2. In cases where sections fail to determine, in annual meeting, which member of the Board of Trustees shall retire from office, and to fill the annual vacancy in the Trusteeship, it shall be the duty of the Inspector to determine which Trustee shall retire: and the Commissioners shall fill such vacancy in the manner directed by Law.

3. The Commissioners are authorized by Law to name a committee of not less than three of their number to appoint Trustees of Schools as occasion may arise between the halfyearly meetings of the full Board. The Council strongly recommends that such a committee be named by each Board. A careful record of all appointments made by the committee must be kept and reported to the Board, to be entered in the minutes. The Inspector shall be ex officio Secretary to the committee.

4. When, in any section, the entire number of resident rate-payers is less than twelve, a requisition for the appointment of Trustees or a Trustee, shall be deemed valid if signed by a majority of such rate-payers.

5.. No person shall be dismissed from the office of Trustee by the Commissioners for refusal to act, or neglect of duty, without being notified at least five days previous to such dismissal, in order that he may have opportunity to present, in writing or otherwise, any reason he may have to urge against the same.

VI.-SECRETARY OF TRUSTEES.

24. It shall be the duty of the Trustees of each section to meet as soon after the annual election or appointment of Trustees, or a Trustee, as practicable, and appoint one of themselves, or some other person, to be Secretary to the Board of Trustees, and to provide him with a suitable blank-book, and instruct him to keep therein and carefully preserve a correct record of all the doings of the Board.

25. The Secretary of the Trustees shall give a bond to Her Majesty, with two sureties, in a sum at least equal to that to be raised by the section during the year, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office; and the same shall be lodged by the Trustees with the Clerk of the Peace for the county or district.

26. The Secretary shall be entitled to receive 5 per cent. commission on all sums collected by him or under his direction, for the support of the school, or schools, including expenditure for rents, repairs, furniture, out-houses, fuel, maps, apparatus, and salaries, except in cases where payment shall be voluntarily made, when he shall make a deduction to persons making such payment of two and a half per cent. from his commissions; and he shall be entitled to two and a half per cent. on all sums collected by him, or under his direction, for the purchase or erection of a new school-house, or houses, and for the purchase or improvement of school-house grounds.

27. The Secretary's duties, to be performed under the direction of a majority of the Trustees, either by the Secretary in person, or under his direction, shall be as follows:

(1.) To keep the accounts, moneys, and records of the Board, and to collect and disburse all school moneys.

(2.) To keep the school house or houses in good repair, and supply the same with comfortable furniture, out houses, fuel, prescribed school books, maps, and apparatus.

(3.) To promptly supply to the Teacher, or Teachers, copies of the school register prescribed by the Council of Public Instruction, and carefully preserve the old registers.

(4.) To keep a faithful record of any school books, maps, or apparatus that may at any time be procured from the Superintendent, and of the disposal of the same.

(5.) To present the Teacher with a copy of the inventory of the school property under his or her charge, and renew the same from time to time.

(6.) To take due care of the library books of the section, and see that the same are managed in conformity with the regulations of the Council, and generally transact any business of the Board, as directed by a majority of the Trustees.

VI.-SECRETARY OF TRUSTEES.

1. The following is a proper form of bond for the Secretary of Trustees :

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT WE, (name of Secretary) as principal, and (names of sureties) as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, &c., in the sum of

of lawful money of Nova Scotia, to be paid to our said Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, for the true payment whereof, we bind ourselves, and each of us by himself, for the whole and every part thereof, and the heirs, executors and administrators of us and each of us, firmly by these presents, sealed with our Seals and dated this

day of

in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and WHEREAS the said

--has been duly appointed School Sec

to be Secretary to the Board of Trustees for tion, No.———— in the District of

NOW THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if the said (name of Secretary) do and shall from time to time, and at. times hereafter, during his continuance in the said Office, well and faithfully perform all such acts and duties as do or may hereafter appertain to the said Office, by virtue of any law of this Province, and shall in all respects confirm to and observe all such rules, orders, and regulations as now are or may be from time to time established for or in respect of the said Office; and if on ceasing to hold the said Office, he shall forthwith, on demand, hand over to the Trustees of the said School Section, or to his successors in office, on the order of the Trustees, all books, papers, moneys, accounts, and other property in his possession by virtue of his said office of Secretary-then the said obligation to be void-otherwise to be and continue in full force and virtue.

Signed, sealed, and delivered

in the presence of

[Name of Witness]

[Name of Secretary] (Seals) [Name of Sureties] (Seals)