Know all men by these presents, that we &c. are jointly and severally held and firmly bound unto [the opposite party] in the sum of [the sum to be named by the judge] to be paid to the said

or

his certain attorney, executors, administrators or assigns; for which payment to be well and truly made we bind ourselves jointly and severally, and our joint and several heirs, executors, and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our respective seals.

if

Appeal bond.

The condition of the above obligation is such that Condition, shall prosecnte his appeal without any

delay and shall abide by the decision of the above named cause by the Court of Queen's Bench and shall pay all sums of money and costs as well of the action as of the appeal awarded, awarded and taxed to

then the above written obligation to be void; else to remain in full force and virtue.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of

[Add affidavit of justification and affidavit of caption as follows, to be indorsed on or annexed to the bond as follows:

In the County Court of the County of

Between A. B., plaintiff,
and

C. D., defendant.

We.

We, E. F. of etc., and G. H. of etc. in the within (or "annexed") bond severally named severally make oath and say as follows :)

1. I, E. F. for myself say that I am a householder residing at in the county of and that I am worth property to the amount of (equal to the penalty in the bond) over and above what will pay all my just debts.

2. And I, G. H. for myself say that I am a householder residing at in the county of

and that I am worth property to the amount of (equal to the penalty in the bond) over and above what will pay all my debts.

I, J. G. of etc. make oath and say as follows:

1. I was personally present and did see the within [or "annexed"] bond duly severally executed, signed, sealed and delivered by the thereto and therein named E. F. and G. H.

2. I am a subscribing witness to such execution of the said bond.

Signature of deponent.

[Clerk or commissioner, etc. as the case may be.]

САР.

CAP. II.

An Act to establish a system of Public Schools in the
Province of Manitoba.

[Assented to 25th June, 1879.]

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ITS SECTIONS AND FUNCTIONS.

in Council to

Board.

I. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall appoint, Lt. Governor to form and constitute the Board of Education for the appoint a Province of Manitoba, a certain number of persons, not exceeding twenty-one, twelve of whom shall be Protestants and nine Roman Catholics; and if a lesser number be appointed, the same relative proportion of Protestants and Catholics shall be observed

retire an

II. Four of the Protestant members and three of the Members to Roman Catholic members recorded at the foot of the nually. list of the members of the Board, as entered in the Minute book of the Executive Council of the Province of Manitoba, shall retire and cease to hold office, at the end of each year, which, for the purposes of this Act, shall be held and taken to be the second day of October annually; and the names of the members appointed in their stead shall be placed at the head of the list; and the seven members so retiring in rotation, and annually, may be eligible for re-appointment.

III. It shall be the duty of the Board :

(a) To make from time to time such regulations as they may think fit for the general organization of the common schools;

(b) To make regulations for the registering and reporting of daily attendance at all the common schools in the Province, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council;

Duty of the board.

When board shall meet.

Duty of each section of the board.

Proviso.

Board may meet in any part of the Province.

Quorum.

(c) To make regulations for the calling of meetings from time to time, and prescribe the notices thereof to be given to members.

IV. The Board of Education shall meet on the first Thursday in March, June, September and December, and oftener if the Superintendents think it necessary.

V. The Board shall resolve itself into two sections, the one consisting of the Protestant and the other of the Roman Catholic members thereof; and it shall be the duty of each section:

(a) To have under its control and management the schools of the section, and to make, from time to time, such regulations as may be deemed fit for their general government and discipline and the carrying out of the provisions of this Act;

(b) To arrange for the proper examination, grading and licensing of its teachers, the recognition of certifi cates obtained elsewhere, and for the withdrawing of the license upon sufficient cause;

(c) To select all the books, maps and globes to be used in the schools under its control, and to approve of the plans for the construction of school houses :

Provided, however, that in the case of books having reference to religion and morals, such selection by the Catholic section of the Board, shall be subject to the approval of the competent religious authority; and

(d) To appoint inspectors who shall hold office during the pleasure of the section appointing them.

VI. The Board of Education, or any section thereof may, whenever they shall see fit, appoint and hold a meeting of such Board, or section in any part of the Province, and such meeting shall be as valid as if held in the City of Winnipeg, which shall be the usual place of meeting of such Board or section.

VII. The quorum of the Board of Education shall consist of a majority of the members, and each of the sections of the same shall decide its own quorum.

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self.

VIII. Any member of the Board of Educatio ab- Member of senting himself from the meeting of and his section, or senting himof the Board for six months, unless from sickness or absence from the Province, shall be considered to have ipso facto resigned his position, and the Superintendent of the section to which he belongs shall notify the Provincial Secretary of the vacancy so caused, and the member appointed to replace him shall hold office only for the unexpired term of the member whom he replaces.

SUPERINTENDENTS.

dent.

IX. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall ap- Lt.-Governor point one of the Protestant members of the Board to be Superintenthe Superintendent of the Protestant schools, and one of the Catholic members to be the Superintendent of the Catholic schools, and the two Superintendents shall be Secretaries of the Board.

duties of Su.

X. In addition to the duties specified in other clauses Additional of this Act, it shall be the duties of Superintendents of perintenEducation, and they are hereby empowered:

(a) To call all meetings of the Board of Education and of their respective sections;

(b) To have, as the executive officers of the Board of Education, the general supervision and direction of the schools of their section and of the inspectors that may from time to time be appointed;

(c) To give such explanations of the provisions of this or any other school Act, and of the regulations and decisions of their respective sections as may be required, and to enforce the same; and

(d) To prepare during the first term of the school year a report to the Lieutenant Governor in Council upon all the schools under their supervision for the previous school year, accompanied with full statistical tables showing, among other things, the number of children of school age in each district as shewn by the census returns for that year, the number who have attended school and the average attendance, as shewn by the semi-annual returns of the different teachers, and such

report

dents.