2490 ARTICLE 77.

of education to be raised by local taxation in order to carry out the pro-
visions of this section.

An. Code, sec. 75. 1904, sec. 71. 1888, sec. 65. 1872, ch. 377. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 75.

147. The county superintendent of schools shall direct the taking of
the biennial school census provided for in sections 36 and 55 of this
Article.

An. Code, sec. 76. 1904, sec. 72. 1888, sec. 66. 1872, ch. 377. 1904, ch. 584.
1916, ch. 506, sec. 76.

148. The county superintendent of schools shall take the initiative in
the preparation and presentation of the annual school budget, and shall in
every way seek to secure adequate funds from the local authorities for the
support and development of the public schools of the county.

An. Code, sec. 77. 1910, ch. 147 (p. 219). 1916, ch. 506, sec. 77.

149. The county superintendent of schools, acting as the executive offi-
cer of the county board of education, shall conduct all correspondence,
receive all reports from the board of district trustees, principals, and
teachers, and shall see that all reports are properly made and submitted.
He shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit to the county board
of education for adoption, all reports required of that board by the state
board of education or the state superintendent of schools, and he shall pre-
pare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval, to the county board
of education, the annual report addressed to the people of the county, pro-
vided for in section 59 of this Article.

An. Code, sec. 78. 1904, sec. 73. 1888, sec. 67. 1872, ch. 377. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 78.

150. The county superintendent of schools, as secretary and treasurer
of the county board of education, shall give bond to the State of Maryland
in such penal sum as the board shall determine. Said bond shall have the
security of any guaranty, deposit, trust or other similar company duly
authorized under the laws of Maryland to act in such capacity. The cost
or fee for such security shall be paid by the county board of education,
and said bond, when executed, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of
the court of the county. The bond shall provide that the secretary and
treasurer will faithfully perform the duties of the office and pay over and
apply all moneys that shall come to his hand or care as treasurer to such
persons and in such manner as said board may, under the provisions of
this Article, direct, and that he will keep a full account of all moneys
received and paid by him, and all matters relating to the duties of his
office and preserve the same, and all vouchers relating thereto, and deliver
up all books and vouchers relating to his office to his successor.

Where the treasurer's bond designedly omits from its condition words "under
the provisions of this article," the surety is not liable for illegal payments made by
authority of board. Howard County v. Hill, 88 Md. 119; State v. Turner, 101 Md. 587.