FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 617.

AN ACT to empower the Board of School Commissioners of

Frederick County, to grant free scholarships to students

of Frederick County, to normal schools in said county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the Board of School Commissioners of

Free

Frederick County, be and they are hereby empowered to

scholar-
ships

grant free scholarships to students of Frederick County, to

normal schools in said county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the board of school com-

missioners of said county may grant free scholarships to

Payment
for.

students of Frederick County to such normal schools in

Frederick County as in the judgment of said school com-

missioners may give proper instructions to prepare pupils

for teaching, and that the said board of school commis-

sioners shall pay the tuition for said scholar or scholars out

of any surplus money, after the regular expenses of the

schools are properly provided, and out of any fund not

otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said board of school

commissioners shall select the students, not exceeding three
in any one year, from among persons having qualifications

Obligation
to teach.

required to enter the Maryland Normal School, and each

applicant shall procure from the county school examiner a

certificate in testimony of their proficiency which shall be

filed with the board of school commissioners, and no free

scholarship shall be granted to any one unless the applicants

shall obligate themselves to teach for one year at normal

schools or at the public schools in said county.

SEC. 4. Se it enacted, That said board of county school

Contract

commissioners, are hereby empowered to contract with the

with

normal schools of Frederick County, and to fix the amount

Normal
Schools.

of tuition to be paid for said free scholarships.

Approved April 7th, 1892.