LAWS OF MARYLAND.
scite for their school house, and to build, keep in repair,
and furnish such school house with necessary fuel, books, stationary
and appendages; and it shall be the further duty of the
trustees aforesaid, to agree with and employ, all teachers to be
employed in such district; Provided, That no teacher shall be
employed by them, who shall not have received the certificate
of approbation from the inspectors of schools, as is hereinafter
provided; and it shall be the further duty of the trustees aforesaid,
to pay the salaries of such teachers out of the monies
which shall come into their hands from the commissioners of
primary schools aforesaid. |
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Dec. Ses. 1825.
Employ teachers.
Proviso.
Pay salaries. |
14. And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the trustees
of each school district aforesaid, semi-annually on or before
the first days of April and October in each year,
to make and transmit to the commissioners of primary schools
for the county in which such district shall be situated, a report
specifying the length of time a school has been kept in such
district; the amount of monies received by them; the manner
in which the same hath been expended by them, and as nearly
as may be, the number of white children taught in such district,
and the number of white children residing in such district,
between the ages of five and fifteen years inclusive. |
Semi-annual
report of trustees. |
15. And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the commissioners
of primary schools for each county, to apply for
and receive from the treasurer of the Western Shore, all monies
which shall be apportioned, and payable to their counties, as
soon as may be after the same shall be so apportioned and payable
as aforesaid; and it shall be the duty of the commissioners aforesaid,
to apportion all monies which shall come into their hands
for the use of the primary schools, as soon as may be after such
monies shall be received by them amongst the several school
districts, lying within their counties, which shall have substantially
complied with the provisions of this act, according to the
number of children between the ages of five and fifteen years as
aforesaid, living in each such district, and all monies so to be
apportioned by the commissioners as aforesaid, shall be paid by
them according to such apportionment, to the trustees of the district
to which such monies shall be apportioned as aforesaid,
whose receipts therefor shall be good and sufficient evidence of
such payment; which monies so to be received by the trustees as
aforesaid, shall be applied and expended by them in paying the
salary of the teachers to be employed by them, and for no other
purpose; Provided, That no monies apportioned as aforesaid,
shall be paid by the commissioners aforesaid, until the trustees
of the district to which such monies shall be apportioned as
aforesaid, or at least two of them shall have certified, in writing
under their hands and delivered such certificate to the commissioners
aforesaid, or some one of them substantially in the
the words following, viz. " We the trustees of the _________
school district, within the county of _________________ do |
Commissioners
to receive
and apportion
monies—application
thereof.
Proviso.
Certificates
required of
trustees. |
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