ART. — .] PUBLIC EDUCATION.

CHAPTER VI.
District libraries.

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SEC. 1. For the further encouragement of education
district libraries ought to be established in each school
house district, under the care of the teacher as libra-
rian. For this purpose the sum of ten dollars per
annum is ordered to be paid by the county school
board out of the state school fund, to any school house
district as library money, as long as the people of the
district raise the same amount annually. The books
must be selected by the school district board and
teacher.

CHAPTER VII.
The City of Baltimore.

Appropriation,
&c., for libra-
ries

SEC. 1. The mayor and city council of the city of
Baltimore shall have full power and authority to es-
tablish in said city a system of free public schools,
under such ordinances, rules and regulations as they

Mayor, &c., to
establish
schools in said
city.

may deem fit and proper to enact and prescribe. They
may delegate supervisory powers and control to a
board of school commissioners; may prescribe rules
for building school houses and for locating, establish-
ing and closing schools, and may in general do every
act that may be necessary or proper in the premises.

Powers.

2. The board of commissioners of public schools of
Baltimore city, or by whatsoever name the body may
be known that has supervisory powers and control over
the public schools of Baltimore city, shall have power
to examine, appoint and remove teachers, prescribe the
qualifications, fix the salaries and select text books for

Powers of com-
missioners of
public schools.

the schools of said city; provided, such text books shall
contain nothing; of a sectarian or partisan character.

Proviso.

The board of commissioners of public schools of said
city shall annually make a report to the principal of
the state normal school of the condition of the schools
under their charge, to include a statement of expendi-

Report to prin-
cipal.