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 188 THIRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 156. 1864. and such other meetings as circumstances may require; but if less than Quorum. four members are present at any one meeting no business shall be done, except to adjourn to a future day; and at the stated meetings in April and October the treasurer of the school funds and the collector of taxes shall render in writing a full statement of their accounts respectively for the next preceding half year. Clerk of levy Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the clerk of the levy court of g‘;“;*0”Hf€*V°]”¤ said county shall annually, on or before the iirst Monday in April, furnish owgerg, g2g_ to the said board of commissioners alphabetical lists of the owners of property in each school district, according to the last county assessment, and a statement of the total amount of property assessed to each owner, exhibiting the school-tax thereon according to the last levy made by the levy court for school purposes. Commissioners Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the said board of commissiongzgggpgglizgj ers shall have power annually (or as a vacancy may occur) to appoint t,.;,,,,_ two persons in each school district as trustees of that district, who, with the commissioner of such district, shall have charge of the local concerns of the schools therein, and act in concert with the board of commissioners in carrying out all the rules and regulations ordained by the said board, and together may permit the school-house or houses in their district to be used for public worship, or for other purposes of general beneht to the residents of the district. Ijcwci- and _ Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the said board of commissiong32S5S0f °°“‘““S‘ ers shall have power, and it shall be their duty- Schobl funds. First. To receive und disburse any fund which may be provided for the purchase of sites and the erection and support of primary schools in said county and district. Scholars Second. To regulate the number of children to be taught in each of said schools, and the price of their tuition. Teachers. Third. To select, upon a thorough examination, such teachers as are competent, giving to each a certificate of qualifications, without which no teacher ·shall be entitled to receive pay; and to fix their salaries and terms of service. Expulsion of Fourth. To suspend or expel from any school, with the advice of the P“P*l°· commissioner and trustees of the school district, any pupil who will not submit to the reasonable and ordinary rules of order and discipline therein. Course ofstndy Fifth, To prescribe the course of study and the text-books to be used in md l*°X*‘b°°kS· the schools, to regulate and control the purchase and distribution of books, maps, globes, stationery, and other things necessary for the use of tho same, and generally to prescribe rules and regulations for the management, good government, and well ordering of said schools. Expendifvrsm Sixth. To report to the levy court, at the close of each school year, the G"' amount of all expenditures on account of schools in the several districts during the previous school year, and the manner in which the same shall have been expended, specifying what portion and amount thereof has been expended for the services of teachers, and also shall particularly set forth Attendance on the number of pupils taught, and their average attendance and progress, '°h°°1*»&°* and such other statistics as the levy court may require. Sch,,,,;_h,,u,,,’ Seventh. To elect, purchase, or otherwise procure, suitable sites for books, &c. school-houses in each district; to adopt plans, andcause to be built, kept in repair, and furnished, such school-houses; to supply the same with necessary fuel, books, stationery, and appendages, and to defray the necessary expenses of the board: Provided, That the pay of teachers shall always have preference. Levy com to Src. 10. And be it farther enacted, That, for the purpose of supporti¤¤x>¤¤¤ ¤¤h<>¢>l- ing said schools, and providing suitable sites, houses, and equipments theret"x‘ for, the levy court shall, annually, on the first Monday in March, impose and levy a school-tax not exceeding one fourth of one per centum on all the assessed property of said county without the limits of Washirigton