THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR,

1835.

and inform themselves as to the, moral character, suffi-

CHAP 278.

ciency and competency of such candidates to teach

primary schools, and if upon such examination they

shall believe them to possess the necessary qualifica-

tions as above required, they shall certify the same in

writing under their hands, and deliver such certificate

to the person so examined as aforesaid.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the boards of trus-

Election of trustees

tees, and clerks, of primary schools now constituted

& clerk

in the several school districts of said county, shall hold

their appointments until the next annual meeting of

the taxable inhabitants in said school districts, which

shall take place sometime in the month of December

next, and annually thereafter, for the purpose of elect-

ing by ballot the several trustees and clerks required

by the act to which this is a supplement, and it shall

Notice of meeting

be the duty of the clerks respectively to give at least

ten days previous notice of the time and place of hold-

ing such annual meetings to the taxable inhabitants in

their respective school districts, by advertisement set

up at three of the most public places in such district,

and it shall be the duty of the taxable inhabitants at

the annual meetings aforesaid to elect by ballot the

trustees and clerk for their respective school districts,

who shall hold their offices until the annual meeting of

such district, next following the time of their election,

and a new election shall have been made; and in case

Vacancy

such offices or any of them shall become vacant, by

death, resignation, or otherwise, and such vacancy,

shall not be supplied at a special or district meeting,

within one month thereafter, the commissioners for the

county, are required to supply such vacancy by the

appointment of any suitable person residing in such

school district, where such vacancy shall have occur-

red.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall he the duty

Estimate of ex-

of the trustees of the several school districts in said

pense

county, to make out an estimate in writing, under their

hands at their first meeting in each and every year, of

the sum required for the purchase of fuel, books and

stationery, necessary to supply the schools, whose con-

cerns they are called upon to manage, and cause return