976 ARTICLE 77.

1927, ch. 344. sec. 103.

103. Protection Against Fraud.

Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall
falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this retirement
system in any attempt to defraud such system as a result of such act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable therefor under the laws
of the State of Maryland. Should any change or error in the records
result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the retirement system
more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had the records
been correct, the Board of Trustees shall correct such error, and as far as
practicable, shall adjust the payments in such manner that the actuarial
equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly
entitled shall be paid.

1927. ch. 344, sec. 104.

104. Limitation on Membership.

No other provision of law in any other statute which provides wholly or
partly at the expense of the State of Maryland for pensions or retirement
benefits for teachers of the said State, their widows, or other dependents,
shall apply to members or beneficiaries of the retirement system established
by this sub-title, their widows or other dependents.

1927, ch. 344, sec. 105.

105. Constitutionality.

If any section or part of any section of this sub-title is declared to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of the sub-title shall not thereby be in-
validated. All provisions of the law inconsistent with the provisions of
this sub-title are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

106-113. Repealed by ch. 344 of the Acts of 1927.

Chapter 4A. The County Superintendent of Schools.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 134. 1912, sec. 72. 1904, sec. 68. 1888, sec. 62. 1872, ch. 377.
1916, ch. 506, sec. 72. 1922, ch. 382, sec. 72. 1935, ch. 477, sec. 134.

134. The county board of education of each county shall appoint dur-
ing the month of May a superintendent of schools for a term of four years,
from the first day of August next succeeding his appointment, and he shall
hold office until his successor qualifies. No person shall be eligible for
appointment to the office of county superintendent of schools who does not
hold from the State Superintendent of Schools a certificate in administra-
tion and supervision as provided for in Section 85 of this Article, nor shall
the appointment of any person by the county board of education to the
position of county superintendent of schools bo valid without the written
approval of the State Superintendent of Schools. Provided that all
comity superintendent of schools holding office at the time when this
Act shall take effect, shall continue to serve to the end of the term for