THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1845.

CHAPTER 154.

A supplement to an act entitled, an act to provide for the
Public Instruction of Youth in Primary Schools
throughout this State, passed at December session,
eighteen hundred and twenty-Jive, chapter one hundred
and sixty-two, and its several supplements, so far as
relates to Frederick County.

CHAP. 154.

Passed Feb.
18, 1846.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the passage of this act,
the trustees of primary schools in Frederick county,
elected or appointed under and by virtue of the provi-
sions of said original act, and its several supplements, to
which this is a supplement, shall, on the expiration of
the term for which they shall have been elected or ap-
pointed, or on refusal to serve, or removal out of the dis-
trict, or any other incapacity, within twenty days there-
after, pay over to their successors, all primary school
funds of every kind whatsoever in their hands at the
time, received under the provisions of said original act

Trustees of
primary school
to pay over,
&c.

and its several supplements; provided, that said succes-
sors are within the twenty days, elected or appointed,
and if not so elected or appointed, said trustees shall
pay over within twenty days ensuing said election or ap-
pointment, on demand of said successors.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That each and every trustee
so as aforesaid appointed, in possession of such funds, and
refusing to comply with the provisions of the first sec-
tion of this act, shall be liable to a presentment by the
grand jury of the county, and after conviction thereof,
shall be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars and costs,
unless it shall appear to the court, that said refusal was
for good and sufficient cause.

Trustees re-
fusing, &c.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That each and every trus-
tee, or person who has been a trustee of a school district
so as aforesaid, in possession of such funds, who shall
refuse to comply with the provisions of the first section
of this act, or shall retain the said funds, and fail for
twenty days after the passage of this act to pay the same
to his or their successors, shall be liable to presentment
and to be fined as provided by the second section of this
act.

Liable to pre-
sentment.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That said successors shall
have power to recover said funds before a justice of the
peace, district court or the county court, as the case
may be.

Power to re-
cover.