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do so without force, or personal risk, the said officer
shall leave a copy of such writ or process, if practi-
cable or permitted, with such person or persons, as
shall present themselves, where such writ or process
is sought to be served, and where or whereabout the
person on whom the same is sought to be served
shall be ; or shall set up such copy upon the fortress,
building or premises aforesaid, or as near thereto,

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. as may be practicable; and shall make return of
the facts accordingly ; which return shall to all legal
intents, purposes and effect be equivalent to a return
of actual personal service of such writ or process,
upon the party named therein.

In force from June 20, 1S61.

Return.

ARTICLE

Public Instruction

OF SUPERVISION.
1 In whom supervision vested.
2 State superintendent
3 Boards of school commissioners

Of THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
4. Meetings of state board
5 Powers and duties of said board.
6. Grants, devises, &c , to board.
7. Expenses of same, how paid.
8 Clerk of the board.

STATE SUPERINTENDENT, His POWERS AND
DUTIES.
9 Office of superintendent, his secretary
10. Supervision of all public schools by
superintendent
11 Advice.
12 When and what he shall report to the
governor
13 To grant or annul certificates of quali-
fication, or declare diplomas ID effective.
H What forms he shall prepare.
16. State board to contract for text books
for schools to whom same issued by super-
intendent.
16. What disputes superintendent to de-
cide appeal to state board jurisdiction of
state courts.

17 Superintendent to collect and preserve
school books, apparatus, &c
18. Principal of normal school.
19. Duty as to school district libraries
20 Seal of office.
21 Expenses of superintendent.

DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.

22 School commissioners to be appointed
their duties and salaries.
23 Board of school commissioners mode
bodies politic and corporate their powers
what to be transferred to them.
24 Presidents and secretaries of boards.
25. Treasurers of boards their bonds and
duties.
26. Division of counties and city of Bain-
more, into school districts
27. Duties and powers of the school com-
missioners.
28. Instruction In school districts.
29. Affidavits, &c.
30. Moral character of teachers.
31. Reports of condition of schools.
32. When number of attendants In school
district exceeds one hundred.
33. Statements of moneys received and
expended to be published.