body may he 'known that has supervisory powers and
control over the Public Schools of Baltimore city,
shall have power to examine, appoint and remove
teachers, prescribe the qualifications, fix the salaries
subject to the approval of the Mayor and City Coun-
cil, and select text-books for the schools of said city;
provided, such text-hooks shall contain nothing of a
sectarian or partisan character. The Board of Com-
missioners of public schools of said city shall annually
make a report to the State Board of Education of
the condition of the schools under their charge, to
include a statement of expenditures, the number of
chiidren taught, and such other statistical information as may be necessary to exhibit the operation of
the schools.
SEC. 3. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
shall have power and authority to make all ordi-
nances for the protection of the school houses and pro-
perty, and to punish any person who may disturb
the sessions of said public schools.
SEC. 4. And the said Mayor and City Council are
hereby authorized and empowered to levy and col-
lect upon the assessable property in said city, as
other taxes are levied and collected, such amount of
taxes as may he necessary to defray all the expenses
incurred for educational purposes by said Mayor and
City Council.
CHAPTER XVII—High Schools.
SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the Board of
Comity School Commissioners, when any election
district or any contiguous election districts shall pre-
sent a building for a high school, in said district or
districts, to the Board of County School Commission-
ers, to accept the same, (if in the judgment of the
board there is any necessity therefor,) and thereafter
provide for maintenance of a high school in said
district or districts, and the salaries of teachers out of
the general school fund.
SEC. 2. If the high school be established by a dis-
trict or districts, the Board of County School Com-
missioners shall appoint three persons, who shall
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point and
remove.
Proviso.
Protection of
school-houses
To levy and
collect taxes.
May accept
building for
high school
Board of
High School
Commissi'nrs
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