Duties of School Board-continued. (3.) Where no legal assessment for relief of poor, $ 44 18. Borrow for school buildings, on security of school fund and rate, with consent of Board. § 45 19. Receive and administer income of property, &c., vested in heritors and kirk-sessions, or others, for promotion of education, according to the trusts. May depart from trusts, with consent of Board. Receive each Martinmas town council's subscription from common good for burgh school, and administer it for purpose of promoting higher instruction. § 46 § 46 20. Receive bequests for education, and administer them according to wishes of donors. § 47 26. Cause teachers appointed before passing of Act to be removed. § 60 (1.) By sheriff on charge of cruelty or immorality, § 60 (2.) On report of H.M. Inspector in cases of in competency, unfitness, or inefficiency, if their § 60 Duties of School Board-continued. 27. Permit teacher to resign on condition of receiving retiring allowance. § 61 28. Manage higher class schools with a view to promote § 62 $ 62 29. Apply to Department for building grants. § 67 30. Put in force the clauses enforcing compulsory education. Appoint officer to report on parents who neglect to § 70 Keep list of defaulters; summon and examine de- § 70 § 70 31. Report to Board. § 74 32. Receive unexpended proceeds of parish school assessment for the year after the passing of the Act. Receive money payable to Parliamentary schoolmasters. § 78 § 78 33. Take steps necessary, or as directed by Department, for election of their successors. § 13 SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS Definition. "The Board of Education" shall mean the Board of Education for Scotland, established by this Act. Board of Education-continued. Object. Greater efficiency and convenience in the institution and organisation of schools and school boards. Duration. Three years from the passing of the Act, with power to Her Majesty, by order in Council, to extend for two years more. Constitution. Five members and secretary, appointed by the Queen, one to be chairman, two to be a quorum. Province. § 3, sub-sec. 1 The Board and members responsible to the Scotch Education Department. Duties and Powers. § 3, sub-sec. 6 1. Submit for consideration of Department the conditions. according to which, in their opinion, Parliamentary grants may be most advantageously distributed in Scotland. § 5 2. Keep minutes of proceedings, and submit report to the Department to be laid before Parliament. § 6 3. Settle disputes a to area of school districts; orAuthorise school board to apply to sheriff of the county to settle such disputes. 4. Order burgh with population under 3000 to be dealt with as part of the parish in which it or the greater part thereof is situated.1 Within Six Months of the passing of the Act-Order. 1 For list of small burghs united to parishes, cf. Appendix, p. 164. Duties and Powers of Board—continued. 5. Determine number of members of school boards. § 12, sub-sec. 1 6. Frame and issue rules and directions for conduct of first elections of school boards, and publish them in the Edinburgh Gazette.' § 12, sub-sec. 5 Within Six Months of passing of Act.1 7. On failure of heritors and minister, or of town council, to take preliminary steps for first elections, require sheriff of county to do so. § 12, sub-sec. 3 & 4 Within Three Months of the publication of Rules for First Elections. 8. Order new election of members in place of those declared to be invalid if no quorum in school board; or if school board do not appoint within three weeks after declaration of invalidity. Order. 9. Order small parish to be united to an adjacent one. Order. 10. Order election of school board in a burgh for which a school board had not previously been elected. After Three Years from passing of Act—Order. 11. Order discontinuance of burgh school board, and the inclusion of burgh in the area of parish. After Three Years from passing of Act-Order. 1 Issued on January 21, 1873, cf. Appendix, p. 155. § 15 § 17 § 18 $ 19 Duties and Powers of Board-continued. 12. Nominate school board after expiration of twelve months, if no school board elected. § 20 After Twelve Months from passing of Act. 13. Receive report from school boards as to school accommodation. § 28 14. Approve determination of school board with or without qualification. § 28 Or direct further report. $ 28 Or direct inquiry. Or direct additional accommodation to be pro- § 28 15. Send requisition to defaulting school board; and on continued default, or unsatisfactory report, cause inquiry; and give directions as to additional accommodation, and recover expenses against defaulting board. 16. In determining as to accommodation, take into account every school in parish or burgh; call on managers, &c., for documents and information; inspect schools and scholars. 17. Require returns from time to time from school boards with a view to making an educational census. 18. Supply forms for returns. § 29 § 30 § 31 § 32 19. On failure of school board to supply returns, appoint inspectors and recover expenses from defaulting school board. 20. Appoint inspectors of returns. 21. Sanction change of site or discontinuance of public school in any parish or burgh. § 33 $34 $ 36 |