THE PUBLIC SCHOOL LAWS OF MARYLAND AS CONTAINED IN CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF ACTS OF 1908 AND 1910 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIA 1910 BALTIMORE MEYER & THALHEIMER PUBLIC PRINTER CALIFORNIA, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL LAW OF MARYLAND AS CONTAINED IN THE MARYLAND CODE, PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, EDITION OF 1904, AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS. PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION, 1872, AMENDED AT THE JANUARY SESSION, 1874, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908 and 1910. CONSTITUTION OF 1867. EDUCATION. Section 1. The General Assembly, at its first session after the adoption of this constitution, shall by law establish throughout the State a thorough and efficient system of free public schools; and shall provide by taxation, or otherwise, for their maintenance. Clark vs. Md. Institute, 87 Md., 661. Sec. 2. The system of public schools, as now constituted, shall remain in force until the end of the said first session of the General Assembly, and shall then expire, except so far as adopted or continued by the General Assembly. Sec. 3. The school fund of the State shall be kept inviolate, and appropriated only to the purposes of education. ARTICLE LXXVII. (CODE OF 1904.) PUBLIC EDUCATION. 1. There shall be throughout the State of Maryland a general system of free public schools, according to provisions of this article. St. Mary's Industrial School vs. Brown, 45 Md., 311. CHAPTER 1-Supervision. 1872, ch. 377. 2. Educational matters affecting the State, and the general care and supervision of public education, shall be entrusted to a State board of education. 3. Educational matters affecting a county shall be under the control of a board of county school commissioners. 94th Md. 344. 1872, ch. 377. 4. Educational matters affecting a school district shall be under the supervision of a board of district school trustees. CHAPTER 2-Formation of Boards. 1904, ch. 584. 5. The governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, if in session, and without said advice and consent when not in session, shall appoint before the first Monday in May, next ensuing, six persons, at least two of whom shall be from the political party which at the last preceding election for governor received next to the highest number of votes, said minority representation of at least two members as aforesaid to be continued thereafter, to be members of the State board of education, two of whom shall hold office for a term of four years, from the first Monday in May next succeeding their appointment and until their successors shall qualify; the governor shall, at the time of making said appointment, designate the term of years of each of said members when first appointed under this article; the term of office of said members, after the expiration of the term for which first appointed, shall be a term of six years, and to take the places of the members of said board whose terms of office shall so expire, the governor shall, every two years after April 12, 1904, before the first Monday in May in such years, appoint two persons as members of said board to serve for terms of six years from the first Monday in May next succeeding their appointment and until their successors shall qualify; said persons shall be of high character, integrity and capacity, these six members, together with the governor and the State superintendent of public education, shall constitute the State board of education, but principals of the State normal schools and of the normal department of any school or college under the control of the State board of education whose certificates are recognized by it shall be ex-officio honorary members of this board, but with no vote. In case of a vacancy by death, resignation, disqualification or otherwise, the governor shall fill such vacancies. 1906, ch. 353. 6. The governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, if in session, and without said advice and consent when not in session, shall appoint a board of county school commissioners for each county in this State, to be composed in the counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, 6, Dorchester, Washington and Montgomery of six persons, and in each of the other counties of three persons; two of whom in the counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester, Washington and Montgomery, and one of whom in each of the other counties shall hold their office for the term of two years; two of whom in the counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester, Washington and Montgomery, and one of whom in each of the other counties shall hold their office for the term of four years; and two of whom in the counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester, Washington and Montgomery, and one of whom in each of the other counties shall hold their office for the term of six years from the first Monday of May next succeeding their appointment and until their successors shall qualify. The governor shall at the time of making said appointments designate the term of years of each of the said commissioners when first appointed under this section; provided, however, that all county school commissioners heretofore appointed under this section, as amended by chapter 79 of the acts of 1900, shall |