ART. 77] COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. 1717

tary and treasurer of the board of county school commissioners
and county superintendent of public education, and notice of
such election, signed by the president of the board, shall be
transmitted to the comptroller; the person thus elected as
secretary, treasurer and county superintendent shall enter upon
his duties the first day of August next ensuing after his election ;
in counties having more than eighty-five schools the board
may, at their discretion, appoint a clerk and fix his salary; the
board shall meet at least once in every school term, and at other
times, if necessary, for the transaction of business; each com-
missioner shall receive as an annual salary the sum of one
hundred dollars, and he shall make no further charge or
charges for any services rendered.

Co. Commrs, v. School Commrs., 77 Md. 288. Ash v. McVey, 85 Md. 126.
Duer v. Dashiell, 91 Md. 669.

1888, art. 77, sec.l9. 1872, ch. 377. 1892, ch. 538. 1900, ch 389. 1904, ch. 584

22. The board of county school commissioners are hereby
declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name and
style of the board of county school commissioners of ————
county, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and
shall be capable to sue and be sued, to use and have a common
seal, and the same at their pleasure to alter or break, and to
exercise all the powers and privileges hereby granted to or
vested in them; and every county superintendent or assistant
county superintendent shall have power to take affidavits and
administer oaths in all matters pertaining to public schools,
but without charge or fee.

Ibid sec. 20. 1872, ch, 377.

23. All the property, estates, effects, money, funds, claims
and State donations heretofore vested by law in the public
school authorities of any county, for the use and benefit of
public, primary, free or high schools, are transferred to and
vested in the board of county school commissioners and their
successors in office.

Ibid. sec. 21. 1872, ch. 377 1900, ch. 520. 1904, ch. 584.

24. The board of county school commissioners shall have
the general supervision and control of all the schools in their
respective counties; they shall build, repair and furnish school
houses; they shall purchase and distribute text-books; they
shall, after advising with the principal of the school to which
the teacher is to be appointed, appoint all assistant teachers;