PHILIP F. THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1847.

adequate to support, and in such situations as the public
convenience may require, and to provide suitable rooms.
for their accommodation, to employ teachers and fix
their salaries, to prescribe the course of study and books
to be used, to make all such bye-laws for their own go-
vernment, and rules and regulations for the management
of the schools, not inconsistent with the laws of this
State, as they may deem expedient, and the same to mo-
dify and repeal at their pleasure.

CHAP. 232.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the said board of
school commissioners be and they are hereby authorised
to establish such grades of public schools, and in such
proportion as to the number of each grade as they may
deem best to subserve the public interest.

To establish

grades of pub-
lic schools.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty

of the board of school commissioners to furnish all such
necessary books and stationary for the pupils of the said
school, and in general whatever fuel or other supplies
the school may require, to be paid for from the public
school fund, and each pupil shall pay in advance a sum
not exceeding one dollar per quarter, and the same ad-
vance of payment for each quarter shall be required during
the continuance of such pupil in the schools, unless ex-
empted therefrom by said board of school commissioners.

Commission-
ers to furnish
books, &c. and
each pupil to
pay in advance
$1 per quarter.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the draft of the
president of the board of school commissioners shall be
sufficient authority for the treasurer or school fund of
Washington county to pay any money that may be
standing to the credit of the school fund in said county

and not otherwise appropriated.

Draft of the
resident to be
sufficient au-
thority.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the board of school
commissioners shall have power and are hereby autho-

rised to lease for one or more years suitable buildings
for the use of the public schools, and whenever the
school fund shall be deemed sufficient they may procure
lots by lease or purchase in the name of Washington
comity, and erect suitable buildings thereon for the use
of the said public schools.

To lease or
erect buildings.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That if any person or
persons shall at any time make a donation of land or
houses and land suitable for the public schools, it shall
be the duty of the board of school commissioners to re-
quire deeds of the same to be taken in the name of
Washington county, for the use of the public schools.

To receive
donations and
take deeds for
the same.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the board of school commissioners to report annually
on the first Monday in May in each and every year to
the county commissioners, a statement of its transac-

Annual report
to be made.