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PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. [ART. — .

Ibid, s 4.
When and what
he shall report
to the governor.

12. He shall on the fifteenth day of December of
every year, report to the governor :
1. The condition of the schools and colleges of the
state and of all institutions under his supervision and
subject to his visitation.
2. Estimates and accounts of expenditures of
school moneys and a statement of the apportion-
ment of money to the counties and the city of
Baltimore.
3. An abstract of all the reports received by him
from the school commissioners and the presidents of
colleges.
4. All such matters relating to his office, and all
such plans and suggestions for the improvement of
the schools and the advancement of public instruc-
tion in the state, as he shall deem expedient.
5. A statement of his travels in making official
visits during the past year.

Ibid. s. 6.
To grant or an-
nul certificate
of qualification
or declare
diplomas
ineffective.

13. He may on recommendation of an authorized
examiner, or on other evidence satisfactory to him-
self, grant a certificate of qualification, which, until
revoked, shall be conclusive evidence that the person
to whom it is granted is qualified by his moral char-
acter, learning, and ability to teach in the schools of
the state ; upon cause shown to his satisfaction, he
may annul any certificate of qualification granted
by an authorized examiner, or declare any diploma
issued by the state normal school, ineffective and
null within the state, and he may reconsider and

Proviso.

reverse his action in any such matter; provided,
that such annulment shall not take effect or be
in force until approved by the state board of educa-
tion

Ibid s. 6
What forma he
shall prepare.

14. He shall prepare suitable forms for registers,
blanks, forms and regulations for making all reports,
and conducting all business under this act, and shall
cause the same, with necessary instructions, to be
transmitted to the school commissioners, who shall
distribute the same.