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State of Maryland, in such sum as said board may determine,
with at least two good securities, to be approved by them; the
said treasurer shall semi-annually, or at such other times as may
be required, render an account to said board, thereby exhibiting
all moneys on hand, and received by him, and all disbursements
made by him, with his vouchers thereof, and which said settle-
ment shall be entered upon the records of said board before the
termination of his term of office, or upon his death, resignation
or removal, it shall be his duty or that of his personal repre-
sentatives, to pay over all such funds, vouchers, books and
papers pertaining to said office, to his successor, who shall give
a proper acquittance therefor; the said treasurer shall be entitled
to and receive from the general school fund, two per cent, on all
moneys coming into his hands as compensation for his services;
provided, that no one of said board of school commissioners,
during his continuance in office, shall be eligible to the office of
treasurer; and provided further, that the said treasurer may at
any time, upon good and sufficient cause, to be judged of by
said county commissioners, be removed from his said office of
treasurer.

15. The said board of commissioners shall have power to
employ teachers and fix their salaries, to prescribe the course of
study and the books to be used; they shall superintend gene-
rally and particularly all the interests and operations of the
schools under their charge, and shall make all such by-laws for
their government, and rules and regulations for the management
of the schools, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, as
they may deem expedient, and the same may modify or repeal
at pleasure; provided, that no teacher shall be employed against
the wishes of a majority of the parents of the paying, pupils, in
any school district, and shall not be paid more than four hun-
dred dollars per annum.

16. The members of the board of commissioners of public
schools of Montgomery county shall receive the following com-
pensation for their services: president of the board, three dol-
lars, and each of the other members, two dollars per day, for
every day they may be occupied in attending the meetings
of 'the board; and the same compensation shall be allowed to