1833.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 110.	school had of Queen Anne's county, such portion of that* or any other fund, as may be allowed to any other primary or free school in said county.
Collector— duties, &ec	Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the said trustees in the month of January every year, shall appoint a collector; who shall give bond in like manner, and whose duties and- powers shall be the same as those prescribed in the ele- venth section of the act passed at December session, eigh- teen hundred and twenty five, for the instruction of youth in primary schools, and shall in the month of June, every year, place in his hands a list of the persons owning or hold- ing property in said district, with the sums levied on each, together with a warrant annexed thereto, requiring the said collector to collect from such persons the sums aforesaid, before the first day of the following December; and the said taxes shall be levied for the amount required, accord- ing to the valuation made of such property on the books of the levy court; and it shall be the duty of the clerk of said court, to furnish such trustees with a list of such valuation or such other statement as they may require.
Account!	Sec. 6. And be if enacted, That the said trustees shall keep an account of their proceedings, and report the same to the taxable inhabitants of the district at their annual meetings, or to such special meetings as may he called for that or any other purpose; and shall keep an account against the collector, for the sums authorised to be collect- ed, and for other sums paid into his hands, and shall give him credit for the Sums legally paid by him, also, for his legal commissions, and for such taxes as cannot be collect- ed by legal steps and proper diligence.
Treasurer's ac. counts, &c.	Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That the said collector shall have the keeping of all the funds of said school, subject to the written order of a majority of the trustees, drawn -in fa- vour of persons having claims against said school; and he shall report to said trustees, whenever required, the amount of funds in his hands, and a full statement of his accounts, and if at the end of the year an unappropriated balance should remain in his hands, the trustees shall consider it as part of the revenue of the succeding year, and make a correspondent reduction in that year's taxes.
Free and Pay scho- lers	Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That all the white children of said district, shall have the privilege of being taught in said school free of any charge for tuition; Provided, that children living in said district having property elsewhere.