THE

PUBLIC SCHOOL LAW

-OF-

MARYLAND

AS CONTAINED IN THE MARYLAND CODE, PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS, EDITION OF 1888, AND
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS

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CHAPTER I.-Supervision.

Affecting State, under State Board,

3. Affecting County, under County Board,

4. Affecting District, under District Trustees.

CHAPTER II.-Formation of Boards.

5. Appointment of State Board,

6. Appointment of County Boards,

Election of Garrett County Board,

7. Appointment of District Trustees; Oath of.

CHAPTER III.-Duties of the State Board of Education.

8. Meetings,

9.

Office of,

10. Expenses of; how paid.

11-13. General duties and powers of,

14. To examine candidates for County Examiner,

15. May grant Professional Certificates to teachers,

16.

17.

To be ex-officio trustees of State Normal School; Principal, trustee

of State Agricultural College,

All Schools receiving State aid report to.

CHAPTER IV.-Duties of the County School Commissioners.

18. Meetings; compensation; appointment of secretary, treasurer and

examiner

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Garrett County Board to meet May first,

Are a body politic; powers of,

All property and money belonging to the Schools to be under their

control.

General duties of,

County Commissioners to levy a tax,

Division of County into School Districts,

24. To report annually; also to publish statement of expenses and

receipts.

25. Vacancies, how filled,

How filled in Garrett County,

26. No teacher to be appointed on the Board,

28.

To provide water-closets or out-houses; Counties exempt.

CHAPTER V.-Duties of the District School Trustees.

27. Duties of,

28. To see that each house has suitable out-houses,

29. For what purposes School-houses are to be used,

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31.

New School Districts; formation of; number of resident voters,

Vacancies; how filled.

CHAPTER VI.-School Houses and Sites.

32. By whom to be selected,

33. Board may receive donations for; title to,

34. Condemnation of land; proceedings.

35. Costs; how paid,

36. Board to furnish plans for houses.

CHAPTER VII.-Schools.

37. School; how designated,

38. To be kept open; how long,

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40.

What studies shall be taught,

Nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics to be taught,

41. Preceding section enforced; by whom,

42.

Civil Government shall be taught,

When assistants may be appointed,

43. Establishment of schools of different grades; division of school

district; closing schools; kept open at expense of district,

44. Public examinations to be held,

45. Hours schools are to be kept open; how regulated,

46. Disturbing a school while in session; penalty,

47.

Terms of schools; vacations and holidays; partial terms to close at

end of term.

48. Qualification of,

CHAPTER VIII.-Teachers.

49. How appointed and removed,

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Quarterly reports of; to contain what,

51. Charges against moral character of; how tried,

52. Life certificate; for what granted,

53. Salaries of; by whom fixed.

54. Who may be pupils,

CHAPTER IX.-Fupils.

55. Suspension and expulsion of.

56. When children living in one district may attend school in another,

57. Each pupil to produce certificates of vaccination,

No teacher shall receive a pupil without; penalty for violation.

Disposition of fines.

58. Not to be sectarian or partisan.

59.

How adopted and purchased,

60. Provide for issuing free books,

61. Account of expenses; appropriation; apportionment.

CHAPTER XI.-County Examiner.

62. To examine candidates for teachers' positions and give certificates,
63. What certificates shall state; requirements added by State Board,
64. To whom not to be issued,

65. Shall hold regular examinations; fee for issuing certificate; penalty,
66. Shall visit schools and report observations,

67. Bond as treasurer; to contain what; may have the security of any
authorized deposit or trust company,

68. To give his whole time; salary,

69. Shall notify Comptroller annually how long schools have been open.

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72.

CHAPTER XII.-State Normal School.

Where situated; purposes of; appointment of principal; salary,

Of whom faculty to consist,

Sessions of,

73. Students; selection of; declaration of,

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75.

Pay scholars may be admitted,

State Board shall prescribe course of study; provide for model and

experimental schools; salaries of teachers of; how paid,

76. Appropriation for,

77. Bequests and devises; how to be held,

78. Report of the State Board of Education,

79. Three thousand copies to be distributed.

80.

CHAPTER XIII.- Teachers' Institutes.

To be held each year,

81. Time of meeting; how fixed,

82. By whom to be presided over,

83. Place of meeting; how selected.

CHAPTER XIV.-Teachers' Associations.

84. Formation of recommended,

85. County Examiner's duties in promoting,

86. May occupy any school-house

State Association incorporated; empowered to confer degrees.

CHAPTER XV.-District Libraries.

87. How sustained; books; how selected.

CHAPTER XVI.-The City of Baltimore.

88. Power of Mayor and City Council,

89. Power of Board of School Commissioners,

90. Mayor and City Council to have power to pass ordinances relating to.

91. Taxes for support of schools; how levied.

CHAPTER XVII.-High Schools.

92.

When to be established,

94.

By whom to be visited,

93. High School Commissioner; appointment of,

95. Military tactics to be taught if practicable.

CHAPTER XVIII.-Schools for Colored Children.

96. Schools to be established and kept open,

97. By whom to be directed; subject to laws governing other schools,
98. Comptroller to apportion amount for support of,

99. Taxes paid by colored people for school purposes to be devoted to.

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CHAPTER XIX.-Sources of Income.

State to levy a tax for support of schools,
Amount; how distributed,

102. Amount distributable; how apportioned.