applied for the purposes for which the same "shall have been levied.

XLIL The Trustees of any District School, or a majority of them, shall have power to order books or maps to be provided for the use of such schools ; and shall have power to assess the resident householders having children, as in the last preceeding section mentioned within the said district, for the cost of such books and maps; and which assesSment shall be recoverable with costs, in the manner pointed out by the forty-ninth section of this Act.

XLIII. No parent or guardian, or other per- son, shall be liable or required to pay any sum or amount, per head or otherwise, for or on ac- count of any child attending any school, the Teacher whereof shall receive pay under the authority of this Act, provided always that no- thing herein contained shall extender be con- strued to extend, to prevent the inhabitants, or any one or more of the inhabitants of any school district in this Island from voluntarily subscrib- ing any sum or sums of money whatsoever, to- wards the pay or support of the Teacher of the school therein, in addition to the allowance to which such teacher may be entitled under this Act. And in all cases where any such volun- tary subscription may be entered into, and signed by any inhabitant or inhabitants as aforesaid, either as an inducement to any

efficient master to take charge of a school,‘

or for any other reason whatsoever. The Master or Teacher of the said school shall be entitled to demand and receive from the person or persons respectively, signing the same, the amount of his or their respective subscriptions, in accordance with the terms thereof; and in default of payment, such teacher shall be en- titled to sue for the same, in manner by law provided for the recovery of small debts.

XLIV. Two of the Trustees of every school appointed by virtue of the Laws heretofore in force, or hereafter to be appointed by virtue of this Act, shall, in rotation, go out of office in the month of July in each year,‘ commencing with the two members first nominated and ap. pointed. And the inhabitants, resident house- holders in such District, wherein is the school to which they shall be appointed trustees, at ameet- ing to be held on any day in the month of July, yearly; and to be called-by the Trustees of said school after notice thereof given in.the manner provided by the thirty-ninth section of this Act,

shall elect two new Trustees. in theirsstead, hav- .

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'ing the like power and authority; and until

such election shall be had, the two retiring Trustees shall remain in office, provided, never- theless, that if the said inhabitants think fit, they may re-appoint, at the bottom of the list, such Trustees going out by rotation, and im- mediately after such election or re-election. And whether new appointments be made or not, theTrustees of said school shall notify the pro- ceedings to the Secretary of the Board of Edn- cation.

XLV. In the event of any vacancy or vacan- cies occurring from time to time, in any Board of Trustees for any school district, appointed or elected by virtue of the laws heretofore in force, or hereafter to be appointed or elected under this Act, by reason at the death, absence, or refusal to act, of any Trustee or Trustees after his or their appointment or election. The in— habitants, householders of such district, are hereby empowered to proceed to call a meeting in the same manner as provided for thefirst or annual meeting of Trustees, and to choose or elect one or more person or persons to supply such vacancy or vacancies. And the Trustee or Trustees so chosen or elected, during the 'currency of any year, shall have the same power in all respects, as if he or they had been elected at the commencement of the year, or at the last previous general election of Trustees.

XLVI. In the event of any disputes or doubts arising or existing as .to the legal election or resignation of any School Trustee or Trustees, or the right of any person or persons to assume the office or exercise the duties of Trustee or Trustees of suchschool, the Board of Education are hereby authorized and empowered to inquire into and determine the same, and, if they deem it advisable, on any account, to order a new election of “the whole, or any less number, of the said Trustees, and, for the better ascertaining of the truth in such case, to require the personal attendance before the said Board, and to examine, on oath, any witness or witnesses whose evidence may be deemed necessary on such enquiry, and any witness who shall refuse to attend so to be examined, after his reasonable expenses for doing so shall have been tendered to him, shallbediable to pay to the party complaining a fine of rnot more than five pounds, nor less than one pound, the same to be recovered, with costs,-in such manner as debts under the Act relating to Small Debts are now recovered.