1172 PUBLIC EDUCATION. [ART. 77-

in the month of November, in such form and manner as they may
deem proper, a statement of their receipts and disbursements, in-
cluding the money received and expended on account of text
books, and a statement of the indebtedness of the board at the
close of the fiscal year, and forward a copy to the State board of
education.

1872, ch. 377.

25. In case of the death of any county school commissioner,
or his resignation or removal from the county, or disqualification
from any legal cause, the judges of the circuit court of the judicial
district where the vacancy occurs shall have power to appoint &
qualified person to fill the vacancy. In case of inefficiency,
refusal to act, or breach of trust, the board may, by a vote of a.
majority of its members, declare the office vacant and give notice
to the party concerned. An appeal may be taken to the State
board of education, whose decision shall be final; but if no appeal
shall be taken within ten days, the vacancy shall be filled as here-
inbefore provided.

Ibid.

26. No teacher, in actual employment as such, shall fill the
position of county school commissioner.

Chapter B. Duties of the District School Trustees.

1870. ch. 311. 1872, ch 877, sub-ch. 5, sec. 1. 1874, ch. 463.

27. The board of district school trustees shall have the care of
the houses and lands connected therewith, intended for school
purposes, also the furniture, apparatus and other school property;
they shall attend to all repairs and charge the cost among the
incidental expenses of the school, to be paid out of the tax levied
upon the assessable property of the county, as herein provided,
for; provided, that when repairs are to paid out of a county
school tax, the amount to be expended for said repairs shall be
determined by the board of county school commissioners before
the repairs are made. The board shall employ a teacher or
teachers, subject to confirmation by the board of county school
commissioners, from among those persons who hold the certificate
required by this article; they shall exercise a general supervision
over their respective schools and visit them frequently, and shall
cause instruction to be given for ten months in the year, if possible.