2456 ARTICLE 77.

cases when the board is not unanimous in its decision to an attend or dis-
miss, the right of appeal shall lie to the state superintendent of schools.

An. Code, sec. 25K. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 25K.

53. The county board of education, subject to the provisions of this
Article, the by-laws, courses of study and policies of the state board of edu-
cation, shall prescribe, on the written recommendation of the county super-
intendent, courses of study for the schools under their jurisdiction, and a
printed copy of these courses of study shall be supplied to every teacher
and to every interested citizen of the county.

An. Code, sec. 25L. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 25L.

54. The county board of education, subject to the provisions of this
Article, and the by-laws of the state board of education, shall, on the writ-
ten recommendation of the county superintendent, grade and standardize
all the schools under their jurisdiction.

An. Code, sec. 25M. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 25M. 1920, ch. 490.

55. The County Board of Education shall, subject to the direction of
the State Superintendent of Schools and to the rules and regulations of
the State Board of Education, cause to be taken, under the direction of
the County Superintendent, a biennial school census of the children of
the county between the ages of six and eighteen years inclusive, to be taken
first in the year 1922, and every two years thereafter; and the County
Superintendent shall cause, upon the direction at any time of the State
Superintendent of Schools, the whole or any part of the school census of
his county to be retaken.

An. Code, sec. 26. 1904, sec. 25. 1888, sec. 22. 1872, ch. 377. 1904, ch. 584.
1916, ch. 506, sec. 26. 1920, ch. 442.

56. The County Board of Education, each year, beginning with the
year 1916, shall prepare, subject to the rules and regulations of the State
Board of Education and on and with the advice of the County Superinten-
dent, an itemized and detailed school budget, showing the unexpended
balance on hand or in the treasury of the County Board of Education for
each specific purpose allowed and levied by the County Commissioners
at the preceding levy the amount of money needed for permanent improve-
ments and repairs, and for current repairs, furniture for old buildings,
maintenance and support of schools during the succeeding school year,
also the estimated total amount that will be received from the State, which
shall be used for paying teachers' salaries and purchasing text-books, mate-
rials of instruction and school supplies; and finally the amount that will
be needed to be raised by local taxation. This annual school budget shall
be submitted in writing, not less than twenty days before the usual date
for levying county taxes, to the Board of County Commissioners; at the
same time a copy of this annual budget shall also be submitted to the Board
of County Commissioners and to the State Superintendent of Schools. The