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assigned him, or guilty of such moral delinquency as unfits him
for the office he holds; they shall explain the true intent and
meaning of the law, and they shall decide, without expense to
the parties concerned, all controversies and disputes that arise
under it; and their decisions shall be final.
School Board v. Wagaman, 84 Md. 162.

Duties of the County School Commissioners.

1892, ch. 841.

18. The board of county school commissioners shall meet for
organization on the first Tuesday in August next succeeding
their appointment, or as soon thereafter as may be, and elect a
person, not a member of the board, who shall serve as secretary,
treasurer and examiner, and notice of such election signed by
the president of the board shall be transmitted to the comp-
troller; provided, that in counties having more than eighty-five
schools, the board may, in their discretion, appoint one assistant
examiner and fix his salary. The board shall meet once in every
school term, and at other times if necessary, for the transaction
of business; each commissioner shall receive per day for each day
of his attendance at the board or on committees appointed by
the board, the sum of four dollars; provided, that the aggregate
amount paid in one year to commissioners as per diem, or any
other compensation, shall not exceed an average of one hundred
dollars for each commissioner.

Co. Commrs, v. School Commrs., 77 Md. 288. Ash v. McVey, 85 Md. 126.

1892, ch 538.

19. The board of county school commissioners is hereby
declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name and
style of the board of county school commissioners of ————
county, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and
shall be capable to sue and be sued, to have and use a common
seal, and the same at their pleasure to alter or break, and to exer-
cise all the powers and privileges hereby granted to or vested in
them; and every county school commissioner and county school
examiner shall have power to take affidavits and administer oaths
in all matters pertaining to public schools, but without charge or
fee.