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Expenses and
receipts.
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dicial District where the vacancy occurs shall have
power to appoint a qualified person to fill the
vacancy. In case of inefficiency, refusal to act, or
breach of trust, the Board may, by a vote of a ma-
jority of its members, declare the office vacant, and
give notice to the party concerned. An appeal
may be taken to the Board of State School Com-
missioners, whose decision shall be final; but it
no appeal be taken within ten days, the vacancy
shall be filled as hereinbefore provided.
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Vacancy —
how filled.
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Sec. 10. No teacher in actual employment as
such, shall fill the position of County School Com-
missioner.
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Teacher can-
not he com-
missioner.
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