ART. 77.] COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. 1171

the population within its bounds. The committee shall make an
accurate description of the bounds of the school districts, accom-
panied by a plat, and shall report the same to the board of county
school commissioners, who shall thereupon give notice in all the
newspapers of the county at what tune they will meet to hear
applications for a change of boundaries, which applications shall
be made in writing and within two months from the date of the
first publication of such notice. When the application shall have
been made and considered, the board of county school commis-
sioners may then change the boundaries of school districts and
revise the description; or they may, without application, make
such change as may be deemed important, or they may ratify and
confirm the report of the committee. The description of the
boundaries of school districts shall be recorded in a book kept for
that purpose by the secretary of the board of county school com-
missioners. In those counties where no newspaper is published,
the notice of application for a change of boundaries shall be pub-
lished in such a manner as the board of county school commis-
sioners may decide. Whenever it may be necessary, the board of
county school commissioners shall employ a surveyor to aid the
committee in the performance of such duty, and they shall allow
the surveyor such compensation for his services as may be 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 commissioners shall have full power to
make such revision or alteration as may be necessary to accommo-
date 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.

1872, ch. 877.

24. The board of county school commissioners shall, on or
before the fifteenth day of November in every year, make a report
to the State board of education, in such form as may be prescribed
by the latter, of the schools and all matters affecting the educa-
tional interests of the county; they shall also publish annually,