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Free Scholarships. 178. St. Mary's Female Seminary. St. Mary's city, St. Mary's county. 179. St John's College, Annapolis. 180-181. Western Maryland College, Westminster.

182. Maryland Institute, Baltimore city. 183-189. Washington College. 190-191. Charlotte Hall School. 192. State Normal School No. 2. 193. Colored Normal School. 194. Appropriation.

1904. art. 77. sec. 1. 1888, art. 77, sec. 1. 1868, ch. 407. 1870. ch. 311.

1872, ch. 377.

1. There shall be throughout the State of Maryland a general sys-
tem of free public schools, according to the provisions of this article.

Such schools as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic
Arts, and St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, are not within the general
system of public schools of this state. St. Mary's Industrial School v.
Brown. 45 Md. 333.

For cases involving the act of 1865. ch. 160, see School Commissioners v.
Board of Education, 26 Md. 506; Shriver v. Hering, 97 Md. 22; Hooper v.
New, 85 Md. 576.

For cases involving the act of 1825, ch. 162, see School Commissioners v.
Board of Education, 26 Md. 513; Hammond v. Haines. 25 Md. 559; Burgess
v. Pne, 2 Gill. 17; Burgess v. Pue, 2 Gill, 286.

As to public schools in Baltimore city, see sec. 121 and notes.

Chapter 1. Supervision.

Ibid. sec. 2. 1888. art. 75, sec. 2. 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.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1888, art. 77, sec. 3. 1872, ch. 377.

3. Educational matters affecting a county shall be under the control
of a board of county school commissioners.

At common law no action for tort could be maintained against a board of
county school commissioners, nor is there any statute making them, so liable.
Such board is given no power to raise money to pay damages, and all of
their funds are appropriated to specific purposes from which they can not
be diverted. Weddle v. School Commissioners, 94 Md. 342.

The county school commissioners are the proper parties to demand the
performance by the county commissioners of their duty to levy taxes under
section 60. Worcester County v. School Commissioners, 113 Md. 312.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1888. art. 77. sec. 4. 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.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1888. art. 77. sec. 5. 1870. ch. 311. 1872. ch. 377,

sub-ch. 2. sec. 1. 1874, ch. 463. 1890. ch. 157.

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.