438 ARTICLE 77.

has under his control a child between said ages and withholds the infor-
mation in his possession from any officer demanding it, relating to the
items aforesaid, or makes any false statement in regard to the same, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than $20. 00.

1927, ch. 607.

59A. The County Board of Education of Washington County shall
cause to be prepared and published annually, in the month of October,
sufficient quantities for distribution among the citizens of the County, an
annual report addressed to the people of the County, covering the condi-
tion, current accomplishments and needs for the improvement of the
schools, also a statement of the business and financial transactions of the
Board. The said Board shall also cause to be prepared in October each
year for the County Commissioners of said County a detailed, itemized
statement of all receipts and expenditures of said Board for the year pre-
ceding.

Chapter 7. Schools.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 81. 1912, sec. 52. 1904, sec. 51. 1888, sec. 47. 1872, ch. 377.

1890, ch. 324. 1904, ch. 584. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 52. 1922, ch. 239.

1924, ch. 448. 1927, ch. 645. 1929, ch. 464.

81. The school year shall be divided into four terms, which shall be
designated fall term, winter term, spring term, and 'summer term; and the
time of beginning and closing each term shall be regulated by the county
board of education; provided, that the financial reports of the schools of
the State shall be made up and rendered to the thirty-first day of July,
inclusive of each and every year; and provided, further, that there shall
be no change in or encroachment upon the holidays and vacation set forth
and established in the following paragraph:

The months of July and August shall be vacation throughout the whole
State, and the following days shall be holidays, viz: Thanksgiving Day,
and the day after; from Christmas Eve to the first day of January, in-
clusive; and from the Friday before Easter to the Monday after Easter,
inclusive; and a holiday on general election days. On Washington's Birth-
day, the schools shall devote a portion of the day to exercises bearing on
the life and services of "The Father of Our Country"; and on November
11th, known as "Armistice Day, " the schools shall devote a portion of the
day to exercises bearing on the World War and the participation of the
United States and the State of Maryland in said war and on "Memorial
Day, " the schools shall devote a portion of the day to exercises bearing on
the war between the States and the participation of Maryland in said war;
"Memorial Day" and "Arbor Day" shall be observed at such a time and
in such manner as the State Board of Education may direct.

Teachers' Retirement System.

1927, ch. 344, sec. 92.
92. Definitions.
The following words and phrases as used in this sub-title unless a differ-