JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1832.

districts, at some convenient place on or before the first
Monday in August next, and proceed to divide their re-
spective election districts into a suitable and convenient

CHAP. 226.

number of School Districts, having reference to the roads,
creeks, and so-forth, as their boundaries; it shall be the
further duty of the commissioners aforesaid, immediately

Lay off school

districts

after the formation of said school districts, in their respect-
ive election districts, to describe and number the same,
and to deliver the description and number thereof in writ-

Describe and No.

ing, to the register of wills of said county, who is hereby
required to receive and record the same in his office with-
out fee or reward.

Return and record

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of them, to

Commissioners to

meet

meet on the first Monday of December next in the town
of Port Tobacco, in said county, and report to the next

1st Monday in De-

cember

General Assembly of Maryland, the number of School
Districts, in their respective election districts, with a de-
scription of the same, and the probable cost of building a
school house in each school district, the house to be no
more than eighteen by twenty feet, of plain and substan-
tial materials, together with the cost of the site. of each,
which report shall be signed by the commissioners, or a
majority of them.

Report to Gen'l

Assembly

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That each of the commis-
sioners for every day's attendance in virtue of this act,
shall receive two dollars; Provided, the number of days

Compensation to

commissioners

levy court of said county are hereby authorised and re-
quired to levy the same on the assessable property of said
county, which sum shall be collected and paid to each and
every commissioner, as other county charges are levied,
collected and paid.

Levy therefor

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
aforesaid, be and they are hereby authorised and directed
to pay the teachers employed by them, in proportion to the
time they shall respectively attend and be prepared to give
instruction to the children sent to them respectively, in-

Directed to pay the
teacher.

stead of paying them in proportion to the time said chil-
dren may respectively attend school, as heretofore.

In proportion to

time emply'd