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and ending August 31, 1937, any and all other provisions of this section
to the contrary notwithstanding.
See secs. 87, 160 and 231.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 135. 1912, sec. 72A. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72A.

132. The county superintendent of schools, as the executive officer of
the county board of education, shall see that the laws relating to the schools,
the enacted and published by-laws and the policies of the State board of
education and the rules and regulations and the policies of the county
board of education are carried into effect.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 136. 1912, sec. 72B. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72B. 1920, ch. 249, sec. 72B.

133. The County Superintendent of Schools shall explain the true
intent and meaning of the school laws, and of the by-laws of the State
Board of Education. He shall decide, without expense to the parties con-
cerned, all controversies and disputes involving the rules and regulations
of the county board of education and the proper administration of the pub-
lic school system in the county, and his decision shall be final, except that
an appeal may be had to the State Board of Education if taken in writing
within thirty days. The County Superintendent of Schools shall have
authority to administer oaths and to examine under oath, in any part of the
county, witnesses in any matter pertaining to the public schools of the
county, and to cause the examination to be reduced to writing. Any per-
son, who, having been sworn or affirmed by him to tell the truth, and who
wilfully gives false testimony, shall be guilty of perjury.

This section referred to in construing sec. 11. See notes thereto. Board of Education
v. Cearfoss, 165 Md. 185.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 137. 1912, sec. 72C. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72C.

134. The county superintendent of schools shall recommend for con-
demnation school buildings which are unsanitary and unfit for use; he
shall recommend all repairs, the purchase of grounds, school sites and
buildings, or the sale of the same, and shall prepare or cause to be pre-
pared all plans and specifications for the remodelling of old buildings,
and the construction of new buildings, subject to the provisions of section
30 of this Article; and he shall recommend, in his discretion, to the county
board of education, an architect or architects to assist in the preparation
of the plans and specifications for remodelling old buildings or the con-
struction of new buildings, and shall supervise such remodelling and con-
struction. He shall approve in writing all contracts of whatever kind entered
into by the county board of education, and no contract entered into by the
county board of education shall be valid without the written approval of
the county superintendent of schools.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 138. 1912, sec. 72D. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72D.

135. The county superintendent of schools shall be the representative
of the state superintendent of schools in all state examinations for teachers'
certificates conducted within the county, and shall perform such duties in
connection therewith as may be required by the state superintendent of
schools. He may issue, without charge, provisional certificates to teachers,
subject to the provisions of Chapter 8 of this Article.