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Commissioners may appoint deputy visitors;
and may act upon their report.
Proceedings in cases of dismissal of masters for misconduct.
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[10.1
] Provided always, . . . that if at any time it shall seem requisite to the said commissioners, it shall and may be lawful for the said commissioners, by any writing under their hands and seals, to depute and appoint one or more person or persons for them, and in their stead, to visit any of the said schools; and any person or persons so deputed and appointed in any instance as aforesaid shall have and enjoy the same rights and powers in every such instance respectively, as the said commissioners themselves or any of them might or would have had if they had visited the said schools or any of them in person; and the said person or persons so deputed or appointed as aforesaid shall at every such visitation cause and direct their proceedings to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose by the master of each school respectively, and shall lay an attested copy of the same before the said commissioners at their first meeting after the return from such visitations of such person or persons so deputed or appointed as aforesaid, and shall report to the said commissioners such other matters relating to the state and condition of the said schools or any of them as they shall think necessary to reported; whereupon it shall and may be lawful for the said commissioners to make such orders and adopt such measures as they shall judge proper or necessary with regard to each of the said schools respectively; provided that in case of such misconduct of the master, under master or usher of any school being reported to the said commissioners, as they shall be of opinion ought to have subjected him to deprivation, they shall not proceed to such deprivation until they have cited the said master, under master or usher to appear before them, and given notice to the trustee or trustees of the school or foundation to which such master or usher shall belong, and enquired into his misconduct, and examined such witnesses as shall be produced by the master, under master or usher or by such trustee or trustees in relation thereto, and also all other witnesses whom they shall deem proper to summon; and provided also, that the said commissioners whensoever they shall find it necessary to proceed to such sentence of deprivation, shall signify the same to the person or persons to whom such appointment belongs, who thereupon shall be obliged, within three months after such person or persons shall have had notice of such sentence of deprivation as aforesaid, to appoint a proper successor to the said master, under master or usher so deprived; and in case such person or persons shall neglect within the space aforesaid to comply with the said order of the commissioners under this Act, that then and in such case the commissioners under this Act shall themselves proceed to appoint a fit and proper successor or successors to the masters or ushers so deprived; and the person so to be appointed shall not be subject to be removed by the trustee or trustees or person or persons having the power of appointment or nomination to such school, unless with the consent of the said commissioners.
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